Taiwan test-fires U.S. rocket system for first time toward Chinese mainland — the HIMARS launch marks a new step in the island's self-defense drills amid rising cross-strait tensions.

Pakistan strikes kill 26 TTP terrorists along Afghanistan border, minister says. A training center, hideout, and ammunition cache were also destroyed in the operation.

Twenty-six terrorists were killed after Pakistan launched strikes against outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas, said an official on Wednesday.

IMO condemns tanker attack near Strait of Hormuz as U.S. confirms strike. The Palau-flagged MT Settebello caught fire after being hit by a projectile off Oman; U.S. forces later disabled it with precision munitions after crew non-compliance.

The International Maritime Organization condemned an attack on a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz that left three seafarers missing, while the U.S. Central Command confirmed it disabled the vessel after the crew failed to comply with directions.

Missile fragments struck Israel's Ramat David Air Base during Iran escalation, IDF says, causing minor damage but no disruption to flight operations.

Missile fragments hit Israeli air base amid Iran escalation: military

Three Indian seafarers missing after US strike on tanker off Oman

Three Indian seafarers are missing after a US strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman.