N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack
Kim Yo Jong refuses dialogue with US after denying responsibility for theft of more than $6bn in crypto assets.
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How Sudan’s shift to drone warfare is fuelling a civilian crisis
Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.
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How Qatar, Turkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia are deepening defence ties
Experts say conflicts and uncertainty are accelerating efforts to strengthen regional military capacity.
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WW1 to Houthis: British jets for Saudi Arabia build on long military bond
UK’s deployment of jets to defend Saudi Arabia is the latest chapter in a relationship older than the kingdom itself.
![An RAF Typhoon aircraft, seen here being prepared for operations across the Middle East, at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus [Sgt Lee Goddard/ Handout/MoD Crown Copyright via Getty]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/getty_6ad86a6cc2-1792567916.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Lavrov backs Tehran, but does Russia also gain from the US-Iran crisis?
Moscow pledges support to its sanctioned ally, but analysts say the war Iran wants to end has filled Russia’s coffers.
Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threat
Helsinki recently joined regional peers in withdrawing from UN Charter banning munitions as it eyes its eastern border.
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Elderly man forcibly detained at Elbit Systems protest in Germany
An elderly man was forcibly restrained by police during a protest against Elbit Systems in Ulm, Germany.
Published On 19 Oct 2026
Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?
Akhlaghi’s experience centres on ballistic missiles, aerospace technology and defence-industrial production.
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Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters
It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn’t deny US could use ‘mother of all bombs’.
Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah
Lebanon’s president reaffirms the commitment to bring all arms under state control.
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What is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ US could use in Iran?
US media reports military considering plans to use GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB)
![The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, US [File: Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2017-04-13T000000Z_938669184_RC127AD5C0F0_RTRMADP_3_USA-AFGHANISTAN-BOMB-1792072217.jpg?resize=750%2C513&quality=80)
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