At least 31 civilians, mostly children, killed in another Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen's Hudaydah
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/23/572045/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-Hudaydah-Durayhimi-airstrike-children

A country on the brink: millions starve in war-torn Yemen
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/yemen-war-famine-starvation-cholera-children-mukalla-alqaeda-houthis-gulf-a8505156.html

Iraq: Seven Islamic State members killed in army airstrike in Salahuddin
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/seven-islamic-state-members-killed-in-army-airstrike-in-salahuddin/

Five Islamic State members killed while booby-trapping road, west of Anbar
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/five-islamic-state-members-killed-while-booby-trapping-road-west-of-anbar/

Syria's al-Qaeda leader vows to fight on in rebel province
https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2018/Aug-22/460925-syrias-al-qaeda-leader-vows-to-fight-on-in-rebel-province.ashx

Russia says tens of thousands of its troops fought in Syria
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-tens-thousands-troops-fought-syria-57332919

Moscow calls on Washington to fulfill int'l obligations and withdraw forces from Syria
https://sana.sy/en/?p=145280

The setup: White Helmets help Nusra terrorists stage chemical attack in Syria's Idlib: Report:
The Western-backed White Helmets, are coordinating with terrorist groups to stage a chemical attack in Idlib province and accuse the Syrian Arab Army of using chemical weapons, a report says.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/23/572023/Syria-White-Helmets-Idlib-chemical-attack-Nusra-terrorists-US

Bolton: US to act 'very strongly' if Syria uses chemical arms
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/bolton-act-strongly-syria-chemical-arms-180822081216464.html

An act of war:
US ready to drive Iranian oil exports to zero, says US national security adviser
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/22/us-ready-to-drive-iranian-oil-exports-to-zero-says-us-national-security-adviser

EU Earmarks $20Mln for Iran in Effort to Offset US Sanctions
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201808231067417304-eu-iran-aid/

British Airways, Air France to suspend flights to Iran
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5334091,00.html

Netanyahu welcomes airlines decision not to fly to Iran
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5334184,00.html

Israeli Minister: Israel is investing in Diaspora Jewish education propaganda so Jews worldwide will 'embrace Zionism'
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-minister-israel-is-investing-in-diaspora-jewish-education-so-jews-worldwide-will-embrace-zionism/?

In case you missed it;
The Lobby: Young Friends of Israel:
Al Jazeera goes undercover inside the Israel Lobby in Britain. We expose a campaign to infiltrate and influence youth groups.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/46210.htm

Palestine; A 'creeping annexation' of identity, culture, history and memory
https://www.opendemocracy.net/north-africa-west-asia/piergiuseppe-parisi/creeping-annexation-of-identity-culture-history-and-memor

Watch; 1948 "The birth of a new specimen of human being":
On 14 May 1948 the Zionist state of Israel declared itself to be in existence. Before and after that event most of the Arabs of Palestine were dispossessed of their land and their rights. How did it happen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A92B1rnEg4g

Official says militants kill 4 in Libya checkpoint attack
http://www.startribune.com/official-says-militants-kill-4-in-libya-checkpoint-attack/491538181/

Trump Misleads Again With Claim of South Africa Farm Murders
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-23/trump-misleads-again-with-claim-of-south-africa-farm-murders?

Donald Trump's land seizures tweet sparks anger in South Africa
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/trump-orders-close-study-of-south-africa-farmer-killings

3 police officers killed in attacks in Afghanistan
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/23/c_137413281.htm

Taliban accepts Russian invitation to talks; Afghan government declines
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-afghanistan-taliban/taliban-accepts-russian-invitation-to-talks-afghan-government-declines-idUSKCN1L71AK

Unidentified helicopters delivering arms to militants in Afghanistan - Moscow
https://www.rt.com/newsline/436666-helicopters-arms-militants-afghanistan/

Roadside bomb kills Pakistani soldier near Afghan border
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/roadside-bomb-kills-pakistani-soldier-afghan-border-57355502

Ukraine : Five soldiers killed in clashes in east
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45287889

Gunfight across the street from Russian Foreign Ministry caught on CCTV (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/436692-gunfight-police-central-moscow/

Putin: Deep State Behind Counterproductive & Meaningless Sanctions Against Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpRy2da861k

Putin - Russia must strengthen its military infrastructure: -
NATO is moving its military infrastructure closer to the Russian border and Russia needs to strengthen its own infrastructure in response, President Vladimir Putin said
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-finland-summit-nato/putin-russia-must-strengthen-its-military-infrastructure-due-to-nato-idUKKCN1L71GJ?il=0

State Dept Warns of Possible Sanctions on Any Country Purchasing Russia's S-400
https://sputniknews.com/us/201808231067426608-usa-state-department-threatens-s-400-turkey-sanctions/

Lithuania says it will not appeal European court ruling over CIA torture jail
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/lithuania-says-will-not-appeal-european-court-ruling-over-cia-torture-jail/

BBC under fire over conflict of interest in Corbyn anti-Semitism row
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180823-bbc-under-fire-over-conflict-of-interest-in-corbyn-anti-semitism-row/

Reality Winner: NSA contractor jailed for five years over classified report leak
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/reality-winner-sentence-classified-report-leak

The Government's Argument that Reality Winner Harmed National Security Doesn't Hold Up. Here's Why.
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/23/reality-winner-sentenced-leak-election-hacking/

Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/23/reality-winner-sentenced-nsa-russia-election-hacking/

Facebook is Filtering Out News That Doesn't Bolster US Foreign Policy: Facebook has shed any pretense of neutrality in handling political information concerning the foreign
https://www.mintpressnews.com/facebook-censoring-news/248136/

US Sanctions Shut Down 'The Empire Files' with Abby Martin;
As a result of US sanctions against Venezuela, The Empire Files has been forced to completely shut down operations.
http://mediaroots.org/us-sanctions-shut-down-the-empire-files-with-abby-martin/

Lanny Davis: Michael Cohen Never Went To Prague As Steele Dossier Claims
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/lanny-davis-michael-cohen-prague/

Michael Cohen has information 'of interest' to Mueller: lawyer;
Cohen has "information ... regarding both knowledge of a conspiracy to corrupt American democracy by the Russians and the failure to report that knowledge to the FBI", Davis told MSNBC.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/michael-cohen-information-interest-mueller-lawyer-180822143810961.html

New York Investigators Subpoena Michael Cohen for Documents Linked to Trump Foundation
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/nyregion/michael-cohen-subpoena-trump-foundation-new-york.html

Trump says 'flipping' in criminal cases should be illegal and warns against impeachment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/trump-michael-cohen-flipping-should-be-illegal-warns-against-impeachment

Trump says 'everybody would be very poor' if he's impeached
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/23/politics/trump-impeachment-democrats-congress/index.html

Don't hold your breath - Trump will not be impeached :
Neither lying about sex nor paying off a mistress is illegal, and neither is the sort of thing likely to get Democrats or Republicans to turn against their leader.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/22/dont-hold-breath-left-wingers-trump-will-not-impeached/

Jeff Sessions fires back at Trump: DOJ won't 'be improperly influenced' by politics
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/jeff-sessions-pushes-back-against-trump-actions-of-doj-will-not-be-improperly-influenced-by-political-considerations.html

Senate wall of support for Sessions splinters;
As the president renewed his attacks on his attorney general, two Senate Republicans indicated they'd be open to replacing him
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/jeff-sessions-senate-support-republican-leaders-trump-794870

National Enquirer boss and longtime Trump friend David Pecker gets federal immunity in Michael Cohen case
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/national-enquirer-david-pecker-told-prosecutors-trump-knew-of-cohen-payments-report.html

Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for personal expenses:
The charges of wire fraud, falsifying records, campaign finance violations and conspiracy
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign-charges/index.html

SWAMP. Claire McCaskill's Family Made Over $131 MILLION in Govt. Subsidies Since She's Been in DC
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/swamp-claire-mccaskills-family-made-over-130-million-in-govt-subsidies-since-shes-been-in-dc/

Attempt to break into Democratic Party voter data thwarted
http://ktar.com/story/2186951/democratic-official-dnc-stopped-hack-attempt-of-voter-file/

But wait!
Democrats say hack alert was false alarm
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber/democrats-say-hack-alert-was-false-alarm-idUSKCN1L81MH

U.S. economy expected to slow, damaged by trade war: Economists
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-poll/u-s-economy-set-to-slow-from-here-on-damaged-by-trade-war-poll-idUSKCN1L800K