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🇺🇸🇮🇱 SAN: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Israel conveying President Trump's support after two Israeli embassy staffers were killed in a D.C. shooting last week. Noem met with Israeli PM Netanyahu and FM Sa'ar, and is the first Cabinet secretary to participate in Jerusalem Day.
May 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇱 SAN: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Israel conveying President Trump's support after two Israeli embassy staffers were killed in a D.C. shooting last week. Noem met with Israeli PM Netanyahu and FM Sa'ar, and is the first Cabinet secretary to participate in Jerusalem Day.
🇸🇩 SAN: Drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Port Sudan "signal a new phase" in the civil war marked by new weapons and foreign interference. The UAE is accused of supplying Chinese-made drones to the RSF, which the US has formally determined committed genocide.
May 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🇸🇩 SAN: Drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Port Sudan "signal a new phase" in the civil war marked by new weapons and foreign interference. The UAE is accused of supplying Chinese-made drones to the RSF, which the US has formally determined committed genocide.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪 UK Defence Journal: Nordic Air Forces from Denmark, Finland, & Sweden conducted a joint "Nordic Combat Enhanced Training" operation over the Baltic Sea on May 21. The exercise enhanced NATO interoperability & showcased Agile Combat Employment.
May 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪 UK Defence Journal: Nordic Air Forces from Denmark, Finland, & Sweden conducted a joint "Nordic Combat Enhanced Training" operation over the Baltic Sea on May 21. The exercise enhanced NATO interoperability & showcased Agile Combat Employment.
🇬🇷🇪🇺🇨🇾🇮🇱🇪🇬 AP: Greece has completed a €1B undersea power cable link to Crete, plugging it on Saturday for full operation this summer. Key step in plans to expand the grid across the Eastern Mediterranean to Cyprus & Israel, bolstering energy diversification & enabling Crete's shift to renewables.
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🇬🇷🇪🇺🇨🇾🇮🇱🇪🇬 AP: Greece has completed a €1B undersea power cable link to Crete, plugging it on Saturday for full operation this summer. Key step in plans to expand the grid across the Eastern Mediterranean to Cyprus & Israel, bolstering energy diversification & enabling Crete's shift to renewables.
🇺🇸🇪🇪 UK Def Journal: The U.S. has approved a potential $296M sale of 800 Javelin missiles & 84 launch units to Estonia. The FMS deal aims to strengthen Estonia's territorial defense & NATO interoperability, supporting U.S. foreign policy & national security. The sale awaits Congressional approval.
May 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🇺🇸🇪🇪 UK Def Journal: The U.S. has approved a potential $296M sale of 800 Javelin missiles & 84 launch units to Estonia. The FMS deal aims to strengthen Estonia's territorial defense & NATO interoperability, supporting U.S. foreign policy & national security. The sale awaits Congressional approval.
🇺🇸🇲🇽 Military: The Pentagon is sending 1,115 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing the total to over 8,000 active-duty personnel. These "ground components" will provide logistics, engineering, & medical support efforts to "gain full operational control" of the southern border.
May 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🇺🇸🇲🇽 Military: The Pentagon is sending 1,115 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing the total to over 8,000 active-duty personnel. These "ground components" will provide logistics, engineering, & medical support efforts to "gain full operational control" of the southern border.
🇮🇷 Mehr: Iranian Judiciary Chief Ejei has called for accelerated investigation into the Bandar Abbas port fire case, insisting on quickly examining any fault or negligence. The fuel tanker blast at Shahid Rajaee port on April 26 resulted in 70 deaths.
May 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🇮🇷 Mehr: Iranian Judiciary Chief Ejei has called for accelerated investigation into the Bandar Abbas port fire case, insisting on quickly examining any fault or negligence. The fuel tanker blast at Shahid Rajaee port on April 26 resulted in 70 deaths.
🇺🇬🇩🇪 BBC: Uganda has suspended all military cooperation with Germany, accusing German Ambassador Mathias Schauer of "subversive activities." Comes after reports that Schauer raised concerns about controversial statements by Uganda's army chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Germany rejects charges.
May 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🇺🇬🇩🇪 BBC: Uganda has suspended all military cooperation with Germany, accusing German Ambassador Mathias Schauer of "subversive activities." Comes after reports that Schauer raised concerns about controversial statements by Uganda's army chief, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Germany rejects charges.
🇳🇴 AP: Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship's on-duty navigator for allegedly falling asleep, causing the vessel NCL Salten to run aground near a home on the Trondheim Fjord last Thursday. The ship's bow came within meters of the house, though no injuries or oil spills were reported.
May 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🇳🇴 AP: Norwegian prosecutors have charged a cargo ship's on-duty navigator for allegedly falling asleep, causing the vessel NCL Salten to run aground near a home on the Trondheim Fjord last Thursday. The ship's bow came within meters of the house, though no injuries or oil spills were reported.
🇮🇷🇫🇷 AP: Iran has summoned France's top diplomat in protest after the French Foreign Minister praised the Palme d'Or-winning Iranian film "It Was Just an Accident" as "a gesture of resistance." Tehran's Foreign Ministry called the remarks "interventionist" and criticized France's stance on Gaza.
May 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🇮🇷🇫🇷 AP: Iran has summoned France's top diplomat in protest after the French Foreign Minister praised the Palme d'Or-winning Iranian film "It Was Just an Accident" as "a gesture of resistance." Tehran's Foreign Ministry called the remarks "interventionist" and criticized France's stance on Gaza.
🇷🇴 ABC: Nicusor Dan was sworn in as Romania's president, easing a political crisis that followed his May 18 election rerun victory. The mathematician & former Bucharest mayor pledged to tackle economic woes, and reaffirmed Romania's Western ties & support for Ukraine.
May 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🇷🇴 ABC: Nicusor Dan was sworn in as Romania's president, easing a political crisis that followed his May 18 election rerun victory. The mathematician & former Bucharest mayor pledged to tackle economic woes, and reaffirmed Romania's Western ties & support for Ukraine.
🇰🇵 Yonhap/AP: North Korea's state media announced its new destroyer, damaged last week during a launch attempt, is under repair. Leader Kim Jong Un decried the accident as a "criminal act" of "absolute carelessness," and has had several arrested, including shipyard officials.
May 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🇰🇵 Yonhap/AP: North Korea's state media announced its new destroyer, damaged last week during a launch attempt, is under repair. Leader Kim Jong Un decried the accident as a "criminal act" of "absolute carelessness," and has had several arrested, including shipyard officials.
🇺🇸 ABC News: DHS has asked DoD for ~20,000 National Guard troops for domestic immigration operations, including potential "interior immigration enforcement." Pentagon is reviewing. Move tied to boosting manpower for ICE-led ops, a shift from traditional Guard roles.
May 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🇺🇸 ABC News: DHS has asked DoD for ~20,000 National Guard troops for domestic immigration operations, including potential "interior immigration enforcement." Pentagon is reviewing. Move tied to boosting manpower for ICE-led ops, a shift from traditional Guard roles.
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦 NYT: President Trump said his administration is "getting close to maybe doing a deal" with Iran on nuclear weapons, claiming Iran "has sort of agreed to the terms" during his Middle East tour in Qatar. Iranian officials could not immediately confirm his remarks on the talks happening in Oman.
May 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦 NYT: President Trump said his administration is "getting close to maybe doing a deal" with Iran on nuclear weapons, claiming Iran "has sort of agreed to the terms" during his Middle East tour in Qatar. Iranian officials could not immediately confirm his remarks on the talks happening in Oman.
President Trump teased a trade deal announcement, nearly a month after he implemented a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and implemented a 145 percent tariff on China.
May 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
President Trump teased a trade deal announcement, nearly a month after he implemented a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs and implemented a 145 percent tariff on China.
🇻🇦 dpa: The chimney for the papal conclave has been installed on the Sistine Chapel roof at the Vatican. Black smoke will signal unsuccessful votes & white smoke a new pope has been chosen during the conclave, set to begin Wednesday with 133 cardinals.
May 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🇻🇦 dpa: The chimney for the papal conclave has been installed on the Sistine Chapel roof at the Vatican. Black smoke will signal unsuccessful votes & white smoke a new pope has been chosen during the conclave, set to begin Wednesday with 133 cardinals.
🇺🇸🇭🇹 Miami Herald: The Trump admin designated Haiti's powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition & the Gran Grief gang as Foreign Terrorist Organizations & Specially Designated Global Terrorists. SECSTATE Rubio made the designation Friday, citing the gangs' violence as a threat to US national security.
May 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
🇺🇸🇭🇹 Miami Herald: The Trump admin designated Haiti's powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition & the Gran Grief gang as Foreign Terrorist Organizations & Specially Designated Global Terrorists. SECSTATE Rubio made the designation Friday, citing the gangs' violence as a threat to US national security.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian troops will join UK forces in London on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
May 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🇺🇦 Ukrainian troops will join UK forces in London on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
🇺🇸🇵🇦🇨🇳🇭🇰 NY Post: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is pushing to finalize a deal for 43 ports, including 2 on the Panama Canal. The complex deal needs approval from 23 countries & China, and faces a dispute w/ Panama. Fink wagers China won't block the HK-based seller's deal despite the US trade war.
May 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🇺🇸🇵🇦🇨🇳🇭🇰 NY Post: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is pushing to finalize a deal for 43 ports, including 2 on the Panama Canal. The complex deal needs approval from 23 countries & China, and faces a dispute w/ Panama. Fink wagers China won't block the HK-based seller's deal despite the US trade war.
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Bloomberg: Canadian PM Mark Carney is set to meet with US President Trump at the White House early next week, their first in-person meeting since Carney's election which included an anti-Trump message.
May 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Bloomberg: Canadian PM Mark Carney is set to meet with US President Trump at the White House early next week, their first in-person meeting since Carney's election which included an anti-Trump message.
🇺🇸 The Independent: 19yo DOGE staffer "Big Balls" (Edward Coristine) spoke publicly, describing using "computer stuff" to find "fraud & waste". With Trump admin spending up 6.3%, Musk has vowed that DOGE's work will continue.
May 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🇺🇸 The Independent: 19yo DOGE staffer "Big Balls" (Edward Coristine) spoke publicly, describing using "computer stuff" to find "fraud & waste". With Trump admin spending up 6.3%, Musk has vowed that DOGE's work will continue.
Ars Technica: Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto VI will miss its 2025 release, now targeting May 26, 2026. The delay is needed to "deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve," per Rockstar. Insider sources say the delay wasn't unexpected.
May 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Ars Technica: Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto VI will miss its 2025 release, now targeting May 26, 2026. The delay is needed to "deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve," per Rockstar. Insider sources say the delay wasn't unexpected.
🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦 Reuters: Euroclear plans to seize & redistribute ~€3B ($3.4B) in frozen Russian funds to compensate Western investors whose cash Moscow seized. This is separate from Russian central bank reserves.
May 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇦 Reuters: Euroclear plans to seize & redistribute ~€3B ($3.4B) in frozen Russian funds to compensate Western investors whose cash Moscow seized. This is separate from Russian central bank reserves.
🇺🇸 Military Times: President Trump announced plans via social media to rename Veterans Day (Nov 11) as "Victory Day for WWI" & establish May 8 as "Victory Day for WWII," stating "We won both wars... but we never celebrate anything." Veterans Day currently honors all veterans.
May 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🇺🇸 Military Times: President Trump announced plans via social media to rename Veterans Day (Nov 11) as "Victory Day for WWI" & establish May 8 as "Victory Day for WWII," stating "We won both wars... but we never celebrate anything." Veterans Day currently honors all veterans.
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Times of Israel: After 2.5mo freeze, IDF plans a major shift in Gaza aid delivery to thwart Hamas, moving from mass distribution to direct handouts to families via international groups/contractors in IDF-secured zones. Plan lacks final govt. approval.
May 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Times of Israel: After 2.5mo freeze, IDF plans a major shift in Gaza aid delivery to thwart Hamas, moving from mass distribution to direct handouts to families via international groups/contractors in IDF-secured zones. Plan lacks final govt. approval.