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Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN…
Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN…
Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
Soldier says he ‘would make the same choice’ after incident during parachute refresher training
Oil prices fell on Thursday on assumptions that the exchange of military strikes between the US and Iran will not lead to a resumption of all-out war, and that the two countries will ultimately return to negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran "badly" wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
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Iran's foreign ministry has denounced US strikes on the country, which it said targeted civilian infrastructure including railway bridges, as a "gross war crime".
NATO had a fractious summit in Turkey this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to sever trade with one ally and annex the territory of another. But the alliance's boss was full of praise for the man he called "dear Donald."
US President Donald Trump has warned he could be assassinated by Iran, claiming that Tehran considers him its “number one target.” His comments came as a tentative ceasefire between Washington and Tehran collapsed, with fighting flaring up anew around the Strait of Hormuz.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the renewed escalation of the US’s war against Iran would hit economic growth and pose more inflationary issues for the domestic and global economy as concerns grow the Strait of Hormuz could again be shut.
At least one person was injured on Tuesday, Kuwait's defence ministry said, following the latest Iranian attack on the country.
With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensable to the world economy. That fact was
Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
Pak Thae-song’s trip comes less than a month after President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Pyongyang in seven years
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)
The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows it
The United States and Iran have traded attacks for a second day, straining their fragile ceasefire further after US President Donald Trump said the truce was “over”.
In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Pakistan Navy via AP)
After threatening to sever all trade ties with Spain at a NATO summit on Wednesday, US President Trump had within hours already changed his tune.
Actor Kim Young-dae is currently serving in the Army band of the Korean Army's 12th Infantry Division, his agency Outer Universe said Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump lavished rare praise on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday, calling him "fantastic" and "highly respected", as the two leaders met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Missile and drone threats from Iran were detected in Bahrain and Kuwait on Thursday morning after a second round of attacks by the US on Iranian assets.
Iran launched attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, which are home to US military bases, on Thursday after American forces launched a second round of strikes on the Islamic republic, in an escalation that threatens to derail efforts to end the war.
Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar
The White House is preparing for what could turn into a multi-day or even multi-week exchange of fire with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, US officials told Axios on Thursday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un carried out 92 publicly reported activities in the first half of this year, nearly double the 50 recorded during the same period last year, according to an analysis of state media reports.
Each of the eight teams has at least one key strength, from Swiss speed to Spanish defence
A mourner holds a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as he walks past a wall bearing messages, including one in English that reads “We will kill Trump,” during the funeral ceremonies for Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Satu…
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Prime Minister's wife has passport returned, Spanish stock market slips following Trump's NATO comments, and more news from Spain on Thursday 9th July.
Iran's military said it launched attacks targeting sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain using one-way attack drones.
Russia will continue to provide military backing to the junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which have formed a breakaway regional alliance that has strained ties with the West, the countries said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News this week to make an urgent argument, just before US President Donald Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. Asked about Turkey's push to rejoin the F-35 program, the Israeli prime minister didn't hedge. Turkey, he s…
Arkia Israel Airlines announced on Wednesday that, starting August 24, it will resume direct flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, after a three-year suspension due to the war.
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
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Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
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…
Washington: Prosecutors will seek a life sentence on US soil in the long-awaited military trial of alleged Bali bombing mastermind Encep Nurjaman, better known as “Hambali”, and say they will never entertain a pre-trial agreement that would repatriate him to Indonesia.
Washington: Only a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was praising Iran’s new and improved leadership, with whom American negotiators had just inked a “memorandum of understanding” to end the war.
Ukraine's drone attacks have been dominating headlines about its war with Russia — and upended NATO's investment thesis.
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the parliament in Bangkok. His government has approved an emergency decree to borrow 400 billion baht ($12 billion) to cushion the impact on energy due to the U.S. war with Iran. © Reuters
Two women who alleged they were raped by Tyrion Davis in Suffolk had to testify at an invasive court martial on a US base
The gates of Jinwar are guarded but inside is a peaceful refuge created by women escaping war and hardship. Photographer Matteo Trevisan documents life here and at other female-led communities in the country’s north-east
1953 - The U.S.-led United Nations Command reopens armistice talks with China-backed North Korea after a long suspension. The talks, which began in 1951, continue on and off until the two sides sign a cease-fire agreement on July 27, 1953, ending the three-year Korean conflict.
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
