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Newest first · UTC+11:00Trump's Air Force One swap in Turkey caused by Iran-backed terrorist proxy threat - report
Threats from Iran-backed terrorist proxies are behind US President Donald Trump’s decision to switch aircraft as he departed from a NATO summit in Turkey earlier in July, rather than flying home in the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One he arrived in, according to The New York Times on Friday.
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports
IRBIL, Iraq — The US military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports, while the Islamic Republic targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf.
Former HRW chief says ICC Israel cases will proceed despite Khan row
Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, has said that the International Criminal Court's cases against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant should proceed despite sexual misconduct allegations against ICC prosecutor Karim Khan.
Opapru, DOJ sign MOA creating joint technical working group for community-based conflict resolution
THE Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) signed on Wednesday, July 15, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) creating a joint Technical Working Group (TWG) that will develop peace-sensitive guidelines for handling community-based conflict-relate…
Humanoid War Robot Gets Advanced AMD-Powered AI Brain
At the start of February, we began tracking startup Foundation Robotics after publicly available news reports and X posts suggested it could become one of the first US companies to deploy humanoid robots on the modern battlefield.
UAE school leaders optimistic for new academic year after Iran war disruption | The National
UAE school leaders are looking ahead to the new academic year with confidence as they work to hit teacher enrolment targets and welcome back pupils who left the country at the height of the Iran war.
Madrid menaced by wildfires as France’s Cap Ferret evacuated
Spain declared a state of emergency and sent the military to try to contain wildfires near Madrid, while France evacuated thousands of tourists threatened by a blaze west of Bordeaux.
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches deadly attack on weapons exhibition near Kyiv
Zelenskyy says defence industry event should not have taken place; US influencer Laura Loomer visits Kyiv. What we know on day 1,613
We’ve fallen in love with drones, but they’re not the sole answer
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, “The Undersea War,” is out later this year.
Not Giving The Pentagon $1.5 Trillion Is the 'Greatest Threat' Facing The US, Hegseth Claims
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Centcom says tanker trying to evade Iran port blockade 'disabled'
The US military has said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.
Trump swapped planes over assassination fears – NYT
US President Donald Trump abruptly switched planes after leaving a NATO summit in Türkiye this month following reports of a supposed Iranian plot to kill him, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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US President Donald Trump abruptly switched planes after leaving a NATO summit in Türkiye this month following reports of a supposed Iranian plot to kill him, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
In Israel’s scorching summer, school’s out and surf’s up, and fears of war are returning
Oren Pesso, a Tel Aviv performance artist and the frontman of the avant-garde musical group Jilber and the Cats, opened his performance on Friday at HaTanacha Park in Tel Aviv with a difficult question.
Ryan Choi’s mental strength key to World Championships title defence, Hong Kong coach says
Foil head coach Greg Koenig says world No 2 has overcome injury, but must ‘find enough psychological resources to fight’ at AsiaWorld-Expo
Ryan Choi’s mental strength key to World Championships title defence, Hong Kong coach says
Foil head coach Greg Koenig says world No 2 has overcome injury, but must ‘find enough psychological resources to fight’ at AsiaWorld-Expo
More fuel price pain ahead as Houthis widen war's front line, Trump considers fresh strikes
Higher prices at the bowser are likely to continue to flow to motorists, experts say, with the Houthi rebels widening the front line of conflict in the Middle East and little sign of an imminent détente between the United States and Iran.
It’s time to give Russia hell — even Laura Loomer thinks so
Everybody loves a redemption arc, and Laura Loomer’s abrupt reversal on the war in Ukraine may prove particularly rewarding.
New blow for LIV Golf as Asian Tour partners with rivals
Professional golf’s four-year turf war appears close to being over after LIV Golf was dealt hammer blows by America’s PGA Tour and the DP World Tour this week as the rebel league’s tournament was being held in the Midlands of England.
Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive
CHANTHABURI, Thailand -- Gen. Ukrit Boontanon surveyed the 4.3-meter high wall fortified with concrete slabs able to withstand small-arms fire and topped with rolls of barbed wire. Thailand's supreme military commander then headed for a door at one end and shook it firmly. A hard tug rattled the three attached padlo…
Saudi strikes Houthi sites in Yemen as conflict flares
The Iran-backed militants have declared a maritime blockade of the kingdom and attacked its ships
Saudi strikes Houthi sites in Yemen as conflict flares
The Iran-backed militants have declared a maritime blockade of the kingdom and attacked its ships
Zelensky tries to fix crisis over removal of defence minister and counts the cost
Protesters in Ukrainian cities have welcomed the change of commander-in-chief but continue to call for the return of Mykhailo Fedorov
Musk should shut down Starlink for Ukraine’s troops if he wants to save lives – Russia
Elon Musk should stop providing Starlink satellite internet services to Ukrainian troops if he truly cares about the loss of life in the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
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Elon Musk should stop providing Starlink satellite internet services to Ukrainian troops if he cares about the loss of life in the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
Why America Lost the Vietnam War & Is Already Losing the Iran War
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Saudi attacks target Houthi military sites at Hodeidah port city in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it carried out airstrikes targeting Houthi military sites in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on Friday that were linked to attacks on Saudi shipping.
Death Toll Revised Lower: Trump Admin Accused Of Playing Politics With Iran War Casualties
The US administration and Department of War has just reduced the total number of American service members killed during the Iran war from 18 to 14.
Trump switched planes in Turkey earlier this month because of threat from Iran proxy forces – report
President flew to Ankara onboard Qatari-gifted jet, without advanced defenses, and flew home on old Air Force One
Working-class wage gains outpace Iran war inflation, new data show
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Four Palestinian villagers, 2 Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank clashes
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Money mules and couriers: How a Chinese fentanyl ring traps ordinary people
U.S. authorities shut down Hubei Amarvel Biotech's website, but that doesn't mean the end of the game. (NIKKEI montage)
Buried in the new defence budget, a plan to merge the US and Israeli militaries
When the US House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.5 trillion budget for the Department of War this week, the bill included a controversial provision that would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements in a way that would - as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it - turn Isra…
Trump says no decision yet on major Iran strikes, US talking to Tehran
US President Donald Trump said that he has not yet made a final decision regarding major military strikes on Iran during a press conference at the White House on Friday.
Saudi strike targets Yemen's Hodeidah port after attack on Saudi vessel, Houthis say | The National
A Houthi military official said on Friday that Saudi forces had launched an attack on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, warning the kingdom it would face retaliation.
US expands the scope of its strikes on Iran
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
'End of an era': How the Iran war may change US military strategy
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US Bombing Campaign Effectiveness In Doubt As Iranians Rebuild At Rapid Pace
Neocon war hawks thought that Iran's defense capabilities could be obliterated through shock and awe style heavy bombing raids, such as during the opening days and weeks of Operation Epic Fury, but just like pretty much every other assumption about how things would go in the little Iran "excursion" - they are once a…
Car bomb attack kills 27 in northwest Pakistan
A suicide attack on a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan has killed 27 people, including soldiers, police and gunmen, the army reported.
Farmers kept planting as the war raged and now they are paying for it
Topic:Vegetable Growing
Trump says China and Russia pledged not to arm Iran | The National
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the leaders of China and Russia had assured him they were not supporting Iran in its conflict with America, and warned that any military assistance from either country “would be very bad for them”.
Pictures of the week: From clashes in the South China Sea to a penguin in Dubai | The National
NewsPrevious slideNext slide Philippines Navy personnel and Chinese coastguards clash near a grounded warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, that Manila uses as a military outpost in the South China Sea. ReutersInfo Israeli extremists storming the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. AFPInfo A French Canadair…
Iran war casts shadow over Jordan's economic hopes for Aqaba | The National
Summer has been mild in Jordan, the American ally under renewed Iranian aerial strikes. Najwa Salem, a mother of two in Amman, wanted to take advantage of the weather.
US expands Iran attacks as Trump warns Tehran and Houthis over Red Sea strikes
No end to fighting in sight as Revolutionary Guards launch drones at targets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait
Syria holds first Harley-Davidson rally as tourism roars back | The National
Harley-Davidsons roared through Damascus on Friday as Syria held its first motorcycle rally, in a bid to promote its booming tourism sector after years of war and international isolation.
Iryna Terekh: the trained architect behind Ukraine’s deep-strike drones
Her company, Fire Point, is a driving force behind the long-range weapons that are taking the battle to Russia
Iryna Terekh: the trained architect behind Ukraine’s deep-strike drones
Her company, Fire Point, is a driving force behind the long-range weapons that are taking the battle to Russia