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Newest first · UTC+11:00Teodoro to youth: Defend truth, protect West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called on the Filipino youth to become defenders of truth and active partners in protecting the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), stressing that national resilience begins with an informed and united citizenry.
· Philippine News Agency
Can Ukraine’s worst week in years become the best?
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· Phillips P. Obrien
27 BARMM areas under highest poll security category
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The military has placed its troops in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur on heightened alert following two separate grenade attacks as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) classified 27 areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) under the red …
· Dianne Sampang, Edwin O. Fernandez
Skenes strikes out 8 in 7 innings as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
· Joe Reedy
Trump resorts to whataboutism after Iranian strike kills two US troops
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside Democratic lawmakers’ calls to end the war with Iran after two US service members were killed in a missile strike on a military base in the Middle East. The Republican appeared to downplay the extent of the casualties in the conflict, suggesting that the death tolls suffer…
· RT
Trump resorts to whataboutism after Iranian strike kills US troops
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside Democratic lawmakers’ calls to end the war with Iran after four US service members were killed in a missile strike on a military base in the Middle East. The Republican appeared to downplay the extent of the casualties in the conflict, suggesting that the death tolls suffe…
· RT
McLean strikes out 10, Lindor homers to lead Mets past Phillies 6-1
New York Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, July 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
· Aaron Bracy
Japan to grant army communications gear and patrol boats to Cambodia
Japanese and Cambodian officials meet to sign the Official Security Assistance agreement. (Keito Nakaoka)
· Staff Writer
US says another troop killed as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks coming close
US military says service member was killed in Iraq during ‘controlled detonation’ as it launches more airstrikes at Iran
· Associated Press
Iran shipped billions in oil during its cease-fire with the U.S.
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· Stacy Cowley
Kuwait says Iranian attacks damaged vital facilities
Kuwait’s defence ministry says Iran “continues to target civilian and vital facilities in the country”, and has caused fires and “severe damage” to facilities by its attacks.
· Middleeasteye
ASX eyes uncertain start, Wall Street hit by AI slump
The sell-off for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom deepened and yanked stock markets lower worldwide. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to jump because of the war with Iran.
· Stan Choe
Mission in Iran war has pivoted toward ensuring oil flow, Trump official says
Energy secretary grapples with mounting criticism over length of US war as Democrat calls conflict ‘war of choice’
· Marina Dunbar
Chilling video shows Monaco bomb attack that nearly killed Ukrainian oligarch, reportedly blew legs off gal pal
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· Ronny Reyes
What do wars of attrition in the Middle East tell us about the Iran conflict? - analysis
The Middle East has a long history of wars of attrition. It now appears that the Trump administration is prepared for a war of attrition with the Iranian regime.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Hours after Iranian shrapnel lands in Israel, Zamir says IDF ready to strike back
Hours after shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile, which had been fired at Jordan, ultimately landed in Israel just north of Eilat, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir threatened the Islamic Republic with a potential harsh counterstrike if the regime gets any closer to the Jewish state.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
The U.S. Is Sending More Warplanes to the Middle East, Officials Say
The United States was sending more warplanes to the Middle East, according to American officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Sunday, another sign the Trump administration may soon further escalate its strikes against Iran.
· Eric Schmitt
Nadezhdin Says His Political Campaign Is Over Amid Kremlin Pressure
Anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin announced he would end his involvement in opposition politics, saying mounting pressure from the Russian authorities had left him with no choice.
· The Moscow Times
Iran hits Kuwaiti utilities and launches missiles at Jordan after US military responds to attack on personnel | The National
Iranian attacks damaged a power generation and water desalination complex in Kuwait and triggered air defences in Jordan and Bahrain on Sunday, hours after the US carried out an eighth consecutive night of military strikes on Iran.
· Amr Mostafa
Kiev sells victory while eating its own
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
· RT
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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
· RT
Zelensky Boasts Of Hits On 3 Russian 'Shadow Fleet' Tankers After Kiev Military Depot Leveled
Russia overnight and into early Sunday morning unleashed what Ukrainian officials have described as its largest barrage of ballistic missiles focused on Kiev of the war.
· Tyler Durden
US and Iran trade strikes again as Washington avenges American deaths
Tehran struck U.S. allies across the Persian Gulf region on Sunday and American forces bombed Iran for an eighth straight night, with the interim peace deal dead and neither side backing down.
· Bartosz Brzeziński
US hits Iran anew after two troops slain in Jordan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States launched new airstrikes Saturday to "punish" Iran after reporting the first US military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic.
· Agence France-Presse
Kids among 11 dead in Israeli strikes on Gaza
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· Agence France-Presse
Filipina strikes gold in Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship
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· Niel Victor C. Masoy
‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York
NYC mayor says in Times interview that’s he’s in ‘active conversation’ with city’s law department about the matter
· Lucy Campbell
Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs
Iran has been increasingly targeting Jordan with attacks like the one on Friday that killed two U.S. servicemen. The reason, analysts said, is because Jordan has been playing a more central role in U.S. military operations against Iran.
· Raja Abdulrahim
Trump describes death of US service members in Iranian strikes on Jordan as a 'shame' - report
US President Donald Trump described the deaths of two US service members in Iranian attacks on Jordan as a “shame,” defending the recently renewed US-Iran hostilities during a phone call with the New York Post on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF has killed at least around 420 Gazan terrorists since Oct. 2025 ceasefire, 'Post' learns
The IDF has killed at least around 420 Gazan terrorists since the October 2025 ceasefire, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
US air defenses struggling against Iranian missiles – media
The US is concerned that the Iranian military is growing increasingly effective at penetrating its air defenses in the Middle East, several media outlets have reported, citing anonymous officials. It comes off the back of a deadly missile and drone strike on a military base in Jordan on Friday, which left two Americ…
· RT
US air defenses struggling against Iranian missiles – media
The US is concerned that the Iranian military is growing increasingly effective at penetrating its air defenses in the Middle East, several media outlets have reported, citing anonymous officials. It comes off the back of a deadly missile and drone strike on a military base in Jordan on Friday, which left two Americ…
· RT
Ships continue to move through Strait of Hormuz, Chris Wright says
He said that about "two-thirds" of normal traffic is sailing through.
· David Cohen
'Zero tolerance': Katz bans Omri Ronen from IDF service following reserve duty refusal remarks
Social activist and IDF reservist Omri Ronen will not be allowed to return to service in the military, Defense Minister Israel Katz said in an X/Twitter post on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah ‘hinting’ at escalation against Lebanese army but still undecided, expert tells 'Post'
Hezbollah’s attack on the Lebanese Army in Mansouri over the weekend was the terror group’s way of “hinting” that it would escalate if threatened, Eyal Zisser, Vice-Rector at Tel Aviv University and an expert in Hezbollah’s political strategy, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Israel says Iran has launched missiles towards Jordan
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· Matthew Doran
Iron Dome shoots down Iranian missile fragments fired at Jordan
The IDF's Iron Dome was used on Sunday afternoon to shoot down fragments of an Iranian ballistic missile fired at Jordan near the border with Israel after the US Aegis anti-missile system had already been used to shoot down the primary missile warhead.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low
At least one person was killed and 16 were wounded, heaping pressure on Kyiv’s foreign partners to accelerate supply of anti-ballistic defences
· Reuters
Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low
At least one person was killed and 16 were wounded, heaping pressure on Kyiv’s foreign partners to accelerate supply of anti-ballistic defences
· Reuters
Iran targets Kuwaiti infrastructure to send 'calibrated signal' to US following direct strikes
Critical infrastructure in Kuwait was a “relatively attractive target” for Iran as it sought to escalate without risking a larger response from its Gulf neighbors, international relations expert Dr. Arman Mahmoudian, a research fellow at the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute, expla…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
American refueling tankers to be stationed in IDF bases, Ramon Airport as US reinforces Middle East
As the hours pass and more American forces arrive in the Middle East, coordination between the IDF and US military will naturally tighten, “with the goal of shortening the time it takes to move from routine to emergency readiness,” a senior security official said on Sunday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
Spacecraft to hit at 9km/s, equivalent to over 26 times the speed of sound near sea level and nearly 50 per cent faster than Nasa’s mission
· Ling Xin
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
Spacecraft to hit at 9km/s, equivalent to over 26 times the speed of sound near sea level and nearly 50 per cent faster than Nasa’s mission
· Ling Xin
Japanese officials open X accounts to counter China’s cognitive warfare
Senior members of the nation’s Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces have opened accounts on X, formerly Twitter, to counter China’s cognitive warfare by disseminating accurate information quickly.
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Germany To Join French Nuclear Exercise, Deepening 'Counter-Russia' Deterrence
In the latest development related to what some analysts have called the 'new Cold War' and nuclear saber-rattling between Russia and the West, Germany and France are planning a major nuclear exercise later this year.
· Tyler Durden
IAI's new ‘HYPNOSIS’ system aims to blind enemy drones in flight
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a new counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) called HYPNOSIS, a new high‑power navigation warfare (NAVWAR) air‑defense system designed to disrupt and neutralize aerial threats that rely on satellite‑based navigation. The system adds a dedicated soft‑kill layer to existi…
· MOSHE GERSTLEY
Russia hits Ukraine with one of the largest ballistic barrages of the war
Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight into Sunday in one of the heaviest attacks since the start of its full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
· Bartosz Brzeziński