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Newest first · UTC+11:00S. Korea closely monitoring Russia's reported preparation for more N. Korean troops: foreign ministry
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Monday it is closely monitoring military cooperation between North Korea and Russia following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim that Moscow is preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine.
· Oh Seok-min
US Military Forced To Let Some Iranian Projectiles Through Its Defenses: NBC
Some US lawmakers have begun to complain that American troops stationed in the Middle East have become sitting ducks and are in a highly dangerous situation with Iranian ballistic missiles increasingly reaching their marks. This is especially in the wake of the four US troop deaths earlier this month.
· Tyler Durden
United Cajun Navy said they’ve never spoken to Nolan Wells’ family attorney Ben Crump — despite his claims they have
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· David DeTurris
Everyday Revolutionary War heroes take center stage in Trump’s ‘Spirit of ‘76’ exhibit
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· Fox News
French politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’
PARIS — Politics in France has rarely been more divisive, but presidential candidates of various political persuasions have finally found something they agree on: The new movie about Charles de Gaulle is a masterpiece.
· Marion Solletty
Is London finally winning its mobile phone theft war?
London: Police are claiming progress in tackling mobile phone theft across the capital after years of worsening headlines about thieves who brazenly snatch devices from residents and tourists on the street.
· David Crowe
Decades after the Korean conflict, North and South remain divided
A visitor tours the exhibition hall of the Korean War at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
· Lee Jin Man
N. Korea's Kim visits war cemeteries on Korean War armistice anniversary
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited national cemeteries honoring fallen soldiers, including Chinese troops, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday.
· Woo Jae-yeon
Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".
· Agence France-Presse
Ukraine war briefing: Air ceasefire talk ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Romania summons Russian ambassador after shooting down three drones; Zelenskyy to meet Andy Burnham in UK. What we know on day 1,615
· Warrenmurray
S. Korea to participate in U.S.-led int'l cybersecurity exercise
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Cyber Security Command will take part in a U.S.-led international cybersecurity exercise this week, aimed at helping allies better respond to malicious cyberspace activities, the defense ministry said Monday.
· Kim Hyun-soo
Seoul shares open higher on eased Mideast tensions, mega chip deals
South Korean stocks started higher Monday as the United States paused strikes on Iran over the weekend, easing military tensions in the Middle East.
· Yonhap
N. Korea covers inter-Korean border building in screens for apparent renovation work
North Korea has installed screens around its building inside the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to block it from public view, apparently for ongoing renovation work, military sources said Monday.
· Yonhap
N. Korea covers inter-Korean border building in screens for apparent renovation work
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has installed screens around its building inside the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom to block it from public view, apparently for ongoing renovation work, military sources said Monday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Seoul shares open higher on eased Mideast tensions, mega chip deals
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Monday as the United States paused strikes on Iran over the weekend, easing military tensions in the Middle East.
· Kim Boram
How Trump’s Iran ‘own goal’ is hitting long-term US strategy to contain Chinese influence
An Indian-backed port long seen as a counterweight to Beijing is now caught in the crossfire of the US war against Iran
· Khushboo Razdan
How Trump’s Iran ‘own goal’ is hitting long-term US strategy to contain Chinese influence
An Indian-backed port long seen as a counterweight to Beijing is now caught in the crossfire of the US war against Iran
· Khushboo Razdan
Two die rescuing children at Hwajinpo Beach
Two military personnel died Sunday after rescuing two children from drowning at an unguarded beach on South Korea's east coast, authorities said.
· Lee Sun-young
UK papers: Youth benefits 'crack down' and Gatwick 'Fly and dry'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's latest policy plans lead several front pages. "PM to crack down on youth benefits" is the Daily Telegraph's headline, reporting that "payments may be stopped unless training or voluntary work is done" as part of the new administration's efforts to "reduce the country's £333bn welfare bi…
· Bbcnews
Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
· Marina Dunbar
Trump likes daily strikes on Iran, Sen. Kennedy says: ‘You have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys’
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· Ronny Reyes
The Indian Army's first woman boxer is now chasing Commonwealth gold
Jaismine Lamboria is one of India's strongest boxing gold-medal prospects at the Glasgow Games
· Bbcnews
US and Iran halt bombing for second night as both sides give space to talks
The United States has paused its bombing campaign against Iran for a second consecutive night, with both Washington and Tehran signalling a willingness to give diplomacy another chance after nearly two weeks of escalating military action.
· Sbsaustralia
PM pledges continued support for Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit
President Zelensky will also meet more than 200 Ukrainian military personnel who have spent the last three weeks taking part in a maritime exercise in the UK
· Bbcnews
US and Iran hit pause on strikes for second day
The United States and Iran have pressed pause on what had been an escalating conflict for a second day.
· Al Jazeera
Australia news LIVE: Test emergency alert to sound; Iran will halt strikes if US pause bombing
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· Christopher Harris
US ambassador to UN insists country has enough munitions for Iran war: ‘People that are leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail’
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· Ryan King
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’ in calls for PM’s arrest
Israeli prime minister says ICC’s war crime charges are ‘bogus’ and plans to be in New York for UN gathering this fall
· Associated Press
Pentagon’s Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
· Associated Press
Pentagon’s Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
· Associated Press
[Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg] Closing door on opportunity
For generations, the United States distinguished itself not simply by its wealth or military power, but by offering ambitious people born in other countries the chance to overcome the birthplace lottery. Unfortunately, the Donald Trump administration’s new visa policy for international students signals a gradual ret…
· Korea Herald
IDF shoots down Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon - report
The IDF shot down a Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Army Radio's Doron Kadosh reported.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
What lies ahead for Iran’s economy as scope of US war grows beyond Hormuz?
Iran says progress made in talks with Oman on Strait of Hormuz
· Maziar Motamedi
ASX set to rise, oil drops as Middle East tensions ease
The Australian sharemarket is set to rise as the US paused an almost two-week run of strikes against Iran while the Islamic Republic signalled it was refraining from any retaliatory attacks and held talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.
· Damian Troise
Pentagon's Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed in July
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others, salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, of Ozone Park, N.Y. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
· Konstantin Toropin
Ukraine suffers highest civilian casualties of the war in four years, with kids among latest killed
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· Ronny Reyes
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’, calls ICC war-crimes charges ‘bogus’
Israeli PM said he will attend September’s UN meeting in New York despite the city’s mayor calling for his arrest over the war in Gaza
· Associated Press
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’, calls ICC war-crimes charges ‘bogus’
Israeli PM said he will attend September’s UN meeting in New York despite the city’s mayor calling for his arrest over the war in Gaza
· Associated Press
Submarine affair commission sets November hearings for Netanyahu, senior officials
The state commission investigating the submarine and naval vessel affair will begin closed-door hearings on personal responsibility in November, moving the long-running inquiry toward its final report.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Biden warned Trump that Israel 'won't miss chance' to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes - report
Biden administration officials predicted that Israel would expand the war in Gaza to be able to strike Iran and Lebanon, sources told The New Yorker.
· CORINNE BAUM
Associate of Manchester synagogue attacker jailed over terror reconnaissance
The man who conducted hostile reconnaissance at a military base alongside the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Israel launches military incursion into Syria amid UN condemnation
The head of the United Nations has condemned the persistent violation of Syria’s sovereignty, as Israel’s forces reportedly carried out new incursions into its neighbour’s territory.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate by calling for his arrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state memorial for Ze’ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
· Lisa Mascaro
Seven Palestinians arrested after Israeli assaulted in West Bank, police seize several weapons
Seven Palestinians were arrested on Saturday night following a violent incident near the Moreno Farm close to Beitar Illit in the West Bank, in which the suspects are alleged to have attacked an Israeli citizen.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Russia seeks additional 30,000 North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine, Zelensky claims
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia is seeking an additional 30,000 North Korean troops for its war.
· CORINNE BAUM
2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks; 4 killed in Russian-held area hit by Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed its latest attack on Kyiv had struck sites linked to drone production
· Associated Press
2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks; 4 killed in Russian-held area hit by Ukraine
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed its latest attack on Kyiv had struck sites linked to drone production
· Associated Press
Katy Perry ‘deeply appalled’ over White House using her song in Iran war video
Singer rebukes Trump administration after it uses her song Firework over footage of missile striking Iranian naval ship
· Marina Dunbar
‘Freeze the conflict’: Drones slow Kazakh oil flow amid Russia-Ukraine war
Sitting next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Saturday cautiously weighed in on the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fifth year.
· Mansur Mirovalev