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Three Projectiles Hit Tanker East of Khasab, Oman

STRAIT OF HORMUZ — The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, the Royal Navy-sponsored office that records incidents for commercial shipping, said on August 31 that a tanker reported being struck by three unknown projectiles 17 nautical miles, about 20 miles (31 kilometers), east of Khasab, Oman, while finishing an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Oman and Iran that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

UKMTO logged the incident as an attack, but the report did not name the tanker, its flag, its owner, or the type of projectile.

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Location
26.5660, 56.2500 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:47 PM UTC
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Tanker Incident With Military Forces Off Muscat

INDIAN OCEAN — On August 31 the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) published Advisory 123-26 after a ship’s Captain reported an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Indian Ocean.

The report gave no vessel name, flag, International Maritime Organization number, course, or crew status, and no latitude or longitude for the contact.

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Location
23.6124, 58.5938 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:46 PM UTC
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FPV Drones and Offensive Combat: Norway Trains Ukrainian Troops to NATO Standards

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. The training is delivered by members of the Norwegian...

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Primary source
Severity
Moderate (2/5)
Location
Europe, Ukraine
Event
Aug 31, 11:12 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 9:55 AM UTC
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CENTCOM Refutes IRGC Claim, Says It Took Limited Precise Action Against IRGC Mine-laying Forces

MIDDLE EAST — U.S. Central Command has refuted the claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that strikes by the United States were an “act of aggression”, stating that the U.S. took limited, precise action against IRGC mine-laying forces that posed an imminent threat to civilian mariners, commercial shipping and the free flow of global commerce. 

U.S. Central Command: “CLAIM: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed in a recent statement that strikes by U.S. forces to prevent the IRGC from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz were an “act of aggression.” This claim is absolutely FALSE.

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Location
26.5660, 56.2500 (Middle East)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:47 PM UTC
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IRGC: U.S. Forces Struck Larak Island, Revolutionary Guard Says It Will Punish Attacker

LARAK ISLAND, STRAIT OF HORMUZ — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a United States attack struck Larak Island in Hormozgan Province on Sunday night and caused deaths and injuries among fighters and civilians.

The Guard’s public-relations office, speaking through Sepah News, said the attack on the island would be answered and that the attacker would be punished.

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Location
26.8533, 56.3556 (Hormozgan Province, Iran)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:47 PM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.0 - 64 km W of Labuha, Indonesia

64 km W of Labuha, Indonesia

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
70th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
-0.7032, 126.9069 (Southeast Asia)
Event
Aug 29, 8:08 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 27, 1:40 AM UTC
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U.S. Forces Board and Sink Treasury-Sanctioned Refueling Vessel in Eastern Pacific

EASTERN PACIFIC — U.S. Marines and Sailors launched from the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD 17) boarded, searched, and cleared a vessel in international waters on August 28, then sank it after removing those aboard, U.S. Southern Command said.

The command stated that U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, directed the action. Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) carried it out with the Government of Ecuador, SOUTHCOM said.

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Location
9.9689, -95.6250 (Western Hemisphere)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:46 PM UTC
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Trump Rules Out Russian Attack on NATO and Poland Rejects Hosting Warheads

EUROPE — After CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials in Moscow on August 25, Washington and Moscow both said in public that NATO territory is not a Russian target.

The White House, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Kremlin, and the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have issued no readout of what was said.

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Location
55.6256, 37.6064 (Europe)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:51 PM UTC
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Joint Task Force-Southern Border Uses Army High-Energy Laser Against Three Cartel Drones

SOUTHERN BORDER — On August 27 U.S. Southern Command reported that Joint Task Force-Southern Border personnel used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) during the late-night hours of August 25 and 26 against three unmanned aircraft the command called hostile and cartel-linked.

The weapon is a directed-energy system. It burns or disables a target with a focused beam rather than a missile.

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Location
31.7838, -106.9969 (North America)
Updated
Sep 28, 2:46 PM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.0 - 172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
78th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
52.1245, 160.6615 (Eurasia / Russia)
Event
Aug 28, 9:12 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 11:29 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 6.0 - 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia

145 km N of Caluula, Somalia

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Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5)
This month
7th Earthquake alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
13.2654, 50.5425 (Middle East & North Africa)
Event
Aug 27, 9:07 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 26, 11:13 AM UTC
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SCALP, Patriot and Crotale: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Announces New Assistance from Partners

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this at a meeting with media representatives held together with President of Estonia Alar...

Sources
Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
Europe, Ukraine
Event
Aug 27, 10:00 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 28, 12:12 PM UTC
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General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai and Gas Separation Units in Astrakhan Hit

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. A fire on the plant’s premises has been confirmed....

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
Europe, Ukraine
Updated
Sep 28, 12:53 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.3 - Volcano Islands, Japan region

Volcano Islands, Japan region

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
86th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
24.2906, 142.7624 (East Asia)
Event
Aug 27, 5:44 AM UTC
Updated
Sep 25, 11:14 PM UTC
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NWS / NOAA weather: Extreme Heat Warning issued August 25 at 10:42AM PDT until August 28 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110.* WHERE...A portion of southwest California.* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events.

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Primary source
Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1121st Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Location
North America
Updated
Sep 24, 3:01 PM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.0 - 54 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

54 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
95th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
-8.1362, 120.5816 (Southeast Asia)
Event
Aug 25, 2:58 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 27, 6:43 AM UTC
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USGS earthquakes: M 5.3 - 239 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

239 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
This month
94th Earthquake alert at severity 3+ in the last 30 days
Location
-17.2936, -172.0374 (Oceania)
Event
Aug 25, 3:15 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 26, 4:05 PM UTC
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Yevhenii Khmara: First Tenders Launched for Deep Strike and Fibre-Optic FPV Drones Based on Technical Specifications

The head of the ministry, Yevhenii Khmara, announced this on Friday, 21 August. To that end, he said, a new...

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Primary source
Severity
Elevated (3/5)
Location
Europe
Event
Aug 25, 2:30 PM UTC
Updated
Sep 25, 10:52 AM UTC

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