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Flashpoints
Live news, background and a tension reading for each of the world's main military flashpoints. Updated every 15 minutes.
Russia–Ukraine War
Top storyWar in Ukraine Escalates With Drone Strikes on Cargo Ships
Open page →Israel–Gaza & Lebanon
Top storyNetanyahu warns Hamas against election attacks, vows ‘tremendous force’
Open page →Iran & the Gulf
Top storySatellite photos show Iranian activity at secret underground nuclear site bombed by Israel
Open page →Taiwan Strait
Top storyPotatoes from U.S. intercepted over excessive glycoalkaloids
Open page →Red Sea & Yemen
Top storyYemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents
Open page →Korean Peninsula
Top storyNorth Korea rejects Seoul’s land mine probe, warns against DMZ demining efforts
Open page →Sudan
Top storyInside Sudan’s War
Open page →India–Pakistan & Kashmir
Top storyNavy staff among 2 arrested in Andhra Pradesh for sharing sensitive defence information with Pakistan: ‘Shared OTP, communicated with them’
Open page →Myanmar
Top storyWhy is Malaysia sending back thousands of Myanmar nationals despite the ongoing civil war in the country?
Open page →Pakistan–Afghanistan
Top storyAssessing Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan - MP-IDSA
Open page →South China Sea
Top storyChina says Philippine plane ‘intruded’ airspace over disputed waters
Open page →Sorted by tension level, then by how much is being reported. Readings updated 03:25 IST, 07 Oct 2026. See the global Tension Index for how they're worked out.