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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled, insisting the Strait of Hormuz is open and operating. Tehran contradicted him, saying the waterway remains shut to shipping. The claims came a day after a temporary ceasefire expired and a senior Iranian official said the […]

Ukrainian military intelligence says North Korean personnel are now operating strike drones inside Ukraine and directing fires against Ukrainian positions. If confirmed, it marks a step up from the infantry role Pyongyang’s troops have played since deploying to Russia’s Kursk region in 2024. The scale is now substantial. An estimated 12,000 to 16,000 North Korean

Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR) says it recovered an American NVIDIA Jetson Orin computing module from Russia’s new S-71M “Monochrome” air-launched cruise missile. The findings were published on the agency’s War&Sanctions portal on August 12. The Jetson is a commercial AI module with an onboard camera. According to HUR, it handles terminal guidance, the final phase

The fitness app Strava is once again leaking sensitive military data, this time from U.S. bases across the Middle East, including locations that have recently been targeted by Iran. According to Sky News, U.S. service members stationed in the region have been logging their runs and workouts on the app, which exposes public activity data,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is stripping air defense from across its territory to protect Moscow. According to the Kyiv Post, he described the capital as ringed by hundreds of S-400, S-500 and Pantsir launchers, with more being pulled toward the Valdai leadership complex and Putin’s Kerch Strait bridge at the expense of coverage

Cameras on the Royal Navy’s K3 Scout surveillance drones were found transmitting “heartbeat” signals to a device in China, according to a report first published by The Telegraph. The signals reportedly confirmed only that the cameras were online and functioning, and the Ministry of Defence says a thorough investigation found no evidence that MoD data

Newly appointed Mossad director Roman Gofman has removed two senior officials who designed a failed operation to overthrow Iran’s government, according to reporters. One had led the agency’s intelligence directorate since December; the other headed its Iran division. Security sources say Gofman and the pair clashed from the outset, though the departures are being framed

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday, binding three of the Sunni Muslim world’s most influential states as Middle East turmoil escalates. The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” states that an armed attack against any one signatory would be treated as an attack on all, according to a joint

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te was driven in the back of an armoured personnel carrier to a wartime command centre during a late-night phase of the island’s annual Han Kuang exercises, his office said on Thursday. Images released showed Lai in body armour and a helmet. It was the first time a sitting president has personally