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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky is seen in an image released in October 2024. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AFP
Ukraine war

Zelensky sacks Ukraine army chief Syrsky, amid backlash over Fedorov firing

The president’s move comes after days of protests triggered by the removal of his popular defence minister.

US-China relations

The US mounts pressure across 3 maritime flashpoints. How should China respond?

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Middle East

Hamas’ lead negotiator in ceasefire talks elected as group’s new chief

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Ukraine war

Lockheed Martin launches cheaper Patriot missile as air defence demand surges

The new missiles will cost less than half that of the current ones, which are about US$4 million each, the US defence contractor says.

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A man looks at a PAC-3 MSE model by Lockheed Martin at an international military fair in Kielce, Poland, in September 2017. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says fighting ‘full-scale war’ with US

The Middle East war resumed after a weeks-long lull prompted by an agreement signed in June, and oil prices surged to a month high.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine blames Russia for deadly strike on Turkish cargo ship

Ukraine’s navy said 6 died when Russia launched cruise missiles at the Golden Leo as it was ‘leaving the combat zone with a cargo of grain’.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US military reports another soldier killed in northern Iraq

The service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the ‘controlled detonation’ of a downed Iranian drone, the US military said.

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A US Marine in the Gulf of Oman. On Sunday, the US military reported the death of another US soldier, bringing the total US military death toll in the Iran war to 17. Photo: Sgt Joseph Helms / US Marine Corps / Navcent Public Affairs / AFP / Handout
Israel-Gaza war

Israelis march to Gaza border demanding re-establishment of settlements

‘We are walking today to tell the government of Israel and show all the world that this land belongs to us,’ one demonstrator said.

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli PM’s office slams New York mayor over Netanyahu arrest remarks

Zohran Mamdani said he was asking lawyers about the mayor’s authority to direct police to detain a foreign leader, referring to Israel’s PM.

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Ukraine war

Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low

At least one person was killed and 16 were wounded, heaping pressure on Kyiv’s foreign partners to accelerate supply of anti-ballistic defences.

The site of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
European Union

France and Germany reach nuclear deal as Europe builds up defences

France is the only nuclear power in the 27-member EU, while Germany plans to build Europe’s strongest conventional military by 2039.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron after the 26th Franco-German Ministerial Council at Augustusburg Palace in Bruehl, Germany, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Middle East

Lebanon’s president to meet Trump, push for Israeli withdrawal

President Joseph Aoun was commander of Lebanon’s army. He will focus on Hezbollah’s disarmament and finalising the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

US, Israel war on Iran

US retaliates against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over killing of American troops

The US has targeted bridges and electrical facilities in Iran; Tehran has retaliated by hitting power and desalination plants in Kuwait.

US, Israel war on Iran

2 US troops dead, 1 missing after Iran attacks base in Jordan

These are the first American service members killed due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

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This screen grab made on Saturday from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) shows what the US military says is the latest wave of precision strikes on strategic Iranian military sites. Photo: US Central Command / AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

UK’s Burnham faces test as Trump seeks British bases for Iran attack

The incoming PM said that he planned to be ‘upfront’ with the US president, who has threatened to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

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Newly confirmed Labour Party leader Andy Burnham takes a selfie with supporters in Gravesend, England, on Friday. Photo: PA via AP
US, Israel war on Iran

‘We will not stop’: the UAE’s trillion-dollar trade detour

New terminals offer insurance, but analysts say securing trade ultimately relies on lasting peace, not just pouring concrete.

Mainland China

As I see it | Hegemony or balance of power? What the wars of ancient China teach us

A new book on the Spring and Autumn period and its experiments in conflict and diplomacy helps explain today’s global order.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US and Iran attack infrastructure, raising fears of escalation

Two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after passing through a mined route south of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.

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Footage shows what Iranian state TV says is the aftermath of overnight US strikes on two bridges in Bandar Khamir County, near the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: IRINN via AFP
Russia

Russian activist arrested a day after predicting Putin will end up in handcuffs

Ilya Remeslo faces charges of spreading fake news about the Russian army under censorship laws introduced when Moscow sent troops to Ukraine.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Red Sea shutdown risk looms as US-Iran tensions threaten another oil surge

Tehran puts Houthi militants on notice to close critical shipping lanes, threatening a fresh supply shock as Brent crude notches 21 per cent rally since early July.

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Pakistan

‘Mini Kabul’ falls silent as Pakistan targets undocumented Afghans in border province

About 2.3 million Afghans – some who lived in Pakistan for decades – have been sent back since the repatriation drive began in 2023.

A man collects building materials in Peshawar before his repatriation to Afghanistan on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway

Analysts say the renewed bombing campaign by the US is more likely ‌to ‘harden’ Tehran’s position.

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An Iranian missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. Photo: Sepahnews.com/AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

US pounds Iran as Tehran threatens to ‘crush’ Middle East infrastructure

American forces conducted strikes for a sixth straight night, and boarded a ship to enforce the US naval blockade.

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Japan

Why Ukraine’s Patriot missile request may be a step too far for Japan

Agreeing to Kyiv’s co-production proposal risks triggering a backlash from Beijing and Moscow, analysts say.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky faces fury on Ukrainian streets after dropping defence minister

The air force’s deputy commander has resigned in protest, calling Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal ‘a great evil’ for Ukraine’s defence.

People protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as defence minister on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump says Iran has freed a detained US woman

Dena Karari, a US-Iranian citizen, had been held since December 2024.

US President Donald Trump applauds at the Pennsylvania Defence and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, vows to fight till the end

Tehran warned of ‘existential war’ with America and threatened to block more energy exports from the Middle East.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump scraps Hormuz toll plan but presses ahead with Iran blockade

In latest flip-flop, US president says Gulf investment deals will replace shipping fee, while restoring blockade targeting Iranian trade.

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