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The decision by the United States to carry out strikes on Iran has not only drawn retaliatory attacks from Tehran but also brought criticism from a Democratic lawmaker who has accused Republican President Donald Trump of violating a war powers resolution passed by Congress.
The United Arab Emirates has condemned the recent Iranian strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait, which were in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian targets over the past two days.
The chief of Uganda’s military says he has ordered the closure of two of the country’s biggest media outlets.
A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes hit the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh.
TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a "crushing response."
The Israeli military has announced that an Israeli soldier was killed on Saturday night in southern Lebanon.
Uganda's leading independent media group said it is under a "military siege" after the army chief ordered the shutdown of its newspapers, TV station, and radio outlets.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a sapper examines a fragment of the Russian missile in a residential neighbourhood following an air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is widely seen as a potential successor to his father as president
Captain David Hazutt, aged 21, from Ashkelon, was killed in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday.
In this photo released by Syrian Presidency press office, President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa, at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Syrian Presidency press office via AP, File)
Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, attends a “thanksgiving” ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda late Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did "not believe in a free press."
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Admiral Brad Cooper's recent meeting this past Thursday, which was not made public until now, focused mainly on Iran, though it also had a heavy influence on the weekend Lebanon deal, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Two of the targets struck by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday night were newly built by the Iranians, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, while others were targets that had not been attacked before.
The US-Iran framework agreement should not be mistaken for the end of a long conflict or for a settled regional security arrangement. It is better understood as a political truce: an attempt to halt the slide towards a wider war and create space for something more durable.
Iran said it launched strikes against eight United States targets in Bahrain and Kuwait early Sunday morning local time.
(ATTN: UPDATES story with more details in paras 17-20; CHANGES photos)By Kim Seung-yeon
The Israeli military bombed southern Lebanon on Sunday morning, according to Lebanese media.
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul government lodged a strong protest Sunday with China and Russia over their military planes' unauthorized entry into South Korea's air defense zone the previous day, Seoul's defense ministry said.
Iran attacked Bahrain and Kuwait after US strikes, and threatened a ‘complete halt’ to talks
President Donald Trump again threatened Iran on Sunday with annihilation following U.S. attacks on Iranian military targets in retaliation for Tehran's latest strikes on shipping in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait after the United States struck five Iranian targets, escalating tensions and threatening the fragile ceasefire agreed by the two sides earlier this month.
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…
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The UK’s entire fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines is currently stuck in port due to maintenance bottlenecks, the UK Defence Journal reported on Saturday. Former Royal Navy officers have warned that the situation makes Britain look “toothless” amid the continued stand-off with Russia.
The UK’s entire fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines is currently stuck in port due to maintenance bottlenecks, the UK Defence Journal reported on Saturday. Former Royal Navy officers have warned that the situation makes Britain look “toothless” amid the continued stand-off with Russia.
Israeli forces attacked and killed several Hezbollah members near a security zone it had carved in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said on Sunday, two days after the two countries signed a peace deal that the Iranian-backed group opposes.
ROME — Opening Pope Leo XIV’s closed-door conference of the world’s cardinals on war, the Vatican’s doctrinal chief accused the European Union of applying international law selectively, sanctioning some military invasions while treating others differently.
Ukraine's Fire Point, maker of the Flamingo cruise missile, is accelerating plans to develop a European missile defense system after an agreement with German radar maker Hensoldt and hopes to have its first interceptors ready by the end of the year.
Tokyo says it had tracked two separate flights involving H-6 and Tu-95 bombers that passed over the western Pacific
Tokyo says it had tracked two separate flights involving H-6 and Tu-95 bombers that passed over the western Pacific
Ben-Gurion Airport's Terminal 1 reopened to domestic flights on Sunday, according to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), which announced the terminal's renewed operations on Wednesday.
A bomb and gun attack on a Sindh Rangers facility in Karachi killed three paramilitary troops and injured four on Saturday, Pakistan's military said, as the country battles a surge in violence.
On a road near Taybeh in southern Lebanon, a quadcopter weighing a few kilograms closed in on an Israeli armored unit. The soldiers never heard it coming. By the time anyone reacted, the only defense left was the oldest one. Men raised their rifles and fired at the sky. The drone killed Sgt. Idan Fooks and wounded s…
Paramilitary soldiers and police officers stand guard on a road cordoned off near the site of a militant attack at the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
The United States has bombed Iran for a second straight day, striking Sirik, Bandar-e Lengeh and Qeshm Island after a drone attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.
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…
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday vowed to make efforts to resolve the issue of South Korean citizens abducted by North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War through "dialogue and cooperation."
The Israeli military said its forces killed several armed individuals in the area it describes as a security zone in southern Syria and carried out additional strikes against Hezbollah-linked targets in southern Lebanon.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) on Sunday slammed the Chinese Embassy in Manila over its response to the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) reaffirmation of the 2016 Arbitral Award, saying the embassy’s statement “offers a window into the true intentions of the Chinese Communist Part…
The IDF killed several armed terrorists in southern Syria on Saturday, the military confirmed on Sunday.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has issued a defence of two ministers facing questions in their portfolios and beyond, as a police probe into another drags into its second month without a public update.
Cairo/Washington: Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war.
TAIPEI — Food vendors across Asia who rely on plastics for everything from bags to cups and containers are grappling with their rising costs, the result of the energy crisis sparked by the Middle East war.
Bahrain has expressed its “strongest condemnation” of Iran’s missile and drone attacks, saying they violate the country’s sovereignty and undermine “opportunities for de-escalation and stability in the region”.
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1882 -- Chinese troops arrive at the western port of Incheon as Korea's royal court requested assistance to suppress a revolt staged by army soldiers who were angry at the creation of a modern military contingent. The new unit was entitled to a higher salary and better treatment.
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