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Israel doubles down on attacks ahead of October election

Israel doubles down on attacks ahead of October election

After Israel's parliament dissolved on July 17 setting October 27 elections, the same week brought intensified military operations killing at least 57 Palestinians, $779 million approved for West Bank

Al Jazeera · 26d ago
Pakistan's Peace Win Threatens to Pull It Into War

Pakistan's Peace Win Threatens to Pull It Into War

Pakistan, which helped broker June's U.S.-Iran ceasefire and was publicly thanked by VP Vance, now risks being dragged into war as Iran's renewed strikes on Saudi Arabia activate mutual defense commit

Responsible Statecraft · 26d ago
India's Youth Protests Grow as Modi Vows Reform

India's Youth Protests Grow as Modi Vows Reform

India's education minister broke his silence on mass youth protests over leaked medical entrance exams, pledging reforms as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was detained at a sit-in outside PM Modi's re

Straits Times Asia · 26d ago
FCC Moves to Ban Chinese Military-Grade Drone Imports

FCC Moves to Ban Chinese Military-Grade Drone Imports

The FCC has proposed rules to block imports of advanced Chinese-made drones equipped with swarming capabilities and infrared sensors for thermal imaging, citing national security risks to critical inf

Al Jazeera · 26d ago
Trump OKs Saudi Nuclear Deal Allowing Uranium Enrichment

Trump OKs Saudi Nuclear Deal Allowing Uranium Enrichment

President Trump has approved a 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia that could permit uranium enrichment on Saudi soil — a move nonproliferation experts warn could open the door to

AP News · 26d ago
US Bombs Iran for 11th Night; War Cost Pegged at $37.5bn

US Bombs Iran for 11th Night; War Cost Pegged at $37.5bn

US Central Command launched strikes on Iranian military targets for the 11th consecutive night, hitting areas in Khuzestan province, as Defense Secretary Hegseth disclosed a $37.5bn war cost and the P

Al Jazeera · 26d ago
US Strikes Iran 11th Night as Hormuz Conflict Widens

US Strikes Iran 11th Night as Hormuz Conflict Widens

US strikes on Iran entered an 11th straight night as Pakistan's ceasefire diplomacy collapsed, with combat centered on the Strait of Hormuz pushing crude above $91 a barrel. Trump threatened escalatio

India Today World · 27d ago
US strikes Iran 11th night, threatens nuclear site

US strikes Iran 11th night, threatens nuclear site

US Central Command completed its 11th consecutive evening of air strikes on Iran, expanding targets beyond southern Iran to include Tabriz and Tehran, while President Trump threatened to hit a suspect

Al Jazeera · 27d ago
Saudi Tankers Reverse Course in Red Sea as Houthis Declare Blockade

Saudi Tankers Reverse Course in Red Sea as Houthis Declare Blockade

Two Saudi oil tankers bound for Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia and threatened to attack any vessels loadin

CBC World · 27d ago
Hegseth, Caine Pitch $80B Iran Supplemental to Senate

Hegseth, Caine Pitch $80B Iran Supplemental to Senate

Defense Secretary Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Caine urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve nearly $80 billion in emergency funding to replenish munitions depleted by the Iran war

The Hill · 27d ago
Singapore Faces a 'Social Recession' as Friendships Thin

Singapore Faces a 'Social Recession' as Friendships Thin

Singapore policy researchers warn that thinning friendships, declining volunteering and retreating community participation risk a 'social recession' that GDP figures won't detect, and propose grassroo

Channel News Asia · 27d ago
Pakistan seeks $10 billion US currency backstop after Iran war diplomacy

Pakistan seeks $10 billion US currency backstop after Iran war diplomacy

Pakistan has requested a $10 billion bilateral exchange stabilization facility from the US Treasury, seeking to convert its recent role brokering Iran war talks into a financial lifeline for its cash-

India Today World · 27d ago
GOP pushes early stopgap bill to dodge shutdown fight

GOP pushes early stopgap bill to dodge shutdown fight

House Republicans will vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure extending government funding through December 4 — two months ahead of the September 30 deadline — to insulate the party from a pre-midterm shut

AP News · 27d ago
Rubio, Wang Yi meet in Manila ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Rubio, Wang Yi meet in Manila ahead of Trump-Xi summit

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila this week to prepare for a possible Trump-Xi summit in late September, even as Trump revives unsubstantiated al

Straits Times Asia · 27d ago
Hegseth, Caine Testify on $87.6B Iran Supplemental

Hegseth, Caine Testify on $87.6B Iran Supplemental

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Trump administration's $87.6 billion supplemental funding request, which bun

The Hill · 27d ago
Chinese Destroyer Fires Inside Japan's EEZ Near Okinotorishima

Chinese Destroyer Fires Inside Japan's EEZ Near Okinotorishima

On July 19, a Chinese destroyer fired its machine gun inside Japan's claimed EEZ near Okinotorishima during a patrol with a Russian frigate — the first such incident Japan has publicly disclosed. Toky

The Diplomat · 27d ago
Ukraine Drones Hit Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow

Ukraine Drones Hit Wildberries Warehouses Near Moscow

Ukrainian drone strikes hit warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce platform, near Moscow and in the Tambov region, jolting the country's retail sector and stoking inflation f

Google News World · 27d ago
Myanmar’s Government Fractures Amid Diplomatic Stalemate

Myanmar’s Government Fractures Amid Diplomatic Stalemate

Myanmar's political landscape has fractured into multiple competing centers of authority, challenging the diplomatic norm of recognizing a single government, as ASEAN, China, and India adopt divergent

The Diplomat · 27d ago
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Convene Meeting Under the Shadow of Iran War, Regional Crises

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Convene Meeting Under the Shadow of Iran War, Regional Crises

ASEAN foreign ministers opened their 59th annual meeting in Manila, with a draft statement warning that renewed US-Iran hostilities and Strait of Hormuz shipping threats endanger Southeast Asia's ener

The Diplomat · 27d ago
Trump escalates trade war against Canada with threat to impose 50% tariffs

Trump escalates trade war against Canada with threat to impose 50% tariffs

Trump invoked the never-used Section 338 of the Depression-era Tariff Act on Monday to impose 50% tariffs on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods effective Aug. 19, escalating his trade war after O

Globe and Mail World · 28d ago

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