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President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi with 43-year-old General Mykhailo Drapatyi on July 21, 2026. The shake-up at the top of Ukraine’s military comes at … Read more
At least 11 people, including four children, were killed in suspected Ukrainian drone attacks on holiday camps in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, according to Moscow-installed officials. … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabian oil facilities in Yanbu and Jizan on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The attacks targeted Aramco … Read more
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) fined and confiscated 5.18 billion yuan (US$765 million) from Trip.com Group on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The regulator determined … Read more
Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia on Saturday, July 25, 2026, targeting Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. The attack follows Saudi-led … Read more
Vietnamese trade authorities seized nearly 50,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike and Air Jordan shoes in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16. Prompted by a U.S. … Read more
An overnight attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region killed 11 people, including four children, on July 25, 2026, as escalating drone and … Read more
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabian cities on Saturday, July 25, 2026, targeting Aramco oil facilities in Yanbu and Jizan. The … Read more
Iran reported no U.S. airstrikes overnight, breaking a streak of consecutive American attacks. Despite the lull, regional tensions remain high as Yemen’s Houthi rebels target Saudi … Read more
Israeli forces arrested dozens of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, July 25, 2026, following a deadly shootout in the village of Tal that … Read more
At least 35 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday, July 25, 2026, when two passenger buses collided on a highway linking the Syrian capital … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on July 25, 2026, opening a fiery new front in the region … Read more