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WASHINGTON, D.C.— US forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, sharply escalating a confrontation that has already shaken efforts to end the Middle East war.
The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday that violated the ceasefire
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A US military official indicated that air strikes against Iran would go on "for a while", according to the New York Times,
Lagos, Nigeria – The first economic shockwaves from the United States-Israel war on Iran have been felt through oil markets, shipping routes and financial uncertainty. But its longer-term consequences could extend far beyond the Middle East, reshaping energy markets, trade networks and geopolitical alignments worldw…
Chinese report claims problems expose vulnerabilities caused by excessive deployments, tech overreliance and insufficient shipyard support
Chinese report claims problems expose vulnerabilities caused by excessive deployments, tech overreliance and insufficient shipyard support
South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Tuesday to launch negotiations on a framework agreement on procurement, a move expected to pave the way for the Asian country's entry into the transatlantic alliance's defense procurement industry, a presidential official said.
Iranian state media reported several explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, just moments after the US military indicated that its forces have started launching new strikes against the country.
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Coming a close second to Germany shows ‘K-defence’ can hold its own on the world stage, military experts say
Coming a close second to Germany shows ‘K-defence’ can hold its own on the world stage, military experts say
We continue our conversation with documentary filmmaker Julia Steers about her reporting on the conflict in Sudan, where the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a battle for control since 2023. While both sides are accused of war crimes, the RSF drew global condemnation after its f…
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A 27-year-old university student, Sarah was at a crowded fuel station in the city of el-Obeid, on the front line of Sudan's civil war, when a drone struck without warning.
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A Russian missile has struck Kyiv in the third large-scale assault on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.
An American Eagle plane is parked at a gate at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
The US military says its forces have started launching new strikes against Iran.
The US launched a new series of strikes on Iran on Monday after Tehran was accused of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US military launched new strikes against Iranian targets on Tuesday after Washington accused Tehran of attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
DUBAI — The US military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest exchange of fire to threaten the interim deal to end the fighting between the two countries.
In another sign of war fatigue in the West, and perhaps amid greater realization that 'punishing' the Russian people is having no real effect on the course of the Ukraine war, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has finally eased restrictions on Russian athletes ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
This marks the first known US military strikes against Iran since late last month
The Chinese navy on Monday test-launched a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean in the framework of its annual military exercises.
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For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
The Trump administration on Tuesday revoked a licence that temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran after several vessels came under attack in the Gulf, removing the main economic incentives that saw it agree to an end to the war in the Middle East.
The Philippine military monitored 74 Chinese navy and coast guard vessels in key areas of the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) in June, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump says he will lift sanctions on Turkey and overturn a ban on selling the US’s Nato ally F-35 warplanes, but experts say he has “no magic wand” to do so without buy-in from Congress.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Leaders from Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea to join Albanese at State of Origin decider. Follow today’s news live
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United States President Donald Trump has declared he is “very disappointed with NATO” on the first day of a summit of leaders of the mutual defence alliance in Turkiye that exposed tensions over European defence spending, the Russia-Ukraine war and the future of Greenland.
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London: Titleholder Jannik Sinner continues to put the ghosts of his failed Roland-Garros behind, advancing to the Wimbledon semi-finals with a straight-sets win over Jan-Lennard Struff.
MANILA, Philippines — United States Ambassador to Manila Lee Lipton said the US shares the concerns of the Philippines about China's ballistic missile launch into Pacific ocean.
ANKARA, Turkey — NATO chief Mark Rutte announced tens of billions of dollars in new defense deals Tuesday, hailing a new age of transatlantic industrial cooperation. There’s just one catch: the EU is set on fostering its own homegrown industries.
Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard patrol along the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a point of going to the airport to welcome Donald Trump in person
ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted that the United States should be in control of Greenland rather than NATO ally Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe even as the trans-Atlantic military alliance was announcing billions in arms deals at a summit in an attempt to appease the mercurial U.S. le…
The threat level to ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz has increased to "severe" after several Iranian attacks on tankers, a naval coalition led by the U.S. warned merchant vessels Tuesday.
Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now laying down ground work for the first ever Philippine space center, AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed.