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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, declaring Israel will not withdraw militarily until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday she is leaving open both a 2028 presidential run and a primary challenge against Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, positioning herself as a potential he
Syria and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding reorganizing Moscow's military presence after 18 months of negotiations, converting Russian bases into joint training centers and transferring civ
Israel has approved infrastructure work in eastern Rafah as part of an Emirati-backed 'Green Rafah' pilot that experts warn is designed to fragment Gaza, block reconstruction, and pressure Palestinian
Netanyahu told his right-wing government Sunday that Israel rejects Trump's latest Gaza plan unless Hamas disarms first, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under
Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared Sunday they will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets Tehran's conditions, including war damages compensation, even as Oman and Iran signa
President Trump is actively seeking a resolution to the Iran conflict, driven by historical concerns over being compared to Herbert Hoover amid economic pressures from prolonged war.
A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways 777 narrowly avoided collision on a Sydney Airport taxiway, with two airport workers subsequently stood down in the aftermath.
India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh publicly floated a Modi-Rahman summit meeting as a way to ease bilateral tensions, days after Sheikh Hasina's Delhi press event sparked a fresh diplomatic flash
China issued a red alert and canceled flights as Typhoon Dolphin approached its east coast, while southern Japan and Beijing also felt the storm's early effects.
Israel rejected President Trump's Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza, with Prime Minister Netanyahu saying Israel will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms — despite Trump claiming Hamas had alre
Russia struck targets across at least nine Ukrainian regions overnight, killing civilians in Kharkiv and Kherson while bombarding Odesa's port with missiles and more than 200 Shahed drones in what Zel
Russia and Ukraine traded overnight strikes that killed seven civilians — five in Russia's Belgorod region from Ukrainian drones and two in Ukraine's Kharkiv from Russian missiles — with both sides re
Palestinians in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank held two weddings this week without the traditional group dance, wary of drawing military attention on the eve of the UN's
Nagasaki marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing with Mayor Shiro Suzuki denouncing nuclear deterrence as 'absolute evil,' while PM Sanae Takaichi — who supports 'nuclear dissuasion' —
Iranian President Pezeshkian called for an end to the 'neither war nor peace' deadlock with the United States, as Tehran unveiled six sweeping conditions—including war compensation, sanctions relief,
Taiwan's Cabinet will propose a 16% rise in 2027 defense spending, pushing the budget past NT$1 trillion (US$31 billion) for the first time, as the island responds to escalating Chinese military activ
Turkiye and Pakistan are publicly distancing a new defense pact with Saudi Arabia, signed in Mecca, from any anti-Iran intent, with Pakistan calling it 'purely defensive' and open to additional Muslim
Oman announced progress in talks with Iran on securing a new Strait of Hormuz shipping route, but Iranian officials insisted reopening the waterway depends on the US meeting conditions including compe
Yemen's internationally recognized government launched a military counteroffensive Saturday against Iran-backed Houthi rebels following strikes on military and civilian targets in the oil-producing pr
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