US and Canada strike border deal
Ottawa (News Agencies): The US and Canada have announced an immigration plan that will change the way they take in asylum seekers. While Ottawa vowed to accept 15,000 additional migrants,…
Using Starlink Paints a Target on Ukrainian Troops
Kyiv (News Agencies): Operating behind enemy lines, one soldier fighting for Ukraine knows the Russians will hunt for him the second he sets up his portable Starlink internet dish. He…
Nordic countries combine combat air power
Brussels (News Agencies/Janes): The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have agreed on “seamless cooperation” between their respective air forces, with a letter of intent (LOI) announced on…
North Korea Conducts Test of Nuclear-Capable ‘Radioactive Tsunami’ Drone in the Sea
SEOUL (News Agencies): North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Analysts…
Beijing reports heavy pollution as largest sandstorms of 2023 blanket northern China
BEIJING (News Agencies): As yellow sand fills the sky with an earthy smell, Beijing reported heavily reduced air quality on Wednesday amid the arrival of the largest sandstorms of 2023…
US judge orders $1.68bn compensation for 1983 Beirut barracks bomb
NEW YORK (News Agencies): A federal judge in New York has ordered Iran’s Central Bank and a European intermediary to pay $1.68 billion in compensation to the family members of…
Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil
N’Djamena (News Agencies): Chad has nationalised all the assets and rights, including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations, that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, the West African…
India’s Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament
NEW DELHI (News Agencies): India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of parliament, a day after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to…
Algeria to send imams to Italy for Taraweeh prayers
ROME (News Agencies): Twenty-nine imams from Algeria will be sent by their government to Italy to help local imams perform Taraweeh prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The imams…
Situation in Lebanon is ‘very dangerous,’ International Monetary Fund warns
BEIRUT (News Agencies): “Lebanon is in a very dangerous situation,” the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday, a year after authorities in the country committed to a program of reforms…