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Baghdad announces US coalition 'completes' Iraq mission - Commander of Iraq’s Joint Operations Command (JOC): "All international coalition forces are now in the Kurdistan Region”, four to five personnel remain to handle logistical and diplomatic affairs thecradle.co/articles-id/...
Baghdad announces US coalition 'completes' Iraq mission
An Iraqi military official said all US-led international forces are now in the northern Kurdistan region
thecradle.co
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Baghdad announces US coalition 'completes' Iraq mission - Commander of Iraq’s Joint Operations Command (JOC): "All international coalition forces are now in the Kurdistan Region”, four to five personnel remain to handle logistical and diplomatic affairs thecradle.co/articles-id/...
A group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau, the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, claims “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory aje.io/49ai7z
Guinea-Bissau army officers say they have seized power; president arrested
Army says it has taken 'total control', deposed and arrested the president, and suspended the electoral process.
aje.io
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau, the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, claims “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory aje.io/49ai7z
The "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for were composed of Afghan nationals and operated under the National Directorate of Security (NDS), intelligence agency with CIA backing www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for were composed of Afghan nationals and operated under the National Directorate of Security (NDS), intelligence agency with CIA backing www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
B-52 Returns to Caribbean for Second Mission in Five Days www.airandspaceforces.com/b-52-returns...
B-52 Returns to Caribbean for Second Mission in Five Days
Another B-52 from Minot Air Force Base flew to the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of Venezuela on Nov. 24.
www.airandspaceforces.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
B-52 Returns to Caribbean for Second Mission in Five Days www.airandspaceforces.com/b-52-returns...
Israel used banned cluster munitions in recent 13-month war in Lebanon, photos of munition remnants in south Lebanon seen by the Guardian suggest - Israel used two new types of cluster muno, 155mm M999 Barak Eitan and 227mm Ra’am Eitan guided missiles www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Israel used banned cluster munitions in recent 13-month war in Lebanon, photos of munition remnants in south Lebanon seen by the Guardian suggest - Israel used two new types of cluster muno, 155mm M999 Barak Eitan and 227mm Ra’am Eitan guided missiles www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
UK allowed arms exports to UAE after being told weapons given to RSF - British-manufactured small-arms target systems and engines for armoured personnel carriers were found in Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hands in combat zones in Sudan www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-allo...
UK allowed arms exports to UAE after being told weapons given to RSF
Britain licenced £172m in military equipment exported to the UAE between April and June this year
www.middleeasteye.net
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
UK allowed arms exports to UAE after being told weapons given to RSF - British-manufactured small-arms target systems and engines for armoured personnel carriers were found in Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hands in combat zones in Sudan www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-allo...
Meerdere Europese landen, waaronder Nederland, weigeren nu inlichtingen over het Caribisch gebied die kunnen dienen voor luchtaanvallen te delen met de VS www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Geheimdienstaustausch: Europas Balanceakt im Karibikkonflikt mit den USA
Europäische Staaten drosseln wegen wachsender Spannungen mit Venezuela den Geheimdatenaustausch mit den USA. Doch für die Europäer ist dies ein heikler Balanceakt.
www.t-online.de
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Meerdere Europese landen, waaronder Nederland, weigeren nu inlichtingen over het Caribisch gebied die kunnen dienen voor luchtaanvallen te delen met de VS www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...
Israëlische leger ontslaat een aantal lagere commandanten vanwege fouten op 7 oktober - Onderschatting van Hamas en negeren van signalen vooraf over de komende aanval www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
Israeli Military Commanders Face Ouster Over Oct. 7 Failures
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November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Israëlische leger ontslaat een aantal lagere commandanten vanwege fouten op 7 oktober - Onderschatting van Hamas en negeren van signalen vooraf over de komende aanval www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
War on Gaza drained NATO's TNT reserves - “without Polish-made TNT, the unprecedented scale and intensity of aerial bombardment that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed the conditions of life in Gaza … would not be possible.” thecradle.co/articles-id/...
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza drained NATO's TNT reserves: Report
Rights groups say the scale of Israel’s genocide in Gaza would not have been possible without Polish-made TNT
thecradle.co
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
War on Gaza drained NATO's TNT reserves - “without Polish-made TNT, the unprecedented scale and intensity of aerial bombardment that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed the conditions of life in Gaza … would not be possible.” thecradle.co/articles-id/...
Nexperia said the latest development would not return Zhang to office and that Wingtech’s voting rights would remain under the control of a court-appointed administrator. European executives are running the company www.ft.com/content/b989...
Dutch government steps back from Nexperia intervention to ease chip supply issues
Stand-off had threatened global carmaker supply chains
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Nexperia said the latest development would not return Zhang to office and that Wingtech’s voting rights would remain under the control of a court-appointed administrator. European executives are running the company www.ft.com/content/b989...
Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese Owner www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Netherlands Suspends Order That Gave It Power Over Chinese-Owned Chipmaker Nexperia
The decision marks a step toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto industry.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese Owner www.wsj.com/world/china/...
The Dutch government has suspended its powers over chipmaker Nexperia, handing back control to its Chinese owner and defusing a standoff with Beijing that had begun to hamper automotive production around the world. www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
Netherlands returns control of Nexperia to Chinese owner
The move defuses a standoff with Beijing over the maker of “legacy” chips that had begun to hamper automotive production around the world.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Dutch government has suspended its powers over chipmaker Nexperia, handing back control to its Chinese owner and defusing a standoff with Beijing that had begun to hamper automotive production around the world. www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
Italy's highest court has upheld a lower court verdict approving the extradition of the suspected ringleader of the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage to Germany www.dw.com/en/italy-app...
Italy approves Nord Stream suspect's Germany extradition – DW – 11/19/2025
Italy's highest court has upheld a lower court verdict approving the extradition of the suspected ringleader of the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage to Germany. The Ukrainian national's lawyer announ...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Italy's highest court has upheld a lower court verdict approving the extradition of the suspected ringleader of the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage to Germany www.dw.com/en/italy-app...
The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war - One school of academic theory holds that era-defining wars recur roughly every 85 years, as generations lose sight of their forebears’ hard-won experience www.politico.eu/article/arms...
The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war
Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war - One school of academic theory holds that era-defining wars recur roughly every 85 years, as generations lose sight of their forebears’ hard-won experience www.politico.eu/article/arms...
In late October 2025, the United Kingdom conducted Operation Ex Cape Sword, a new military exercise in the Falkland Islands that included live-fire drills, air defence simulations, and troop deployments in areas near Port Stanley www.pressenza.com/2025/11/colo...
Colonial Arrogance and Militarization: UK Challenges Peace in the Falklands Once Again
In late October 2025, the United Kingdom conducted Operation Ex Cape Sword, a new military exercise in the Falkland Islands that included live-fire Analysis: UK's 'Operation Ex Cape Sword' militarizes...
www.pressenza.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In late October 2025, the United Kingdom conducted Operation Ex Cape Sword, a new military exercise in the Falkland Islands that included live-fire drills, air defence simulations, and troop deployments in areas near Port Stanley www.pressenza.com/2025/11/colo...
Partijen Duitse Bondsdag hebben overeenstemming over nieuwe dienstplichtwet - Loting nu weer van de baan - Een volgende wet over dwang in geval van te geringe vrijwilligheid wordt voorbereid www.n-tv.de/politik/Koal...
Koalition einigt sich auf neuen Wehrdienst
Der erste Versuch der Regierungskoalition, ein neues Wehrdienst-Modell aufzusetzen, endet im Oktober im Eklat. Im zweiten Anlauf wird man sich nun offenbar einig.
www.n-tv.de
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Partijen Duitse Bondsdag hebben overeenstemming over nieuwe dienstplichtwet - Loting nu weer van de baan - Een volgende wet over dwang in geval van te geringe vrijwilligheid wordt voorbereid www.n-tv.de/politik/Koal...
Britain has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean amid concerns information supplied may be used to engage in lethal military strikes by American forces www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean
Rare rupture between military allies comes as concerns grow over Trump administration’s lethal sinking of boats
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Britain has suspended the sharing of intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean amid concerns information supplied may be used to engage in lethal military strikes by American forces www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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'Oekraïense regering schorst justitieminister te midden van grootschalig corruptieonderzoek' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/l...
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
'Oekraïense regering schorst justitieminister te midden van grootschalig corruptieonderzoek' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/l...
Over 800 soldiers from Britain’s 19th Light Brigade have been deployed to Germany for Exercise Rhino Heart, marking the largest army reserve deployment overseas since the mid-1980s thedefensepost.com/2025/11/11/u...
UK Deploys Soldiers to Germany for Largest Reserve Exercise Since 1980s
Over 800 soldiers from Britain’s 19th Light Brigade have been deployed to Germany for Exercise Rhino Heart.
thedefensepost.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Over 800 soldiers from Britain’s 19th Light Brigade have been deployed to Germany for Exercise Rhino Heart, marking the largest army reserve deployment overseas since the mid-1980s thedefensepost.com/2025/11/11/u...
US plans a $500 million base near Gaza border, Israeli sources say. According to Israeli officials, the planned US base would house several thousand troops tasked with maintaining the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas www.shomrim.news/eng/us-milit...
Shomrim - Exclusive: The United States Plans to Establish a Large Military Base on the Gaza Border
US plans a $500 million base near Gaza border, Israeli sources say. According to Israeli officials, the planned US base would house several thousand troops tasked with maintaining the cease-fire betwe...
www.shomrim.news
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
US plans a $500 million base near Gaza border, Israeli sources say. According to Israeli officials, the planned US base would house several thousand troops tasked with maintaining the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas www.shomrim.news/eng/us-milit...
(10-11) USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 10, 2025 news.usni.org/2025/11/10/u... @withemes
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 10, 2025
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 10, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in w...
news.usni.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
(10-11) USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 10, 2025 news.usni.org/2025/11/10/u... @withemes
Arrival of US aircraft carrier in Latin America fuels Venezuelan fears of attack www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own "massive" deployment...
www.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Arrival of US aircraft carrier in Latin America fuels Venezuelan fears of attack www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping - In an undated letter to Hamas’ Qassam Brigades published online by the group, the Houthis offered their clearest signal that their attacks have halted
apnews.com/article/mide...
apnews.com/article/mide...
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping - In an undated letter to Hamas’ Qassam Brigades published online by the group, the Houthis offered their clearest signal that their attacks have halted
apnews.com/article/mide...
apnews.com/article/mide...
The EU Commission is setting up a new intelligence body inside the commission’s secretariat-general in an attempt to improve the use of information gathered by national spy agencies - The unit plans to hire officials from the EU’s intelligence community www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
EU to set up new intelligence unit under Ursula von der Leyen
Body to collate material from national agencies and improve its operational use
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The EU Commission is setting up a new intelligence body inside the commission’s secretariat-general in an attempt to improve the use of information gathered by national spy agencies - The unit plans to hire officials from the EU’s intelligence community www.ft.com/content/b8a3...
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A group of former South African conscientious objectors, who publicly refused to serve in the apartheid army, have issued a letter of solidarity with Israeli activists refusing military service. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A group of former South African conscientious objectors, who publicly refused to serve in the apartheid army, have issued a letter of solidarity with Israeli activists refusing military service. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...