Lloyd Austin has canceled the plea bargain for those accused of the September 11, 2001 attacks. He stated that the American public deserves military commissions and trials in this case.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced an increased military presence in the Middle East. Additional ships and aircraft will be sent to the region to strengthen defense capabilities and support Israel.
The United States is engaged in intensive diplomacy to reduce tensions after the assassination of the Hamas leader. Blinken calls on all sides to refrain from escalation and work toward a ceasefire in Gaza.
At least five US military personnel were injured in a missile strike on the Al-Asad air base in Iraq. One of the wounded is in serious condition, and the number of casualties may increase.
Al-Asad military air base in Iraq was attacked by missiles. Katyusha missiles hit US and other forces twice, but there is no information on damage or casualties.
Iran has warned the planes about changing routes. The United States warns of a possible attack by Iran and Hezbollah on Israel, and airlines suspend flights to the region.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran, prompting threats of Israeli retaliation. The assassination heightened concerns about the expansion of the Gaza conflict to the Middle East.
Brent and WTI crude oil futures rose by $2 after the assassination of the Hamas leader in Iran. The rise in prices came despite concerns about weak demand in China and expectations about OPEC+ decisions.
The US carried out an air strike on the base of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces south of Baghdad. As a result, 4 members of the group were killed and 4 others were wounded. This is the first known US strike in Iraq since February.
Ukraine's Olympic team lost to Argentina 0:2 in the decisive match of the group stage of the football tournament. The team scored 3 points, took third place in Group B, and ended its participation in the Olympic Games.
The US base of Ain al-Asad in Iraq has come under rocket attack. According to the Pentagon, the strike was carried out outside the base, there were no damages or casualties, and the number of missiles fired is unknown.
Zhytomyr's Polissia suffered a 0-2 defeat to Ljubljana's Olympia in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League. The return leg will take place on August 1 in Gliwice, Poland.
The Ukrainian national soccer team lost to Iraq 1-2 in its first match at the Olympics. The Ukrainians opened the scoring early in the second half, but then conceded two goals.
Today at 20:00 the first ever football match of the Ukrainian national team at the Olympic Games will take place. Ukraine will play Iraq.
Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prince of Saudi Arabia. The parties discussed cooperation in the political, trade, economic and energy spheres, emphasizing the importance of coordination within the framework of OPEC+.
Two drones attacked the Iraqi air base of Ain al-Asad, where U. S. and other international forces are deployed, the second attack on U.S. forces in Iraq since early February.
Ukraine, as an independent state, first joined the UN peacekeeping contingents in 1992 in Yugoslavia, where a bloody civil war was taking place.
The head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team Ruslan Rotan has released a list of players who will be preparing for the 2024 Olympic Games football tournament, including goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers from various Ukrainian clubs.
Iraqi militants promise to intensify attacks on Israel and target U. S. interests in Iraq and the Middle East if a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon breaks out.
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was sentenced to a term he had already served in prison and released as a free man after a U. S. judge approved his plea deal and closed the case against him for violating the Espionage Act.
Yemeni Houthis and an Iraqi militant group launched a joint drone strike on 4 ships in the Israeli port of Haifa.
The death toll during Khoja in Saudi Arabia this year exceeded 1,000 people, and more than half of them are unregistered believers who made the pilgrimage in extreme heat.
Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.
The Ukrainian national football team won the Tournoi Maurice Revello international tournament, defeating the Ivory Coast U-20 team in the final with a score of 2:2 (5:4 on penalties).
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein in Switzerland, where the two sides agreed that the Peace Summit is the first step toward achieving a just peace in Ukraine based on the principles of the UN Charter.
NATO is developing several "land corridors" for the transfer of American troops and armored vehicles to the front line in the event of a major European ground war with russia.
OPEC + countries have agreed to extend most of their oil production cuts until 2025, gradually curtailing them to support the market amid slow growth in global demand.
Hungary is working to “redefine” NATO membership, Orban said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani to take part in the Peace Summit, discussed post-war reconstruction, energy cooperation and agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ties.
Jordan foiled an Iranian-backed plan to smuggle weapons into the kingdom to carry out sabotage by a Hamas-affiliated Muslim Brotherhood cell.
