Rebecca Bennett has won a high-stakes Democratic Party primary in the US state of New Jersey, setting up a contest against Republican Tom Kean Jr, backed by President Donald Trump, for one of the most competitive seats in the upcoming midterm elections. Bennett, a former US Navy helicopter pilot, defeatedContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Polanda surprise move that has deepened uncertainty about Washington’s military posture in Europe. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump linked the decision directly to his relationship with Poland’sContinue Reading
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China. A meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Beijing, Chinese state media report. Xi welcomed Putin to the Chinese capital onContinue Reading
A new map featuring two red lines stretching beyond the Strait of Hormuz has become the latest symbol of the escalating war of attrition between Iran and the US. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday released a map marking an expanded maritime area of control to include lengthy sectionsContinue Reading
US State Department cites emergency circumstances to fast-track sales without the approval of Congress. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 The United States has approved $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle Eastern allies amid the US-Israel war on Iran. The sales come after US Secretary of State Marco RubioContinue Reading
The IRGC says the aggression came in response to what it described as the US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, inContinue Reading
Japan could soon sell weapons overseas, including fighter jets, in major shift from pacifist policies introduced after World War II. Published On 21 Apr 202621 Apr 2026 The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lifted a ban on exporting lethal weaponsincluding fighter jets, in a major shift toContinue Reading
Modern warfare has dramatically changed as we have seen from the Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts involving Gaza, India and Pakistan, and the recent US-Israeli strikes on Iran. At the center of this shift is an emerging global reliance on drone and missile technology as well as advanced air defense systems. Turkiye,Continue Reading
Islamabad, Pakistan – On April 11, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shook hands with United States Vice President JD Vance, guiding him to a seat for talks on the sidelines of the highest-level direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. At almost the same time, SaudiContinue Reading
Iran claims responsibility for downing two US warplanes, as search under way for missing crewmember. Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 Iran has claimed responsibility for shooting down two US warplanes. Two American crewmembers were rescued and one airman remains missing after an F-15E Strike Eagle went down overContinue Reading
