The US may be entering a period of significant nuclear reassessment as it confronts a growing mismatch between its predominantly strategic arsenal and adversaries increasingly prepared for limited nuclear use. This month, Breaking Defense reported that the US Department of
ANKARA, Aug 8 - A defence pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran.
Beijing is using “dubious” environmental explanations to advance its territorial claims, said the US.
On August 7, 2026, at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement — a trilateral pact declaring that an armed attack against any
The recently signed Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Defense Agreement, concluded in Mecca on August 7, 2026, and referred to as the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, marks a significant development in the evolving strategic architecture of the Middle East. The agreement was
The move came after motorists complained they were given too little time to pay for parking.
The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.
The absence of Iran’s supreme leader, doubts about his condition and internal power divisions are turning the country into a failing state — spreading chaos as far as China. What will Beijing do? Iranian regime media have claimed the emerging Iran-Oman deal would let Iran
Silicon Valley built its reputation by making transistors smaller and smaller. For decades, each shrink delivered a predictable payoff: faster computers, cheaper computing power, new products and new industries. Moore’s Law became a self-reinforcing cycle. Lower costs expanded
Nine people are dead and another 23 wounded in Thailand's worst mass shooting since 2022.
In all, nine people were killed and another 23 wounded, in Thailand’s worst mass shooting since 2022.
BANG KRUAI, Thailand, Aug 8 - When a shot rang out at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday morning, 14-year-old Khim and her classmates peered over a balcony to see if the noise had come from a construction site.
In Uki, household waste volume exceeded the processing capacity of the city’s incineration plant.
Aug 8 - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil company as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of \"acts of piracy\".
Debsirin Nonthaburi School identified the victim as a student.
All the injured are reported to be in stable condition in hospital.
Winter melons are made up of over 95 per cent water, making them similar to water-filled cooling pillows.
Saimoni Vunilagi was taken to hospital in Fukuoka after a team practice on Aug 3 and died on Aug 7.
The Cockroach Janta Party-led protests that topple India’s education minister now leave Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing wider anger over jobs, opportunities and trust in institutions.
Nepal’s government denied that it had ordered the change.
Prolonged exposure to high-decibel levels can lead to permanent impairment.
The typhoon recorded maximum sustained winds of 162kmh with gusts reaching 216kmh.
The 49-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday following investigations into the platform, which is purportedly based in Vietnam.
The police also believe that the teenager killed his grandparents at their home.
China and Taiwan were important partners to the region, a Pacific Islands Forum official said.
The evidence suggests security forces exceeded many guidelines for law enforcement in peaceful demonstrations.
Seoul’s sewer system has struggled to keep pace with the city’s rapid urban growth.
The bag sold by has surpassed 1.78 million units in cumulative sales since its launch.
The five have been missing since November after being struck by an avalanche on Yalung Ri mountain.
KATHMANDU, Aug 8 - Nepali rescue workers have spotted five bodies at a site where the same number of climbers went missing last year, officials said on Saturday.
Domestic airlines ANA and Japan Airlines cancelled flights to and from Okinawa.
Thailand faces fresh pressure over gun laws after a 14-year-old uses his grandfather's gun to kill seven people, wound 23 and then take his own life.
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Aug 8 - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw coastal strike drills on Saturday during annual war games, boarding a fast attack missile boat and watching the deployment of low-flying attack drones to simulate beating off a Chinese assault.
Lai boarded a fast attack missile boat at a navy base in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
Typhoon Dolphin is expected to make landfall on China's east coast late on Aug 7 or early Aug 8.
TAIPEI, Aug 8 - China's attempt to implement traffic control measures on shipping heading into the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon Dolphin is \"ridiculous\", Taipei said, adding that Beijing has no right to restrict access to international waters.
Lim Tean was arrested by Malaysian police in Johor Bahru on Thursday after failing to surrender in Singapore to serve jail time.
Lim Tean was arrested by Malaysian police in Johor Bahru on Thursday after failing to surrender in Singapore to serve jail time.
For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.
The atomic age began with a lie. Eighty-one years ago this week, a single American airplane, flying almost unnoticed over a Japanese city, dropped a single bomb that destroyed the entire city. Three days later another American plane destroyed a second city. The atomic bombs
While President Trump says the US is not short of weapons, he has told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the US does not have Patriot interceptors to send to Ukraine because “we need them for ourselves.” The best face to put on the situation is that some in the
Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi urged Japan to boost its defence capabilities with a greater "sense of urgency and crisis" on Tuesday (Aug 4), as a government white paper highlighted growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia.
Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead.
