North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea, marking its second weapons test in less than a week ahead of joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

President Donald Trump confirmed that the Secret Service and military ordered him to covertly switch aircraft during a recent trip after facing a security threat.

The US military fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged cargo ship M/V Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored warnings to stop heading toward Iran.

One person is dead and 172 individuals were rescued after a passenger ferry traveling from Bali to Lombok caught fire in the Lombok Strait.

Rumors swirl that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ended her engagement before starting an egg-freezing cycle, though recent photos complicate the timeline.

A missile strike by Houthi forces on the cargo vessel Tihamah in the Bab al-Mandeb strait has killed six people, escalating regional security concerns.

Russia's Supreme Court ruled that the Yabloko party's electoral registration was invalid, stripping it of its place on the ballot.

President Donald Trump used an elaborate security ruse involving an airport catering truck and decoy flights to evade reporters in Turkey following Iranian threats.

On 12 August 2026, the UK will experience its most substantial solar eclipse since 1999, masking over 90% of the Sun alongside the Perseid meteor shower.

The Pentagon's first publicly released civilian harm report confirms U.S. airstrikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians, drawing sharp criticism amid deep funding cuts to oversight programs.

Human rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Trump administration executive order that imposes sanctions on individuals connected to the International Criminal Court.

Outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard has released declassified documents accusing Anthony Fauci of funding risky coronavirus research at a Chinese lab and misleading Congress.

Diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have stalled as Iran hardens its stance, demanding the release of frozen assets before lifting the closure.

An overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores unaccounted for as emergency responders search for survivors.

A maritime strike in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait has killed multiple crew members, heightening safety concerns across critical international shipping lanes.

A new criminology study finds that undocumented immigration does not drive crime rates in U.S. neighborhoods, challenging ongoing political narratives.

Lebanon's parliament has voted to replace capital punishment with life imprisonment, making it the first Arab state to formally abolish the death penalty.

A vessel in the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb strait was targeted by ballistic missiles, leaving multiple people dead amid mounting maritime security pressures.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia deployed North Korean ballistic missiles during a massive overnight barrage that killed six people in Zaporizhzhia.

At least 14 artisanal miners died and eight others were wounded when the walls of an abandoned shaft collapsed near Rustenburg.