Southern Yemen Crisis

Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Smuggling Yemeni Separatist Leader al-Zubaidi Out of Aden as Crisis Talks Collapse

Saudi Arabia has accused the United Arab Emirates of orchestrating the secret exit of UAE-backed Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi after he failed to attend critical crisis talks in Riyadh on Wednesday, deepening a diplomatic rift between the two Gulf...
People hurriedly leaving Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods in Aleppo

Syrian Army Orders Mass Evacuations in Aleppo as Clashes with Kurdish Forces Escalate, Displacing 140,000 Civilians

The Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate key neighborhoods of Aleppo on Thursday as clashes with Kurdish-led forces entered their third day, intensifying the strain between Damascus and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria. The government urged residents to leave...
Emmanuel Macron - Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Macron and Steinmeier Warn US Policies Under Trump Are Threatening Global Order, Call for Greater European Strategic Autonomy

In unusually blunt and seemingly uncoordinated remarks, the presidents of France and Germany have issued strong warnings about the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump, signaling growing European concern over the erosion of the postwar rules-based international order....
Latvian-made FOG system

Ukraine Receives Latvian-Made FOG Unmanned Surface Vessel for Frontline Operations

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have added a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) to their naval capabilities, receiving a Latvian-made FOG system funded and delivered by the Latvian charity foundation Ziedot.lv. According to reporting by Militarnyi, Ziedot.lv financed the acquisition through donations...
AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW)

U.S. Forces Employ AGM‑154C‑1 Glide Weapon in Strikes on Venezuela’s Strategic Sites

United States military forces conducted a targeted strike inside Venezuelan territory on January 3, 2026, using the AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW) against key infrastructure amid a broader operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and...
U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts Extended High-Altitude Surveillance Mission Over Caribbean Near Venezuela

A United States Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aerial surveillance aircraft conducted a prolonged intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Caribbean Sea on 8 January 2026, after departing Naval Station Mayport in Florida, according to flight-tracking data and...
JF-17 Thunder Block III

JF-17 Fighter Emerges at Centre: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Negotiate JF-17 Deal to Convert US$2 Billion in Loans into Air Combat Capability

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are advancing negotiations to convert roughly US$2 billion in outstanding Saudi financial assistance into a structured defence procurement programme centred on the JF-17 Thunder Block III, a move that fuses urgent fiscal relief with strategic force...
US Intercepts Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic

US–Russia Maritime Tensions Escalate as Senior Russian Lawmaker Calls for Torpedo Strikes on American Warships After Tanker Seizure

US–Russia maritime tensions sharply escalated this week after a senior Russian defence legislator openly called for military retaliation against the United States, warning that Moscow should “strike with torpedoes and sink a couple of American ships” in response to the...
Chinese VT-4 Tanks - Thai Army

Thai Army Launches Comprehensive Review of Chinese VT-4 Tanks After Catastrophic Gun Rupture and Repeated Mechanical Failures During Cambodia Border Operations

The Royal Thai Army has launched a comprehensive technical and operational review of its Chinese-manufactured VT-4 main battle tank fleet following a series of highly visible mechanical failures during border operations near Cambodia in December 2025. The episode has intensified...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

RBA Warns Borrowers Against Expecting Rate Cuts Soon as Inflation Eases Slightly

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has signalled that borrowers should not expect any quick relief on interest rates, despite November’s unexpectedly soft inflation figures. Data released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the consumer price...
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