Taiwan conducts life-fire drills as defence budget gets boost
Taiwan's military conducted live-fire drills and simulated repelling a Chinese air landing assault on the strategically vital Penghu Islands on Monday...
Hamas has accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire by killing Palestinians while Israel says it wants the bodies of all hostages returned
President Donald Trump said on Thursday, October 16, that further U.S.-backed intervention could be necessary if Hamas fails to uphold its ceasefire commitments.
Trump added that additional bodies of hostages held by Hamas were returned to Israel, describing the situation as “tough” but emphasizing that the hostages already returned had been a matter of luck and careful negotiation. He stressed that the U.S. would monitor Hamas’ behavior closely, acting decisively if commitments are not honored.
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
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A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is increasingly penetrating Russia's air-defence network, as both sides stepped up overnight strikes on energy, logistics and port infrastructure.
Taiwan's military conducted live-fire drills and simulated repelling a Chinese air landing assault on the strategically vital Penghu Islands on Monday, 10 August during annual war games.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed, rejecting key elements of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest plan for the territory.
Global food commodity prices rose in July to their highest level since January 2023, driven by higher cereal, sugar and vegetable oil prices, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is increasingly penetrating Russia's air-defence network, as both sides stepped up overnight strikes on energy, logistics and port infrastructure.
Türkiye has started restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea due to the government's increasing concern about a surge in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on ships, Bloomberg News has reported, citing unnamed sources.
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