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Russia hits Kyiv with 23 ballistic missiles; none intercepted
Russia fired 23 ballistic missiles at Kyiv with none intercepted due to Ukraine's 'serious shortage' of interceptor missiles, killing at least 23 people and partially collapsing three apartment blocks
UN Genocide Talks Shadowed by Rwanda, Srebrenica, Gaza
The UN General Assembly convened to discuss genocide prevention while its record—from Rwanda to Srebrenica to Gaza—shows repeated failure to act when major powers block intervention.
NATO Summit Tests Alliance as Trump Pushes Troop Withdrawals
NATO's 32 leaders convened in Ankara for a two-day summit dominated by Trump's threats to withdraw US troops from Europe and his complaints about burden-sharing, even as European defence spending has
Trump to Iran: Deal or US 'finishes the job'
President Trump warned Iran the US would either secure a nuclear deal or "finish the job" militarily, even as indirect talks remain suspended during funeral ceremonies for slain Supreme Leader Ayatoll
Modi lands in Jakarta for three-nation Act East tour
PM Modi arrived in Jakarta on July 6, 2026, personally received by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, kicking off a three-nation tour spanning Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand aimed at deepeni
Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government in UN-Backed Power Transfer
Hamas announced Monday it is dissolving its Gaza government and transferring power to a UN-backed technocratic committee as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, though Israel dismissed the move and th
UK sanctions Russian labs and people over chemical weapons used on Navalny and Skripal
Britain sanctioned nine Russian individuals and scientific institutes for developing chemical weapons used to poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny and attack former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury,
Every Modern War Fails Its Political Test
An opinion essay invokes Clausewitz's framework to argue that war has become 'increasingly pointless' in the modern era, unable to achieve clear political objectives at a reasonable cost.
Singapore and Indonesia 'strategically aligned' to keep Strait of Malacca and Singapore open to all: PM Wong
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared their two nations 'strategically aligned' on keeping the Strait of Malacca open and accessible to all, citing UNCLOS and p
India charges LeT founder Saeed over Kashmir attack
India's anti-terrorism agency charged Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed over a deadly Kashmir tourist attack last year, formally alleging a Pakistani conspiracy as Islamabad continues to deny backin
Indonesia Drops KF-21 Co-Production, Takes Single Prototype
Indonesia has abandoned plans to co-produce South Korea's KF-21 fighter jet, settling instead for a single prototype under a scaled-back deal, while eyeing purchases of French Rafale and Turkish KAAN
Khamenei Funeral Draws Enormous Crowds in Tehran
Enormous crowds filled Tehran on Monday for the funeral procession of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in a February 28 US-Israeli air strike, as officials used the weeklong ceremonies to vow venge
Iran Mourners Stone Trump Billboard at Khamenei Funeral
Tens of thousands of Iranians marched through central Tehran on Monday in a funeral procession for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with mourners stoning a billboard depicting President Tr
Russia Hits Kyiv With Waves of Missiles, Drones
Russia launched waves of ballistic and cruise missiles alongside drones at Kyiv in an attack still underway early Monday, coming days after a prior Russian strike on the capital killed at least 31 peo
China fires ICBM in South Pacific; Australia, NZ condemn
China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South Pacific on Monday, drawing sharp condemnation from New Zealand and Australia, whose foreign minis
NATO Courts Turkey as Trump Pressures Alliance
NATO convenes its first summit in Turkey since 2004 with Ankara now treated as indispensable — its second-largest army, Black Sea access, and $10 billion-plus defense industry valued as allies face de
China test-fires long-range missile in South Pacific
China's Navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the South Pacific on Monday — a region designated nuclear-free under the 1986 Treaty of Rarotonga — drawing sharp
2016 South China Sea Ruling Endures as Legal Benchmark
On the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration, the ruling's true legacy is not whether China complied but how it has shaped Philippine maritime strategy across three administrations
How Vietnam Keeps Rivals Off Its Western Flank
Vietnamese President To Lam told the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue that Hanoi will not become a 'center of power' in Southeast Asia, even as it works to keep its 3,400-km western border with Laos and Cambo
China Submarine Missile Test Alarms Japan, Australia, NZ
China fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, prompting Japan, Australia, and New Zealand to condemn the launch as destabilizing and a sign of Beijing's expanding
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