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Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia
Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive one of the worst maritime shipping disruptions in decades.
BRUSSELS — The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden today called on Brussels to return to the controversial topic of leveraging Russia’s frozen state assets to plug the gaping hole in Ukraine’s war-ravaged budget.
Teams from across Uganda’s Defence Forces showcased their skills this week at the 2026 edition of the Interforces Drill Competition.
The IDF killed two Hamas Nukhba terrorists in strikes on the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the military said in a Thursday statement.
Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung visited an Air Force fighter wing and an Army missile unit Thursday to inspect defense readiness and encourage troops, the JCS said.
The US Army said on Wednesday it is awarding up to $2.2 billion to five companies to build and operate tiny nuclear reactors on military bases, which it hopes will one day power remote installations.
Jeen Technologies has received its largest Defense Ministry order to date, a NIS 14.9 million contract awarded to its defense‑focused subsidiary Jeen Defense. The order, designated for immediate execution, is the third Defense Ministry contract the company has secured in five months, bringing total orders under the …
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Thursday it plans to begin test flights of the P-3CK patrol aircraft next month, as it seeks to gradually resume operations of the military plane that had been grounded following last year's fatal crash.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow this week to warn Russia against attacking NATO, according to multiple media reports, amid growing fears of further escalation in the Ukraine war.
The surge in pensions may weaken the country’s push to buy modern military assets to strengthen its deterrence
The surge in pensions may weaken the country’s push to buy modern military assets to strengthen its deterrence
The surge in Middle East conflict, rise in global hunger and unpunished breaches of the laws of war underline the need for a “fresh look” at the systems that govern our world, the chief executive of MercyCorps Tjada McKenna told The National.
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- A former Army special forces commander was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for helping seal off the National Assembly compound during former President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law.
QATAR PM IN EGYPT. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (not pictured) and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani attend a meeting with other ministers, in El Alamein, Egypt, August 20, 2026.
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The Navy Blues have had plenty to sing about, sitting third on the ladder after a strong start to the new AFLW season. (Getty Images: Daniel Pockett)
A race has emerged in right-wing Israeli politics over who can more closely associate themselves with Irgun, a militia implicated in the killing and torture of dozens of Palestinians during the 1948 war that led to the Nakba, the forced displacement of more than 750,000 Palestinians during the formation of the state…
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The Israeli military carried out two waves of air strikes on Ali al-Taher Hill, located in southern Lebanon's Upper Nabatieh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal discussed with his Italian counterpart Luciano Portolano ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation alongside projections for the period after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) ends its mission in the country.
A person walks near an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
An anti-Farage army of voters is there to be galvanised, as exclusive data shows. But getting them out will be tricky
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Thursday it will consider more effective ways to gather public input on its plan to merge three military academies, after the first hearing on the proposal ended in a complete shambles.
A US Air Force judge on Wednesday ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held direct contact and negotiations with Hamas behind the security establishment's back during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, using Israeli businessman Shlomi Fogel as an intermediary.
An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post Thursday, the latest in a string of sporadic attacks that have kept ships away from the vital energy corridor.
Israeli forces have carried out artillery attacks and ground raids in southern Syria, while conducting air strikes and demolitions across southern Lebanon, despite diplomatic efforts to end the fighting.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., en route to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Volatus Aerospace COO Greg Colacitti inspects a heavy lift drone before a test run on July 13, 2026, in Kleinburg, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)
Conflict shows the value of nimble procurement, which experts say could help Tokyo respond to Beijing’s military build-up
Conflict shows the value of nimble procurement, which experts say could help Tokyo respond to Beijing’s military build-up
Poll to take place in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, where Bauhaus blossomed a century ago – and where AfD is promising ‘patriotic culture policy’ if it wins
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Carlos Alcaraz returns from a nearly five-month injury layoff for his U.S. Open title defence with little match practice but no shortage of expectations as the flamboyant Spaniard bids to win his third title in New York.
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The UAE is expected to announce September petrol prices on Monday as global oil markets remain volatile amid the nearly seven-month Iran war. Traditionally, petrol prices have moved in synch with those benchmarks but not all the time.
On Tuesday, one of Syria's most prominent Kurdish leaders, Mazloum Abdi, announced the end of the Syrian Democratic Forces as an autonomous military entity, fulfilling an agreement to integrate tens of thousands of its fighters into the institutions of the Syrian state.
A new Finance Ministry report has revealed major salary disparities across Israel’s security organizations, with employees in some Defense Ministry auxiliary units earning more than twice the average salary of younger career soldiers.
Ben Mahoney and Nikita Tszyu's camps engaged in a healthy war of words after the controversial draw between the two fighters. (Getty Images: Chris Hyde)
Thai police officers inspect a subdistrict administrative organization office in Narathiwat province on Aug. 23, following a series of bomb and arson attacks in the country's southern region. © EPA/JIJI
Two modern commanders appointed on Donetsk front after dismissal of ‘Soviet-era’ Oleksandr Syrskyi as head of military. What we know on day 1,645
The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans.
The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans.
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Former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia’s frontier conflicts should be taught and commemorated, but believes the full story of the wars belongs in a museum rather than the Australian War Memorial.
Nuwakot district in central Nepal is facing widespread destruction after catastrophic flash floods and landslides swept through the region on 26 August, following the glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border a day before. Communities along the Trishuli River basin, including Bidur, Devighat and Trishuli Bazaar, …
A U.S. military judge on Wednesday set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.