What Changed the World
on August 10, 2026?

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Summary: Netanyahu rejected a US-backed 15-point Gaza plan that Hamas had accepted, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general 50-49, and Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan signed a joint defense pact

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    Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza plan accepted by Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying military will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas undergoes "genuine disarmament"

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    Trump announces $3B+ in public, private investments to make US "mineral superpower" by expanding critical mineral mining, processing & refining capacity to "strengthen national security"

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    Saudi Arabia, Turkiye & Pakistan sign Makkah Joint Defense Agreement declaring "any attack against 1 as attack on all" to strengthen "collective deterrence & defense cooperation"

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    US Senate confirms (50-49) former Trump defense lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general, succeeding Pam Bondi following her removal from DOJ

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    Syria & Russia sign memorandum to reorganize Russia's military presence in Syria within 3mos, handing civilian facilities to Syria & converting bases into joint training centers to "safeguard interests of both countries"

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    Hong Kong records all-time high temperature of 98.4F, surpassing previous record of 97.9F set in 2017 after 141yrs of weather records

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