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Displaced Palestinians sit with their empty containers amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, as they wait to collect food from a charity kitchen in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

Gaza diplomacy intensifies as regional tensions persist

Trump hails Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, congratulates the leadership of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye; Hamas says it asked Board of Peace to 'compel' Israel to accept the Gaza plan; Muslim countries condemn Israel's rejection of Trump's Gaza plan.

August 18, 2026

US Army Military Academy Cadets march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the presidential inaugration parade. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

US military says key weapons system staying in South Korea

A US official confirmed the United States has not removed its THAAD missile defense system from South Korea despite reports of redeployment to the Middle East.

April 22, 2026

Two killed in US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific: military

The US military said it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, part of an expanded campaign targeting suspected narco-terrorists, bringing total deaths to at least 130.

February 10, 2026

Iran to target US military, shipping if attacked: Parliament speaker

Iran has made significant arrests of key figures in the protest movement that has swept the Islamic Republic over the last two weeks, the national police chief said Sunday.

January 11, 2026