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Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts warn solar flare could knock out ‘critical space infrastructure’
Tucker Carlson says that if JD Vance were president, the United States would not be at war with Iran.
Once backed by influential Muslim scholars, Burkina Faso’s military leader is now facing a growing rift over arrests, new legislation and his campaign against what he describes as religious extremism.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. 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.
Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine military chief Syrskyi as drones hit Russian warehouses
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified underground facility at the centre of renewed Israeli claims about Iran's nuclear programme.
Hollywood’s most high profile AI legal war between Midjourney and a trio of Hollywood studios has now reached the Jiu Jitsu phase as lawyers for the AI company are demanding that plaintiffs Disney, Warner Bros and Universal disclose all the ways they already use AI internally.
Andy Burnham, who has replaced Keir Starmer to become the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister in a decade, has pledged to end the political instability that has plagued the country, stating that he was “fed up” with the country’s revolving door of leadership.
Update(0940ET): More telegraphing of intent from President Trump in the below Truth Social Post... he said the US military will "bomb and destroy" one bridge or power plant - including in Tehran - each time the Iranian military shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes a day after he unveiled the US milit…
Global supply disrupted by US-Iran aggression in strait of Hormuz and Houthi threats in Bab el-Mandeb
Iran’s resolve and motivation to pursue nuclear weapons has only increased following the war, V.-Adm. (ret.) Eliezer "Chaney" Marom, a former Israel Navy commander, told 103FM on Wednesday, warning that only regime change could prevent Tehran from obtaining a bomb.
Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have completed preparations to attack ships transiting the Red Sea's southern access point, a maritime security group led by the U.S. Navy has warned.
Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life terms
The head of Burkina Faso's military government, Ibrahim Traore, has sought to stamp out speculation of a power struggle within its ranks, warning he intends remaining the country's only leader.
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Mikhail Fedorov over fears that the former defense minister might become a political rival, Ukrainskaya Pravda has reported, citing sources in Kiev. Zelensky justified his decision to sack his sixth defense minister in as many years by pointing to a conflict between Fedorov and …
Inspired by interactive theatre and fuelled by the motion capture tech used by VTubers, the vampire spies in Red Kiss have personality in spades
Abu Dhabi residential prices continued to rise in the first half of the year as demand for property remained strong in the emirate despite uncertainty driven by the Iran war.
Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, passed legislation on Wednesday that would cut off exiled anti-war Russians from online banking, real estate transactions and consular services, a move rights advocates warn will severely disrupt the lives of emigres abroad.
Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai, File)
"From this point forward, any time Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran," Trump annou…
The House of Representatives will vote today on final passage of the $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 8800) - and with it, Section 219, the United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative, a provision directing the Pentagon to expand and accelerate the integ…
Lebanese army deployed in ‘pilot zone’ as families wait to return home
In an official statement, the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Forces announced that its air defence systems "confronted, intercepted, and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial assaults".
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has adjusted his cabinet amid the oil shock from the war in Iran. © Reuters
Anthony Albanese will cast ‘practical’ policies as the key to countering the anxiety and frustration in Australia
Having the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal has not helped Russia on the battlefield
Having the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal has not helped Russia on the battlefield
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that the months-long US-led war on Iran is estimated to have cost about $37.5bn so far, asking for twice that amount to continue fighting.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s Parliament on Wednesday backed a government proposal to allow the U.S. military to use an air base in the Balkan country to support U.S. operations in the Middle East, while some expressed concern about becoming involved in the Iran war.
In Gaza, the Israeli military only needs to move a yellow concrete block a few metres to rewrite the geography on the ground. Originally placed as field markers following the ceasefire to separate Israeli forces from areas slated for withdrawal, these blocks have transformed into an advancing front line.
Over the last few weeks, it appears Ukraine has increased the types of targets of its drone strikes in Russia. Among the recent targets have been massive warehouses and facilities of the Wildberries retailer. “Ukrainian drones have hit warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer again, injuring 10 peopl…
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon decried a Wednesday statement released by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in which he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a “war criminal” responsible for an alleged “genocide against the Palestinian people.”
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND — Israel has “fallen short” of Britain's standards of conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, the U.K.'s new Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Wednesday.
The US on Wednesday carried out an 11th consecutive night of attacks on Iran, extending a US-Israeli war that has killed American troops, paralysed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed oil prices higher.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s historic meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday went spectacularly well, delivering almost everything Beirut had hoped for. But Mr Aoun’s real test lies at home, where he must persuade a wary public that disarming Hezbollah will not drag Lebanon back into c…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that they targeted Prince Hassan and King Faisal military bases in Jordan, according to reports by Iran's state news agency.
The U.S. military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.
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The prosecution filed a precedent-setting request on Wednesday to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two security prisoners convicted of plotting to help Hamas disable Cellcom’s communications infrastructure during a future war or military operation.
Bulgaria played down on Wednesday Iran's warning that its plan to host US tanker aircraft would constitute complicity in "aggression and war crimes" in the Middle East, arguing that the planes would only serve logistical purposes.
Meanwhile, responding to the top military brass reshuffle in Ukraine, the Kremlin said these changes will not affect the situation on the frontline, AFP reported.
Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions
Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions
Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver speech criticising China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile
He decried endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he may be stuck in one of his own making
Ethiopia's opposition People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has accused the federal government of pushing the northern Tigray region towards a new war.
Two residents of Wadi Ara are suspected of possessing and carrying a variety of illegal weapons, which constitutes a threat to national security, police said on Wednesday at the conclusion of the investigation into the matter.