China massed more than 100 warships and coast guard vessels across the western Pacific and around Taiwan in early November, holding a large military exercise that Beijing never announced and Taiwanese officials have described as “silent intimidation.” The exercise, which peaked in early November, was larger than “Justice Mission 2025,” China’s last formally named drills ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery. A day later he was back at the Pentagon with a medal in hand. The recipient was the soldier who had corrected him in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Hegseth awarded Army Spc. Thomas Iglesias the Joint Service Commendation Medal on ...
An Army sentinel stopped his patrol at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and turned to face Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the group with him. The message was simple: keep quiet at the memorial. On Veterans Day, Hegseth got a correction from a soldier on duty, and he kept walking. The moment came on ...
The Chicago Bears just declared something urgent: they believe this is the year. On October 30, the Bears traded for Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. Chicago sent a 2027 second-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-rounder to Nashville. If Simmons plays 75% of snaps in 2027, that third-rounder becomes a second. The price is ...
Four tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after reported mine strikes—21 billion liters of crude and refined fuel at risk. Here’s what a major spill would mean for the global oil market and maritime commerce. Iran’s navy reported Thursday that mines struck four commercial tankers in the strategically critical waterway that controls one-third ...
US Approves 500 PAC-3 Patriot Missiles for Ukraine — But Production Bottleneck Means Years-Long Wait Section 1: Hook Ukraine’s newly approved $2.1 billion missile purchase tells a hidden story in its numbers: 500 PAC-3 missiles ordered against a global production run of roughly 600 per year. That arithmetic—83 percent of global annual capacity in a ...
Multiple international outlets reported on October 30 that Israel’s final election results confirmed a parliamentary deadlock: neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc nor former military chief Gadi Eisenkot’s centrist opposition secured the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The result extends a cycle of political instability that has produced six ...
The Pentagon has released a batch of UFO files, and one document stands out. It describes a triangular craft.
Diego Garcia & Chagos Islands Deal: Interactive Breakdown Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands: A Strategic Shift The UK and Mauritius agreement to transfer sovereignty while maintaining a critical military base reshapes geopolitics in the Indian Ocean On 22 May 2025, the UK and Mauritius signed a historic agreement transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago ...
Qatar–U.S. F‑15QA Training Facility at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho Concise facts, location map, timeline, and FAQs for the U.S.–Qatar F‑15QA training program The U.S. Department of Defense announced a dedicated training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (Idaho) for Qatar Emiri Air Force F‑15QA jets and pilots. Officials said the arrangement aligns with longstanding ...
