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EU chief warns of wider conflict as border incursions stoke fears that Ukraine war is spilling into neighbouring states.

The Congressional Budget Office reported it would take “at least five years” to rebuild the US’ munitions inventories.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The Gulf states are all looking to talk to Tehran, maybe cut a deal with Tehran. They’re looking to cut deals because they know that, unfortunately, what they’ve seen is we can’t necessarily defend them.

The U.S. military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis found.

The U.S. military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis found.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister: ‘The IDF is currently striking the commander of the Rafah Brigade in the Hamas terrorist organization, following the elimination earlier this week of the commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade and other senior figures in the organization. Our message is clear: no terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza. We support the IDF and the Shin Bet, which are working diligently to eliminate threats and protect Israeli citizens.

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on Tuesday ordered Al-Taawoun to play their next two home Saudi Pro League matches behind closed doors. They were also fined 100,000 riyals ($26,660) after supporters chanted the name of the late Portugal forward Diogo Jota during Saturday’s match against Al-Hilal. The sanctions stem from an incident involving Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves, a close friend and former teammate of Jota, who died in a car cr
Absent some kind of new major regulatory campaign, experts are debating whether the next phase of potential AI messes will only hurt more but will still be "in time" to prevent meltdowns.

Washington's plan to give Israel 40,000 additional MK-84 2,000-pound bombs signals carte blanche for Israeli attacks on Iran and militias it aids across the region.
Strikes on Russian energy infrastructure will continue for as long as Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian infrastructure, President Zelensky confirmed this morning.
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But the Ukrainian military has already mined the main routes Russian forces could use to reach the city, according to the soldier.
According to one of Hamed’s colleagues, the Israelis detained the entire crew and searched them, after which the cameramen were released, while the journalist herself was taken to an unknown location

LONDON: Film festivals and filmmakers around the world have rallied around the directors of the Gaza documentary “NAZA,” after an Israeli minister accused them of treason and threatened to revoke their citizenship. Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor have faced mounting criticism from officials in Israel since their documentary, which documents Israeli military operations in Gaza, and in particular the killing of civilians, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival at t

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The European Union accused Russia on Tuesday of the "reckless" firing of flares at a Danish frigate which, with the shooting down of a drone over Lithuania, heightened the continent's anxiety over the Ukraine-Russia war. Danish analysts are calling for NATO and the EU to step up their response to Russia, according to FRANCE 24's Copenhagen correspondent Trine Villemann.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shared the report on his X/Twitter account and made clear that his country intends to continue inspecting shipments suspected of being linked to Israel.

Trump: The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, to close the Building for Safety reasons, and so that it can begin the process of Reconstruction. The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation and Reconstruction, which is a very large and complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name. If the ruling is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Recon

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, and author of Autocracy, Inc. According to Applebaum, the upheaval in American diplomacy and foreign policy transcends any one administration. She describes a full-fledged transformation in the way the United States exerts power, pivoting away from leadership of a democratic alliance and toward a transactional mafia-style politics fusing ideology, private economic interests, personal relationships and geopolitica

The White House made a request for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding in June, largely for the war effort, but Congress has not approved it.

Trump administration plans $2.8bn munitions sale to Israel, sources say President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, according to a US official familiar with the sale. The planned sale, which has been informally communicated to relevant congressional committees who weigh in on large arms sales, includes 20,000 MK 84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, the official, sp

Space Force learned important lessons from the war with Iran about operations inside and outside of the atmosphere. The post New Details On How Space Force Has Waged Electronic Warfare Against Iran appeared first on TWZ.

Israeli authorities have imposed six-month entry bans on a guard and several Palestinians, restricting their access to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. This move comes amidst rising calls from Israeli groups for settlers to visit the site during the Jewish holiday season, despite ongoing tensions and past conflicts involving settler incursions and restrictions on Muslim worshippers.
US prosecutors allege that two Chinese companies used Binance accounts to move $61mn linked to black-market Iranian oil sales. The Justice Department says the funds passed through digital wallets connected to a broader network that handled more than $1.5bn in Iranian oil proceeds. Prosecutors allege some of the money was intended for the Iranian government, and its agents and proxies. Source: FT
Ukrainian forces have killed Infamous Russian General Grunis commander of the 4th motorised rifle brigade he is the second commander of the brigade to die since the start of the war replacing the last one in 2023.

Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U.S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.

Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U.S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.

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.

The Kennedy Center board voted to close the performing arts venue over financial problems and a dispute over efforts to put Trump’s name on the building. Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the center from adding Trump’s name anywhere on the structure or grounds, ruling that only Congress can authorize such changes. The board has argued that without recognition for Trump’s support, he may be unwilling to help fund major renovations. Source: AP

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Progressive US Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, called on Tuesday for restrictions on AI systems, uniting two political adversaries around concerns that the technology will harm humans. The two appeared at the same Washington gathering and warned of the potentially catastrophic consequences AI poses to humanity, as concern about its risks spreads beyond Washington and Silicon Valley. Speaking first, Sanders, a self-described democratic...

Iran war cost hits $38bn, forecast to rise $3bn a month, CBO says The six-month-old US war on Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the war and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. The war is expected to increase inflation by 0.5 percent in the first three months of 2027, according to the Congressional Budget Office accounting, which tot

Denmark and Russia blamed each other for the flares fired at a Danish military helicopter monitoring a Russian frigate on Monday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe in the middle of a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking a deeper relationship with the European Union that could give Canadians greater freedom to work and study there. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa.

As Iran-backed Houthis broaden attacks on Saudi Arabia, Tehran's delicate calculation is exploiting the current conflict without being dragged into an escalation of its own making.

WASHINGTON: The six-month-old US war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress’ nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the conflict and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. The war is expected to increase inflation by 0.5 percent in the first three months of 2027, according to the Congressional Budget Office accounting, which totaled expenses through August 1. The mounti

First mandated annual report from Germany's MAD puts a Kremlin sabotage pattern on the statutory record—plus Chinese drones over Bundeswehr bases.
Zelensky told CBS News that Russia tried to target his presidential plane with drones twice during recent trips through Moldova. “In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that’s why they attacked Moldova,” Zelensky said. “When we went back home, again through Chisinau, they did the same.”
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale. The planned sale, which has been informally communicated to relevant congressional committees who weigh in on large arms sales, includes 20,000 MK 84s and 20,000 BLU-117s, the official, speaking on the conditio