US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Fed Chair Powell Accuses Trump Administration of Using Criminal Probe Threats to Pressure Central Bank on Rate Cuts

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday (Jan 11) that the Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment over congressional testimony he delivered last summer, marking a dramatic escalation in the long-running conflict between the White...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong Court to Hear Final Mitigation Plea of Jimmy Lai as Pro-Democracy Tycoon Faces Possible Life Sentence Under National Security Law

Hong Kong’s High Court will on Monday (Jan 12) hear the mitigation plea of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, marking the final procedural stage before sentencing in one of the most consequential national security trials since Beijing imposed the sweeping...
Japan Launches World-First Deep-Sea Mining Mission

Japan Launches World-First Deep-Sea Mining Mission Near Minamitori Island to Secure Rare Earths and Cut Dependence on China

Japan took a bold step toward securing critical minerals on Monday as a government-backed deep-sea mining vessel set sail on a pioneering mission to extract rare earth–rich mud from the ocean floor near the remote Minamitori Island, highlighting Tokyo’s growing...
Exxon Mobil

Trump Signals Possible Exxon Exclusion From Venezuela After CEO Calls Country ‘Uninvestable’

United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he may block Exxon Mobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil major’s chief executive described the country as “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week, underscoring growing tensions between...
Türkiye’s MKE BORAN Howitzer

Türkiye’s MKE BORAN Howitzer Gains International Traction Following Successful Trials and Exports

Türkiye’s state-owned defense manufacturer MKE has announced that its MKE BORAN 105mm lightweight howitzer is steadily expanding its footprint in international markets, following recent live-fire demonstrations and operational deployments abroad. In a press statement released on January 10, MKE highlighted...
Missiles on Strait: Iran Deploys Missile Systems to Disputed Persian Gulf Islands, Defiant Stance Amid Rising Tensions

Iran Stark Warning: Any U.S. Military Action During Protests Will Be Met with Strikes on Bases, Shipping, and Israeli Targets

Iran issued a direct warning on Sunday that it would target U.S. military assets, commercial shipping, and Israel if the United States carries out any military action during the nationwide protests currently gripping the country. The statement came from Iranian...
Iran Protests

Iran Protests Escalate: ‘Mass Killing’ in Iran Protests as Tehran Threatens US Military Bases Amid Trump’s Intervention Warnings

Unrest across Iran has claimed the lives of more than 500 people, according to a US-based rights group, as Tehran warned it could target American military bases if President Donald Trump acts on his repeated threats to intervene in support...
Pakistan’s Fatah-5 Long-Range Rocket

Pakistan’s Fatah-5 Long-Range Rocket Set to Transform Conventional Strike Doctrine with 1,000-Kilometre Precision Reach

Pakistan’s anticipated 2026 test of the Fatah-5 long-range guided rocket is poised to mark a pivotal moment in Islamabad’s conventional strike capabilities, analysts say. With a projected range of approximately 1,000 kilometres, the Fatah-5 is expected to transform Pakistan’s rocket...
Chinese J-10C fighter jet (Chengdu J-10)

China Supplied 36 J-10C Fighters in Pakistani Service Now Operationally Validated Following May 2025 Operation Sindoor, Pentagon Report

The Pentagon’s 2025 China Military Power Report has confirmed one of the most consequential developments in South Asian defense dynamics: since 2020, China has supplied Pakistan with a total of 36 Chengdu J-10C multirole fighter aircraft. This revelation, formally acknowledged...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Absent from Middle East Amid Iranian Unrest, Raising Strategic Concerns

As of January 5, 2026, the absence of United States Navy carrier strike groups from the Middle East represents a structurally significant inflection point in American power projection, according to the authoritative USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. This operational...
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