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Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
Myanmar's military government allowed Aung San Suu Kyi to meet an ICRC delegation led by Arnaud de Baecque — her first confirmed outside contact in nearly four years — with photos showing the 81-year-
China’s MANPADS for Iran could cost US airpower dearly
China is reportedly supplying Iran with hundreds of shoulder-fired air-defense missiles, raising the risk to low-flying US and Israeli aircraft amid ongoing regional strikes.
Patriot Shortfall Exposes NATO's Deep-Strike Hesitation
The Trump administration has declined Ukraine's request for 300 Patriot interceptors and won't license local production, exposing a supply gap that has NATO strategists debating whether Western allies
Ukraine hits Wildberries warehouse again
Ukraine struck another warehouse of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries in a long-range drone attack, with Kyiv justifying the hit by claiming the retailer stores drone components used by Russia's mi
Israel Ramps Up Gaza Attacks as Hamas Accepts Deal
Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza since Hamas formally accepted a US-backed ceasefire roadmap, killing at least 26 Palestinians over the weekend while imposing conditions analysts say are
Russia-North Korea Bridge Nears Completion Ahead of Schedule
A new Russia-North Korea road bridge near the remote village of Khasan is nearing completion ahead of schedule, prompting warnings from Kyiv that it will serve as a covert military conduit for North K
KLIA cleared pilot later caught with drugs in Indonesia: AKPS
Malaysia's Border Control and Protection Agency confirmed a Malaysian pilot arrested for drugs in Indonesia had passed all standard screening at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on July 28, with the
Hegseth Fails to Win Senate Converts for Iran War Funding
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has failed to win any notable Senate converts for the Trump administration's push to inject tens of billions of dollars into the Iran war, which has rapidly drained U.S.
Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 and wounding dozens
Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs on residential districts of Zaporizhzhia over 90 minutes, killing one and wounding 31, as Zelenskyy renewed urgent calls for Patriot air defense syste
South Korea Breaks Up Defense Counterintelligence Command
South Korea formally launched a three-agency replacement for its Defense Counterintelligence Command on Aug 3, completing the breakup of the 49-year-old body accused of involvement in former president
US Admiral Paparo Vows to Block Indo-Pacific Domination
Top US Pacific commander Admiral Samuel Paparo warned at a Malaysia security conference that coercive actions by China and other actors are destabilizing the Indo-Pacific, declaring the United States
Israel Objects to Gaza Deal Hamas Accepted
Israel formally objected to a Gaza peace framework that Hamas accepted, telling the US the public version doesn't reflect its positions even as Trump called the disarmament agreement a "major mileston
CBRN Policy Erodes as Speculative Threats Dominate
U.S. unconventional weapons policy is being hollowed out as agencies are gutted and Cold War-era technical expertise is replaced by speculative AI-bioweapon and drone-swarm doomsday narratives detache
India Exam Leak Protests Topple Education Minister
India's government voided medical exam results for roughly two million students after discovering leaked questions, igniting youth-led protests that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resi
India's 'Cockroach' Youth Force Modi's Rare Climbdown
After India's government voided medical exam results for roughly 2 million students due to leaked questions, the satirical "Cockroach Janta Party" protests swelled into one of India's largest youth up
South Korea Abandons Denuclearization-First Policy
South Korea has abandoned its long-standing demand for North Korea's complete denuclearization as a precondition for talks, instead pursuing a freeze-first approach — a shift experts say Pyongyang is
Wildberries Warehouse Burns in Vladimir After Ukrainian Drone
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Vladimir region on Monday, prompting evacuations and minor injuries as the retailer rerouted logistics to keep deliveries
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets ICRC in First Visit Since 2021 Coup
Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met an International Committee of the Red Cross official in Naypyitaw on August 3 — her first publicly confirmed meeting with any foreign envoy since th
Min Aung Hlaing Rejects ASEAN Consensus, Sets Own Plan
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing dismissed ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus as illegitimate and discriminatory, reaffirming his administration's unilateral approach to resolving the country's crisis wh
Zelenskyy: Patriots Exist, Only Political Will Needed
Zelenskyy declared that Patriot missiles already exist worldwide and only a political decision is needed to deliver them, as Ukraine simultaneously pursues additional US interceptors amid a deepening
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