Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans
The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.
Month: May 2026
Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans
The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees say withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.
Inflation surging past 50% in Iran
The fragile ceasefire may have paused the fighting, but the economic fallout in Iran continues. A US naval blockade of Iranian ports has sharply reduced the Iran’s oil exports, while the cost of everyday goods has continued to rise. Across the country…
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has been urgently transferred from prison to hospital after what her foundation described as a severe deterioration in her health.
She reportedly fainted twice on Friday. The incident fo…
Shakira fans turn Copacabana Beach into a dance floor as estimated two million watch free concert
Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere said on X that 2 million people attended the performance
New Iranian proposal to end the war under examination
A senior Iranian officer on Saturday said that fresh fighting with the United States is “likely”, underscoring rising tensions after President Donald Trump dismissed Tehran’s latest negotiating proposal and issued fresh threats to attack the country. …
Post Oct. 7 world: Israel to purchase 100 F-35s, 50 new F-15s, doubling fleet sizes
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Two foreign activists seized from Gaza aid flotilla appear before Israeli court
Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila were brought before an Israeli court Sunday after Israeli troops seized them from a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Avila told his lawyers that he ha…
Israel issues new forced displacement orders in southern Lebanon
Warning covers more than 10 villages and towns, including several in Nabatieh district that lie north of Litani River.
Moment fist-pumping ‘Secretary of Everything’ Marco Rubio takes control of DJ decks at family wedding
THIS is the astonishing moment Marco Rubio swapped diplomacy for the DJ decks – surprising guests at a family wedding. Footage shows the Secretary of State hunched over a laptop, one ear covered by his headphones as he studies the music. Then, as the b…