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Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume held meetings this week at the company's plants around the country to present streamlining plans to workers and unions and discuss the cuts needed to overcome the German carmaker's financial troubles. As passed of these meetings he confirmed for the first time that Volkswagen is in talks …
Digital‑intelligence company Cellebrite has introduced a portable field system designed to help military teams extract and analyze data from digital devices directly on the battlefield. The Cellebrite Tactical Extraction Kit (C‑TEK) is built as a rugged, backpack‑sized mobile forensics kit intended for units operati…
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- A government selection committee finalized Friday its designation of a southwestern county as the site for a military air base relocation from the neighboring city of Gwangju, a decision that clears the way for an expedited build-out of a major semiconductor cluster.
Dhaka’s decision to buy the fighters shows that views on Chinese weapons are shifting and the market is opening, military expert says
Dhaka’s decision to buy the fighters shows that views on Chinese weapons are shifting and the market is opening, military expert says
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
A US court has struck down the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that it illegally sanctioned the AI developer for refusing to let its Claude model be used for certain military operations.
A US court has struck down the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that it illegally sanctioned the AI developer for refusing to let its Claude model be used for certain military operations.
The defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, known for now as the Mecca Agreement, has laid down a firm statement of political intent: to sharpen regional deterrence, and to put the burden of the region's security back in the hands of the region itself.
Stated goal of ending Communist Party rule reflected ex-leaders’ democratic beliefs but there was no actual plan to oust government, defence says
Stated goal of ending Communist Party rule reflected ex-leaders’ democratic beliefs but there was no actual plan to oust government, defence says
The Nepali army has been working to rescue survivors who had been trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project in Rasuwa.
BRUSSELS — Deputy Pentagon chief Elbridge Colby on Thursday sounded out the support of NATO countries for key U.S. defense objectives, in a first test of ahead of a critical review of American forces in Europe.
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As the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on 28 February and Tehran retaliated on targets across the Gulf, a quieter contest was taking shape over who could access satellite imagery of the war.
The Israeli army officer who ordered a drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza has said he is “not sorry” for the attack.
View image in fullscreenAndreana Denya lost her leg after stepping on a landmine in 1988. It was almost a decade before she received her first prosthetic limb. She now works in the kitchens of the same clinic that helped herShareView image in fullscreenSusan Ide is a former social worker who works in the kitchen alo…
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Friday it has launched a new tactical unit to demonstrate operational techniques of drones and robots to promote future combat technologies.
The Ararat Rural City Council has begun removing the graffiti on the memorial stone. (Supplied: Ararat Rural City Council )
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North Korean troops recently crossed the Military Demarcation Line on the eastern front, moving about 10 meters into South Korean territory while conducting a foot patrol, South Korean military officials said Friday.
A Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg, investigators said Thursday, with local media identifying his rank as lieutenant colonel.
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US Senator Mark Kelly said that Donald Trump is facing difficulty in finding an exit from the war on Iran.
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People hold candles walk past police officers near Hong Kong Victoria Park, a place in the past years for people to gather during a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Six months have passed since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran. It was a conflict that Trump expected to last "four to five" weeks, but six months later, there's no end in sight. Recently, Trump said that the war "will continue for as long as necessary" and that there's no timetable to resume peace talks with…
Helicopter teams are operating in high-risk conditions following a glacial collapse that inundated the Trishuli 3A project
Helicopter teams are operating in high-risk conditions following a glacial collapse that inundated the Trishuli 3A project
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been accused by a prominent ultraconservative figure of going soft over his support for negotiations with the US. The public rift highlights growing divisions in Iran over how to approach the next phase of the war.
From the first US and Israeli strikes six months ago to the battle for Hormuz, this timeline plots how Trump’s war on Iran quickly became a regional conflict with global economic consequences
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Nearly two-thirds of South Koreans support the idea of their country having its own nuclear weapons, a poll showed Friday.
Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
Reportedly disfigured in air strikes, Mojtaba Khamenei is said to delegate daily authority while holding final say
Analysts broadly agree the United States and Israel’s war on Iran will not see regime collapse in Tehran or a definite victory for Washington, but rather a dragged-out affair of stagnation and attrition.
This mortar shell of unknown origins was found inside a Port Adelaide fireplace. (Facebook: Brad Harrison)
New York: For the past month, in an obsessively watched trial testing the insanity plea, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has argued that his client murdered her children in a state of postpartum psychosis brought on by the negligence and mistreatment of her medical overseers.
South Korea supports US President Donald Trump's efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, but aims to ensure its security posture is not weakened and that Seoul is not sidelined, South Korea's national security adviser said on Friday.
Sport and alcohol are a potent mix – and both attract visitors to Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city. It’s home to the Kentucky Derby, the country’s longest-running sporting event. Also known as the “Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sport”, the race has run every year since 1875 – including during World War II and the …
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul will visit Saudi Arabia later this week for high-level talks on expanding military exchanges and maritime defense cooperation, the Navy said Friday.
Friday marks six months since the U.S. and Israel launched "major combat operations" in Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes on targets across the Gulf and sparking a new war in the Middle East.
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow
Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
Tehran is likely to stick to its guns in the hopes that the US midterms will bring about a Republican defeat, analysts say
Seoul insists any diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang must yield nuclear progress and preserve joint defence readiness
Seoul insists any diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang must yield nuclear progress and preserve joint defence readiness
Actors perform their final rehearsal of “Odyssey. Maeotis,” which reimagines Homer’s epic, at Ivan Franko theater in Kyiv, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington makes his closing arguments to the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)