Daily news August 12th 2025

The provided sources offer a comprehensive overview of global events and diplomatic shifts occurring from August 9-12, 2025. They highlight the escalating Gaza conflict, discussing Israel's offensive plans, the humanitarian crisis, and the international community's response, including a wave of diplomatic recognition for Palestinian statehood and economic pressure on Israel. The texts also detail high-stakes superpower diplomacy, such as the upcoming US-Russia summit on Ukraine and a US-brokered peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, alongside regional flashpoints in the South China Sea and ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan, and the Thai-Cambodian border. Furthermore, they cover US domestic politics, focusing on the Trump administration's assertion of federal power and a controversial tech deal with China, while also touching on European challenges like wildfires and political fragmentation, and the Vatican's new Pope promoting peace.