China signals buildout of nuclear missile silos for ‘strategic trump cards’
CCTV documentary interview suggests the construction was for the DF-5 series of intercontinental ballistic missiles
· Liu Zhen
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Newest first · UTC+11:00China signals buildout of nuclear missile silos for ‘strategic trump cards’
CCTV documentary interview suggests the construction was for the DF-5 series of intercontinental ballistic missiles
· Liu Zhen
Analysts believe US-Iran war at critical point with potential for further escalation
Analysts say the U.S.-Iran war is at a critical point with the potential for further escalation, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes resumes and hopes for a quick end to the five-month conflict fade.
· AfricaNews
UK singer Boy George pulls out of London musical after pro-Israel song backlash
The artist, who rose to fame with Culture Club, had released a song supporting Israel with lyrics including ‘you say genocide, I say war’
· Agence France-Presse
UK singer Boy George pulls out of London musical after pro-Israel song backlash
The artist, who rose to fame with Culture Club, had released a song supporting Israel with lyrics including ‘you say genocide, I say war’
· Agence France-Presse
Gaza Board of Peace announces Hamas disarmament agreement: What we know
Hamas says it has agreed to a deal aimed at fully ending Israel’s war on Gaza, including making provisions to disarm and surrender its weapons in stages. Under the agreement, Israel must withdraw its forces over a period of time.
· Caolán Magee
The Gaza genocide has turned the Palestinian question into an Israeli problem
The genocide in Gaza since October 2023, which has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, has marked a historic turning point in the Palestinian struggle and in the nature of the conflict with the Zionist project.
· Middleeasteye
Hamas reached an agreement to disarm, officials say
A Palestinian man rides his bicycle by the rubble of buildings that were destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Samy Magdy
Hamas agrees to completely disarm in plan including Israeli withdrawal
Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
· AfricaNews
Weaponized Migration? 50,000 Military-Aged Men Invade Spanish Enclave Without Supplies As Chaos And Riots Erupt
New figures from Spain's Department of National Security indicate that 49,000 people illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta within 24 hours, according to Reuters.
· Tyler Durden
Exxon and Chevron profits surge on rising oil prices due to Iran war
ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.
· Spencer Kimball
Why Western Europe needs the Ukraine conflict to continue
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
· RT
Givati soldiers face swift punishment after mass walkout at Sde Teiman base
The 14 members of the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar Battalion who led the mass walkout on the Sde Teiman military base on Thursday were sentenced on Friday to 30 days in military prison and removal from combat service, according to the military.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of backing Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his criticism of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has said the Israeli leader could be arrested on war-crimes charges if he visits the city.
· RT
READ MORE: Netanyahu accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of backing Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his criticism of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has said the Israeli leader could be arrested on war-crimes charges if he visits the city.
· RT
Why Japanese stealth fighters over Australia signal a strategic pivot against China
Back-to-back military drills and new logistics arrangements point to shift in US and allied air power, with northern Australia as a key hub
· Gabriel Dominguez
Why Japanese stealth fighters over Australia signal a strategic pivot against China
Back-to-back military drills and new logistics arrangements point to shift in US and allied air power, with northern Australia as a key hub
· Gabriel Dominguez
Hamas to hand weapons over to Palestinian National Committee if Israeli troops withdraw
Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official involved in negotiations tells Reuters that the group will hand over its weapons to the new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the technocratic body set up to run the enclave within the Board of Peace framework.
· Middleeasteye
Families of army men killed in crash launch class action
The families of four Australian Defence Force members killed in a helicopter crash in North Queensland during a training exercise have launched a class action against the Commonwealth and aerospace manufacturer Airbus, alleging failings led to their death.
· Courtney Kruk
Iran FM Accuses Israel Of False Flag After Mystery Drone Strike On Egyptian Port
Iran is suggesting that Wednesday's unprecedented drone attack on a US-owned gas-processing vessel moored at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was a false flag.
· Tyler Durden
Egypt secures $1.8bn IMF funding as economy weathers Iran war fallout | The National
The IMF approved $1.8 billion in funding to Egypt following a review of two reform programmes, bringing total disbursements to $7.3 billion.
· Fareed Rahman
Two wounded in Israeli attack in northern Gaza City
Two people have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people near Khadija mosque in northern Gaza City, Al Jazeera is reporting.
· Middleeasteye
My Word: 'Wholocide' is 'libelocide' - opinion
The war of words just grew deadlier. The Palestinians have not just coined a new word; they’ve created an entirely new narrative.
· LIAT COLLINS
Spain sends troops to Ceuta enclave after nearly 50,000 migrants arrive from Morocco | The National
Spain on Friday sent troops to help maintain security in its North African enclave of Ceuta after about 49,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco.
· Sunniva Rose
Human Rights Watch: Russian airstrike killed 8 civilians in Mali last month
In this Tuesday, April 12, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly near USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Navy via AP, file)
· Mark Banchereau
IRGC strikes US targets in Kuwait a day after US hits Iran: Latest events
Iran announced on Friday that it had targeted United States military assets at Kuwait’s Ahmad Al-Jaber airbase, describing the attack as retaliation for US strikes a day earlier.
· Sarah Shamim
DeepSeek releases beta version of V4 models as AI price war heats up
DeepSeek’s pricing plans for its AI models are far cheaper than those of U.S. rivals. © Getty Images
· Staff Writer
EU-China trade war: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraint
Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
· Finbarr Bermingham
EU-China trade war: Beijing turns the screws as Brussels tests limits of restraint
Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October
· Finbarr Bermingham
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice
On the northeast edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nearly 1,100 people gathered in late June for the International Bridge Walk across the long span that links two cities with the same name: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Both the sun and the sentiments were bright.
· Anna Clark and Emily Iris Elconin
The vanishing terrorists: The New York Times' new Gaza reporting strategy - opinion
How is a news outlet supposed to report on war casualties? This question is particularly worth asking when it comes to a news outlet that promises its readers journalistic professionalism “without fear or favor”, and even defines itself as "a newspaper of record", or a media outlet whose information archive is suppo…
· LILAC SIGAN
Hamas agrees to deal with Israel: what we know
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Hamas said on Friday it agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that included provisions addressing its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
· Agence France-Presse
JCS probes lapse after US drones mistaken for hostile aircraft
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
N. Korean scholar casts population decline as threat to national development
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
NATO's Indo-Pacific era is over
NATO leaders stand for a family photo at a leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8. © Reuters
· Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa
Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
Israeli forces have carried out a series of powerful detonations near Lebanon’s UNESCO-listed Beaufort Castle, as they continue to occupy southern Lebanon despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” agreement.
· Alex Milan Durie
Sánchez sends armed forces to Ceuta amid migration chaos
Spain’s government deployed military units to Ceuta on Thursday after thousands of migrants forced their way from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.
· Ferdinand Knapp
At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta
Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border
· Suman Naishadham
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed the country's western border into Poland.
· Associated Press
Man arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a UK military base for Iran
A U-2 spy aircraft prepares for landing at the U.K.'s RAF Akrotiri air base near Limassol, Cyprus, on March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
Ukraine looking for anti-ballistic missiles to defend against Russia strikes, Washington envoy says
Ukraine hopes a new push for ceasefire talks with Russia could halt the five-year war before a potentially brutal winter, but needs new anti-ballistic missiles now to defend against strikes by Moscow, the country's envoy to Washington said on Thursday.
· REUTERS
Iran Warns Cyprus Not To Host Aggression From Its Territory In Phone Call
Within only the first week of Operation Epic Fury there was concern that war spillover could reach all the way into the Mediterranean, after Iranian Shahed drones believed launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted UK airbases in Cyprus. On March 1-2, 2026, an Iranian-made drone struck a hangar and runway at the RAF …
· Tyler Durden
Iran targets strategic U.S. assets in Kuwait, Bahrain after Egypt drone attack
Iran's army said on Friday it had launched attacks on strategic U.S. assets and military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, following the latest wave of U.S. strikes against the Islamic Republic.
· Sam Meredith
AFP tracking reported Chinese warship, unmanned vessel in PH EEZ
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday it is tracking reports of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel and an unmanned surface vessel allegedly operating within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), following a Reuters report on an encounter involving a com…
· Gabryelle Dumalag
Xi Jinping urges Chinese armed forces to ‘strengthen military application’ of AI
Xi was speaking ahead of the PLA’s 99th anniversary and his comments offer a rare insight into how its modernisation is progressing
· Amber Wang
Xi Jinping urges Chinese armed forces to ‘strengthen military application’ of AI
Xi was speaking ahead of the PLA’s 99th anniversary and his comments offer a rare insight into how its modernisation is progressing
· Amber Wang
South Korea almost shoots down US Marine drone after communication failure
Incidents like this could ‘deepen mistrust’ between the allies, experts say, urging a comprehensive review to avoid it recurring
· Park Chan-kyong
S. Korea revises supplier code system to boost defense bids in U.S.
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has revised the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-issued identification code system for its arms equipment suppliers in a bid to help boost defense exports to the United States, the arms agency said Friday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
UAE petrol prices to rise in August amid wild oil market swings | The National
Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
· The National
PPP calls on defense minister to step down over mix-up of U.S. military drone as enemy threat
SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) called on the defense minister to step down Friday, urging him to take responsibility for the military mistaking a U.S. spy drone near the inter-Korean border as an enemy threat.
· Yi Wonju