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        <description><![CDATA[ The Cradle is an online news magazine covering the geopolitics of West Asia from within
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        <pubDate>2026-08-23 10:58:07</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli army says Netanyahu seeks to &#039;escalate&#039; regional wars to delay elections: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Netanyahu's Likud party has slipped in the polls, threatening the prime minister's bid to retain power after the Knesset elections in October]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:49:26 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Qatar slashes govt budget by 30 percent as LNG income collapses: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Iranian strikes on Ras Laffan knocked out 17 percent of export capacity, and repairs are expected to take as long as five years]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Georgia refuses to adopt EU sanctions on Iran citing &#039;national interests&#039;]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Canada-US trade talks collapse as Ottawa walks away, pledges &#039;dollar for dollar&#039; tariffs]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:22:19 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Palantir, Anduril partner with US state dept for &#039;digital freedom of expression&#039; program]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Both firms are known for producing tools for mass surveillance and AI-operated autonomous weapons]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:49:36 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UK judge bars sentencing of Palestine Action activists for &#039;terrorism&#039;]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:20:33 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Palestinian families in Qusra trapped without food as Israeli siege enters 12th day]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[UN teams say Israeli forces obstructed every attempt to reach the besieged homes, allowing only some aid in after it had spoiled]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:50:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gotta scan &#039;em all: How Pokémon Go turned its players into Pentagon cartographers]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Pokémon Go players supplied billions of street-level scans to Niantic’s mapping systems. Years later, the technology they helped build is being adapted for drones operating beyond the reach of GPS.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Anis Raiss]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:34:24 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[USS Lincoln exits West Asian waters after record nine-month deployment]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[US sailors suffered from mental health issues, poor sanitation, and food and water shortages while waging an unprovoked war on Iran]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:22:40 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[China rejects Washington&#039;s &#039;harshest ever&#039; sanctions on Iran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Washington has threatened to use the full force of the US Treasury against any state that serves as a'lifeline' for Iran]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[SDF leader declares integration with Damascus &#039;complete&#039;]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish dream of an autonomous region in northeast Syria with US backing has come to an end]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:46:56 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel moves ahead with illegal E1 settlement bloc in bid to &#039;erase&#039; Palestinian state]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The EU and UK condemned the Israeli decision, which will help divide the occupied West Bank in two and make a future contiguous Palestinian state impossible]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UN reports 94 percent of Gaza&#039;s population without proper shelter ahead of winter]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Over 70 percent of shelters flooded last winter as Israel continues to block the entry of essential materials ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:29:10 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemen announces new attacks on Saudi Aramco facility, ‘sensitive site’ in Najran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sanaa has successively targeted Saudi airports, energy sites, and maritime assets in response to the kingdom’s escalation]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:15:23 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[US treasury chief claims Washington &#039;unlikely to restart&#039; large-scale hostilities against Iran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bessent said that illegal US sanctions are a replacement for a war of aggression that has failed to break Tehran]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pyongyang dismisses Trump&#039;s &#039;goodwill gesture,&#039; says military drills with Seoul &#039;still provocative&#039;]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Trump is seeking a meeting with Kim Jong Un as the US and South Korea carry out annual military drills rehearsing an invasion of North Korea]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:47:19 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pentagon says over 750 US troops wounded during war on Iran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A US official said the Pentagon's counting method aimed to hide the true number of wounded, with estimates reaching 900]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran parliament speaker praises Iraqi resistance, expresses support for state control of weapons]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Baghdad is under pressure from Washington to disarm Iran-aligned Shia armed factions ahead of a 30 September deadline]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:50:53 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Russia vows &#039;proportionate response&#039; to Ukrainian strikes, warns Kiev to abandon &#039;dangerous illusion of victory&#039;]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The warning follows the heaviest exchange of long-range strikes in weeks, with 726 Ukrainian drones shot down in one night

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                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:50:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lebanon’s amnesty bargain leaves justice behind]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Beirut opens its prison doors while leaving the machinery of injustice untouched.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Omar Nashabe]]></author>
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