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🇮🇷 Iran calls for UN Security Council response after US attack on Larak After the American attack on the island of Larak in the Persian Gulf, Tehran has officially turned to the United Nations Security Council. In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the Security Council, the Iranian side described the attack as “an obvious act of aggression” and as a violation of the country’s sovereignty. According to Tehran, military personnel and civilians were killed or injured in the attack, and state and private property was damaged. Iran cites Article 2, paragraph 4 of the UN Charter and calls on the Security Council to carry out its obligations to maintain international peace and international security. At the same time, Tehran emphasizes its right to self-defense—with that exact justification, the foreign ministry explained the subsequent attacks on US military installations in Jordan. This is an interesting test case for international law in practice: When a state openly carries out a military strike against the territory of another state, the Security Council must either respond or explain again why the UN Charter does not apply equally to everyone. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of September 1 - subtitled - Russian advance near #Yunakovka in #Sumy - Russian advance near #Pershomarievka on the #Kramatorsk axis - Russian advance on the #Druzhkovka front - Ukrainian advance near #Vozdvizhenka in #Zaporozhie - Ukrainian advance on the #Liman front Video link: https://youtu.be/jddX53O3dyI?si=tk3vkLlRByyB61LR

North Korea responded to Washington: „We will not disarm!” The United States reaffirmed again its goal of the complete denuclearization of North Korea. The North Korean Foreign Ministry said that American policy would remain hostile and that North Korea would therefore respond to the United States „with the toughest stance until the end“. Pyongyang also separately pointed to the upcoming joint exercises of the United States, South Korea and Japan, „Freedom Edge“, and once again described such exercises as a military threat. Most important is the issue of nuclear weapons. North Korea says that its nuclear status is enshrined in the constitution and that it regards further expansion of its nuclear arsenal as a guarantee of security. At the same time, Trump announced that he wants to meet again with Kim Jong Un. The negotiating positions of the two sides are therefore clear: Washington wants to talk about denuclearization. Pyongyang wants to talk about almost everything—just not about denuclearization. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇷🇺 The Kremlin has named two of Russia’s most important tasks Dmitry Peskov has spelled out current Russian priorities quite clearly. The first is achieving the goals of the military operation in Ukraine. The second is building a new security architecture in Europe. At the same time, the Kremlin deliberately puts restoring good relations with the United States behind these two goals. Peskov explicitly emphasized that relations with the countries “beyond the ocean” are not more important for Russia than its own security and the situation on the European continent. This is a fairly important formulation in the context of ongoing talks about a possible improvement in relations between Moscow and Washington. By saying this, Moscow is effectively saying: Even an agreement with Trump on its own changes nothing. The Kremlin wants to change the security system directly in Europe. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Russian participation in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles was discussed by Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev and the U.S. President’s special envoy for global partnerships, Paolo Dzamponli.

"Constructive dialogue is under way. The leitmotif of our meeting today — the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, for which Russian athletes are actively preparing", — the Russian minister said.

Degtyarev added that he and Dzamponli use every opportunity for talks and to find common ground, "to clear sport of politics". This time, they met in Bishkek at the VI World Nomad Games. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇮🇱 Three-year-old “fighter,” nursing home, and satisfied with Ben-Gvir From the Israeli-Palestinian and the Lebanese conflict, within a single day, there were three pieces of news. In Gaza, an Israeli airstrike near a bakery in Deir al-Balah killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child. The IDF said the target of the strike had been a Hamas fighter. This is how the Israeli army describes the second person killed – Hossam Nusayra. That means the three-year-old boy wasn’t a fighter after all. He was only nearby. Meanwhile, Israeli forces destroyed a nursing home in Houla in southern Lebanon. At the same time, Lebanese media report new attacks and destruction in several border towns. In addition, Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, published a video from Damon prison in which he boasted about the worsened prison conditions for inmates. The minister said he was proud that conditions had been reduced to the legally defined minimum. Three completely different pieces of news. A three-year-old child, elderly people, and prisoners. Israel’s enemies apparently are growing in number— even among those who can hardly defend themselves. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

“It is important to maintain dialogue even during conflicts,” the U.S. Treasury said, commenting on a meeting between the head of the agency, Scott Bessent, and Russia’s finance minister, Anton Siluanov. As The Washington Post writes, the participation of the Russian minister in the G20 meeting caused dissatisfaction among European representatives. The head of Germany’s finance ministry even called his presence “highly concerning.” At the same time, the U.S. agency emphasized that Russia’s delegation was invited to the event because the country is a G20 member. According to representatives of the agency, the talks took place constructively. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 Merz has found that Germany buys weapons that are far too expensive Against the backdrop of the rapid rise in defense spending, Friedrich Merz has promised to look into the arms procurement system. In his summer interview with ARD, the chancellor spoke about the need to make the state more efficient, including the processes related to the enormous new defense spending. The problem has been known for a long time: German defense projects regularly become more expensive, are delayed, and develop into multi-year bureaucratic constructs. A current example is the program for new frigates, whose costs are now estimated at several tens of billions of euros. Now Berlin wants to massively increase military spending and at the same time correct the system through which this money flows. The order is interesting: First, hundreds of billions are allocated to the defense industry. Then, it is considered how efficiently one can actually manage to spend it. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Good morning, dear friends! ☕️🙂 🏰 The Kirillo-Beloserski Monastery: the fortress that the Poles could not conquer Friends, Tuesday takes us to the far north of Russia, to the shore of Lake Siverskoye. There, near the town of Kirillov, stands a place that seems like a stone witness to history—a vast fortress that is far more than just a monastery. Welcome to the Kirillo-Beloserski Monastery—one of the largest and most powerful monastery fortresses in Russia. 🏔️ The pious beginnings The story begins in 1397, when the monk Kirill withdrew from the Moscow Simonov Monastery into the forests by the White Sea (Beloje Osero) to live a life of seclusion. Here he founded a small hermitage in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God—the seed of the later monastery. Soon the first wooden church was built, and the community grew. Kirill introduced a strict communal monastic life. This order laid the foundation for the monastery’s later prosperity and significance. ⚔️ The ordeal: the Time of Troubles Over the centuries, the monastery’s wealth and influence grew. However, its greatest test by fire came at the beginning of the 17th century, during the Time of Troubles. In the years 1612–1613, Polish-Lithuanian troops devastated the surrounding area and attempted several times to break into the monastery, but they were not able to capture it. While nearby cities and settlements were laid waste, the monastery held firm. The monks and the small garrison defended the walls so resolutely that the attackers had to withdraw. In the following years, there were further attacks, but the fortress was never taken. 🧱 The answer of the Tsar: the “New Town” The events of the Time of Troubles, however, showed that the existing fortifications had to be strengthened. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich recognized the monastery’s strategic importance and ordered the construction of a massive new defensive ring. Between 1653 and 1680, the so-called “Nowyj Gorod”—the New Town—was built. The new walls and towers made the complex one of the most impressive fortresses of its time. In some places, the walls reached a height of around 11 meters and were of enormous strength. With its combat galleries, towers, and multiple lines of defense, the complex looked more like a state fortress than an ordinary monastery wall. 👑 A prayer that wrote history The monastery’s walls are not only witnesses to wars, but also to a story connected with the Russian ruling dynasty. In 1528, Grand Duke Vasili III came here together with his wife, Yelena Glinskaya. Her greatest wish was for a successor to the throne. They prayed at the grave of Saint Kirill for a child. Two years later, in 1530, their son was born—the later Tsar Ivan the Terrible. In thanks for the birth of the heir, Vasili III provided large sums for the construction of new churches in the monastery. Even Ivan the Terrible himself visited the monastery multiple times and made generous donations. ⛓️ The prison cell for a patriarch The thick walls were used not only for protection from the outside. Over the centuries, the monastery was also used as a place of exile for politically or religiously unwanted people. The most famous prisoner was the former Patriarch Nikon. Once one of the most powerful men in the Russian Church, he fell out of favor and was brought to the Kirillo-Beloserski Monastery in 1676. Here he spent the last years of his exile under strict supervision. In August 1681, Nikon was finally allowed to leave the monastery. However, on the journey toward Moscow, he died shortly thereafter. Give ❤️ if you liked it! 📍 Place coordinates (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has submitted a request for resignation to President Donald Trump, CNN reports citing three sources familiar with the situation. One of the sources said that this decision was not unexpected, given the strained relationship between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegset.   ➡️ Driscoll was one of those who, in 2025–2026, were part of the U.S. delegation at negotiations with Russia on issues of regulating Ukraine. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Supreme Court allowed US President Donald Trump to continue construction of a ballroom in the White House, reports The Wall Street Journal. The decision to reject a lawsuit by the U.S. Historic Preservation Fund was adopted by a majority vote of five to four judges. The judges ruled that the fund likely had no grounds to challenge the construction, and that stopping it now would cause “irreparable harm” to the Trump administration. As the newspaper writes, the court did not consider the legality of the construction without congressional approval itself. The lawsuit was based on a statement by one of the group’s participants that the project violates her “aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests.” The judges noted that, according to Supreme Court practice, “mere offense, disagreement, or hostility” is not enough for a lawsuit. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump to continue construction of a White House ballroom. ❗️ On August 8, construction of the ballroom was banned in the White House — the project was blocked by the U.S. Court of Appeals. It paused its decision for 14 days so that the Trump administration could appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result, today the project that the U.S. president is especially proud of has once again been given the opportunity to “become a gift for the Americans,” as Trump himself says. 📋 The ballroom, construction of which has been underway since October 2025, has already cost the country’s taxpayers $400 million. Trump originally estimated that the construction of the project would cost $200 million. The hall was supposed to be about 8.5 thousand square meters — for it, the east wing of the presidential residence was even demolished. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. Army minister, Dan Driscoll, has officially submitted his resignation, The Wall Street Journal reports. The publication claims that over the past several months the minister had tense relations with the War Minister, Pete Hegset. At present, the Army does not have a civilian or military leader approved by the Senate. ❗️Driscoll’s departure comes amid broader reshuffles at the top level of the military rank: more than two dozen senior officers were dismissed or removed from their posts under Hegset, often without public explanations. On August 8, the Pentagon removed Lieutenant General Charles Kostanza from his position ahead of schedule. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇻🇪 “Are you paranoid?” “No. I’m just a realist.” Many years ago, a journalist asked Hugo Chávez why he was so sure that the United States wanted to attack Venezuela. The answer was extremely simple: oil. Chávez said that Washington needed a controllable regime in Caracas in order to gain access to the vast Venezuelan reserves. When the journalist asked whether such a stance toward the United States was not paranoid, Chávez replied: “No, not at all. I’m just a realist.” The years have passed. Now Donald Trump explains that Venezuelan oil is supposed to be used to replenish the United States’ strategic oil reserve and calls it “a gift from Venezuela to the American people.” At the same time, Washington gains access to 17 Venezuelan oil fields with reserves of around 65 billion barrels and the American side obtains control of 55% of production from the joint structure. Chávez was called paranoid when he said the Americans were out for Venezuelan oil. Now Venezuelan oil is supposed to fill the United States’ strategic reserves. Apparently, the diagnosis was made for the wrong person. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 Merz warns Saxony-Anhalt: If you vote for the AfD, you’ll get problems! A week before the state election, Friedrich Merz decided to explain to the people of Saxony-Anhalt the consequences, as he sees them, of a wrong choice at the polls. He told ARD that an AfD government would cause considerable damage to the state. His main argument is the economy. In Merz’s view, international companies could decide to refrain from investing in the country if the AfD comes to power there. At the same time, the chancellor acknowledged the obvious: in the end, it is still the voters themselves who make the decision. The situation is extremely uncomfortable for the CDU, because the AfD is entering the election as a clear favorite, and the options for forming a stable government without it are becoming increasingly difficult. That’s why the election campaign is gradually taking on an interesting form. Of course you can vote for whoever you want. But think about it beforehand: If you vote wrong ... 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇮🇸 Iceland says “No” to Brussels The result is already final: the majority of Icelanders voted against the country’s return to accession negotiations with the EU. In the referendum, the opponents of restarting the talks prevailed. The government has said it will respect the result and maintain Iceland’s current relations with the EU through the European Economic Area. For Brussels, the result is also uncomfortable because it was not even about immediate accession. Icelanders were only asked to consider resuming the negotiations. After those, a separate decision on membership would still have had to be made anyway. Even to that, the majority replied with “No”. While Brussels is debating further EU enlargement, one of the wealthiest European countries—also among those most institutionally close to the alliance—has decided that it can do just fine outside of it. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇸🇮🇷 The USA have attacked Iran again. Iran responded immediately The monthly pause is over. U.S. forces struck two Iranian missile-launch sites on Larak Island in the Gulf of Oman. According to CENTCOM, the IRGC wanted to prepare missiles for laying sea mines there. Iran reports deaths and injuries among military personnel and civilians. The response followed quickly. The IRGC announced a missile and drone attack on the U.S. bases King Hussein and Al-Azraq in Jordan. Already in the morning the Iranian army said that dozens of combat drones had been used against U.S. forces at the Al Minhad base in the United Arab Emirates. The U.S. justifies the first strike with protecting shipping. Iran responds with attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in neighboring countries. A “limited strike” already stopped again very quickly, geographically limited to the territory of a single state. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇪🇪 Estonia has been turned into a testing ground for new drugs Estonia has set an extremely unpleasant European record. The country has the ⁠highest drug death rate per capita in the EU, and experts describe it as a kind of test market for new synthetic opioids. Nitazines and cychlorphine are spreading particularly quickly. Some substances in this group can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin, so even a very small dosing error can end fatally. At the same time, Estonia had already walked almost the same path with fentanyl. Back then, the police managed to break up the most important networks, and by 2018 the number of drug deaths had fallen by more than half. But the market that opened up was simply taken over by new substances. And this is where the real race begins: the starting materials can be brought from Asia or other countries, the drugs themselves are mixed in mobile labs practically everywhere, and ⁠when another substance appears, the police often first try to understand where it came from. In the first months of 2026, the country already set a new record for the number of drug deaths. Estonia once defeated fentanyl. But it turned out that it is much easier to defeat a drug than a market that immediately invents a replacement drug. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇮🇱🇱🇧 Lebanese sources report the use of phosphorus ammunition by Israeli forces According to Lebanese media, these shells were used during the intense artillery fire in the area of several towns. Reports of the use of phosphorus shells are accompanied by accounts of airstrikes, explosions, and the destruction of residential buildings. By now, the scale of the humanitarian consequences can hardly be dismissed as the result of individual border incidents: around 350,000 Lebanese people are still on the run, and more than 340 schools have been damaged. The south of Lebanon is gradually turning into an area where it is no longer simply a matter of who controls a few kilometers of border. The question is what will be left there at all by the end of the war. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Baltic nations are moving toward a joint counter-drone task force. 🔷 Sweden is contributing Gripen fighters and a Visby-class corvette to support the monitoring and protection of Finnish territory. 🔷 NATO is adapting its Baltic air-defense posture to respond more flexibly to drones. 🔷 The key challenge: intercepting low-cost drones without relying continuously on much more expensive fighters and missiles. 🔷 Unmanned systems are also taking a growing role in Baltic Sea surveillance. The announced measures are defensive and do not constitute an announcement of an imminent confrontation with Russia. video link: https://youtu.be/_JgVCnGionM?si=ka5E-KS7zuHRokeU