US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment
US military operations in 2025 killed 153 civilians and wounded 243, a US official said on Tuesday, citing Pentagon assessments.
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Taiwan condemns ‘dangerous’ planned Chinese navy drill with Indonesia to its east
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· Mia Gonzalez
US stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging
NEW YORK — US stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
· Associated Press
Prosecution, Defense lawyers clash as 'generational divide' takes center stage in impeachment trial
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero on Wednesday urged both counsels not to let the "generational divide" heighten the situation during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
· Catherine S. Valente, Kristina Maralit
Chilling discovery of mass graves in Kosovo brings hope to families of missing
Erblin Ademi, right, whose father, Adem Ademi, a prominent surgeon, disappeared along with 22 other intellectuals during the Kosovo war in April 1999, speaks to police officers near the excavation site of a mass grave in Small Kalluder, Kosovo, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Zana Cimili)
· Zana Cimili
Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops
· William Christou
Top court acquits woman who brandished knife at uncle she accused of sexual abuse
The Supreme Court ruled that a woman who brandished a knife at an uncle during a violent confrontation should not be punished because it was done in self-defense.
· Park Jun-hee
Why China’s war on deflation is faltering in real time
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· William Pesek
Iran adapted its attacks on bases in Mideast as US munitions stockpiles diminished - report
As the US-Iran war progressed Iran adapted how it attacked US military bases in the Middle East, which forced the US to use its already scarce supply of Patriot interceptors, according to a report from the New York Times on Tuesday.
· ESTHER DAVIS
Trump-class battleship designed for a bygone era of warfare
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· Gabriel Honrada
Burned-out US carrier sailors near Iran tried to jump overboard – Military Times
Sailors on a US aircraft carrier operating near Iran attempted to jump overboard amid exhaustion and low morale caused by extended operations, several news outlets have reported, citing crew members’ families.
· RT
UAE's corporate tax move is an investment in resilience | The National
It is perhaps a sign of the times that one of the UAE’s many small businesses is a company that produces an emergency response kit. Dr Daamini Shrivastav, a Dubai physician, co-founded the business with a friend to produce the Trooper Box – a package to help a family weather a storm with first-aid supplies, food bar…
· The National Editorial
Trump says Secret Service, military insisted on Air Force One decoy in Turkey
The US president confirmed he covertly switched planes upon his departure from Ankara, saying ‘I guess there was a threat out there’
· Bloomberg
Trump says Secret Service, military insisted on Air Force One decoy in Turkey
The US president confirmed he covertly switched planes upon his departure from Ankara, saying ‘I guess there was a threat out there’
· Bloomberg
New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
Damage on the cargo vessel Tihamah near Murad, Yemen, August 11, 2026. Yemen's transport ministry said four crew members were killed after the vessel was attacked in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
· Mia Gonzalez
India warns incidents on disputed border will affect China relations
India considers incidents along its disputed border with China “most serious” and “the state of the border affairs” will “reflect on the state of our larger bilateral ties,” the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday in response to a question about a fresh military face-off.
· Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Syria sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.
· Yonhap
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
SEOUL — North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-South Korea joint drills.
· Agence France-Presse
Defense chief to meet heads of alumni groups of 3 military academies amid integration push
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back was set to hold a meeting Wednesday with the leaders of the alumni groups of the Army, Navy and Air Force military academies and seek their support for the government's ongoing push to integrate the three academies into a single institution, the defense ministry said.
· Yonhap
(3rd LD) N. Korea conducts another missile launch ahead of key S. Korea-U.S. military drills
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· Kim Seung-yeon
Defense chief to meet heads of alumni groups of 3 military academies amid integration push
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back was set to hold a meeting Wednesday with the leaders of the alumni groups of the Army, Navy and Air Force military academies and seek their support for the government's ongoing push to integrate the three academies into a single institution, the defense minist…
· Kim Hyun-soo
Ukraine war briefing: North Korean missiles hit Zaporizhzhia in deadly attack
Zelenskyy warns Putin will use Russian election, in which opposition to the war is banned, as pretext for major call-up of troops. What we know on day 1,631
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Russia Agrees To Repurpose Strategic Military Bases In Post-Assad Syria
Some 20 months after Syria's Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus and went to Moscow, amid jihadist groups taking over the capital city in December of 2024, Russia has finally reached a negotiated settlement over the fate of its Syrian bases with the new Sharaa government.
· Tyler Durden
Zelenskyy: Ukraine has given US negotiators proposals for ending war with Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Ukraine had handed proposals to US negotiators for a plan to end the war with Moscowand suggested that Russia would use its parliamentary election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilization.
· Yonhap
LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Aug. 12, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Audit Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) state auditor Xylene del Campo returns to the witness stand Wednesday for the 15th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, where she is set to face cross-examination by the defense over the alleged …
· INQUIRER.net
‘I don’t think that would help’: Cats coach quizzed on Kolodjashnij concussion saga
Geelong coach Chris Scott says he would like to give “an impassioned defence” of the people at his club who were involved in drafting the controversial agreement with Jake Kolodjashnij but would keep his counsel on the matter while an investigation was underway.
· Peter Ryan
N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills
North Korea has launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan, according to Seoul and Tokyo, marking the second such test from Pyongyang in less than a week.
· Adam Hancock
Presidential office labels N. Korea's missile launch as provocation, urges immediate halt
The presidential office on Wednesday held an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, describing it as a provocation and calling for an immediate halt to such actions.
· Yonhap
Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war
Watch: President Trump secretly switches planes to avoid Iran threat
· Bbcnews
Florida Seeks NY Times Internal Documents Over Errors In Israel-Hamas War Coverage
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· Tyler Durden
North Korea fired a ballistic missile ahead of major US-South Korean military exercise, army says
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday toward the Sea of Japan off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, South Korea's military said.
· ESTHER DAVIS, REUTERS
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
Published 12 August 2026 11:04am
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Israeli forces attack agricultural land in Syria, set up military checkpoint
Israeli forces attacked agricultural land on Tuesday in the countryside of Syria’s Quneitra, according to local media reports.
· Middleeasteye
(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
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· Kim Seung-yeon
Mysterious Drone Threat Emerges At America's "Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier," Prompting Curfews
One of the most strategically important US military bases outside the continental U.S., often described as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" in the central Indian Ocean, faces a mysterious drone threat, according to a new report.
· Tyler Durden
Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion.
· AP
Presidential office labels N. Korea's missile launch as provocation, urges immediate halt
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Wednesday held an emergency meeting to address North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, describing it as a provocation and calling for an immediate halt to such actions.
· Park Boram
University of Tokyo serves as launchpad for Japan space startups
The University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory has developed 15 microsatellites that have been launched into orbit. (Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory)
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(URGENT) N. Korea's latest ballistic missile flew more than 700 km: S. Korean military
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· Kim Seung-yeon
North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan says
The move comes as South Korea and the US plan to conduct joint military drills to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear capabilities
· Agencies
North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan says
The move comes as South Korea and the US plan to conduct joint military drills to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear capabilities
· Agencies
(LEAD) N. Korea fires at least 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
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· Kim Seung-yeon
Zelenskyy: Ukraine has given U.S. negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine had handed proposals to U.S. negotiators for a plan to end the war with Moscow and suggested that Russia would use its parliamentary election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilization.
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Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model
Defence experts say PLA carrier fleet is expected to complement land-based forces and extend reach into the western Pacific and beyond
· Gabriel Dominguez
Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model
Defence experts say PLA carrier fleet is expected to complement land-based forces and extend reach into the western Pacific and beyond
· Gabriel Dominguez
(URGENT) N. Korea fired at least 1 ballistic missile from Wonsan area: S. Korean military
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· Kim Seung-yeon
North Korea fires off second missile in less than a week
North Korea launched an apparent ballistic missile early Wednesday — Pyongyang’s second in less than a week — with the weapon believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
· Jesse Johnson
North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile, Japan’s Defense Ministry says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a week.