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NATO member scrambles jets after Russian drone attack near border, as Witkoff meets with Putin

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Romania was forced to scramble F-16 jets after Russia carried out a strike just half a mile from the NATO nation’s territory.
The country’s Ministry of National Defense (MApN) confirmed in a post on X that Russia carried out a drone attack near its border.
«On the night of August 5-6, the Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the civilian infrastructure in the Ismail area, Ukraine, in the vicinity of the border with Romania,» Romania’s defense ministry wrote in a post on X.
«The radar systems of the MApN detected air targets in Ukrainian space, close to Tulcea County. At 1:10a.m., the population in the north of the county was warned via RO-Alert,» the ministry added. RO-Alert is Romania’s official emergency warning system.
Flames and plumes of smoke in Ukraine seen from Romania as Russia continues the war. (East2West news)
NATO JETS SCRAMBLED AMID RUSSIA’S LARGEST DRONE ATTACK ON UKRAINE
The defense ministry stated that two F-16 fighter jets took off «to monitor the national airspace,» but no «unauthorized intrusions» were detected. The ministry said it would carry out checks in the area and keep NATO allies updated in real time.
The drones reportedly struck oil and gas pipelines at the Orlivka plant in Odesa, Ukraine. Bright orange flames and plumes of smoke were visible across the Danube River.
Nearby Lithuania has also suffered from Russia’s war on Ukraine. Drones from Putin ally Belarus crossed into its territory, according to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, who said he spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
«These repeated incidents represent an alarming sign of the spillover of Russia’s aggression against [Ukraine] onto [NATO territory],» Budrys said of the incident. «We cannot compromise the security of our country and citizens, nor the integrity of NATO airspace. We must remain vigilant, as the threat is real and growing.»

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia Aug. 6, 2025. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters)
RUSSIA LAUNCHED ITS LARGEST AERIAL ATTACK OF THE WAR, UKRAINE SAYS
This attack could signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not moving closer to reaching a ceasefire deal, despite President Donald Trump’s Friday deadline. It’s unclear whether Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit will push the Russian leader to move toward peace. However, if Moscow fails to make a deal by Friday, the U.S. will impose sanctions on Russia and potentially secondary tariffs.
Trump is reportedly putting pressure on Witkoff’s visit. One person close to the administration told the Financial Times that «if Witkoff comes back empty-handed, with absolutely nothing, Trump is going to go ballistic.»

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
Witkoff reportedly spent about three hours at the Kremlin and, according to Russian investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, the «dialogue will prevail,» Reuters reported.
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Before setting the deadline, Trump reportedly spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about securing a deal that would end the brutal war more than three years after Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy later confirmed the conversation took place, saying that the «key focus» was ending the war.
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«Today, we coordinated our positions – Ukraine and the United States. We exchanged assessments of the situation: The Russians have intensified the brutality of their attacks. President Trump is fully informed about Russian strikes on Kyiv and other cities and communities,» Zelenskyy wrote on X.
East2West News contributed to this report.
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DOJ turns to Gabbard’s office for next step in grand jury probe of alleged Russiagate conspiracy

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The Department of Justice made a sweeping request to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence this week for more information about allegations of a 2016 conspiracy to tie President Donald Trump to Russia, marking the next step in the department’s grand jury inquiry into the matter.
A DOJ prosecutor asked the ODNI for a range of documents to supplement Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s recent request to the DOJ to investigate Obama administration officials over the alleged conspiracy. The Federalist first reported on the prosecutor’s request. A source familiar with the request confirmed the veracity of the report to Fox News Digital.
The prosecutor requested in a letter to the ODNI a dozen categories of items, including any nonpublic material Gabbard had pertaining to the tranche of declassified documents she made public in July.
DOJ LAUNCHING GRAND JURY INQUIRY INTO RUSSIAGATE CONSPIRACY ALLEGATIONS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Gabbard also revealed Tuesday night on the Ingraham Angle that she had met that day with the DOJ prosecutors involved in the grand jury inquiry. Gabbard said they «have more questions, and they’re going to be really taking a deep dive into this again.»
«They are committed to leaving no stone unturned as they conduct this grand jury investigation and find the truth,» Gabbard said.
The revelation that a meeting had occurred and that a DOJ official leading the grand jury inquiry is seeking records from the ODNI signals that the probe is underway and in an information-gathering phase.
WHITE HOUSE SENDS MIXED SIGNALS IN RUSSIA ‘HOAX’ BLAME GAME

Attorney General Pam Bondi. The Department of Justice is suing the state of Minnesota for allowing illegal immigrants to get free or reduced in-state tuition, which is not afforded to all U.S. citizens. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Grand jury investigations are conducted in secret and can take days, weeks or longer to conclude. Prosecutors present the grand jury with evidence, and the panelists on the jury are tasked with deciding whether probable cause exists to charge someone with a crime. Obtaining an indictment against a person through a grand jury is generally much easier than the subsequent process of securing a conviction against them.
Fox News Digital first reported on the existence of a grand jury investigation related to Gabbard’s intelligence on Monday, but it remains unclear whom is being targeted in the investigation or what criminal charges could be on the table and still within the statutes of limitations.
Gabbard has alleged that newly declassified evidence shows that President Barack Obama and his national security officials, including John Brennan, James Comey and James Clapper, had forgone typical protocols to compile a faulty intelligence product after President Donald Trump won the election in 2016 that undermined his election win.
Gabbard alleged that the intelligence laid the «groundwork» for the Trump-Russia narrative that loomed over much of the president’s first administration. Trump’s first presidency was dominated by two-year-long special counsel inquiries surrounding Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election, but neither special counsel identified a conspiracy among Obama officials like the one Gabbard has now alleged.
The DOJ official’s letter to ODNI this week also included a request for information about any intelligence community investigations into media leaks, signaling that those could also be part of the grand jury probe. Gabbard has claimed the media obtained information through the Obama administration that helped to falsely attribute Trump’s win to Russian interference in the election in the eyes of the public.

President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, announced that he was nominating John Brennan, right, as the new CIA director. (Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Obama recently rejected Gabbard’s allegations through a spokesperson in a rare statement.
«Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,» the statement said. «But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.»
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Egipto calificó de “vergonzosa” la respuesta internacional ante la crisis humanitaria en Gaza

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Egipto, Badr Abdelatty, calificó el miércoles en Atenas como “vergonzosa” la respuesta internacional a la crisis humanitaria que atraviesa la Franja de Gaza, tras reunirse con su homólogo griego Giorgos Gerapetritis. Abdelatty instó a las potencias occidentales a aumentar la presión sobre Israel para permitir el acceso de ayuda humanitaria al enclave, donde persisten informaciones sobre el aumento de la hambruna y las consecuencias devastadoras de la ofensiva militar israelí.
“La comunidad internacional debería avergonzarse de la trágica situación que se desarrolla en Gaza y de las devastadoras acciones que está llevando a cabo Israel”, declaró Abdelatty a los periodistas en la capital griega. El canciller egipcio calificó la campaña militar israelí como un “genocidio sistemático” y enfatizó que su gobierno rechaza “firmemente cualquier desplazamiento del pueblo palestino de sus tierras ancestrales”.
El conflicto, que atraviesa su segundo año tras los ataques liderados por el grupo terrorista Hamas el 7 de octubre de 2023 dentro de Israel, mantiene a la población gazatí bajo severas restricciones y expuesta a un deterioro humanitario sin precedentes. Abdelatty aseguró: “Lo que está ocurriendo es una tragedia humana, y el sufrimiento que se presencia es una mancha en la conciencia de la comunidad internacional”.
Al margen de los encuentros diplomáticos, decenas de camiones con ayuda humanitaria permanecen varados en el paso de Rafah, en la frontera entre Egipto y Gaza, a la espera de la autorización israelí para acceder al enclave a través del puesto de Kerem Shalom, donde los convoyes pueden enfrentar demoras de varios días en los controles.
Organizaciones de la sociedad civil egipcia denunciaron durante una rueda de prensa en el propio paso fronterizo que “miles de camiones con ayuda humanitaria siguen esperando entrar en Gaza”. Un portavoz de la Coalición Nacional para Gaza afirmó: “La ayuda está lista, pero no llega a quienes la necesitan desesperadamente”.
Hamed Ibrahim, vicepresidente de la fundación Sonna al Hayah, declaró: “Estamos aquí cada día en Rafah, esperando que nos dejen pasar”. Ibrahim pidió un esfuerzo global: “Pedimos a la conciencia del mundo que se movilice. La gente en Gaza muere de hambre y los bombardeos continúan”.
Según testimonios recogidos en Rafah, la espera para cruzar puede extenderse hasta diez días y la inspección de los camiones en Kerem Shalom avanza de manera lenta. “Cada día cruzan entre cinco y diez camiones como máximo. No permiten comida fresca, solo latas. También rechazan la harina”, relató uno de los conductores. Otro transportista afirmó llevar casi diez días aguardando autorización para ingresar. “Ayer, de 500 camiones listos, solo pasaron 70”, agregó.
Aquellos que logran cruzar deben superar inspecciones con escáneres, perros y detectores, y en ocasiones algunos productos, como sacos de dormir de color verde o paquetes con harina, son devueltos bajo criterios que los conductores califican como “arbitrarios”.

Las organizaciones denuncian que las “pausas tácticas” anunciadas por el Ejército israelí el 27 de julio no han permitido una mejora sustancial en el acceso humanitario. Exigen la reapertura estable y segura del paso de Rafah para garantizar el flujo constante de ayuda.
Desde la implementación de estas pausas, la Media Luna Roja Egipcia informó que se ha permitido el paso de 800 camiones con unas 8.000 toneladas de ayuda, en su mayoría alimentos y medicinas, aunque más de 200 vehículos preparados siguen detenidos en el lado egipcio de la frontera.
Las autoridades egipcias aseguran que podrían movilizar al menos 500 camiones diarios, una cifra similar a la demanda previa al estallido bélico en octubre de 2023, pero resaltan que las limitaciones impuestas por Israel hacen imposible alcanzar ese volumen.
Desde el inicio de la guerra han partido más de 36.000 camiones de ayuda desde Egipto, el equivalente a unas 500.000 toneladas, según datos oficiales compartidos en la rueda de prensa.
La directora ejecutiva de la Media Luna Roja Egipcia, Amal Imam, afirmó que las operaciones de entrega de ayuda se realizan en coordinación con agencias de la ONU. Imam subrayó el carácter nacional del esfuerzo logístico y social: “Desde el inicio de la crisis hemos enviado ayuda desde todas las provincias egipcias. Esta es una epopeya nacional popular, no solo una operación logística”.
Desde la reanudación parcial del paso de Rafah el 27 de julio, se han movilizado cerca de 1.500 toneladas diarias de ayuda a través del convoy ‘Zad al Izaa’ (Provisión del Orgullo), aunque la mayor parte de los camiones sigue aguardando la autorización de paso.
(Con información de AP y EFE)
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