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Israel Voices Gaza Plan Concerns to U.S. as Strikes Continue
Israel has formally told the United States it has 'concerns' about President Donald Trump's Gaza peace framework, signaling a widening gap between the White House and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Japan pours trillions into defence industry rebuild
Japan's Defence Ministry released its 2026 white paper outlining a multi-trillion-yen push to transform the country's defence industry into a core national power, citing threats from China, North Kore
25 states sue Trump over tariffs after SCOTUS ruling
Twenty-five Democratic-led states filed suit in the US Court of International Trade challenging President Trump's latest double-digit tariffs on 60 trading partners, arguing the new levies are a prete
North Korea calls US cyber warnings a smear campaign
North Korea's foreign ministry rejected a July 31 joint alert from the US and 10 other countries about Pyongyang's IT workers using fake identities for remote jobs, calling the cyber threat accusation
25 states sue to block Trump's new forced-labor tariffs
Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its new double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the EU, calling them a pretext to replace import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in Fe
Trump Hails Gaza Deal as 1,230 Killed Since October
Palestinians in Gaza say Trump's glowing portrayal of a new ceasefire deal clashes with intensifying Israeli strikes and displacement, even as mediators Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey condemned the attacks
Gaza Envoy Presses Netanyahu on Hamas Arms Deal
Gaza peace envoy Nikolay Mladenov met Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to advance a new Hamas disarmament agreement, pressing Israel to halt ongoing strikes despite its stated security concerns.
Trump Gaza Roadmap Lists Agencies That Don't Exist
Trump's Board of Peace released a 15-point Gaza roadmap last week, but the organizations it names don't exist yet, neither Hamas nor Israel has approved it, and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have already
Netanyahu Faces First Israel Election Since Gaza War
Israelis head to the polls in October in the country's first election since the Gaza war began, with Prime Minister Netanyahu facing simultaneous pressure over October 7 attacks, corruption charges, i
Why Egypt’s Opinion of Ukraine Matters, Now and Later
Ukraine has intensified strikes on three Russian economic vulnerabilities — oil infrastructure, grain export ports, and Wildberries warehouses — squeezing Russia's war finances with over $2 billion in
Russian Strike Burns 8 Million Books at Ranok
A Russian drone and missile strike on Saturday destroyed eight million books at Ukrainian publisher Ranok's warehouse in Kharkiv — the largest single loss to the country's book infrastructure since th
Trump claims Iran talks active despite Tehran denial
President Trump insisted Monday that U.S.-Iran negotiations are actively underway, posting on Truth Social that Iran's leaders are "unbelievably duplicitous" for denying talks hours after Iran's Forei
Trump's Iran War Whiplash Leaves Iranians in Uncertainty
Trump's on-again, off-again threats of a 'massive attack' on Iran and claims of renewed negotiations have left Iranians coping with deep uncertainty as the war approaches its six-month mark and the ri
Trump blasts Iran 'duplicity' as Tehran denies talks
President Trump accused Iran's leadership of secretly seeking negotiations while publicly denying them, labeling them 'unbelievably duplicitous' in a Truth Social post after Tehran rejected his claim
Israel Won't Withdraw From Gaza Until Hamas Disarmed
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office told the White House it has 'serious security concerns' about Trump's Board of Peace disarmament deal with Hamas, saying the IDF will not withdraw from Gaza u
Poland to Host First Coalition of Willing Drills
Poland will host the first Coalition of the Willing military drills this fall with British and French forces, while advancing its $2.6 billion East Shield border fortification with German Bundeswehr s
Denmark Starts 11-Month Conscription, Greenland Troops
Denmark has begun its first extended 11-month military conscription for roughly 1,600 recruits, including women for the first time, as it accelerates its defense build-up and prepares to deploy conscr
Nadezhdin, Putin Critic, Flees Russia for France
Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian anti-war politician and Putin critic, has left Russia after being barred from running in parliamentary elections, according to multiple outlets.
Japan Decouples From China After Takaichi's Taiwan Remarks
Japan's relationship with China has shifted from "hot economics, cold politics" to "cooling economics, colder politics," driven by PM Takaichi Sanae's late-2025 Taiwan-related remarks and Beijing's re
Ukraine braces for toughest winter since invasion
Ukraine is bracing for what officials call the toughest winter of the war, as Russian missile strikes intensify and Kyiv scrambles to secure Patriot air defenses and a $103.7 billion EU funding packag
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