Author: barry

President Donald Trump recently signaled a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy by increasing his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling his overtures “meaningless bulls***” and accusing him of prolonging Ukraine’s conflict. This dramatic development marks one of Trump’s sharpest turns yet in his historically unpredictable relationship with Moscow; signalling an increasingly hardline approach...

Red Sea – July 10, 2025 — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have escalated maritime violence dramatically this week by conducting two separate attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea, sinking a Liberian cargo vessel and kidnapping scores of crew members reportedly belonging to Liberian-flagged cargo vessels in Liberia while also abducting many from Liberian-flagged...

Gaza City – July 9, 2025 — In a potentially major breakthrough toward ending months of conflict, Hamas has expressed satisfaction with reported U.S. guarantees that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not resume military operations once the current ceasefire comes to an end, according to a diplomatic source cited in multiple regional media outlets....

Central Texas — A devastating flash flood over Fourth of July weekend has sent shockwaves through Central Texas, killing at least 104 and leaving Dozens Missing as state and federal crews intensify search-and-rescue operations. Fuelled by remnants from Tropical Storm Barry’s stalled weather system, Guadalupe River quickly turned into a lethal torrent, inundating streams, drowning...

Elon Musk has taken an unprecedented step to break with former ally President Donald Trump by officially unveiling a new U.S. political party: the America Party on his social media platform X. With this bold attempt to dismantle America’s entrenched Republican-Democrat duopoly in American politics, Musk makes his statement public and intensifies their public dispute...

Beijing/BrusselsIn an unprecedented and striking intervention, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told European Union’s top diplomat in an exclusive and in-person meeting in Brussels that Beijing cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine, according to officials familiar with it. Such a scenario could allow Washington to shift full focus away from them...

Kyiv, July 4, 2025 — Ukraine has claimed responsibility for an international strike targeting an electricity substation in Russia’s Belgorod region as part of their response to ongoing Russian attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure. This bold escalation by Ukraine brings war closer to Russian soil while Moscow intensifies attacks against its energy grid. Ukraine’s Main Directorate...

Russia announced Wednesday that their forces have secured full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, marking an impressive strategic achievement within war-ravaged Eastern Donbas. Meanwhile, United States confirmed it is postponing certain weapons deliveries to Ukraine due to political gridlock in Washington D.C. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed during a televised briefing that Russian troops...

Ukrainian intelligence officials are warning of North Korean plans to deploy as many as 30,000 troops to reinforce Russian forces engaged in Ukraine conflict, in what marks an alarming development and further cements Pyongyang’s deepening military alliance with Russia. Troop Deployments and Timing This report draws its data from analysis by both Ukrainian and South...