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Microsoft says it is on track to invest $5.5B in cloud and AI infrastructure in Singapore through 2029, after announcing plans to invest $1B+ in Thailand — The investment will also go toward ongo…
Saharan dust storm turns sky orange over southern Morocco
A massive cloud of Saharan dust more than 1,300 miles in length raced across northwest Africa and is heading to the Canary Islands, reports said on Monday.
The latest from Tehran: ‘Air strikes hit non-military targets every day’
The Israeli military said it carried out “a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure sites” on Wednesday on Tehran, where Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported blasts in several areas. FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.
Marine Known as ‘Andrew Ammo’ Indicted for Stealing Javelin Missile
Military A 23-year-old Camp Pendleton Marine is behind bars after a federal grand jury charged him with exploiting his access to one of the Marine Corps’ largest ammunition facilities to…
Details About Trump Admin’s $1.5T Defense Budget Coming April 21
Bloomberg That’s three weeks after the broad overview of the Trump administration’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion proposed defense budget is set to be unveiled on April 3
Pentagon Preparing for Drone Swarm ‘Crucible’
Jon Harper, DefenseScoop The Swarm Forge initiative is one of the “pace-setting” projects that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for earlier this year.
USS Gerald R. Ford’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Deployment Could Last 11 Months
T&P The already long deployment for the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier could last 11 months, Chief of Naval Operations ADM Daryl Caudle said.
Crushing the Assassins
Kevin R. James, RealClearDefense The U.S. and Israel are entering the Iran War with a revolutionary CyberMongol doctrine that adapts Air/Land Battle of the First Gulf War to Iran’s…
France ‘very unhelpful’: Trump lashes out at allies
President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the US war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average US g…
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on Beirut area kill 7
Lebanon’s health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and a nearby town killed at least seven people, as Israel’s military said it had targeted senior Hezbollah members. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from Beirut…