Month: May 2026

Prague’s initiative to arm Kiev has fallen short of its targets and lost half of its Western backers Nine countries have withdrawn from a Czech initiative aimed at jointly procuring … Read More

Iran’s push to tax Strait of Hormuz undersea cables shows how they are becoming a new front in pressure tactics and tech risk Iranian Armed Forces operational command Spokesman Ebrahim … Read More

Washington will reportedly make fewer jets, warships, and drones available to the bloc’s European members The US has told NATO’s European members that it will reduce its military contributions to … Read More

A US senator says he was pepper-sprayed during a rally held in support of detainees in New Jersey US federal agents have used tear gas against protesters outside the immigration … Read More

A Tbilisi court has handed down seven- and ten-year prison terms over military-grade explosives smuggled through Türkiye A Georgian court has jailed two Ukrainian nationals for smuggling military-grade explosives into … Read More

The jihadists are being moved from prisons in Syria to special camps in neighboring Iraq, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said Western spy agencies are intending to use Syrian militants as a … Read More

Ottawa appears to be the first government to formally seek an independent investigation into the May 18-19 detentions The Canadian government has called for an independent investigation into Israel’s “appalling” … Read More

How can they call themselves journalists when they cover one story and completely ignore another, the host of RT’s Sanchez Effect has said CNN and the BBC should have visited … Read More

Beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival alliances China has warned against “bloc confrontation” after officials from the Australia-India-Japan-US ‘Quad’ grouping met in New Delhi. … Read More

The Czech government has approved tighter welfare and residency rules, citing aid abuse concerns and pressure on state and civil services The Czech government has approved tighter rules for Ukrainian … Read More