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Politics Rubio and Lavrov meet in Manila with no breakthrough on Ukraine – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Manila, focused on resolving the war in Ukraine. The meeting produced no breakthrough as Russia intensified attacks on […]

Politics Ukraine replaces its top general amid street protests – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi after days of public protests demanding his removal, appointing Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of the Joint Forces, in his place. It is the biggest shake-up in Ukraine’s military leadership since the start of the war with Russia. […]

Politics US and Iran open peace talks amid Strait of Hormuz standoff – Washington and Tehran have begun negotiations after weeks of military exchanges, with Iran asserting its right to control the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon has named two US servicemembers killed in a recent Iranian strike in Jordan as their remains return […]

Politics US strikes on Iran enter a second week as casualties mount – The United States carried out a ninth consecutive day of strikes on Iran after an Iranian missile attack on a base in Jordan killed two American service members, and a third died in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of a downed […]

A roundup of the most significant scientific discoveries and breakthroughs reported between mid-June and mid-July 2026. Cosmology: Euclid spots the oldest quasars ever seen In July, Europe’s Euclid space telescope reported finding 31 of the oldest quasars ever observed, two of them shining with the light of a trillion suns at a time when the […]

Politics US and Iran exchange strikes as Strait of Hormuz battle intensifies – The United States and Iran exchanged strikes on infrastructure and military targets Saturday as their confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz deepened. The escalation began after President Trump declared the peace deal with Iran over, and the IRGC has claimed strikes on […]

Politics Iran strikes Gulf states as US air campaign intensifies – Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar reported missile and drone strikes early Friday attributed to Tehran, after the US launched a sixth straight night of strikes on southern Iran. The IRGC claimed hits on Al Udeid Air Base outside Doha and a US base in Kuwait, […]

Politics US strikes Iran for a sixth consecutive day – Iran says at least eight people were killed as US attacks entered a sixth straight day, with targets including a railway station and six bridges. Iran’s Energy Ministry urged citizens to cut electricity use after the country’s power grid came under attack, as the campaign […]