Israel shoots down missile from Yemen following airstrikes on Houthi port
The Israeli military said it shot down a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen on Sunday, shortly after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi positions in western Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a “rocket and missile warning” had been issued in case of falling debris, but that the Yemeni missiles did not enter Israeli territory. In […]
Trump promises world peace, impregnable missile defense, and cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s in record-long acceptance speech
TRUMP: ‘WE WILL UNITE’: In one of the longest acceptance speeches in modern American history, former President Donald Trump regaled delegates to the Republican National Convention with stemwinder that was equal parts rally-style riffs and soaring rhetoric read dryly from a teleprompter. The speech ran for just over an hour and a half, ending with […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches ‘double tap’ missile attack on a small town near Kharkiv | Russia
Russia launched a “double tap” missile attack on a small town near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people, a paramedic and a police officer, authorities said.Authorities also reported that a series of attacks in the southeastern Donetsk region killed four people, and two more in the southern Kherson region. Prosecutors said the mid-afternoon missile […]
Biden Pentagon Could Buy Almost A Dozen Aircraft Carriers With What It’s Set To Spend On One Missile Program
The Biden administration’s Pentagon could purchase roughly a dozen aircraft carriers with what it is set to spend on a single missile program. The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, a project of defense contractor Northrop Grumman meant to replace the Air Force’s outdated nuclear weapons system, could cost as much as $140 billion, the […]
Ukrainian rescuers continue search at Kyiv children’s hospital hit by Russian missile
Rescue operations continued for a second day at Okhmadit pediatric hospital in Kiev, where a Russian missile attack killed 42 people and wounded about 200. It was Russia’s first heavy bombing raid on Kiev in nearly four months and one of the deadliest of the war, hitting seven of the city’s 10 districts. Kiev city […]
US restrictions on use of long-range weapons remain, as Russian missile strike ravages children’s hospital in Kyiv
‘NO CHANGE IN OUR POLICY’: While President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Washington for the NATO summit celebrating 75 years of the alliance, Ukraine today is in a day of mourning after Russia launched its heaviest bombardment of the country in months on Monday. While the attacks targeted six areas of Ukraine, one particularly heart-wrenching strike […]
Russian missile attack hits Ukraine children's hospital
Russia launched a series of missile attacks on Ukrainian targets on Monday, killing at least 28 people in a barrage that hit an apartment building and a children’s hospital. More than 100 people were injured in the attack, according to a Telegram post by Ukrainian Interior Ministry Director General Igor Klimenko. Klimenko said Russia had […]
Ukrainian air defence repels rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kyiv, say officials – Ukraine war live | Ukraine
Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said: Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters. According to local reporters from […]
North Korea says new missile carries ‘super-large warhead,’ but experts skeptical of claims
North Korea claimed to have tested a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a “super-large warhead.” South Korean officials have cast doubt on the claim, speculating that the launch actually failed and that the North’s report was a cover-up. Military expert Shin Jeong-woo said the lack of photos of the launch meant North Korea was […]
Russian drone, hypersonic missile strikes escalate on Ukrainian air base ahead of arrival of F-16s
The small western Ukrainian city of Starokostyantynykh is facing increased Russian military attacks due to the expected arrival of F-16 fighter jets. The latest attack took place on June 27, according to authorities. Frequent attacks, including those using drones and hypersonic missiles, are a harsh reality for Starokostiantiniv’s 30,000 residents. Explosions rang out into the […]