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Mental Health During War: What Helps When the Threat Is Not Over

Fear, disrupted sleep, grief and irritability are common during conflict. Evidence-based support begins with safety and practical care, while recognizing when professional help is urgent.

Jul 25, 2026/3 min read

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  1. 23 AugIn 3 days

    Global

    Binance Stops Processing Transactions With Eleven Platforms From 23 August

    The exchange is cutting off transaction processing with HTX and ten other trading platforms, citing regulatory mandates and sanctions enforcement. Users of those venues have a week to move.

  2. 23 Aug – 13 SepIn 3 days

    Flushing Meadows, New York

    The US Open Now Has a Tournament Before the Tournament

    Mixed doubles is played over three days in the week before the singles begin, with sets to four games and a draw of sixteen. Year two adds qualifying, which is a quiet admission about year one.

  3. 28 Aug – 13 SepIn 8 days

    Dubai International Cricket Stadium

    Dubai Hosts Every Ball of the Women's Asia Cup This Month

    Fifteen matches, eight teams, one ground. The Women's T20 Asia Cup runs at Dubai International Stadium from 28 August, and the single-venue format is a deliberate choice rather than a compromise.

  4. 30 Aug – 11 DecIn 10 days

    Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai

    The Gulf Exhibition Season Starts in Two Weeks and Runs to December

    Riyadh opens at the end of August, Abu Dhabi takes November, Dubai takes the rest. Four shows account for most of the region's commercial calendar between now and the new year.

  5. 1 Sep – 12 OctIn 12 days

    Europe and Saudi Arabia

    Europe Shuts Its Transfer Window on 1 September. Saudi Arabia Keeps Buying Until October

    The Premier League, La Liga and Serie A close on 1 September. The Saudi Pro League stays open until 12 October. Those six weeks are the most important structural fact in this transfer market.

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Is it safe to dive in contact lenses?

It depends entirely on which kind, and the difference is physical.

What does psyllium actually do in the body?

One thing, from which everything else follows.

Does oral collagen actually do anything?

More than the sceptics expected, and less than the packaging implies.

Why is an unapproved drug so easy to buy?

Through a phrase doing enormous legal work: research use only.

What does the glucagon receptor actually do here?

Glucagon has a reputation built entirely on one job, and it turns out to have several others.

What does sugar-free actually mean?

That the product contains little or no sugar, as defined by regulation.

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