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Ralf Bosshard noted that by changing the head of the Defense Ministry, Vladimir Zelensky "wants to demonstrate that he is fighting corruption" and thereby "reduce the pressure on himself"

Saudi Aramco closes Jazan refinery after Houthi attack Saudi Aramco halted operations at its Jazan refinery on July 27 after a Houthi attack damaged the facility, the Reuters news agency reported. The refinery can process 400,000 barrels of oil per day. Reuters, citing a memo from consultancy IR, said the attack damaged the refinery’s integrated gasification combined-cycle complex and an oil storage area. Aramco plans to complete repairs and begin restarting operations by August 15. Houthi mili
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli: I don't believe it is possible to separate Türkiye from Syria or create a buffer between them. The weapons used by al-Sharaa's forces are Turkish weapons. Turkish generals are already inside the Syrian army. Türkiye's military bases are already being established. Turkish warships are already in Tartus.

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Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes it’s a Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed The campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes it’s a Genocide” was seized by Greater London Authority officials and destroyed. Representatives of the GLA arrived on the scene in central London and confiscated the 40-metre by 40-metre banner after it was unfurled on 4 December 2024, just under two

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukraine of widening the geographical scope of what he claimed were "terrorist attacks."

Oman presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday. The plan could serve as a basis to end the disruption to trade through the strait caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. President Donald Trump, who abruptly called off a two-week US bombing campaign over the weekend in his latest strategic U-turn, said there were “good talks” under way with Iran but.

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Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Dozens Feared Dead in Collapsed Mall After 7.1 Earthquake in Japan A substantial number of people are feared dead after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake collapsed a shopping mall's second floor and set off an explosion in southwestern Japan. READ MORE

Morocco names new highway in occupied Western Sahara after Donald Trump Alex MacDonald on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 09:27 US president says it is a 'great honor' to give his name to the road in occupied territory Still from a video posted by US President Donald Trump heralding the opening of a new highway (Truth Social) Off Morocco has named a new highway in the occupied Western Sahara after US President Donald Trump, prompting a message of gratitude from the US leader. The President Donald J Trump

A prolonged blockade of Ukrainian seaports could leave the market awash with agricultural produce throughout the marketing year and purchase prices are already falling below the full cost of production.

An Israeli soldier filmed himself running a marathon around a military outpost in Gaza.

IDF said to demolish Jordan Valley home despite High Court order against such move; Palestinian-American says troops kicked his family out of home to use as lookout position The post Katz orders end to administrative restraining order on detained settler extremist appeared first on The Times of Israel.
WATCH: A patrol drone in Qingdao, China intercepted a man swimming at a public beach after dark, hovering overhead with a spotlight and repeatedly ordering him via loudspeaker to leave the water.
“The conditions-based deal between Israel and Lebanon states that Israel will redeploy its troops from Lebanese territory in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament," officials told Walla.

Trump renews threat to attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain US President Donald Trump has again threatened to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and civilian infrastructure, including bridges, unless Tehran agrees to a deal. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said negotiations had produced “good talks”. “Pickaxe Mountain is not a big problem. We have a very strong position with Iran now,” said the US president. Trump said he would prefer not to target Iran’s power stations or bridges but kept military action on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to meet on Tuesday evening at the U.S. Capitol with a bipartisan group of Senators who co-authored Senator Lindsey Graham's bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has met with military personnel released from Russian captivity and presented them with awards from the capital.

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release of under-18s arrested during the youth protests over exam leaks and said authorities must ensure surveillance footage is preserved after petitioners alleged police brutality against demonstrators. Indian media reports said Chief Justice Surya Kant also directed authorities to preserve the digital and personal data of people who participated in the demonstrations and barred any coercive action against them. The reports said Kant took interim st
Trump on Iran: We opened the blockade, and then they broke the deal, and we put it back. They break the deal. We cannot have them breaking deals anymore.
“Qatar financed the October 7 massacre. Qatar’s hands are stained with the blood of those who were murdered and raped, of our hostages and our fallen,” Bennett said in an interview with 103FM.

ISLAMABAD: After six years of deadlock, the government on Tuesday approved the Brownfield Refining Policy to modernise the country’s petroleum refineries with an estimated investment of about $6bn to improve product quality and increase production. The policy — approved by the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — provides stability clauses to protect investment, gives tax incentives and foreign exchange accounts for imports of machinery against export of furn
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NEW: Iran warns that any country or company that takes money from Iran's frozen assets will have its ships barred from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM and the UAE are launching Task Force Talon Synapse, the first bilateral military AI task force, to develop AI for intelligence, infrastructure protection, and regional security, with a 20-person team based in Abu Dhabi.

ISLAMABAD: After six years of deadlock, the government on Tuesday approved the Brownfield Refining Policy to modernise the country’s petroleum refineries with an estimated investment of about $6bn to improve product quality and increase production. The policy — approved by the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — provides stability clauses to protect investment, gives tax incentives and foreign exchange accounts for imports of machinery against export of furn
Trump: Iran doesn't control the strait. We control the strait. They can drop a couple of mines in there and screw things up. But we control the strait.
Trump: If I weren't President of the United States, Israel today would not exist!
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Trump on Iran: If I go back and finish up the job, as some people would like, with the bridges — very easily I could take out most of their bridges in less than an hour. But you know, it takes them 10 years to build a bridge. Bridges take the longest, and power plants are second. I can knock out the power plants within one day. All of their power plants would be gone. I think about 91 million people without power, without bridges, would have to live. And it's a very, very delicate balance.
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Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the White House once again on July 28. But the Israeli Prime Minister is likely to get a cooler welcome in Washington than on previous trips. The US's full-scale air war on Iran - which Netanyahu reportedly had a major role in convincing Donald Trump to launch - has become a major headache for the US President. Meanwhile continued deadly strikes on a devastated Gaza despite a cease-fire, the occupation of southern Lebanon, and mounting settler violence in the W
Trump on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain: I don't need Bibi to tell me that. Bibi is telling me that because he wants me to stay involved. With the space force, we have the greatest cameras in the world focused. We know exactly what's going on. I heard Bibi announced it. I said, “why didn't you just tell it to me? Why do you have to announce it to the world?” I know exactly what's going on at Pickaxe Mountain. It's not a big problem. We’ll have to take out Pickaxe if we don't make a deal. We can
Trump: Lindsey Graham was very militant about Ukraine. Lindsey liked war, to be honest with you. He has never seen a war that he didn't like. He was very much into that.
Trump on Iran: Lindsey Graham was a hawk on Iran, but over the last few weeks, he started to think that a deal would be better than destroying the rest of Iran.
Trump: Lindsey Graham loved golf, but he wasn't born to be a golfer. He was born to be a politician, not a golfer.

Beijing has tightened its rules on the sale of military equipment to ban its sale through unauthorised channels. “In recent years, some business operators have openly sold, online and offline, goods … such as decommissioned and scrapped military equipment, causing an adverse impact and creating security risks,” an administrative notice issued by multiple state bodies said. The notice – made public on Tuesday and published internally last week – covers everything from uniforms to machinery,...