The excepted huge melting of Greenland ice sheet is confirmed by the HARMONIE-AROME model forced by ECMWF (My MAR model uses GFS as forcing). The peak of melt should occur tomorrow on 01-AUG. https://t.co/4sXMirzEbV

Weibo source confirms numerous US and Taiwanese assets, including 12 F-16s, two AWACs, and one P-8A were active above the skies of the Taiwan Strait yesterday in observation of ongoing PLA exercises... Additional assets were also airborne via Okinawa and…

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Scheduled PLA exercises are expected to end on the 2nd of August.

Not only did the U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, earlier today. Senior administration officials say they will not deal with him in any future negotiation– they expect Iran to send someone else, closer to Ayatollah Khamenei.

(URGENT) N.K. test-fired new multiple rocket launcher under leader's supervision: state media https://t.co/LkypJGHhxL

Kim Jong Un this week oversaw the test of a new guided rocket system, according to KCNA, the official #DPRK news agency.

This just got *very* interesting; pictures soon given that Kim was there: N.K. test-fired new multiple rocket launcher under leader's supervision: state media https://t.co/pL03kCt0yM

That is one beastly MLRS if this wording is accurate. Time to wait for photographs. https://t.co/PoqDKNLefw

The United States does not plan to make changes to an upcoming military drill with South Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, despite a series of recent North Korean missile launches intended to pressure Seoul and Washington to stop joint…

FYI, Pyongyang TV signs on at 0900 KST today. :) https://t.co/22DqlVnw3d

The rocket test confirmed the effectiveness of the new weapon, according to KCNA.

China Maritime Safety Administration announces another military exercise in the north Yellow Sea from August 1 to 4.

New today from North Korea: Wednesday's test fire was of a "new-type large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system", KCNA says. Kim Jong Un oversaw the test which "verified the combat effectiveness" of the weapons system

Kim’s “maximum pressure” campaign on the United States continues. https://t.co/y878oR4Kgp

Kim predicted "it would be an inescapable distress to the forces becoming a fat target of the weapon." Other than that the KCNA report is pretty slim compared to last week's launch. No overt political messaging or warnings, not many details about the rockets.

DPRK confirms KJU guided test-fire of a new large-caliber multiple rocket launcher on 31 Jul. Says it "will play a main part in ground mil operations." No mention of US and SK but says the weapon will be cause for worry for "the forces" that do things which…

Another trick up Kim’s sleeve apparently. Wow. Another new system. That’s at least three—KN-23, the SSBN prototype, and this—since the Hanoi Holdup. https://t.co/4VNvg5IjpE

Breaking News: Osama bin Laden's son, who was seen as the heir to Al Qaeda's leadership, is dead, U.S. officials said. He repeatedly threatened to attack the U.S. https://t.co/xQViuLAdW5

Putin praised Trump's offer to help fight wildfires in Siberia "as a pledge of intent to restore full-fledged relations between the two countries in the future." During their conversation, Trump and Putin agreed to continue contacts — both over the phone…

The United States does not plan to make changes to an upcoming military drill with South Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, despite a series of recent North Korean missile launches intended to pressure Seoul and Washington to stop joint…