In a significant move signaling closer defense ties, the United States and South Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation on Seoul’s pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine. The agreement came during talks on Monday between U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, South Korea’s defense ministry confirmed. […]
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South Sudan’s military has issued urgent orders for all civilians, UN personnel, and humanitarian workers to leave three counties in Jonglei State, as an operation against opposition forces prepares to commence. Clashes in South Sudan, Africa’s youngest nation, have intensified in recent months, reaching levels not seen since 2017, according to the United Nations. Jonglei […]
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President Donald Trump is under growing scrutiny as Minneapolis reels from the deaths of two Americans in the federal immigration crackdown. The latest tragedy occurred when 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents on an icy city roadway, less than three weeks after immigration officers fatally shot Renee Good, also […]
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Israel has announced that the Rafah crossing with Egypt, a vital gateway for Gaza’s more than two million residents, will remain closed until the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage is recovered. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated late yesterday that the reopening will occur only after a “focused operation” to locate the remains […]
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Iraq’s political landscape is entering another tense chapter after the Coordination Framework, the country’s largest parliamentary bloc, announced it has chosen former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its nominee to lead the next government. The decision is already stirring controversy at home and is widely expected to draw firm opposition from the United States. The […]
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