Thousands of protesters have staged a rally in Seoul to demand the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The South Korean president has declared nationwide martial law in a move aimed at clamping down on his "despicable pro-North Korean" political opponents.

At least 13 people have been killed in clashes in northwest Pakistan where a fresh bout of Takfiri violence has targeted Shia Muslims.

The United States has agreed with the sales of US-made weapons to Taiwan despite Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s continued militarization of the island.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea for talks with the country’s high-ranking officials as Moscow and Pyongyang expand their relations over the protracted war in Ukraine.

Special divisions of Iran’s IRGC ground force and Azerbaijani army have staged the main stage of the joint “Aras Joint Exercise” in the high-terrain regions of Aslan Duz border region.

The Special Measures Agreement on defense cost sharing with the US is considered detrimental to South Korean sovereignty.