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CENTCOM reportedly has plans for Iran strikes: Will Trump approve them?

Reports say Pentagon has drawn up plans for strikes after midterm polls, but analysts question what it could achieve.

US Marine indictment in Okinawa murder trial renews anti-base movement

Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa earlier ...

Israel orders West Bank crossings to close on election day following Hebron shooting

The move comes as part of a wider clampdown in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestin...

Airbus to hold talks with BAE over role in GCAP fighter jet programme

Germany weighs joining UK, Italy and Japan in project after collapse of its rival FCAS partnership with France and Spain

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles and drones as fighting with Houthis rages

Saudi-led coalition says intercepted drone, missile launched towards Riyadh and 10 missiles targeting southern region.

Funding, force-structure issues could hinder Hegseth’s new autonomous command

The money to start AUTOWARCOM is to come from a reconciliation bill whose passage is in doubt.

Resumption of war with with Israel, US will not change Iran's positions: Araghchi

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that a potential resumption of war with Israel and the United Stat...

Teodoro warns PMA of ‘weaponization of information’ as warfare moves beyond battlefield

The Philippine defense chief says technological advances, geopolitical developments, disruptions to supply chains, and o...

Coast Guard Icebreakers and the Finland Model: A Blueprint for the U.S. Navy?

Naval News visits Helsinki Shipyard to examine how the "Finland model" is driving icebreaker production, and questions i...

Israeli forces turn Hebron homes into military posts amid lockdown

Evictions, raids and outpost expansion continue across the occupied West Bank amid heightened tensions.

Saudi Arabia looks to US for an AI edge as Yemen's Houthis up pressure

The US is helping Saudi Arabia fight the Houthi group in Yemen with AI-assisted targeting. But AI is not a magic bullet,...

Ukrainian Attacks Kill 3 in Belgorod, Hit Perm Industrial Plant

Three people were killed in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region and an industrial site damaged in the Perm region.

SH Defence strengthens cooperation with Naval Group

SH Defence, a part of SH Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Naval Group, strengthening the cooperation...

Bulgaria holds presidential elections amid divisions over Ukraine war

Bulgarians are voting in presidential elections amid security concerns over attacks on ships in the Black Sea. The vote ...

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,578,450 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,850 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Protesters clash with police over India dam project bordering China

India says the proposed dam is needed to counter China’s US$167 billion (S$213 billion) Yaxia project.

Air defenses down 532 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight

They were destroyed over 23 regions and the waters of the Sea of Azov, he Russian Defense Ministry reported

Israel widens West Bank crackdown, displacing Hebron families after attack

Israel said on Sunday all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of next week’s election, as it ple...

Explosive-laden drone attacks Kurdish opposition camp

Explosive-laden drone attacks Kurdish opposition camp An explosive-laden drone attacked an Iranian Kurdish opposition ca...

Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day as crackdown escalates

The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's elec...

Mercuria challenging the ‘Dow Jones of shipping’ in court after Hormuz losses

Case will test the Baltic Exchange’s decision to keep publishing price estimates for shipping oil through the Strait of ...

Mercuria challenging the ‘Dow Jones of shipping’ in court after Hormuz losses

Case will test the Baltic Exchange’s decision to keep publishing price estimates for shipping oil through the Strait of ...

The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route

Fatalities of commercial sailors caught in battle between Russia and Ukraine are outstripping deaths in the Gulf

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Omsk Region injures three — governor

Emergency services continue to work on site to address the aftermath of the attack

Kim Jong-un's surprise trip to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday to tour a Korean War memorial and...

Decoding defence deals

SINCE September 2025, Pakistan has signed multilayered and multi-domain defence agreem­e­nts with several Arab and Musli...

Israeli forces displace Hebron families after deadly attack

Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday and displaced around 2,000 residents, vowin...

Houthis renew warning against using King Khalid airport

Houthis renew warning against using King Khalid airport The Houthis have renewed their warning to airlines, airport staf...

Saudi-led arab coalition downs Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh

This was at least the third aerial target intercepted by coalition forces overnight

Prudent warning

AS speculation grows regarding fresh US-Israeli aggression against Iran, major Muslim states of the wider Middle East, a...

Ukraine loses nearly 14% of its locomotives in less than two years

The majority of the losses, around 300, occurred in 2026

Saudi-led coalition says ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh

Saudi-led coalition says ballistic missile intercepted over Riyadh The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and d...

Saudi-led coalition forces, Houthis trade blows; 16 dead in Sanaa, Hodeida

• Houthi media says air raids leave casualties in Sanaa, Hodeida and Mocha• Rebel group claims strikes on Aden, airports...

Bulgaria votes for President in wake of deadly Black Sea drone strikes

Polls place acting President Iliana Iotova, ‌61, and ex-caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, as leaders in a race...

Coalition forces intercept another drone over Riyadh, spokesman says

Coalition forces intercept another drone over Riyadh, spokesman says Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and des...

Denmark handed Greenland over to US — Trump

The US leader emphasized that "it's going to go down as the greatest real estate deal in history, probably after Venezue...

Iran urges France, Germany, UK to examine root cause of military conflict

Iran urges France, Germany, UK to examine root cause of military conflict Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil ...

Israel presses ahead with West Bank army operation days before election

The crackdown in the occupied West Bank has seen homes and businesses demolished following the killing of two Israeli so...

'Lie and fabrication': Iran denies Hormuz deal offer to US through Pakistan

Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Sunday renewed their warning against using Riyadh's King Khalid Inter...