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Within hours of United States envoy Jared Kushner leaving talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at salvaging the Gaza “ceasefire”, Israeli strikes were again hitting residential areas in the enclave, and by week’s end, senior officers were describing a return to pre-ceasefire rules of engagement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies.
Such a change would be reminiscent of Trump’s unilateral action last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Such a change would be reminiscent of Trump’s unilateral action last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Lego sales jumped 21% in the first half of 2026 as soccer World Cup and Formula 1 sets attracted new customers, the Danish toy brand said on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan is mediating between Israel and Turkey to reduce tensions over Syria and prevent military friction between the two countries, Israeli sources said, as the United States pursues a parallel effort to contain the dispute.
The Trump administration's "Operation Economic Outcast" has expanded the sanctions campaign across China and Hong Kong, targeting dozens of individuals and businesses while intentionally holding off on sanctioning major Chinese banks that keep Tehran connected to the global financial system. Beijing, meanwhile, sign…
Oil prices fell to more than a one-week low on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off supply concerns and Washington and Tehran's intensifying war of words ahead of "economic D-Day."
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A Ukrainian FP-1 long-range attack drone is launched at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
A major gathering of Sudanese political forces and civil society groups opposed to the war has ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The IDF and officers from Israel Police's Jordan Border Unit thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons across the Jordanian border last night, police announced in a Tuesday statement.
Parents of children in the Gaza Strip have been warned to stop their children from flying kites after Israel threatened a forceful response if Hamas terrorists revive a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border.
Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir spent Monday moving through the power corridors of Tehran: the presidency, parliament, the Supreme National Security Council, and the foreign and interior ministries.
Ukraine's drone campaign against Russia's e-commerce industry is expanding from Wildberries to Ozon as Kyiv seeks to inflict fresh pain on President Vladimir Putin's wartime economy.
The United States is pushing for tougher United Nations sanctions on Sudan’s warring parties, seeking to curb foreign military support and pressure the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate an end to a conflict that has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced some 13 million.
PLA pilots test strategic reach in 6,000km mission as Middle East conflict pushes Cairo and Beijing closer
PLA pilots test strategic reach in 6,000km mission as Middle East conflict pushes Cairo and Beijing closer
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Sergei Karpukhin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, meets Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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GENEVA — The United Nations and Red Cross warned on Tuesday the world is "dangerously close" to a future where autonomous weapons — so-called "killer robots" — could target humans, and issued an urgent appeal for international regulations.
Factories manufacturing drones in the United Kingdom for export to Ukraine could come under attack from “unknown sources”, a Kremlin adviser has said, after Britain agreed to share long-range missile blueprints with Kyiv.
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The US Navy has released the first official fact file for the AIM‑424 Long Range Air‑to‑Air Missile, known as Malice, providing a detailed public description of a next‑generation air‑intercept weapon intended to expand the engagement reach of carrier‑based and future combat aircraft.
The IDF on Tuesday confirmed it diverted troops from standard operational duties to guard MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionist Party) on what he called a 'memorial tour' in several villages in Areas A and B in the West Bank.
BUDGET BRIEFING. Defense Secretary Gilberto 'Gibo' Teodoro Jr. faces the House appropriations committee for the Department of National Defense's proposed 2027 budget.
Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say
Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say
There has been significant progress during high-level talks in Tehran aimed at ending the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Pakistani officials.
Conservative politicians on Tuesday voiced concerns over the Lee Jae Myung administration's diplomacy amid the rapidly changing security environment on the Korean Peninsula, calling for stronger defense capabilities.
Bitcoin rises above $80,000 for the first time since May amid uncertainty over US fiscal plans
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers searching for 22 missing sailors have found no trace of their Panama-flagged cargo ship after the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal last week, the Indian Coast Guard said Tuesday.
The Philippines plans to expand its unmanned capabilities, including through the development and acquisition of drones as part of efforts to modernize its military, its defense chief said on Tuesday.
Two additional US senators demanded answers from the Pentagon regarding the living conditions aboard three naval ships involved in the war against Iran.
The global satellite market, both civilian and military, is growing, and with it the fear of threats. Due to this, US Space Command commander General Stephen Whiting recently told a conference in Alabama that the development of anti-satellite weapons is high on the US list of priorities.
Air strikes intended to curb Turkish expansion risk triggering the very encirclement Israel fears, analysts say
Air strikes intended to curb Turkish expansion risk triggering the very encirclement Israel fears, analysts say
MANILA, Philippines — No Chinese navy warships were monitored in four key areas of the West Philippine Sea from Aug. 18 to 24, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Families grieve at least 155 killed in US-linked Tomahawk missile attack on Minab school during opening hours of war
Families grieve at least 155 killed in US-linked Tomahawk missile attack on Minab school during opening hours of war
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It’s been one year since Israeli strikes killed 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who worked for The Associated Press and other news organizations, while she was with other journalists and rescue workers at Nasser hospital in Gaza. (Production by Wafaa Shurafa)
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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Conservative politicians on Tuesday voiced concerns over the Lee Jae Myung administration's diplomacy amid the rapidly changing security environment on the Korean Peninsula, calling for stronger defense capabilities.
North Macedonia has made strengthening relations with Israel a priority of its foreign policy and is seeking to expand cooperation in areas ranging from defense and investment to tourism and water management, Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski told The Jerusalem Post during his first official visit to Israel.
The wife of a US Army sergeant was deported to Honduras on Monday, marking the latest example of the impact of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on relatives of members of the US military.
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MANILA, Philippines — Some Filipino politicians may have received support from China to amplify its operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said on Tuesday.
South Korean defense company Hanwha Aerospace said Tuesday it has established a US-based subsidiary, Hanwha Horizon USA, as part of its push to grow its footprint in the global liquefied natural gas market.