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The White House is reportedly considering funding arms for Taiwan via a portion of Ukraine's budget. Reports indicate that the Biden administration is preparing to request congressional authorization to provide weaponry to Taiwan by utilizing resources from Ukraine's budget. If approved, this would be the first instance of Taiwan receiving arms through the Foreign Military Financing scheme - a U.S. mechanism to support foreign militaries in procuring U.S.-made equipment.

Is Russia planning to kill Ukrainian President? Kyiv officials have already readied a plan in case Volodymyr Zelensky is killed in Russian attack amidst the ongoing war, Politico has reported, citing sources. Zelensky will be succeeded by the head of Ukrainian Parliament, but other officials including his ministers will also be part of the new setup in case of President's untimely demise, the report said. Watch the video for more.

Russian forces targeted Kyiv Oblast with Iranian-made drones early on August 2, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko later announced that debris from a drone reportedly fell in the Solomyan district, damaging a non-residential building. An explosion was also reported in the Holosiivskyi district in the Kyiv region. Russia launched a drone attack against the region just south of Odesa, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram on August 2. Earlier at night, air raid alerts were set off in central and northern Ukraine due to threats of Russian attack by Iranian-made Shahed drones. Poland will send additional troops to its eastern border after two Belarusian helicopters reportedly crossed into its airspace on August 2. Russian news websites and officials have reported a rise in arson attacks against several conscription offices in the country. Conscription offices have been attacked in Podolsk, Severodvinsk, Kazan, Kaluga, Mozhaysk, Voronezh, and Omsk since July 29. Watch this video to know what's latest in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

France and other western nations like Spain and Italy have started evacuating their citizens as Niger crisis worsens. Over 1,000 nationals from several European countries are being asked to return following attack on French embassy on Sunday, where protesters waved Russian flags and raised slogans like "Long Live Putin and Down With France." Emmanuel Macron fears attacks on French nationals in the African nation. This comes as three other West African nations announced their backing for the military coup in Niger. Watch for more details.

NATO Nation Poland and Ukraine are fighting publicly over war support. This after Foreign policy adviser to Poland President, Marcin Przydacz, said that Kyiv should show more appreciation for Warsaw's support in the war with Russia. Referring to ban on imports of Ukrainian commodities, Przydacz said the Polish government must defend the interests of the country's farmers. Ukraine and Poland then called in each other's envoys. Watch this video to know what happened there after.

Ukraine has publicly revealed its new sea drone for the first time as it seeks to limit Russia’s operations in the Black Sea. A CNN report on the new naval drone reveals it can hit targets over 800 km away. These naval drones allow Ukrainians to attack and surveil Russians in the Black Sea and on the Crimean Peninsula. Watch the video to find out more about Ukraine's naval drones.

Burkina Faso and Mali have warned that any military intervention in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against their nations. The warning came a day after West African leaders threatened to use "force" to reinstate the Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. The West African regional grouping called ECOWAS also slapped financial sanctions on Niger’s coup leaders. The two countries, which are both ruled by military-backed govts, issued the warning in joint statements released on July 31.

Ukrainian fighters near the front line in the southeast told Reuters that in a recent push to retake a village, Russian forces were waiting for them. It's a glimpse into a counteroffensive moving slowly, and at great cost. | 🎥 : Reuters / Telegram @zelenskiy_official / State Emergency Service of Ukraine / Russian Defense Ministry / Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian strikes on Monday and Tuesday targeted residential buildings in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih and a hospital in Kherson, killing several people and injuring dozens. Russian missile and drone strikes are "a daily occurrence here in Ukraine, says FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze, reporting from Kramatorsk. "This is why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for long-range missiles, to try and undermine the backlines of the Russian army."

At least 20 people have been killed in China amid the heaviest rainstorms to hit Beijing in more than 10 years.

Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election – the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House.

The upcoming Ukraine "peace summit" in Saudi Arabia has landed in trouble. The first case of rebellion within the invited nations for the peace summit has emerged. Mexico has refused to be part of the "pointless" peace talks without Russia. The big announcement was made by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Around 30 countries have been invited to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for peace talks on August 5–6.

Russian soldiers defeated a group of Ukrainian paratroopers near Soledar. This was after Russian UAVs detected Ukrainian troops' attempt to sneak into the salt mine city. Russia was closely tracking three Ukrainian helicopters flying low in the area. Seconds after the Ukrainian paratroopers landed, they were bombed by Russia. Watch this report for full information.

In a major escalation, Belarusian military choppers entered NATO nation Poland's airspace on Tuesday, prompting Warsaw to send additional troops on the border with Belarus, a close ally of Russia. Warsaw said that the choppers of the Belarus army entered Polish airspace during military drills. Poland is already on alert since Wagner Group mercenaries entered Belarus after their failed mutiny against the Kremlin in June. The Polish government said that NATO has been informed about the latest development. Watch the video for more details.

Overnight, the Kremlin says it intercepted three more Ukrainian drones over the skies of Moscow. Meanwhile Russian leader Vladimir Putin claims he never rejected peace talks to end the invasion of Ukraine, an invasion he started almost a year and a half ago.

The Ukrainian artillery unit commander near Kupiansk, a railway hub in eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region, stated that his forces had received newly issued cluster munitions and could potentially use them soon. This development has added to the concerns surrounding the impact of these weapons on civilian populations and the humanitarian implications of their use in the ongoing conflict. The use of cluster munitions in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has prompted broad criticism from the international community due to the serious risks they pose to civilian lives and long-lasting consequences. The deployment of such weapons by both sides has raised alarm, and calls have been made for restraint in using indiscriminate weapons that can cause harm to civilians. While international efforts have sought to ban cluster munitions, the lack of universal adherence to the agreement has left a significant gap in addressing the concerns surrounding these weapons' use in contemporary conflicts.

Ukraine has once again allegedly launched drone strikes on the Russian capital Moscow.

A single Russian tank destroyed an entire Ukrainian armoured column in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Russian tank managed to destroy at least two Ukrainian tanks, and five US-made MRAP M1224 MaxxPro vehicles. The Russian tank, supported by artillery, swung into action after aerial reconnaissance detected a Ukrainian column moving towards the frontline. Watch this video to know how a single Russian tank fired fury at the Ukrainian military column.

Ukrainian soldiers have been found in the possession of North Korean arms which they are reportedly using to attack Russian positions in the ongoing war. Ukrainian artillery crews have been firing rockets made in North Korea near the eastern city of Bakhmut, as per a Financial Times report. This means that Kyiv has in effect turned Pyongyang’s munitions against the invasion forces of its ally Moscow. As per the Financial Times, Ukrainian crews have been firing the North Korean rockets using Soviet-era Grad multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS). The FT report quoted a Ukrainian artillery commander saying that North Korean munitions were not favoured by his troops because of their high dud rate. The Ukrainian soldier added that North Korean shells are prone to misfire or failure as most were manufactured in the 1980s and 1990s. The Ukrainian soldier warned the FT reporter not to get too close to the rocket launcher as the shells “are very unreliable and do crazy things sometimes.”

Ukraine's new piece of arsenal, a sea drone, is designed to attack Russia in the Black Sea.

Moscow was targeted by Ukrainian drones for a second time in three days. Though the drones were taken out by Russian military, one of them crashed into a high-rise in Moscow's business district.

Ukraine soldiers surprise Russian troops and wipe out platoon near Lyman. Ukraine’s border guards killed 10 Russians in a vicious firefight. The 15th Mobile Border Detachment were on a recon mission near Lyman. They discovered the Russian positions and decided to attack them. In just a few minutes they managed to wipe out a platoon of soldiers. The Russians fired machine guns and grenades but were overwhelmed.

On July 30, an Israeli merchant ship named Ams1 entered the Ukrainian branch of the Danube, defying Russia's blockade of the Black Sea. It openly declared its destination as Ukraine and safely crossed the Black Sea with the help of American anti-ship patrol aircraft. At least five more vessels, including ones from Greece and Turkey-Georgia, set their course for Ukraine through the Bosporus Strait. NATO closely monitored these civilian vessels as they sailed toward the Ukrainian port of Izmail, with some reports suggesting that Russia may be unwilling or unable to enforce its blockade. In recent incidents, Russia turned away two ships originating from Turkey and forced them to leave its territorial waters stating it had found traces of explosives on the vessels.

A drone was shot down in the Kara-Koba area of Sevastopol, the home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, in occupied Crimea on August 1. Iceland has become the first European country to close its embassy in Russia after relations slumped to an “all-time low”. Hours after saying Ukrainian drones attacked Russian warships, Moscow says Kyiv targeted civilian vessels escorted by the navy. Belarusian President has claimed that Wagner fighters would have “smashed up” Polish cities without his intervention. Meanwhile, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega thinks NATO is participating in the conflict in Ukraine and aspires to "conquer and occupy" Russia.

Russia Loses 560 Troops, 4 Tanks, 30 Artillery Systems in a Day. Ukraine's armed forces have claimed another day of significant losses for the Russian military, as Kyiv's troops continue their multi-pronged counteroffensive operation in the south and east of the country and seek a decisive breakthrough of enemy defensive lines. The Ukrainian military's Friday update reported another 560 Russian soldiers lost, Among other Russian losses reported by Kyiv from the past 24 hours of combat were four tanks, 14 armored combat vehicles and 30 artillery systems.