Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Monday issued decrees appointing six military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials to leadership positions after the preceding holders were killed in Israeli-US strikes during operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury.
SEOUL — South Korean and US troops will begin their annual exercises next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats, the allies announced Monday, days after North Korea resumed ballistic missile testing activities that are banned by the UN.
Multiple explosions have been heard at a Bulgarian munitions storage facility after a delivery truck serving a military plant caught fire, local media have reported.
Iran has played down the mutual security agreement signed between the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday.
Khartoum, Sudan – Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has held unannounced consultations with political and civil society groups and figures, resulting in agreement on steps to create the conditions for a Sudanese dialogue conference, political sources aware of the discussions have told Al Jazeera.
Syria and Russia have spent the past 18 months negotiating the fate of Moscow’s military presence in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024.
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Mecca on Friday to sign a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Turkish officials chose to keep the trip secret.
For decades, the basic equation in Israeli-Indian defense relations was straightforward. Israel had the military technology, expertise, and weapons that India wanted, and India had one of the world's largest defense markets.
BERLIN — Europe is scrambling for more Patriot interceptors to donate to an increasingly desperate Ukraine, which is racing to reinforce its ballistic missile defenses before Russia’s expected winter assault.
It will be three years in October since Israel started its genocide in Gaza, a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran.
It will be three years in October since Israel started its genocide in Gaza, a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran.
Hezbollah’s civilian arm has continued to operate in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a pilot zone under the protection of the Lebanese Armed Forces, according to the Alma Research and Education Center.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a United States-led roadmap for Gaza has raised urgent questions about the fragile peace process and the prolonging of suffering for more than two million Palestinians in the territory.
The activist group People Against Genocide stormed and vandalized Ultra Intelligence and Communications' Aberdeen facility last night, while also claiming responsibility for a vandalism incident against the logistics firm DSV in Doncaster, England.
The Ugandan Parliament has approved the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s proposed international stabilization force.
Ukraine's military has conducted a rare, mass casualty attack deep into central Russia. Long-range drones reached Tatarstan, which lies some 1,200km (or about 750 miles) east of the Ukrainian border.
The IDF urged residents of the Gaza Strip to protect themselves from financial exploitation by Hamas and to replace old-issue banknotes with current ones on Monday, warning that soon the old notes could lose all value.
The Board of Peace’s proposed agreement to disarm Hamas would leave Israel restricted in its ability to deal with immediate and emerging threats, while allowing Hamas to remain armed with “personal weapons,” according to an assessment by Dr. Igal Shiri published by the Meir Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research I…
The IDF increased the pace of its strikes over the past two weeks, with the number of fatalities rising accordingly, before restricting them under a new policy, following a series of targeted killings across the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire took effect, which, according to IDF statistics, resulted in the deaths of…
Khartoum, Sudan – A Sudanese army-led counteroffensive in the western region of Darfur has led to a series of gains for government-aligned forces over the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in recent days.
The government maintained a cautious stance on Ukraine's request for air defense support and other military provisions, a senior government official said Monday, amid Ukrainian claims that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government maintained a cautious stance on Ukraine's request for air defense support and other military provisions, a senior government official said Monday, amid Ukrainian claims that North Korea is preparing to send more troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine.
US equity futures start the new week barely higher, having erased almost all of their overnight gains, yet still trading at all time highs, led by Tech with small caps starting the week in the red. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are fractionally in the green as traders look to the next big data print from the US this …
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement is likely to be viewed by Tehran as a major success resulting from its aerial attacks on Gulf states, regardless of how strong the new pact proves to be, experts told The Jerusalem Post late Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — The United States is working to strengthen the Philippines’ ability to defend its claims and sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea as part of a broader strategy focused on deterrence, military readiness and deeper alliance cooperation, a senior US defense official said Monday.
President Donald Trump said the US is "low-keying" its confrontation with Iran, keeping economic and military pressure on while holding off on another major attack.
More than 23 weeks into the war on Iran, United States President Donald Trump has signalled he would rather rely on squeezing Tehran’s economy than returning to a military offensive, as he had warned he might last week.
Iran sees no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
Pope Leo XIV has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Sudan after the army led by Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan vowed to continue the devastating war and eradicate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces by the end of this year.
At least 13 people, including a child, have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, authorities said, as Ukraine’s military said it carried out an attack on an oil facility in the region.
Millennials and Generation Z spend a disproportionate amount of time on social media, swiping left, right, up, and down, making growth in interactions an increasingly important measure of brand relevance. For restaurant chains seeking to attract younger consumers, social media platforms have become critical advertis…
Iraq’s government has confirmed that the US-led military coalition is actively preparing to withdraw its forces from the Kurdistan Region and transfer bases to Iraqi forces before a September 30 deadline.
It is early on a Sunday morning, and you are awoken by armed police officers banging on your door. They hand you a letter: the state will freeze your assets for a further six months, denying you access to your own bank accounts because they disagree with the anti-genocide stance you have publicly expressed.
France’s Lucas Digne jumps as Spain’s Pedro Porro clears the ball during a World Cup semifinal soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …