[ad_1] THE HAGUE: Nato secretary general Mark Rutte was upbeat that the military organisation will agree on massive spending hikes at a “transformational summit” on Wednesday, as member state leaders including US president Donald Trump assembled in the Netherlands. Leaders of the 32-nation alliance are expected to agree a new defense spending target of 5% […]
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defence minister Monday, breaking with a tradition of appointing retired military generals. The announcement came as several prominent former defence officials, including ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong Hyun, face high-profile criminal trials over their roles in carrying out martial law last year […]
[ad_1] US chief justice John Roberts has delivered a ruling on transgender healthcare that upholds restrictions but avoids hardline stances, aiming to strike a balance in one of the Supreme Court’s most sensitive decisions. Ruling affirms bans, avoids deeper legal precedent In a 24-page opinion issued Wednesday, Roberts upheld Tennessee’s law that restricts gender-affirming care […]
[ad_1] File photo of Tulsi Gabbard and US President Donald Trump A rare and public fracture has emerged within the highest levels of the US national security establishment, as director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Saturday revised her stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, hours after being directly contradicted by President Donald Trump.In a striking […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump Two “very smart” leaders of India and Pakistan decided to end last month’s conflict that could have turned into a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump said after holding a rare luncheon meeting with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. “Those are two nuclear powers, […]
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump once again slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, accusing him of costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars after the central bank kept the interest rates unchanged. “Too Late,” Trump tweeted, calling Powell one of the “dumbest” and most “destructive” people in government. “Too Late” Jerome Powell is costing […]
[ad_1] Ali Shadmani (Image credit X/@khamenei_ir) Ali Shadmani, the wartime chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces and a trusted aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike in Tehran, according to a statement released by the Israel defense forces on Tuesday.“For the second time in 5 days— the IDF has […]
[ad_1] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a diplomatic solution to address Iran’s nuclear threat during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, while supporting Israel’s right to self-defense.Speaking at a G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, von der Leyen emphasised that a negotiated solution would be “the […]
[ad_1] Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Image credits: AP) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday confirmed that Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site caused internal radiological and chemical contamination. However, radiation levels outside the facility remain normal and do not pose a threat to the public or […]
[ad_1] Gaza’s war-scarred labyrinth has a new face of command. His name is Ezzedin al-Haddad—and most people have never heard of him.After more than 600 days of war, and the deaths of both Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas has quietly handed over its Gaza operations to a shadowy veteran commander known as The Ghost of […]
