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Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have narrowly passed a massive $1.15bn military spending package, despite concerns from Democratic lawmakers over the price tag and enhanced military technology collaboration with Israel.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an annual defense policy bill for fiscal year 2027, containing language that tightens restrictions on the use of funds to reduce the number of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.
US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that the United States will bomb an Iranian bridge or power plant whenever the Islamic Republic fires at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, amid growing concerns over a potential return to full-scale war between the two countries.
Oil prices rose Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iranian infrastructure in response to any attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears of a further escalation in the conflict that has already disrupted crude supplies.
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The militants say the strikes are part of their military blockade on Saudi Arabia
The militants say the strikes are part of their military blockade on Saudi Arabia
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Nearly four and a half years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy faces one of his toughest domestic political challenges yet.
Surveillance footage released Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office shows a former U.S. Army soldier shooting off fireworks, starting a fire and shooting a pellet gun outside a Manhattan federal office building before he was subdued Monday morning.
NFL players are renewing their turf war after seeing pristine grass fields at the World Cup.
The White House is withholding $400 million in military aid for Kiev approved by the US Congress, Senator Dick Durbin has said. The funding, allocated by lawmakers in January, will not be available until at least 2029, he said during a hearing on Wednesday.
The White House is withholding $400 million in military aid for Kiev approved by Congress, US Senator Dick Durbin has said. The funding, allocated by lawmakers in January, will not be available until at least 2029, Durbin said during a hearing on Wednesday.
US military says it is degrading Tehran’s ability to threaten ships in strait of Hormuz; Houthis say tankers violated their blockade; US signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials fear that such a project could help the kingdom develop nuclear weapons
Some US lawmakers and Israeli officials fear that such a project could help the kingdom develop nuclear weapons
Air defences have been activated in Kuwait to intercept a drone attack from Iran, according to the country’s military.
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defense policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday morning, according to reports from the Kuwait Interior Ministry.
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The trial of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, is scheduled to begin on 1 June 2027, a New York judge ordered on Wednesday. Maduro is charged with narco terrorism, as well as drug and weapons related charges. He denies all the charges.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
An Iranian attack on a United States military site in Jordan that killed three US soldiers has shown the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s (IRGC) ability to inflict a deadly toll five months into the US-Israel war on Iran.
President Donald Trump is trying to put more pressure on Tehran — but the regime isn’t budging, so far, and there’s no clear endgame for the war.
Anduril Industries shows off its Fury drone at the Farnborough International Airshow. (Photo by Takako Fujiu)
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a provision that would boost Pentagon ties to Israel.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A potential US civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, which The New York Times has reported could be announced by the Trump administration as early as Wednesday, is alarming some Israelis and Americans.
Iran has threatened to launch more attacks across the Gulf region if strikes by the United States military do not stop, warning that “no infrastructure will be safe” unless its own security is guaranteed.
Earlier this year, Congress reached a depressing milestone: 86% of Americans, a record high, disapproved of its job performance. But this summer, there have been some signs that shifts are underway. On the left, House Democrats have just voted in unprecedented numbers to withhold military aid from Israel, and across…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Al Carns resigned from ex-PM Sir Keir Starmer's government citing concerns over defence spending
Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approval
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had spoken with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in a bid to revive efforts to end the war with Russia.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ukraine’s new military chief has announced plans to expand offensive operations against Russia, including missions behind enemy lines, after being appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski reacts after giving up a three-run home run to New York Yankees’ Ben Rice in the seventh inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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A sculpture outside the office building of China Northern Rare Earth Group, with "Build world-class" inscribed at its base, in the rare-earth industrial hub of Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. © Reuters
MANILA, Philippines — The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday that, as far as it knows, the Senate has yet to approve the Office of the Vice President's request to shoulder the catering expenses of its lawyers, support staff and witnesses during the impeachment trial.
The US stock market is drifting in mixed trading, while oil prices climb another 3 per cent as fighting continues in the war with Iran.
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
Dozens of Lancelin residents poured into Forrest Place on Thursday morning, armed with signs and banners with one message: “save our town”.
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Campaigners in Ukraine pledge to continue nationwide protests until Mykhailo Fedorov gets his job back
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
BERLIN — Germany wants a fleet of uncrewed combat aircraft to meet a key NATO requirement. But divisions inside its defense ministry over whether to buy an Australian drone or wait for European alternatives threaten to derail Berlin's goal of fielding an initial fleet by 2029.
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