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FILE.- Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)
The IDF's Military Advocate-General's Corps on Wednesday issued its first landmark war crimes report since October 7 regarding over 150 probes, addressing the World Central Kitchen (WCK) saga, the Islamic Crescent saga, and three other major cases.
Children in Khartoum are trickling back into classrooms, as improved security in parts of Sudan allows families to return to the war-torn capital city. Their return is just the beginning of a long recovery.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addresses attendees at the site near Baghdad International Airport where Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Israel’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase could have triggered a direct military confrontation with Turkey, US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria envoy Tom Barrack has warned.
Last week, after protracted negotiations and various plot twists, Canadian mining company Allied Gold sold a minority stake in its assets to China’s Zijin Gold International.
Israeli forces have arrested at least 23 Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa news agency and local officials, as the military expands its campaign across the territory.
Turkey firmly rejected on Wednesday what it called "untenable allegations" by Israel regarding its military position in Syria, after Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border and said Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops to deploy there.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Wednesday that Seoul received no warning of Donald Trump’s plan to slash joint military exercises, a move the U.S. president announced publicly and linked to South Korea’s refusal to help with his war in Iran.
Navy head coach Brian Newberry looks onto the field from the sideline during the first half of the Liberty Bowl NCAA college football game against Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department of Defense this year:
Fierce fighting between the Somali army and opposition forces in the key city of Baidoa in South West State has left dozens of people dead, including at least four civilians.
An association of cargo ship owners is concerned about the safety of seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
After USS Benfold lost power for four days last month, analysts say prolonged operations in the Middle East could be taking a toll
After USS Benfold lost power for four days last month, analysts say prolonged operations in the Middle East could be taking a toll
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships.
The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey this month was not the product of Riyadh’s reaction to a specific, immediate threat, as many have assumed.
Dr Anwar Gargash has criticised a series of articles and claims levelled against the UAE, as the country seeks to move beyond the Iran war crisis.
India's auto companies recorded some of the strongest revenue growth in the April-June quarter, with demand lifted by both personal income and goods and services tax cuts last year, according to an ICRA report. © Getty Images
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with Sweden’s Defense Minister Pal Jonson in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)
On Tuesday evening, the Prime Minister's Office took credit for a strike on Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib, Syria. US Ambassador to Turkey and the Trump administration's special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, said that the strike “carried a real risk of rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation between Isra…
Near Katherine, in the vast expanse of the Northern Territory, 7.30 has walked through a newly built bomb shelter at RAAF Base Tindal.
‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says
‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), a Belgian pro-Palestinian organization operating against IDF soldiers who served as combatants, announced on Wednesday that it has filed another criminal complaint in India against an Israeli currently vacationing in the country.
Iran has considered attacking U.S. military targets in Europe if the war escalates, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing two regime insiders.
Ukraine's former defense chief Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections in what many see as the most direct political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia launched its full-scale invasion nearly four-and-a-half years ago.
European officials have for years been warning about what they allege is heightened Russian hybrid and sabotage warfare targeting Europe and its airspace in connection with the long-running Ukraine war.
(2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
Crude oil and natural gas supplies have been disrupted worldwide by the United States-Israel war on Iran, but one energy sector appears to be cashing in – coal.
First deal opens door to potential multibillion-dollar artillery program
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The 2026/27 Premier League season starts on Friday, when Arsenal begin the defence of their hard-earned title with a game against promoted Coventry City.
The Israeli army launched several attacks across south Lebanon, state media reported.
With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
With its need for Russian gas limiting fresh sanctions, analysts say Tokyo has few economic weapons left to respond
Ousted Ukraine defence minister calls for elections despite wartime ban
The army has joined the search for missing Sydney bushwalker Lily Hooper, a week after she failed to return from a trip to the Nattai National Park in the NSW Southern Highlands.
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has launched a landing support vessel jointly built with SIMA, Peru's state-owned shipyard, for the Peruvian Navy.
Al Nassr kicked off their Saudi Pro League title defence with a comfortable win over Al Fateh at the weekend.
Israel is halting all defence exports to Qatar, viewing Doha as an "evil state that works against Israel," according to a report by Channel 12.
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The interior ministry said Wednesday that a nationwide civil defense drill simulating an enemy air raid will be conducted later this week.
President Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters
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Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon policy chief, has just completed a tour of South-east Asia where he tried to assure America’s allies that the US is still with them and dissuade them from pursuing a “middle power” strategy that excludes Washington and its weapons industry.
Alexander Vindman - a central Russiagate figure who flipped out when Donald Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Biden family corruption - and who was offered the job of Ukraine's Minister of Defense three times two months before the infamous 'perfect' Trump-Zelensky call - was just beaten out of a Florida Senate seat…
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday he hoped scaled-back military drills between South Korea and the United States could open the door for dialogue between North Korea and Washington.
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
Ultra-Orthodox Jews walks past pashkevilim, posters used to publicize news and important messages in the ultra-Orthodox community, in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)