UK, France and other nations call for an immediate end to war in Gaza

Britain and more than 20 other countries called on Monday for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and criticized the Israeli government's aid delivery model after hundreds of Palestinians were kill...

Landmine dispute escalates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

Thailand has accused Cambodia of recently placing landmines in a disputed border area after three soldiers were injured, but Phnom Penh said they had veered off agreed patrol routes and triggered a...

Pakistani Islamist militants use drones to target security forces, officials say

Islamist militants in Pakistan have started using commercially acquired quadcopter drones to drop bombs on security forces in the country's northwest, police said, a potentially dangerous developme...

Erdogan says Germany, Britain positive on Eurofighter jets sale to Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Germany and Britain took a positive stance on the sale of Eurofighter jets to Turkey, adding that Ankara wants to finalize the purchase as soon as possible. Ta...

Israel sends tanks into Gaza's Deir al-Balah, raising concerns among hostage families

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remain...

US strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites, officials say

U.S. officials told reporters that a new assessment found that U.S. strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but the other two were not as badly damaged. Tap fo...

Mediators present updated Gaza ceasefire proposal to Israel and Hamas

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Smoke rises in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen   WASHINGTON  -  Qatar, E...

US brands Pakistani group's offshoot as “terrorist” organization over Kashmir attack

The U.S. government designated the Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist milita...

Czech-arranged ammunition shipments to Ukraine are increasing, says defense ministry

Czech-arranged shipments of artillery ammunition to Ukraine are rising this year, proving partners' trust in a government program matching donations from NATO partners with offers to sell ammunitio...

France ends permanent troop presence in Senegal

France handed over control of its last major military facility in Senegal on Thursday, marking the end of its armed forces' long presence in the West African country and a milestone in a withdrawal...

Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany

German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the Intern...

New pier completed at North Korea rocket launch site, satellite imagery shows

Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea's key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other rocket tests have been conducted, sate...

Iceland to discuss security, defense partnership with EU

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SAS members, spies among UK nationals exposed in Afghanistan data leak

Details of over 100 British nationals, including spies and special operations soldiers, were included in one of the country's worst ever data breaches—that led to thousands of Afghans being relocat...

Ukraine appoints new prime minister in biggest wartime overhaul

Ukraine's parliament appointed the country's first new prime minister in five years on Thursday, part of a major cabinet overhaul aimed at revitalising wartime management as prospects for peace wit...