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Iran-backed Houthis have released a video showing an explosion of a tanker on the Red Sea carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil. The 274-meter-long Greek-flagged Sounion ship departed from Iraq and was headed for a port near Athens on August 21. The ship was struck by the Houthi insurgents just off the rebel-held Hodeida Port. The video was posted to social media by the Houthis, showing three explosions on the ship, which reportedly came from missiles and drone strikes. The 25-man crew of the Sounion, containing 23 Filipinos and two Russians, were rescued by a ship belonging to the European Union’s Aspides.

Ukrainian Special Forces release footage of the latest ambushes and raids in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia's Kursk region, where its surprise incursion into Russian territory continues, according to its top military commander. Gen Oleksandr Syrsky said the office would "maintain law and order" and "meet the immediate needs" of the population in the area. In a video posted on social media, Gen Syrsky is seen telling a meeting chaired by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the office has been created "on the territories controlled by Ukraine". Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has said Moscow will send reinforcements to "safeguard" the population in the region. Ukraine also claimed to have made further gains in its incursion on Thursday.

A second region in Russia has declared a state of emergency, as Ukraine’s incursion into the country enters its second week. The governor of Belgorod said daily Ukrainian shelling is destroying homes and killing civilians, and Russia's defence ministry says it shot down 117 Ukrainian drones over several regions overnight. Ukraine launched its surprise attack into the Kursk region earlier this month, in what is their deepest and most significant incursion into the country since Moscow's full-scale invasion began. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Kyiv would receive what he called a "worthy response".

UKRAINE has blitzed Russia with massive kamikaze drone and missile strikes across at least nine regions overnight as its forces inside Vladimir Putin’s territory continued to advance. At least two airfields were targeted including Savasleyka military base in the Nizhny Novgorod, home to lethal hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and MiG-31K aircraft used to bomb Ukraine.

Fearful Christians have spoken out about an 'attack' on their church the same night a mob of men shouting religious chants clashed with police in London

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas War. Following the recent assassinations of key Hezbollah and Hamas leaders, Israel is preparing for a potential counter-strike from Iran. The IDF has already launched pre-emptive attacks on Hezbollah forces in Lebanon and eliminated a high-level Hamas terrorist in Gaza. With the US moving military assets into the region, Israel is bracing for a multi-front assault involving missiles, rockets, and UAVs from Iran and its proxies.