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USAID Worker Killed Near Tel Aviv, Israel

USAID has announced the death of one of it’s workers on USAID’s West Bank and Gaza mission. The statement from USAID says that the worker was killed in Jaffa, which is a part of Tel Aviv in Israel, in a “fatal incident”. The statement notedly does not identify the individual who was killed, nor does it offer any details on how...

U.S., Philippines, and Japan Announce Creation of Luzon Economic Corridor

On April 12, the U.S., Philippines, and Japan announced a joint partnership to develop the Luzon Economic Corridor to increase investments in critical sectors, as reported by the Philippine News Agency.  This was announced during the first-ever trilateral summit between the leaders of the U.S., the Philippines, and Japan.  All three countries have committed to jointly invest in infrastructure such as...

Sudan Talks Pushed Back as War Expands

After recently expressing hopes of restarting peace talks to end the Sudan war at the end of Ramadan, the US has stated that the start date for such talks has been pushed back to an unknown date. The pushback comes just a few days before the one year mark of the Sudan war. Peace Delayed Close to the end of March,...

Philippines, US, Japan to Hold Trilateral Summit

On April 10, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced that he will soon depart to engage in talks with the President of the United States Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.  According to Marcos, the “main intent of this trilateral agreement is for us to be able to continue to flourish, to be able to help one another,...

AI-Piloted F-16 to Carry Air Force Secretary for Test Flight

On April 9, it was reported that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced to the Senate that he would soon enter the cockpit of an artificial intelligence (AI) operated F-16 for a test flight, according to Defense News.  This comes as the Air Force selected several manufacturers to create a fleet of collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs). These CCAs would allow...

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Russian Federation Summons French Ambassador

As this publication reported earlier this morning, reports have been circulating that the UK ambassador to the Russian Federation was summoned by the Foreign Ministry. While the UK Foreign Office has not confirmed this,...

Wichita, KS Assailed by Cyber Attacks as Air Force Planes Flee Severe Weather

Ransomware Attack Announcement At approximately 0500 EST, the City of Wichita, Kansas announced that a ransomware attack had caused the shutdown of some systems as IT administrators scrambled to limit the spread of malware. The...

Ukrainians Claim to have Destroyed Russian Coast Guard Boat

Timeline of Events At approximately 2140 EST, explosions were reported west of Crimea in the black Sea. Russian military bloggers reported that naval drones were intercepted near Chornomorske, Crimea by 2200 EST. By 0030 EST this...