Archive
Full database · search by keyword, region, source, date
Full database · search by keyword, region, source, date
Zulum meets Army Chief Shaibu in Abuja over security, restoration of normalcy in Borno @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/R9DV11uvOk

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

Zulum meets Army Chief Shaibu in Abuja over security, restoration of normalcy in Borno By Zagazola Makama Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday met with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja as part of ongoing efforts to consolidate security and the restoration of normalcy across the state. The meeting, held behind closed doors, formed part of the governor’s routine engagements with the Service Chiefs on security matters and t
Ajose pledges continuity, sustained pressure against terrorists as new OPHK Commander @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/dP9GbYhBfq
Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani says Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia "cannot be separated from the military escalation" on Yemen’s Red Sea coast

The US military said on Tuesday that it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week that were trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran, the latest back-and-forth fire in the stalemated war. Captain Tim Hawkins, US Central Command spokesman, said the Iranian boats “recently attempted to take possession of a US unmanned surface vessel” but failed after the military “forcefully responded”. Iranian state media reported on Monday that a pair of fishing boats came under...

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

Sudan has called on East African regional bloc IGAD to support an internal political dialogue free from outside interference, as the army reports battlefield advances against the paramilitary RSF. https://t.co/ITLVVqMuZx #Sudan #IGAD #SudanWar #EastAfrica #Diplomacy https://t.co/HVvttk2Eaf

The House of Representatives voted 214-211

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article
Over 7,000 IDPs return to ancestral homes as OPHK restores normalcy in Borno says Maj Gen Abubakar @DHQNigeria @HQNigerianArmy https://t.co/HzpRCS4Bgb
The target of the strike was Nayal Abu Obeid, the commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, who replaced his predecessor, Mohammad Shabanah, who was killed by the IDF in May 2025.
Q: Are you going to be okay and is Ukraine going to be okay? Zelensky: Ukraine will be okay. Q: And you? Zelensky: I think I have strong bodyguards, but we will see.
PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

BIG: Trump admin is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 heavy bombs (2,000-lb MK-84s and BLU-117s) to Israel — the largest such sale in years, funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars. These are the same bombs Biden briefly paused over civilian casualty concerns.…

GOP Representative Thomas Massie has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions.
Andy Burnham is expected to meet Trump in New York next week during the UN General Assembly. Source: The Times

NOW: Several explosions were heard coming from the Strait of Hormuz on Qeshm Island, southern Iran. Contributed by @MoloWarMonitor https://t.co/q6rSpKbG61

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

In tonight's programme, thousands of Africans end up amidst the war in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the C64 opposition coalition held a demonstration in the capital Kinshasa. And finally, Kenya's celebrating a stellar athletics victory as the country beats London in the race to host the 2029 World Championships.
Earlier tonight, an explosion was heard in Erbil, Iraq, with the cause still to be clarified. Interestingly, local sources reported several UAV flights above western Iraq during the day. Contributed by: @BeamTracker_ https://t.co/XHR3QZqn2W
Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020.

US prosecutors have charged five members of a Russian intelligence network accused of recruiting people for terrorist attacks in Europe and planning the killing of a Russian dissident in the United States.

Damaging budget report estimates cost would grow $3bn per month and stockpile could take five years to rebuild The war in Iran has cost the US at least $38bn and left its stockpile of defensive missiles so depleted it could take five years to rebuild, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has found, in a damaging report less than two months before midterm elections where the war and the cost of living crisis will likely hurt Republicans at the polls. The economic report comes one da

European Union envoys have pushed back the expiry of EU Russia sanctions listings by seven days until September 22, a spokesperson for the EU's Irish presidency said on Monday, after failing to agree on a six-month renewal. At issue is whether to de-list Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov. France has joined Slovakia in a call to remove him, citing national security concerns, EU diplomats said. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.
By Kanishka Singh Sept 15 (Reuters) - Pop star Ed Sheeran said the decision to drop pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore from his U.S. concert tour was made by organisers, not him, after he failed to defuse the latest show-business furore over the Gaza conflict. Macklemore, a longtime critic of Israel's assault on Gaza, was axed from the U.S. leg of Sheeran's Loop Tour after his "Free Palestine" remarks during a concert earlier this month in New Jersey triggered a backlash. Venue owners said they

“It means that the design is solid. It means that we’re ready to move forward from an industrial base as well,” Jill Albertelli, the president of Pratt & Whitney’s military engines business, told Breaking Defense.

US weighs buying warships from Japan, South Korea to counter China

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

US military says 103 commercial ships redirected in Iran blockade US Central Command said it has redirected 103 commercial vessels since the US enforced a naval blockade against Iran. Centcom added that it is ensuring compliance with the US blockade on Iranian maritime trade in the Strait of Hormuz.

PREMIUM — Upgrade to read full article

When Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last week on the sidelines of the Brics summit, another country loomed large in the background, even in its absence: the United States. After the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to maintain peace at the disputed border and strengthen economic ties. Beijing’s readout, however, offered a pointed reminder of the US factor in India-China ties. The official Chinese statement claimed that Modi...

Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft pressured venues to remove Macklemore. Three other support…
As part of the "East Shield" program, the Polish military is building fortifications along the border and establishing observation and security posts near border crossings with Ukraine.

BIG: Germany's DPA claims Yemen's Houthis now laid naval mines Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The House voted 232-147 to block Rep. Al Green’s (D-Texas) attempt to impeach Trump, marking the third failed impeachment push in two years.

The U.S. used a significant number of its missile interceptors in defense of Israel in June and throughout Operation Epic Fury, the Congressional Budget Office found. The post US munition stockpile ‘especially problematic’ in a war with China, report warns appeared first on Task & Purpose.

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in US military assistance from countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America. The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it will reprogram $52 million in foreign military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru last

Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother) pulled out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after Macklemore was dropped for saying "Free Palestine" and showing Gaza imagery onstage. Stadium owners including Robert Kraft pressured venues to remove Macklemore. Three other support acts — Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga — also withdrew.
The government has approved and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, within the deadline prescribed by law, the draft State Budget for 2027 — the budget of a country at war.