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BIG Boost To B-21 ‘Raider’ Stealth Bomber, The Successor To B-2 Spirit, As US DoD Reveals Its FY2026 Budget
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has finally unveiled its FY2026 budget request, and the next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber, scheduled to replace the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit strategic bombers in the U.S. Air Force (USAF), has...

Club World Cup: Yildiz shines for Juventus in win over Wydad
Kenan Yildiz continued his breakout campaign with a starring performance as Juventus overwhelmed Wydad Casablanca 4-1 at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, taking a major step towards qualification for the knockout stages of the Fifa Club World...

Starmer says welfare concessions are ‘common sense’ but dodges funding question – UK politics live
Starmer describes welfare bill concessions as 'common sense' - while dodging question about how they will be fundedKeir Starmer has described the compromise welfare bill proposals announced overnight as “common sense” and as striking “the right...

Beyond Trump's Iran strikes: Is America a compulsive warmonger? Debate rages on US military interventions
Donald Trump’s recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have once again triggered a familiar and deeply polarised debate: is the United States compulsively drawn to war? The operation, billed as the largest B-2 stealth bomber deployment in...

SOS Humanity condemns end of search and rescue NGO-funding by German federal government
The managing director of SOS Humanity, Till Rummenhohl, comments on the discontinuation of financial support for civil search and rescue by the German Federal Foreign Office and the media reuse of a false claim made by today’s Foreign Minister...

Were Iran strikes for nothing? Fears Tehran is hiding thousands of centrifuges in secret nuke-making facilities - and may even have bomb components in North Korean mountain lairs
Donald Trump declared this weekend that his bunker-busting bombs 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear facilities and erased the Islamic Republic's chances of building a bomb. But despite his triumphant bluster, Iran still likely boasts significant...

An Iranian nuclear bomb just became more likely
Israel and the US have dealt punishing blows to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. “Operation Rising Lion” and “Operation Midnight Hammer” have been portrayed as precision strikes that would stop the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in its tracks....

War and diplomacy in the 21st Century
It used to be said that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means. Now we can cut out the middleman. The US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow etc is a continuation of the cloak and daggers school of diplomacy. However, the...

Turkey in Syria: Temporary necessity turned permanent presence?
PARIS — In the new Syria, Ahmad al-Hayes’s star is rising. At the beginning of May, after being promoted to the rank of brigadier general, the once-leader of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sharqiya faction was appointed commander of the new Syrian...

Senate blocks attempt to curb Trump’s power to use military force
The Senate blocked an attempt to curb President Trump’s use of further military force against Iran in a vote on Friday evening. The resolution, brought by the Democratic senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, sought to force the president to seek...

David M. Shribman: What to do about the War Powers Act?
The Ford Edsel. New Coke. The Sony Betamax. Theranos. Google Glass. Yugoslavia. The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. The "Breakfast at Tiffany's" musical. The War Powers Act. Of the many great ideas that turned into colossal duds, the War Powers Act...

Reflections: How Arab Monarchies Enable Western Aggression Against Defiant Leaders, By Yushau A. Shuaib
For decades, the specter of a Third World War loomed large in my mind, fueled by youthful readings of Nostradamus’s prophecies and shaped by early global events when I was a student of Bayero University Kano (BUK). One defining moment was Saddam...

Thank you Pakistan
THE Iranian Parliament echoed with gratitude towards Pakistan for standing with brotherly Iran against Israeli aggression—an honour for both nations. Undoubtedly, Pakistan stands firm with Iran in every difficult time and on every front....

Global Warming and Wars: Escalating Threats to Life on Earth
In today’s world, global warming and socio-geopolitical conflicts have become dangerously intertwined. The continuous rise in temperatures, famine, oceanic surges, and rampant wildfires have not only disrupted environmental balance but also laid...

UN chief ‘hopeful’ for 7-day ceasefire to distribute aid in Sudan’s El-Fasher city
The UN chief on Friday expressed hope that the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) would agree to a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, Anadolu reports....

What comes next following the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran?
The fighting between Israel and Iran, sparked by an illegal and entirely unprovoked attack by Israel, has abated for the moment. After the United States did what Israeli Prime Minister hoped it would do and bombed Iran’s underground nuclear...

Again, no Nigerian University in QS Universities top 1000 Ranking
For the third time in a row, no Nigerian university has made it into the top 1000 in the 2026 universities ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University, a British higher education analytics firm. The latest edition, released on 19...

What the UAE hopes to gain from Israel’s growing isolation
When U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Gulf last month, complete with fanfare and choreographed spectacle, it reinforced a growing sense among Gulf states that the region is on a political ascent. The four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar,...

Intellectual cover-fire
India’s foreign policy has once again come under critical American scrutiny with Ashley Tellis’ article, “India’s Great Power Delusions,” published recently in the Foreign Affairs journal. Tellis, a leading American strategic analyst on South...

UAE ambassador’s firm linked to Bangladesh airports data deal
An Emirati state-owned business appointed to set up a new passenger information system at Bangladeshi airports sub-contracted part of the project to a company co-owned by the UAE’s own ambassador to the country. Documents seen by Middle East Eye...