Trump on August 16 instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" military exercises with long-term ally South Korea, citing the cost and Seoul's refusal to take part in the Iran war.

President Donald Trump is scaling back joint exercises with South Korea as his war against Iran stretches the limits of the U.S. military

The president cited the cost of the drills and said he did not want to send a signal that is "totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea. He also criticized South Korea for not helping him on Iran.

In the Truth Social post on Aug. 16, President Donald Trump also cited his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

President Donald Trump has again threatened Oman as Iran says it is working with its Middle East neighbor on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully reopening the waterway has been a key U.

President Trump on Monday morning said he would bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a conflict between the U.S. and Iran. The nations on either side of the Strait of Hormuz have been negotiating

President Donald Trump lashed out at Oman on Monday, threatening to bomb the Gulf state if it "gets in the way" of US efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran. "If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them,

Trump made the threat while speaking to a Fox News reporter, referring to Iran-Oman talks on control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country’s military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress.

Israeli ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ⁠due to meet Donald Trump's envoy and ​son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday, a day after he held a ‌rare meeting with Hamas officials ‌in Cairo, in a bid to push forward the ⁠U.

U.S. negotiator and President Donald Trump ‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief on Sunday in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Israel’s prime minister,

The president's son-in-law and envoy is expected in Jerusalem on Monday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who last week rejected the Trump-backed 15-point plan.

Zambian President ⁠Hakainde ⁠Hichilema's lead in ⁠the Southern African country's presidential election has ​widened, partial results from about 71% of constituencies showed ‌on Monday. Hichilema's share of ‌the valid votes rose to roughly 62%,

The authorities allege they were involved in an insurrection plot but the leading opposition candidate says there was an attempt on his life.

Zambia’s president held a commanding lead in the nation’s election, though a shootout at the home of the main opposition leader raised tensions in Africa’s second-largest copper producer.

Security officers in Zambia have arrested 11 people including opposition candidate Brian Mundubile. The government claims that they could be planning a revolt. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema who is running for second,

New South Wales will be the first Australian state to launch a gun buyback scheme, offering up to $700 per firearm after the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Australia's New South Wales ⁠state ⁠will start a gun ⁠buyback in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on ​Sunday, part of the national response to a shooting spree that killed 15 at ‌a Jewish festival in ‌Sydney,

Albanese’s centre-left government enacted tighter gun laws in January in the wake of the attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah ​celebration.

The National Gun BuyBack Scheme is being jointly funded by New South Wales and the federal government. Businesses will be able to receive up to AUS$25,000 in support to help them adjust to the reforms,

Patients are treated in a makeshift tent outside a hospital, amid fears of aftershocks following an earthquake, in Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16,

Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia. The USGS said the magnitude 7.

At least 47 people are dead and dozens injured after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday. A 6.4-magnitude tremor later hit Sumatra, and authorities warn the death toll could rise.

Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered four more bodies Sunday after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the day before, bringing the death toll to 51, authorities said. Thousands have been displaced.