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Iran's Revolutionary Guard declared Saturday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on the U.S. accepting Tehran's conditions and is separate from Iran-Oman negotiations, complicating a reported
Taiwan's annual war drills include civilian internet throttling and a simulated "decapitation strike" with its leader escaping in an armored vehicle, though locals reportedly aren't worried.
Hamas told Trump's Board of Peace it remains ready to implement the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan's second phase, including disarmament, but Netanyahu insists Israel never agreed to the latest draft, le
The UAE accused Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps of striking an ADNOC tanker with a missile in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting condemnation from Gulf and Arab governments including Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani told Al Jazeera the semi-autonomous region refuses to be drawn into the US-Israeli war on Iran, even as more than 1,000 missile and drone s
The Senate wrapped up its final pre-recess session early Saturday, confirming Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department and passing a stopgap funding bill before adjourning for August recess.
On Day 28 of the war on Iran, the Saudi-Pakistan-Turkiye defence pact drew skepticism from Iranian officials over its security guarantees, while Iran and Oman agreed on a Strait of Hormuz framework as
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Pact on Friday, pledging that an attack on any one constitutes an attack on all — and Israel is still weighing its official response
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca declaring that an armed attack on any one country would be treated as an attack on all three, as West Asia tensions spread
Multiple drone incidents struck NATO territory this week — one exploding near Bulgaria's Trans-Balkan gas pipeline and others spotted at German military and logistics sites — reviving fears that Russi
Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched drone and missile attacks on Saudi military targets in the eastern Yemeni city of Marib on Friday, killing two and wounding more than a dozen.
The US pledged $1bn in support to Colombia as right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in, vowing an 'all-out war' on narco-terrorism and joining Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' securi
The UAE condemned Iran for a missile strike on an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it 'piracy' — days after ADNOC disclosed 15 of its vessels have been attacked since the conflict began.
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, won Senate confirmation as US attorney general in a narrow 50-49 vote, ending a months-long standoff over his nomination.
Drones were spotted over a German military base two days after an explosive drone was found at a German cargo airport, with US intelligence reportedly linking Russia to the device and a German ministe
The US Senate passed a bill authorizing President Trump to impose 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, putting India — a top Russian crude importer — in a difficult position.
Iran is tightening control over the Strait of Hormuz to pressure the US in their war, betting American political and military strain will force concessions while the strategy deepens Iran's own econom
Ukrainian drone strikes hit a Wildberries warehouse more than 2,000km inside Russian territory, with outlets framing the attack as a blow to Russia's richest woman's business empire and to 'Russia Inc
Taiwan's president oversaw a coastal strike drill during the island's annual war games, which included a mock 'decapitation strike' scenario and slowed civilian internet as a side effect.
A bus driver kicked an explosive drone out of the air at Leipzig airport in Germany, in an incident US intelligence has linked to Russia and that prompted Berlin to warn of a "new threat."
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