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Why the Mecca defence pact hasn’t triggered action against the Houthis Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have faced criticism almost immediately after signing the Mecca joint defence agreement last month, with questions raised about the newly formed alliance’s lack of response to Houthi attacks launched from Yemen against Saudi Arabia. From the day after the signing ceremony, experts questioned whether Ankara would come to Riyadh’s aid as the Houthis targeted energy infrastructure and civilian
The IDF and Shin Bet have intensified counterterrorism efforts in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks with the goal of killing Hamas terrorists and minimizing reconstruction efforts.

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The country's civil wars have long attracted foreign nationals seeking adventure or driven by a mission. Are Russians the latest to join the fight?

VILNIUS: NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the country’s President Gitanas Nauseda said Tuesday. Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — NATO members sharing a long border with Russia — regularly report drone incursions into their territories as part of Moscow’s war with Ukraine. “A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets,” Nauseda wrote in a post on X. “With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital

Israeli army kills at least two Palestinians in Gaza Anadolu Agency reported that Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 28 others, including children, on Monday.

THE HAGUE: A notorious Libyan prison boss dubbed the “Angel of Death” will stand trial on charges of murder, rape and torture from May 4, the court said on Monday. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, 48, faces 17 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed between 2014 and 2020 at the Mitiga prison near Tripoli. Presiding judge Althea Violet Alexis-Windsor set the date for the trial, which will be the first to stem from a United Nations-mandated investigation into alleged c
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko added that, as Poland’s foreign minister, Sikorski should "do everything possible to strengthen Poland’s security" instead of creating threats to the country

With bilateral ties in a deep freeze since late last year, a flurry of planned China visits by Japanese lawmakers and business leaders has been interpreted as an attempt to break the ice ahead of November’s Apec summit in China. However, analysts warned that these efforts to carve out a diplomatic opening with Beijing might not achieve much unless Tokyo sends a clearer signal to mend ties from the very top. Relations reached their lowest point in a decade following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae.

"With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital for our region. Together with our NATO Allies, Lithuania will defend its airspace," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.

NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight after flying in from Belarus.
By Timour Azhari and Jana Choukeir RIYADH/DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the Middle East war. The alerts were swiftly lifted and Saudi authorities did not immediately report whether any incoming projectiles had landed, nor was there any immediate claim of responsibility for a
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia and were digging into positions on the western coast of Yemen along the Red Sea, Yemeni officials said, as urgent deliberations took place in Riyadh over how to respond to their lightning advance. Meanwhile, Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, raising concerns the Middle East conflict could spread further and threaten global oil supplies.

Moscow maintains military foothold in the Mediterranean following talks with Damascus

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the Capitol on Monday after a three-month absence spent recuperating from a fall in his Washington home that had raised questions about his fitness to serve in Congress. “I must admit. After two years of – decades, actually – dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today. But I’m glad to see you. Time to get back to work, finish the job for this Congress,” the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican told reporters from a...

Israeli officials vow to strip NAZA directors of their citizenship Following the initial distribution of NAZA, a documentary led by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor which exposes the Israeli army's use of AI softwares to systematically kill civilians in Gaza, Israeli officials have vowed to strip the filmmakers of their citizenship. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu also shared a video of himself calling the documentary antisemitic, and the Israeli forces have issued several stat

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During basic military training at the 199th Training Center of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, the military has abandoned methods and equipment that have become obsolete in modern warfare and is using the latest Western and Ukrainian technologies to train recruits.

Israeli forces shoot dead Lebanese citizen A Lebanese citizen was killed on Sunday after Israeli forces carried out artillery shelling in the town of Baraachit, state media reported.

🇨🇴 | Colombia reinstated arrest warrants for three Clan del Golfo leaders after President Abelardo de la Espriella ended talks with the group with the end of the Total Peace effort. Learn more about the group’s evolution: https://t.co/woJ97Vx3MS https://t.co/FJxVEkpiDE

CENTCOM disputes the IRGC claim that the Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

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An alleged drug trafficker was captured in Jalisco, Mexico, who authorities claim is linked to Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias “Chapo Isidro,” who is attached to the Sinaloa Cartel and one of the most-wanted traffickers in the US and Mexico. Learn more: https://t.co/8G1yB6Pt94 https://t.co/22nXuo5vyL

Taiwan’s DPP and Japan’s ruling LDP held their seventh round of party-to-party talks in Tokyo on Sept. 14, focusing on defense, economic security, civil protection, and China’s gray-zone coercion. LDP officials highlighted PLA exercises and undersea cable incidents, while DPP lawmakers called for closer cooperation on cyber and cognitive warfare, drones, and economic resilience. Both sides said the dialogue is moving toward more formalized cooperation, including potential MOUs.

The EU now has until Sept. 22 to renew its sanctions on 2,600 Russian entities and individuals. Attempts to reach an extension agreement have been stalled by calls to remove Russian billionaires from the list.

The couple stepped down from royal duties and moved to the US in 2020, leading to estrangement and awkward relations with the royal family as they delivered a series of barbed comments about the institution.
NATO fighter jets have shot down a Russian drone over Lithuania after it breached Allied airspace. Things are heating up...

According to the New York Times, the war with Iran has compounded the Pentagon's problems, undermining sailors' morale and depleting its supply of interceptor missiles.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine was ready to de-escalate the war with Russia if its rival did the same, after US President Donald Trump announced that the foes had agreed to end strikes on energy targets. With international oil prices climbing again, Trump had at the weekend berated Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries, blaming them for causing a shortage in diesel fuel. In one of his surprise social media posts, the US leader announced on Monday that “Ukraine has...

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Trump's son and his wife confirmed reports that Umar Kremlev paid for parts of the festivities. Kremlev was awarded the "Order of Friendship" by Putin earlier this year.

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Ukraine is ready to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday, after US President Donald Trump announced an apparent agreement between the two sides. Kyiv also warned that intensifying Russian strikes on Ukraine’s rail network are worsening each week.

Ukraine is ready to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday, after US President Donald Trump announced an apparent agreement between the two sides. Kyiv also warned that intensifying Russian strikes on Ukraine’s rail network are worsening each week.
NAZA draws on anonymous testimony from soldiers and intelligence personnel who say the army calculated expected civilian deaths before airstrikes and proceeded with them anyway.

TEHRAN: A Sunni cleric in Iran was killed on Monday in front of his home in a region bordering Pakistan that has been plagued by violence, state television reported. The incident took place in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of Iran’s poorest regions that borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. “Youssef Gargij, a Sunni cleric... was killed by Zionist mercenaries in front of his house” in the province’s capital Zahedan, Iranian television reported, adding that he was a supporter of

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said late on Monday that an oil tanker had struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker El Gaia was travelling along the southern route through the strait, which was mined by Iran, state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing the IRGC. The entire vessel went up in flames following the detonation of the mine, it said. The US military rejected that account. “The Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was struck by an Iranian missile last.