North Korea accuses US, Japan and South Korea of creating 'new security crisis' in Asia-Pacific, warns of 'a deterrence of a new level'

South Korea protests Japan's 2026 defense white paper over Dokdo claims. Seoul's foreign ministry plans to summon a senior Japanese embassy official to deliver a formal complaint, calling Japan's recurring sovereignty claims unjust.

South Korea's foreign ministry on Aug. 4 protested Japan's 2026 defense white paper for repeating what Seoul called unjust territorial claims to Dokdo (called Takeshima by Japan), saying the islets are an integral part of South Korean territory. The ministry said it planned to summon a senior official from the Japanese embassy in Seoul to deliver a formal complaint.

Pakistan FM Dar holds phone talks with Iran's Araghchi on regional developments and East Jerusalem; Dar invites Araghchi to visit Pakistan.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday, during which they exchanged views on regional and international developments, including the situation in Occupied East Jerusalem. Dar also invited Araghchi to visit Pakistan.

Palestine FA accuses FIFA of failing to apply its own rules against Israel, citing 1,013+ deaths in the Palestinian football community and 15+ years of unresolved complaints over settlement clubs.

Palestine Football Association accuses FIFA of failing to apply its own rules against Israel, citing more than 1,013 deaths in the Palestinian football community and 15+ years of unresolved complaints over Israeli settlement clubs.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is the 'key piece' in Putin's push to restore Russian influence over former Soviet states, warning that breaking Kyiv would let Moscow 'deal with' other post-Soviet countries

Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is the 'key piece' in Russian President Vladimir Putin's effort to restore Russian influence over former Soviet states, arguing that breaking Ukraine would make it easier for Moscow to 'deal with' other post-Soviet countries.