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Newest first · UTC+11:00East Timor court review of Myanmar war crimes tests Asean’s uneasy approach to junta
The case, which alleges abuses in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin state, is now under consideration by the Dili courts
· Maria Siow
East Timor court review of Myanmar war crimes tests Asean’s uneasy approach to junta
The case, which alleges abuses in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin state, is now under consideration by the Dili courts
· Maria Siow
Vietnamese massacre victims file 2nd petition with S. Korea's truth commission
SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Victims and bereaved families of the alleged massacres of Vietnamese civilians by the South Korean military during the Vietnam War filed a second petition with South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Thursday seeking a truth investigation.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
At least 13 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Poland investigates airspace violation – Europe live
Huge missile and drone attack on Ukraine as Poland’s Tusk prepares to travel to impact site discovered in east of country
· Jakub Krupa
Rolls-Royce jumps 4% as it sees boost from both the defense boom and AI data center buildout
Rolls-Royce on Thursday hiked its full-year profit and cash flow guidance after strong earnings for the first half of the year, with the British engineering group benefiting from robust demand across its civil aerospace, defense and power systems businesses.
· Elsa Ohlen
(LEAD) Unmanned vehicle spotted in border area identified as U.S. drone: S. Korean military
(ATTN: ADDS JCS official's comments, other details in paras 4-7)
· Kim Seung-yeon
Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war
Shell's profits for the second quarter of the year have more than doubled after the Iran war pushed up oil prices.
· Bbcnews
Unmanned vehicle spotted in border area identified as U.S. drone: S. Korean military
SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- An unmanned vehicle spotted in an inter-Korean border region was identified as a U.S. military drone, a South Korean military official said Thursday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
(URGENT) Unmanned vehicle spotted in border area identified as U.S. drone: S. Korean military
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· Kim Seung-yeon
The war over Hormuz must not replace the fight against a nuclear Iran - opinion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington yesterday stood out primarily for what it lacked: a joint press statement and a photo op alongside US President Donald Trump. These images are particularly crucial for Netanyahu ahead of the elections in Israel, but their absence also reflects the growing sensi…
· MAJ.-GEN. (RET.) AMOS YADLIN
Russian strikes across Ukraine, from east to west, kill at least 7 and wound dozens
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others, officials said, with the heaviest casualties reported in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk and western Lviv regions.
· Hanna Arhirova
Oil giant Shell smashes expectations as profits more than double in second quarter
British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit, benefitting from the jump in oil and gas prices amid the sprawling Middle East conflict.
· Sam Meredith
Australia faces new fuel warning as Iran war spreads to Red Sea
Australian motorists are facing the prospect of another surge in petrol and diesel prices, with Ampol warning the expanding conflict in the Middle East is driving up global oil and refined fuel costs just as the Albanese government’s 16¢-a-litre excise relief is due to end.
· Nick Toscano
Adnoc Drilling delivers record second-quarter profit as operations continue despite war | The National
Adnoc Drilling posted a record second-quarter profit as revenue jumped and its operations continued despite regional geopolitical uncertainty.
· Sarmad Khan
US Congress hasn’t authorized Trump’s Iran war—or ended it
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· Brian Hudson
Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes cities across Ukraine
Overnight barrage follows warnings from Zelensky about an anticipated large-scale bombardment by Moscow
· Reuters
Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes cities across Ukraine
Overnight barrage follows warnings from Zelensky about an anticipated large-scale bombardment by Moscow
· Reuters
(LEAD) Military to inspect front-line Army corps after post found operating without live ammunition
(ATTN: REVISES headline, lead to clarify that front-line corps are being inspected, not all Army corps units; CORRECTS facts in paras 6, 9)By Kim Seung-yeon
· Kim Seung-yeon
OVP, defense decline comment on Marcos approval of BIR records release
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Vice President and Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team declined to comment Thursday after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. authorized the Bureau of Internal Revenue to release the tax records of Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, to the Senate Impeachment Court.
· James Daniel Danio
Buckle up for the banks’ mortgage war! Home loans have fallen off a cliff
July 30, 2026 — 3:16pm
· Elizabeth Knight
US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
The stop-start fighting between the US and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia has publicly joined military escalations against Tehran-backed proxies. At the same time, an already untenable diplomatic effort to end the war has faltered once again as mistrust deepens between the longtime adversar…
· Yonhap
Jordanian air defenses shoot down 5 missiles launched from Iran, state-run news agency says
A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)
Iran war drives Asia EV boost but China slowdown weighs on overall sales
BYD cars are displayed at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand on March 23. Sales of EVs in Southeast Asia jumped 62% on the year between March and June, led by Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, according to the International Energy Agency. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
· SAYAN CHAKRABORTY
UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
Exclusive: ministers and police chiefs examining how cases involving US military personnel on UK soil are handled after Guardian revelations
· Emine Sinmaz, Harry Davies, Robevans, Louisa Loveluck
Chinese national's 5-year jail term confirmed, for trying to steal military secrets
The Supreme Court has recently confirmed the five-year prison term for a Chinese national for attempting to steal South Korea's military secrets by bribing active soldiers.
· Yoon Min-sik
Military begins network overhaul after bandwidth shortfalls
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
Trade deficits for Japan, Philippines widen amid AI boom and Iran war
Statistics show that there is a divide in Asia between economies reaping the full benefit of tech export growth and those that cannot fully offset the negative impact of high energy prices. (Source photos by Yuki Nakao and Reuters)
· Staff Writer
Israeli attacks escalate in Gaza, three killed, including child
The Israeli army has intensified its attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing at least three - including a child - and wounding several others.
· Middleeasteye
US launches another round of attacks on Iran
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has launched a “heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, following Iranian missile attacks on US forces a day earlier.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Two children among seven dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say
People set up tents and camping chairs as they took shelter inside a Kyiv metro station
· Bbcnews
Trump met with Saudi defence minister after joint strikes on Iraq: Report
US President Donald Trump met with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, on Wednesday for urgent discussions following the two countries' joint strikes on Iraq, Axios reported citing an American official.
· Middleeasteye
Principals reject plan to cut teacher hours in revised pay deal
Principals have warned a pay deal that would cut teachers’ meeting hours in half would fail, as the state’s new premier continues to urge educators against more strikes.
· Caroline Schelle, Angus Delaney
Iran war latest: US military completes retaliatory strikes against IRGC targets in Iran | The National
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· The National
Deadly strikes on Kyiv after Zelenskyy warns of ‘massive’ Russian attack
Six dead in Kryvi Rih including two children and fires in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, after wave of ballistic missile launches
· Guardian staff and agencies
US troops told not to film Iranian strikes (VIDEOS)
The US military has warned troops in the Middle East against filming the aftermath of Iranian drone and missile attacks, with some personnel in Jordan reportedly told that their mobile phones could soon be confiscated to strengthen “operational security.”
· RT
US launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on American forces
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The US military launched retaliatory strikes Wednesday on Iranian targets in response to Tehran's attack on American forces in Jordan. The barrage came after the US partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers.
· Associated Press
Centcom says two hours-long wave of strikes against Iran 'successfully completed'
The US Central Command claimed attacks on dozens of targets in Iran, including military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defence sites, and maritime capabilities.
· Middleeasteye
US strikes Iran as widening war engulfs more countries
A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026.
· Mia Gonzalez
Electronics company ESC BAZ presents border protection, defense technology to IDF officials
Electronics manufacturer ESC BAZ recently presented what it described as a series of groundbreaking capabilities for border protection and the defense of strategic facilities to senior IDF officers and top officials in Israel's defense establishment.
· AMIR BOHBOT
'Jewish terrorists': Pro-Israel columnist Bret Stephens speaks against West Bank settler violence
Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist known as one of the paper’s most consistent defenders of Israel, used his Tuesday column to take direct aim at the country’s handling of settler violence in the West Bank, warning that unchecked attacks now pose a threat to Israel’s security and to Z…
· ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Netanyahu says Trump is in full control of Iran war, denies influencing strikes after DC meeting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that US President Donald Trump is in full control of the war with Iran after disclosing that the two leaders discussed options to resolve the conflict in their recent meeting in Washington, ABC News reported on Thursday.
· RUBY SADIKMAN
Lee vows practical support for overseas Koreans during Chile visit
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
Conroy walks back AUKUS ‘eviction notice’ to US submarines
Washington/Sydney: Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has walked back his declaration of a time limit on the presence of US nuclear-powered submarines at HMS Stirling in Perth, saying he expected the Americans to maintain some form of submarine presence there indefinitely.
· Michael Koziol, Matthew Knott
Iraq sees building transport links with Gulf partners as route to 'lasting peace' in region | The National
Iraq has appealed for closer transport and logistics co-operation with the UAE and other Gulf states, arguing that deeper economic integration can help build “lasting and sustainable peace” in a region grappling with the fallout of the Iran war.
· Sinan Mahmoud
Military to inspect all Army corps after front-line posts found operating without live ammunition
SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- The military plans to inspect all Army corps based around Seoul and in border areas after one of the front-line units was found to have been conducting guard duties without live ammunition loaded, officials said Thursday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Watch: Trump says Iran would be hit 'very hard'
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the US would hit Iran "very hard" after an attack on the US military in Jordan.
· Middleeasteye
US launches 'powerful' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
The US military says it has begun launching strikes against Iran in retaliation for an attempted surprise attack on American forces in the Middle East.
· Bbcnews
US bombs Iran after Trump vows to ‘beat the f***ing s**t out of them’
The US has launched a “powerful” bombing raid against Iran after President Donald Trump warned that it was “our turn to hit them,” following Tehran’s ballistic missile attack on American forces in Jordan the previous night.
· RT