Pentagon Civilian Casualty Report Faces Whitewashing Accusations
AI-generated representative image. The Pentagon building in Washington, DC, subject of a civilian casualty report facing whitewashing accusations.
2025 assessment to Congress counts 153 deaths in Yemen Houthi strikes while Western Hemisphere operations list no civilian toll
New Ebola Variant Linked to Unknown Animal Source in DR Congo-Uganda Outbreak
Genomic analysis confirms the 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak stemmed from a fresh animal-to-human spillover, not a resurgence of prior epidemic strains.
Lebanon General Amnesty Law Passed: First Since 1991
Parliament approves landmark legislation a day after abolishing the death penalty, expected to ease severe prison overcrowding
North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch Ahead of US-South Korea Drills
Pyongyang fires second missile in under a week as Seoul and Washington prepare for Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises starting August 17
Houthi Missile Attack Kills Six on Cargo Ship in Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Ballistic missile strike on Egyptian-owned Tihamah marks first Houthi-linked shipping fatalities since February
Iran Refuses to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Until US Ends War and Blockade
Tehran sets firm conditions as Pakistan's interior minister visits for mediation talks, while US and Houthi forces strike shipping in regional waters
Total Solar Eclipse to Darken Europe Skies This Wednesday
First total solar eclipse visible from Europe in 27 years crosses Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Russia, with NASA tracking the path of totality.
Mecca Joint Defence Agreement: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan Forge Military Alliance
The trilateral pact binds the three nations to collective deterrence, treating an attack on one as an attack on all, amid shifting regional security dynamics
US-Israel Deal With Syria to Remove Nuclear Material From Secret Site
IAEA to access Site 99 and recover yellowcake remnants from the Al-Kibar reactor destroyed in 2007, signaling a nonproliferation milestone in post-Assad Damascus.
Mohsen Rezaei Appointed Iran Supreme National Security Council Secretary
Former IRGC commander-in-chief Mohsen Rezaei takes the helm of Iran's top security body as tensions with the US and Israel escalate over the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil Prices Surge as Iran Demands Sanctions Relief for Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude tops $84 as Tehran ties waterway reopening to US concessions and war reparations
Houthi Missile and Drone Strikes on al-Makha Kill 7, Two-Day Toll Hits 18
Renewed attacks on Yemen's Red Sea port city wound 30 as Houthis cite Saudi military buildup along the western coast