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COMMENTARY: Beijing cries provocation, and Ren'ai Reef stays exactly where it was
China summoned the Philippine ambassador on July 21, 2026 to lodge a formal protest over what it called a "deliberate provocation" by Manila at…

DECODING: A Chinese rocket is set to cross Taiwan's air defense zone
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense warned on July 28, 2026 that a Chinese carrier rocket was set to launch on a flight trajectory crossing…

ANALYSIS: Jets, ships, a helicopter — China's pressure on Taiwan never lets up
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 1 sortie of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around the island up to 6 a.m. (UTC+8)…

ANALYSIS: The FBI names the Mythos model as the next cybersecurity problem
The FBI publicly named, for the first time according to Tech Times , a specific artificial intelligence model as a future problem for law…

DECODING: A deal shields the Trump family from IRS audits
A deal struck between Donald Trump and his own government blocks the Internal Revenue Service from auditing his family, according to a review published…

ANALYSIS: A fifth Legionnaires' death in Manhattan, and tainted eggs in 17 states
A fifth death has been confirmed in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak centered on Manhattan's Upper East Side , according to New York City health…

REPORT: Over 11,000 cyclospora cases, and lettuce exposes food safety gaps
Cyclosporiasis cases could exceed 11,000 across the United States, according to a count based on figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

INVESTIGATION: Caribbean boat strikes haven't pushed cocaine back
Since September 2025 , the U.S. military has been striking boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific , under…

COMMENTARY: Beshear tells McConnell to prove he can still serve, or resign
On Monday, July 27, 2026, Kentucky's Democratic governor , Andy Beshear , sent a letter to Republican senator Mitch McConnell asking him to address…