Iran today warned that it would adopt a new strategy in its ongoing conflict with the United States following the latest escalation between the two sides. In a social media post, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iran’s new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy and in...
The U.S. and Iran found themselves back in a war footing on Wednesday after the most significant exchange in weeks, with Washington threatening even more devastating strikes while Iran protested an attack that it said killed five and wounded dozens of civilians at a wedding.
The U.S. military’s Central Command...
France and Sweden signed agreements Monday to supply the Nordic country with 4 modern frigates, strengthening the defences of NATO's newest member in the strategically important Baltic Sea region, where Russia uses key shipping lanes and airspace.
The signature ceremony took place during Emmanuel Macron's visit to Sweden as the...
SpaceX is building a specialised in-house foundry in Texas to manufacture high-specification gas turbine blades and vanes, as the company looks to address a key bottleneck in power generation needed to meet rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed the plan on social...
The United States and Indonesia launched their annual joint military exercises on Monday, the first since announcing a new defence partnership this year, with drills ranging from tactical airborne jumps and missile firing to jungle training and cyber defence.
“Super Garuda Shield”, held annually since 2006, will run until September...
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed that the most recent strikes on Iran were aimed at preventing Iranian forces from mining the Strait of Hormuz.
US CENTCOM rejected an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claim that the strikes in the Strait of Hormuz constituted an "act of aggression".
In a...
The United Arab Emirates sent a plane carrying 83 tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid and essential supplies to Nepal to support victims of the devastating flood, the UAE state news agency WAM reported today.
On Thursday, the UAE pledged USD $10 million in emergency humanitarian aid to victims of a massive flood...
The World Health Organisation has released 150,000 US Dollars from the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to support urgent health and other needs of the communities impacted by the devastating flash floods in Nepal. Dr Nilesh Buddha, Officer-in-Charge, WHO, South-East Asia Regional Office said the emergency funds will...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been launched from Florida, embarking on a mission to explore some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.
With a 2.4-metre-wide primary mirror, Roman can capture an area of sky more than 100 times larger than Hubble, allowing astronomers to survey the cosmos on an...
US President Donald Trump has announced the biggest oil deal with Venezuela. The landmark agreement with Venezuela will give the US majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. He said the agreement was secured at no cost to the American Taxpayer and will...
