Starlink

Starlink Disruption Exposes Ukraine’s Military Vulnerability, Reviving Global Push for Sovereign Satellite Systems

The restoration of SpaceX services after nearly 10 days of restrictions has highlighted the strategic risks of relying on privately controlled American satellite technology, prompting countries from Europe to Asia to accelerate efforts to develop independent capabilities. SpaceX’s restoration of...
Patriot PAC-3 MSE Missiles

US Approves $2.1 Billion Sale of Patriot PAC-3 MSE Missiles to Ukraine, but Zelensky Warns Deliveries Could Take Years

The United States has approved a possible $2.1 billion sale of 500 advanced Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, providing a significant boost to Kyiv's long-term air defence capabilities. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed concern over the delivery schedule,...
Tu-95

US Weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’ in Potential New Iran Offensive as 65th Anniversary of Tsar Bomba Test Passes

The Trump administration is considering a new round of military strikes against Iran, with American military planners reportedly including the massive GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), widely known as the ‘Mother of All Bombs’, among the weapons available for...
US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon

US Air Force Considers F-16 Upgrade as Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Integration Could Extend the Fighting Falcon’s Combat Role

The US Air Force’s push to build a fighter fleet dominated by stealth aircraft by 2035 has not ended the prospects of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Instead, the combat-proven multirole fighter is being considered for a new generation of capabilities,...
Donald Trump, Mark Carney

Canada Rejects US Trade Demands, Marking a New Assertion of Economic and National Sovereignty

Canada has rejected a last-minute trade proposal from the United States, with Prime Minister Mark Carney declaring that Ottawa will not accept terms it considers unfair and economically damaging, even as the decision threatens to deepen trade tensions with Canada’s...
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe

Canada Retaliates Against US Tariffs as Trade War Deepens Between Longtime Allies

Canada has announced a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, escalating an increasingly bitter trade dispute between the two historically close North American allies and raising fresh concerns about the economic costs of a prolonged confrontation. Ottawa said...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Operation Economic Outcast: Will US Secondary Sanctions Force China and Other Major Iran Trade Partners to Sever Economic Ties With Tehran?

The United States is escalating its economic campaign against Iran, threatening countries, banks, shipping companies and other entities that continue to maintain commercial ties with Tehran as Washington seeks to cut off the Iranian regime’s remaining financial lifelines. The campaign,...
Strait of Hormuz

US Petroleum Buffer Falls to 41 Days as Hormuz Disruption, Emergency Releases and Exports Strain Energy Security

The United States’ combined commercial crude oil inventories and Strategic Petroleum Reserve have fallen to a level equivalent to roughly 41 days of refinery supply, leaving the world’s largest oil producer with its thinnest combined petroleum cushion in four to...
Russia attack on Ukraine

Ukraine’s Drone War Deepens as Strikes Kill at Least 10 Across Russia and Occupied Territories

Ukraine launched a major wave of drone attacks against targets across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, killing at least 10 people and damaging industrial, energy and transport infrastructure, according to Russian officials and Ukrainian military authorities. The attacks, reported...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain

US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban

A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. In a ruling issued on Friday...
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