Death toll of Houthi attack on cargo ship rises to six: Yemeni coastguard
Yemen's coastguard has said that at least six people were killed in alleged strikes by the Houthi rebel group on a cargo vessel near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday.
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Yemen's coastguard has said that at least six people were killed in alleged strikes by the Houthi rebel group on a cargo vessel near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian police on Tuesday charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, the latest security incident involving an American diplomatic post in Canada after two shootings at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto this year.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
An H3 rocket carrying a Michibiki positioning satellite takes off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center on Aug. 11. © Kyodo
Participants in a Security Council meeting rise for a moment of silence at United Nations headquarters, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Saturday that his country was about to open a UAV factory with Israeli company Elbit Systems.
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters, who reportedly withdrew from Turkey with their weapons, stand to attention during a ceremony in the Qandil area of northern Iraq, щт Oct 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya, File)
GENEVA, Switzerland — Myanmar’s military has escalated its aerial attacks on civilians, with the conflict ravaging the country showing no signs of abating, United Nations investigators said on Tuesday.
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A Chinese citizen pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to attempting to smuggle US military hardware to China in violation of the US Arms Export Control Act, according to the US Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday.
Former ECtHR and Hungarian Supreme Court judge András Baka has been elected the new Hungarian president.
MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday highlighted a Commission on Audit (COA) credit notice covering the Department of Education’s confidential funds, saying the issuance showed the agency’s liquidation had been allowed in audit.
IDF troops opened fire on a suspected Hamas sniper who posed an immediate threat near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza, the military said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's President Zelensky has in fresh remarks warned North Korea against its deepening involvement with Russian in executing the war against Ukraine.
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Countries are racing to expand their spy satellite fleets, as the war in Ukraine forces them to reconsider the intelligence they would rely on in a conflict, the CEO of a space-tech firm told CNBC.
A new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan has reopened tensions between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, with prominent Emirati and Saudi voices publicly clashing over the kingdom's decision to pursue a new regional security partnership beyond the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Guangdong researchers build prototype star sensor after developing a way to accurately predict how starlight bends at extreme speeds
Guangdong researchers build prototype star sensor after developing a way to accurately predict how starlight bends at extreme speeds
Abu Dhabi's hospitality sector recorded the highest occupancy rates in the UAE in the first half of this year, as hotel operators boosted domestic guest numbers during the fallout from the Iran war.
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Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a deal reached with Syria on the future of Moscow's military bases in the country would boost ties between the nations, and a Syrian source said some Russian forces would still be stationed there under the agreement.
In this episode of the Defense and Tech Podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Yoni Heilbronn, co-founder and managing partner of IL Ventures, the Tel Aviv fund backing disruptive technology for legacy industries: logistics, smart manufacturing, robotics, and supply chain.
Leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement last Friday, pledging to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stating that an armed attack on any one of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders across the General Staff, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij domestic security force in a move analysts say is aimed at equipping the country’s wartime security establishment with battle-hardened figures.
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With Hamas and Hezbollah substantially weakened, Iran is increasingly relying on the Houthis as its principal remaining proxy capable of exerting sustained military and economic pressure on the US and its regional partners.
The United States and Iran are nearing an agreement, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Bloomberg News in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The US and Iran are close to "some sort of an arrangement", Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Bloomberg.
President Donald Trump secretly switched from Air Force One to a smaller military aircraft after last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, according to The Washington Post, in an elaborate security operation reportedly prompted by an Iranian threat against him.
The United States and Iran have exchanged new demands during negotiations for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, raising new doubts about prospects for a wider deal to end their five-month war.
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The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a trilateral pact announced last week between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, marks a significant and hugely symbolic step for the region.
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The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Aug. 11, 2026 highlights a Commission on Audit (COA) credit notice covering the Department of Education’s confidential funds, saying the issuance showed the agency’s liquidation had been allowed in audit. Defense lawyer Michael Wesley Poa said the credit notice was …
In Kyiv, the State Emergency Service said a warehouse caught fire after a ballistic missile attack and one person was wounded. Footage released by the service showed firefighters tackling flames at the scene. The capital came under attack shortly after midnight, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko reporting a ballistic miss…
Damascus’s reported willingness to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to remove nuclear material from the Assad-era “Site 99” underscores why Israel’s security arrangements must extend beyond the military sphere to the diplomatic arena, Dr. Gil Murciano told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Tigray rebel authorities have accused Ethiopia’s federal government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in the region, raising fears of a renewed conflict nearly four years after a peace deal ended a devastating two-year war.
A quadcopter drone with plastic explosives attached to it flew unnoticed past air defence installations at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key NATO airlift hub, on August 4.
Beirut, Lebanon – As time runs out on the mandate for UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, there is still strong international and domestic support for peacekeepers in the region, devastated by an Israeli war since 2023, in which thousands have been killed.
Iran lost about 95 million cubic metres of gas production due to infrastructure damage caused by its war with the US and Israel, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Tuesday.
The IDF and Border Police officers destroyed the home of the terrorist who killed Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, and Capt. (res.) Benayahu Mellet, 32, in an overnight operation in the village of Tell in the West Bank, the military announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Death of 23-year-old was one of two parachute-related incidents in consecutive months recently made public by the PLA
Death of 23-year-old was one of two parachute-related incidents in consecutive months recently made public by the PLA
Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two former Chinese military servicemembers were arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage, accused of acts including intercepting communications between fighter jets and ground control and collecting information on movements of U.S. armaments, police said Tuesday.