Europe ramps up defense spending to 21% of global total, led by Berlin: Report
Defense spending jumped globally to $2.63 trillion in 2025, according to IISS’s latest Military Balance report.
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Iran ‘orders death penalty for dozens of protesters’ – despite Trump’s promise to protect them
Human rights group says Tehran has quietly been preparing to execute people accused of involvement in protests last month
Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China in ‘game changer’
The supersonic missiles are designed to evade shipborne defences by flying low and fast
Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes
Stores are well stocked, and there have been no reports of shortages of food and other essentials, but many Iranians are in limbo as they wait to see whether U.S. forces will attack.
Trump ‘to be guided by Witkoff and Kushner on decision to strike Iran’
The US president’s decision to launch military action will partly hinge on the advice of his son-in-law and senior envoy
Four killed after Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market
The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash along with two merchants
Protesters erupt in universities across Iran as Trump weighs military strikes
Iranian authorities killed thousands of protesters in a brutal crackdown last month
Gazans face impossible wait at Rafah crossing to Egypt
Photos have circulated showing celebrations as formerly exiled Gazans have been able to return home since the partial reopening of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. However, that isn’t the story for the majority of people see…
For Iran’s Rulers, Refusing U.S. Demands Is a Risk Worth Taking
The government in Tehran sees capitulating to Washington’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles as riskier to its survival than going to war, analysts say.
Syrian TV dramas are a Ramadan staple. Assad’s fall could change that
Syria’s TV dramas are returning to Ramadan screens after years of war