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As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.

US envoy Steve Witkoff says renewed negotiations aim to ensure lasting peace before winter approaches.

The damage, documented in a Congressional Budget Office report, comes as Trump faces criticism over war's cost.

In December 2022, a Chinese J-11 fighter came within metres of a US RC-135 surveillance plane over the South China Sea, according to the US military, which criticised it as an unsafe manoeuvre. China, however, held the American crew responsible and claimed the RC-135 had suddenly veered towards the Chinese jet despite repeated warnings. Both sides released video footage, yet neither accepted the other’s account of the incident. This and other such close encounters involved human pilots. The next...

President Trump says "threats" forced the US to withdraw its B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford, a UK airbase at the center of a terrorism investigation. Gerry Doyle explains what we know. (Source: Bloomberg)

The withdrawal means the US lost a convenient launchpad, not its underlying strike capability, said an expert.

The US and Mexico have jointly deployed military personnel in a border area in Texas as part of “mirror operations,” the Mexican government said Saturday.

The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)

Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile the diplomatic stalemate between the US & Iran continues with Hormuz & nuclear weapons being the main sticking points despite mediation efforts from Qatar.  Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow MENA at Chatham House spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the impasse between the two sides. (Source: Bloomberg)

Washington is increasingly turning to South Korea to ease ammunition supply bottlenecks triggered by wars in the Middle East and Europe, potentially accelerating Seoul’s integration into the US defence industrial base. Analysts say the United States may struggle to replenish stockpiles quickly enough if conflicts in Iran and Ukraine drag on, creating opportunities for South Korea’s defence industry to expand its presence in the US market. Jang Won-joon, a defence science professor at Jeonbuk...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to Russia’s war and Kyiv seeks to shape renewed diplomatic efforts after more than four and a half years of conflict. France 24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further details.

The talks are the first since a ceasefire collapsed in June, with the sides exchanging fire intermittently.

Tehran ties diplomatic progress to lifting shipping blockades and unfreezing assets during New York negotiations.

Is the planned $2.8bn US arms deal proportionate to Israel’s threat, or could it cause more civilian casualties in Gaza?

A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.

The US is moving US$52 million in military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama. The post US Shifts US$52 Million in Military Aid to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama appeared first on The Rio Times.

UN probe finds US unlawfully struck an Iranian school and sports centre, killing children; White House rejects findings.

The United States on Thursday said it had approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to Saudi Arabia. Israel has previously voiced concerns about Riyadh buying F-35s, despite a push to normalise relations.

The comments from a US CENTCOM spokesperson come amid continued tensions over shipping through the vital waterway.

A key focus of the exercise is the use of technology in battlefield operations, with participating troops training in the employment of drones and autonomous systems for surveillance and reconnaissance

The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.

The US Space Force has confirmed for the first time that Washington has weapons deployed in orbit, as the United States, China and Russia expand military capabilities in space. The disclosure highlights a growing focus on controlling the space domain and protecting satellites vital to military communications, surveillance and navigation.

The US Treasury’s sanctions on additional Iranian airlines threaten permanent damage to an already badly bruised industry, all but severing the country’s limited air connections to the rest of the world.