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US president Trump and secretary of War Pete Hegseth have ordered US forces in the Middle East to stay at their current levels through the end of the year, Axios reports The move keeps US forces ready in case US decides to resume full-scale war with Iran. https://t.co/txOE2FpKg1

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President’s United Russia party faces no meaningful opposition after liberal anti-war party barred from ballot Russians are going to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote stripped of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the result. Vladimir Putin’s United Russia is expected to extend the grip on parliament it has held for 23 years, alongside a handful of nominal opposition parties that reliably vote with the Kremlin on the issues that matter. The three-da

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UN-backed human rights experts say the US committed possible war crimes when it launched two strikes.

Saudi embassy hails 'strength' of ties with US amid proposed F-35 sale The Saudi embassy in the US said that Washington's recent plan to sell F-35 warplanes is a reflection of the "strength and enduring nature" of their partnership. "The proposed F-35 sale reflects the strength and enduring nature of the Saudi-U.S. strategic partnership and the continued advancement of our defense cooperation," it said in a post on X. "For decades, Saudi-U.S. security cooperation has contributed to regional s
A total of 35 UAVs have been destroyed on approach to the Russian capital

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's four-ye...
Treasury said BitBank had routed hundreds of millions of dollars to the IRGC and described the exchange as a key component in Iran’s digital assets-based sanctions-evasion infrastructure.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed this would cover Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Trump says 'major progress' made toward US military base in Poland ➡️ https://t.co/rh5UIskpzR https://t.co/eLzCYMhL6z

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US says it will sell up to 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia The US State Department has notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes, in a move that has been widely opposed by Israel. The historic sale could total $24.3bn and would mark the first time an Arab state gains access to the US’s fifth-generation jet fighter. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major non-NATO al

LOS ANGELES: The off-contract ocean container shipping rate from China to the US East Coast has returned to levels seen after COVID-19 upended global trade, and could set new record highs as the US and Israeli war on Iran drives fuel costs higher. The spot rates on that route hit $10,948 per 40-foot container, more than quadrupling since the start of the Iran war on February 28, according to data from freight pricing platform Xeneta. “That leaves freight rates on these critical trades just sho

North Korean soldiers pictured fighting for Russia in the Kursk region. Notice the red insignia they are active Combatants. https://t.co/y2I1lBqJaW

Report: Israel's security lines cannot be maintained amid financial crisis, Israeli army warns Netanyahu The Israeli army warned Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that security lines on three fronts cannot be maintained without "without billions of shekels added to the budget", the Israeli Army Radio reported. The three fronts were identified as the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon. The Israeli Army Radio correspondent Doron Kadosh indicated that the army is expected to present the
Three civilians were killed and 15 wounded, including four children

Trump says he faces a 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' his Iranian foes, adding that 'anything could happen'.
Trump on Iran: I think we will end up winning. I don’t know about through a deal, but we are already winning. I think we will end up winning.
Trump on Iran: Look anywhere in the world, Iran is considered the most evil country in the world, and they’ve been that for a long time.

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Major General Viktor Nikoliuk announced on Sept. 17 that he is leaving his post as commander of Ukraine's Eastern Operational Command.
Trump on Iran: Iran wants to make a deal. They’re not ready, in my opinion. We’re going to either make a deal that’s good, or we’re not going to make a deal at all.
Jake Sullivan on Iran: Trump keeps talking about how he’s getting the Strait at least partially open. But just in the last 24 hours, we heard that something like four ships got through. And that’s at the cost of billions of dollars and nearly half the U.S. Navy, and most of our special forces being devoted to try to pry the Strait open a little bit. We’re stuck and there’s no good way out.
Trump jokes: The power of this office is crazy. I could have banned fishing. I think I am going to do that just for a day or two.
Joe Rogan: Trump supporters are fucking nuts, man; they’re rabid.
The ships, an oil tanker and a liquefied petroleum gas carrier, were traveling toward ports in Texas when they were targeted in early August, according to vessel-tracking data.

Britain is working with NATO allies and other partners on future sensing capabilities for missile defence, including space-based systems intended to help detect, assess and track threats across the Euro-Atlantic. UK seeks allies for space-based missile warning network first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

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Taiwan’s military conducted additional live-fire precision-munitions testing at Jiupeng on Sept. 17, launching the domestically developed land-based Sky Sword II air-defense missile alongside the Hsiung Sheng cruise missile and Chien Hsiang loitering munition. The drills tested long-range strike, counter-radiation, and mobile air-defense capabilities. President Lai Ching-te is expected to inspect the exercise on Sept. 18, when Sky Bow III, Hsiung Feng II/III, HIMARS, AGM-65 Mavericks, ALTIUS-60

House Democrats seek to stop US-Saudi nuclear agreement Four Democratic lawmakers said on Thursday that they introduced a resolution to stop the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear agreement. US House representatives Gregory Meeks, Brad Sherman, John Garamendi and Don Beyer said the agreement does not align with nonproliferation standards and presents substantial risks. “A region already gripped by conflict and escalation does not need another nuclear power. Saudi Arabia’s own statements make that risk exp
Perhaps, in time, more newly disabled Israelis will discover wheelchair sports. Some may go on to attain great heights in the competitive sports world.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Israel wants “substantive, open and candid dialogue” to establish ties with Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ), a party founded by former Nazis and historically associated with antisemitic figures. The move followed FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl’s speech in Strasbourg, where he condemned Hamas’ October 7 attack and adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Likud ministers welcomed the development. Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called it a “histor

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on NATO: I do not want Slovakia to become part of some military conflict because of Article 5. Yes, we are in NATO, we respect that, we care about cooperation and fulfilling our commitments, but as prime minister I will do everything to ensure that Slovakia is never dragged into a military conflict.
The United States, while supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, has never been prepared to go all-in and provide everything needed for victory.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico: The situation has never been as serious and tense regarding the possibility of a pan-European military conflict as it is now.