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NATO Summit 2026: What are the key challenges facing the alliance?NATO leaders convene in Ankara facing critical challenges: maintaining US commitment amid Trump's skepticism, Europe increasing its securit...
EU officials fear leaders will balk in confronting ChinaDespite acknowledging severe stakes, leaders struggle to agree on tangible steps to address a massive trade deficit and Chinese state subsi...
Iran rejects US-led Gulf security summit, says Hormuz is under its commandIran has sharply criticized a US-led security summit in Bahrain, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz falls under Tehran's command, not Amer...
Tel Aviv should build broader alliance from India to US via West Asia: Top Israeli defence officialIsrael's top defence official proposed a new regional security architecture, advocating for a broad alliance from India to the US, encompas...
Defence startups raid auto and fracking sectors for parts to speed weapons outputSoaring demand for rocket motors used to power missiles and other weapons has spurred new thinking about supply chains. Seeking big returns...
US Justice Department directs prosecutors to prioritize 'birth tourism' following court rulingThe U.S. Justice Department is now prioritizing investigations into "birth tourism" schemes, directing federal prosecutors to pursue crimin...
How Pete Hegseth is destroying the Pentagon: Critics cite leadership purges, falling morale, and loyalty-driven decisionsUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces intense scrutiny over allegations of damaging military morale and sidelining expertise. Critics cla...
Yen tumbles to 4-decade low. Here are 3 reasons behind the historic slumpJapanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said authorities were ready to respond appropriately at any time, without giving stronger signal...
Trump to make first flight on Qatar-gifted jet this weekPresident Trump is set to fly on a new Air Force One, a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, for a trip to North Dakota this Wednesday. This move, h...
Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, U.S. official saysTensions ease in the Gulf as Iran and the US agree to halt recent hostilities and resume talks on the Strait of Hormuz. This de-escalation ...
Apple seeks US approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese companyReports suggest that Apple is actively reaching out to the Trump administration in an effort to source memory chips from ChangXin Memory Te...
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of RussiaUkraine unleashed a massive drone assault across a dozen Russian regions and Crimea, reportedly targeting oil facilities and naval vessels....
US Supreme Court sides with Trump in asylum-processing caseThe court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative justices, overturned a lower court's finding that the policy violated federal law. T...
Lockheed Martin gets $35 billion Thaad deal as Trump looks to stockpile weaponsPresident Trump is convening with top defense executives to accelerate weapons production, addressing depleted U.S. stockpiles after extens...
US to move forward with Turkey jet engine sales ahead of NATO summit, sources sayThe Trump administration is reportedly pushing ahead with a multi-million dollar sale of jet engines to Turkey, despite congressional objec...
'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance warns that new AI models pose urgent cyber riskThe intelligence alliance commonly known as the "Five Eyes" said in a three-page statement that, "Frontier AI models are anticipated to e...
White House set to host weapons makers as US defence stockpile worry growsThe White House is convening defense contractors this week to ramp up munitions production, as stockpiles are strained by the ongoing confl...