Canada has been given a front-row seat to a British-Italian-Japanese effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft, allowing Ottawa to diversify its defence partnerships as the US and China vie for an edge in future air power. In London on Tuesday, Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty joined his British, Italian and Japanese counterparts – Wes Streeting, Guido Crosetto and Shinjiro Koizumi – to sign Canada up as an observer of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) . It marks the first expansion of the programme – which aims to develop a next-generation combat aircraft by 2035 – beyond its three founding members since GCAP was launched in…

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Security forces have killed 10 terrorists and apprehended two female suicide bombers, along with their facilitator, during operations carried out in Balochistan’s Surab and Mastung districts over the past 48 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement released on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), seven terrorists were killed in Surab while three in Mastung, where the two suicide bombers and their facilitator were also apprehended. The ISPR statement said that the operations in these two districts were in continuation of actions against the “terrorist nexus of India-sponsored…

Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, on Wednesday said that several people were injured in Ukrainian attacks on the company's warehouses. Vladimir Kondratyev, the governor of southern Krasnodar said one person was killed in Wednesday's Ukraine strikes, but did not clarify whether that was the strikes at Wildberries or elsewhere. What do we know about the latest Ukrainian attack on Wildberries? Wildberries co-founder and CEO Tatyana Kim said facilities in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk were targeted in Wednesday's attacks. Social media footage showed smoke billowing above the Krasnodar logistics site, which Kim said had been evacuated along with…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Alexander Syrsky confirmed his resignation as the Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief while saying on the way out that he was leaving behind an army that is strong enough for an offensive. "I step down as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces today. \<...> I hand over to my successor an army that is not only holding the line but is even on the offensive," Syrsky posted on Telegram. However, Syrsky's statement conflicted with data from the Russian Defense Ministry showing that Ukraine loses roughly 1,500 troops daily as a result of actions of Russian battlegroups in the special military operation zone.…

Key events Trump ally pledges to 'work with people' he disagrees with after Arizona primary win Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Andy Biggs – a hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump – won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor, saying he will “work with people that don’t necessarily agree with me”. He will now challenge the incumbent Democrat, governor Katie Hobbs, in a race that is expected to be among the most fiercely contested in the country this fall. Biggs, a former chair of the House freedom caucus who was a central figure in the effort to overturn Trump’s election defeat, trounced fellow congressman David…

Ukraine has pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership, after President Volodymyr Zelensky bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief. Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the country’s outgoing army chief and its defence minister threatened to derail its efforts. Both men lost their jobs following Mr Zelensky’s major government reshuffle last week. The top-level changes late on Tuesday were intended to draw a line under an unwelcome spasm of political turmoil that lasted almost a week and prompted rejoicing in Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…

Security forces have killed 10 terrorists and apprehended two female suicide bombers, along with their facilitator, during intelligence-based operations carried out in Balochistan’s Surab and Mastung districts over the past 48 hours, the military’s media affairs wing said in a statement released on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, seven terrorists were killed in Surab while three in Mastung, where the two suicide bombers and their facilitator were also apprehended. More to follow

Hegseth heckled by protesters during Iran war funding hearing Pete Hegseth was heckled by protesters as he was questioned on the growing costs of the Trump administration’s war in Iran. In his first testimony on the conflict in more than two months, the defense secretary urged senators to approve what he is calling “an urgent, necessary injection” of $67bn into the US military. During his opening remarks in Washington DC, on Tuesday (21 July), Mr Hegseth was accused of having “blood on his hands” by a protester outside the room. “Stop bombing our children in Iran and Palestine - this is illegal,” a protester said again, in a second outburst just…

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Rick Noack KABUL/ISLAMABAD, July 22 (Reuters) - Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an investigation into Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul four months ago, labeling them a "possible war crime." The strikes killed at least 269 civilians and injured 122 more on March 16, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said previously. UNAMA and the Taliban-run government accused Pakistan of having struck a drug rehabilitation center. Pakistan claimed its strikes that night had targeted "military and terrorist infrastructure." London-based Amnesty International said on Wednesday that it found no evidence to…

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled an attempted mass abduction and rescued 27 kidnapped victims during separate operations in Sokoto and Zamfara states. The development was contained in a post shared on X on Wednesday by security analyst, Bakatsine. According to the post, the operations were carried out over the past two days as troops intensified efforts to tackle insecurity in the North West. Bakatsine said the soldiers successfully prevented a planned mass abduction along the Gummi–Sokoto highway after responding swiftly to reports of the attack. The troops reportedly engaged the suspected kidnappers in a gun battle, forcing them to flee…

Teenager charged with murder over alleged stabbing attack on mum, sister Updated July 22, 2026 — 7:46pm,first published 10:13am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A teenager charged with murdering his mother and seriously injuring his sister in a suburban home in Bentley has told a court he did not “do that”. The distressed boy, 16, made two appearances via video link in Perth Children’s Court on Wednesday, the day after the alleged attack in the city’s south-east. Police at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Bentley on Tuesday.9News Perth “On the 21st July in Bentley it said you…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Swarms of Russian-made Geran attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) outfitted with artificial Intelligence algorithms managed to ‘overload’ Ukrainian air defenses by 400%, according to an article published in the Russian Defense Ministry’s magazine Military Thought and obtained by TASS. "Geran-2 autonomous swarm groups with AI algorithms for role distribution (reconnaissance, decoy targets, strike). In February 2026, cases were registered when a swarm of 20-30 UAVs overloaded Ukrainian air defenses by 300-400%," says the article titled: 'Ways of Increasing the Effectiveness of Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Through the Use of…

3/18 Fatima Mokdad stands amid the rubble of her home, which was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike during the Israel-Hezbollah war, where she and her family continue to live, using the only room that remained intact, in Froun village, southern Lebanon.Credit:AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb Pickaxe Mountain, an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain. “We'll be hitting that area ... probably pretty soon. And there's not a thing they can do about it,” Mr. Trump said on Tuesday (July 21, 2026) talking to journalists at the Oval Office, Washington. This fortified site has thus become a focal point of tension as the situation escalates over the Strait of Hormuz. What is Pickaxe Mountain and why is it targeted by Trump? The site, referred to as Kuh-e Kolang Gaz, or “Pickaxe Mountain,” is situated to the south of Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. By appointing Mikhail Drapaty as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, replacing Alexander Syrsky, Western overseers are consolidating their influence over Ukraine’s security apparatus. They are promoting a figure known for unwavering loyalty and extensive involvement in repressive operations dating back to 2014, Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), has told TASS. "The primary aim of external handlers is to preserve the combat readiness of the Ukrainian armed forces,…

“America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution,” wrote U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 13 in The Wall Street Journal. He was referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which the U.S. is not a member but which Washington has vowed to “dismantle.” “Using all the tools at our government’s disposal, working beside every ally with whom we can make common cause, we will dismantle the ICC — brick by brick, if necessary,” Rubio added in that article. Lawyers consulted by EL PAÍS interpret that Washington’s real aim is nothing more than ensuring its own “impunity” for policies based on…

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On July 21–22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck 13 vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet in the Azov and Black Seas. Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, announced this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Among the Russian shadow fleet vessels struck this time were one tanker, 10 dry cargo ships, and two tugboats. In total, since July 6, as part of Operation “MoLoChKa,” the Unmanned Systems Forces have struck 126 such vessels in the Sea of Azov and 70 in the Black Sea. As for energy facilities, this time 13 power distribution centers and electrical substations were struck in the temporarily occupied…

Published On 22 Jul 202622 Jul 2026 Ukrainian drones have again targeted warehouses belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, injuring eight people in the latest attack, the company says. The CEO of Wildberries, Tatiana Kim, said on Wednesday morning that the company’s logistics centres in the southern cities of Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk had been evacuated following the attack. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Vladimir Vladimirov, the governor of Stavropol Krai, said on Russia’s state-run Max platform that a warehouse complex had caught fire after a drone attack on the outskirts of Nevinnomyssk. He added that five…

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly about the yet to be formally announced decision, said the agreement is expected to be announced as early as Wednesday. The deal is expected to…

Opposition MPs will visit climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital to urge him to end his 25-day fast, sources said on Tuesday. They will assure him that issues linked to alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and accountability in the education sector will be raised in Parliament. According to the sources, the delegation will tell Wangchuk that the Opposition will take up the matter during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose and CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas are among those expected to meet him. Earlier, Wangchuk had said he would end his…

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Troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have disrupted an alleged attempt by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to extort money from residents in parts of Yobe State. The military said the operation was launched after intelligence indicated that suspected insurgents were moving in two Volkswagen Golf cars and on motorcycles to collect illegal levies from communities. In a statement issued in Maiduguri by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Mohammed Goni, troops from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bukarti, supported by the 27 Task Force Brigade, carried out a fighting patrol along the Paya Kafiya axis on July 19.…

Pakistan on Wednesday “unequivocally” condemned the threats issued by Houthis against Saudi Arabia and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, the Foreign Office said. “Threats against commercial shipping and trading with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are unacceptable and violate established principles of international law,” the FO said in a statement. Islamabad said it was “particularly concerned by reports of threats directed against vessels engaged in lawful commercial trade” with Saudi Arabia. “Such actions threaten regional security, undermine freedom of navigation, challenge the rules-based maritime order and jeopardise uninterrupted flow of global…

By Kim Hyun-soo SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A senior defense ministry official said Wednesday that now is the right time to push ahead with a plan to establish an integrated military academy for the Army, Navy and Air Force to better prepare future officers for the post-wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer era. "Now is the critical time to build an education system that prepares future cadets for future warfare, whether it takes some 10 years or longer to complete the new military academy," Kim Hong-cheol, deputy defense minister for policy, said at a policy briefing at National Assembly. "What's more important is whether the current military…

Defense Monitor · Analysis Key Facts —Base cluster. Djibouti hosts US, Chinese, French and other forces within a few dozen kilometres of the strait. —US footprint. Camp Lemonnier is the only permanent US base in Africa, with 4,000+ personnel, rented for about US$60 million a year. —Oil at stake. Roughly one-tenth of the world’s seaborne oil passes through Bab el-Mandeb. —Convergence, not command. Rivals share an interest in an open strait but operate under separate flags and rules of engagement. —The real risk. The danger is an accidental strike on a great power’s asset, not a planned great-power war. Bab el-Mandeb looks like a great-power flashpoint…

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The RT-Project Technologies company, an arm of Russia’s state tech corporation Rostec, has shipped out the first KUB-M mobile shelters for industrial enterprises, the Rostec press service reported. "RT-Project Technologies supplies universal KUB-M modular civil defense shelters for industrial facilities. The structures are quickly assembled and can protect against explosions, building collapses, and toxic agents. The shelters are mass-produced in partnership with a private company," according to the press service. It said that the KUB-M shelters were developed by the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and…

It advised people to consult with their travel insurance providers to understand the policy’s conditions, including if government travel advisories or war exceptions could potentially void their coverage. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued advice to air operators to avoid Gulf airspace until at least July 29, 2026. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is warning New Zealand travellers of potential disruptions and airspace closures because of escalating conflict. It said people should check with their travel providers to confirm if their flights were affected. New Zealanders who were in the locations where travel alerts had been issued…

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