France Accuses Azerbaijan of Foreign Interference in New Caledonia Protests

France has accused Azerbaijan of foreign interference in the ongoing protests and rioting in the French territory of New Caledonia over a recent change to voting rights, which has triggered a state of emergency and the deployment of military...

Geolocated: Hezbollah Destroys Key Israeli ISR Aerostat with Drones

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for destroying the Israeli High Availability Aerostat System, also known as "Sky Dew," which is used for high altitude surveillance...

Funeral Held for Civilians Killed in IDP Camp in DRC

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) held a funeral for civilians that were killed by rockets which struck an internally...

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Thousands Evacuate as Wildfires Tear Through Western Canada

Large fires in several of Canada's western provinces have prompted the evacuation of thousands as the fires near several prominent towns, including Fort McMurray,...

SOF Week: Autonomy and AI Take Lead with Future of Tactical Lethality

I had spent the past week at SOFWeek in Tampa to see what the latest innovations were in the defense space and one thing...

USS Carney Returns From Middle East Deployment

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) has returned to the United States from its historic deployment off the coasts of Yemen,...

U.S. Delaying Arms Shipments to Israel Pending Rafah Invasion

The US has confirmed that they delayed last week an arms shipment to Israel out of concern that the weapons would be used in...

Geolocated: Hezbollah Destroys Key Israeli ISR Aerostat with Drones

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for destroying the Israeli High Availability Aerostat System, also known as "Sky Dew," which is used for high altitude surveillance...

American Aerostat Reportedly Crashes in Syria

Local Syrian sources have reported that an American aerostat airborne surveillance system has crashed in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria. The exact cause of the...

Egypt to Join South Africa’s ICJ Case Against Israel

Egypt has announced they will be formally joining South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The case by South...

USS Carney Returns From Middle East Deployment

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) has returned to the United States from its historic deployment off the coasts of Yemen,...

France Accuses Azerbaijan of Foreign Interference in New Caledonia Protests

France has accused Azerbaijan of foreign interference in the ongoing protests and rioting in the French territory of New Caledonia over a recent change...

Violent Protests Occur in New Caledonia Capital Due to New Constitutional Law

On May 13th, protesters from pro-independence parties and police clashed in the city of Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia. The protests occurred due...

Chinese Patriot SAM Mock-Up Causes Buzz Online

A photo showing what appears to be a United States-built Patriot air defense system somewhere in China has begun to make its rounds across...

Philippines Reacts to China Releasing Transcript of “New Model” Discussion with WESCOM Commander

On May 8th, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines released a transcript from an alleged phone call between Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...

AfD Politician Found Guilty of Using Nazi Slogan

Bjorn Hocke, a politician belonging to Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) and a representative in Thuringia's Landtag, was found guilty of using a Nazi slogan...

Germany’s Response to Pro-Palestinian Activities

A planned event called the Palestinian National Congress (PNC) was shut down by police in Berlin on April 12th. The event, initially scheduled for...

German Court Rules AfD as a Suspected Right-Wing Extremist Organization

The Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia upheld a designation by Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) labeling the controversial...

Armenia Protests Intensify: Calls for Pashinyan’s Resignation and Azerbaijan’s Statement of Possible Intervention

Political tensions are escalating in Armenia, with widespread protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The unrest was triggered by the announcement...

Funeral Held for Civilians Killed in IDP Camp in DRC

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) held a funeral for civilians that were killed by rockets which struck an internally...

Kenya and the DRC’s Reconciliation

After an extended period of rocky relations between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which saw the DRC withdraw its ambassador...

Searing Sahel: Climate Crisis Fueling Terrorism

The Sahel is a region in Western Africa that is home to 400 million people. Representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea-Mauritania, Mali,...

Internet Outages Strike East and South African Nations

Several different nations in eastern and southern Africa have reported internet outages and/or slow speeds, disrupting services throughout the region. Disrupted Services 10 different east and...

FARC Releases Four Hostages Held Since April

Four hostages, two of whom belong to Colombia's Prosecutor's Office, were released by a splinter group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known...

Talks Stall Between the FARC-EMC and Government Regarding the Release of Government Officials

Talks regarding the release of two government officials belonging to the Federal Prosecutor's Office and their "companion" stalled on Wednesday between the government and...

Four Colombian Soldiers Killed in Combat With FARC-EMC

Four Colombian soldiers were killed in action while undergoing an operation against a splinter group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as...

Thousands, Not Millions, of Colombian Munitions Missing

The Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, stated that over 1.3 million rounds of ammunition had disappeared from military bases in the Cundinamarca and La Guajira...

SOF Week: Autonomy and AI Take Lead with Future of Tactical Lethality

I had spent the past week at SOFWeek in Tampa to see what the latest innovations were in the defense space and one thing...

Germany and Czech Republic Accuse Russia of Cyberattacks

The German government, alongside the Czech Republic, the US Department of State, and NATO, has accused the Russian government of initiating cyberattacks against Germany's...

Ukrainian National Sentenced for Role in REvil Ransomware Operation

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison on Wednesday for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks...

Database of Argentine Driver’s Licenses Allegedly Stolen by Hacker Group

A group of hackers have allegedly hacked a database holding all of Argentina's driver's licenses, requesting a payment of $3,000 USD for whoever wishes...

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