Trump wants more drones, missiles in $893bn budget request
Reuters : US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year’s defence budget, while cutting Navy...
International
Erdogan calls for permanent Iran-Israel ceasefire
I-Desk : Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told leaders at a NATO summit on Wednesday that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran needed to be made...
Iranian families mourn lost relatives shattered homes
Survivors of Israeli airstrikes in Iran describe losing family members and homes in an instant. Many say they were ordinary civilians caught in the bombing....
NATO agrees to raise defence spending to 5pc of GDP
The Guardian : NATO agreed to increase defence spending from 2pc to 5pc of GDP annually by 2035, announced Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of...
Muslim apparent winner in NY city democratic primary race for mayor
AP : Zohran Mamdani, 33, a Uganda-born Indian Muslim who served in the New York State Assembly in Queens, appears to have defeated former Gov....
Taiwan says military drills will involve largest call-up
AFP : Taiwan said Wednesday military drills to be held in July will involve the largest ever mobilization of reservists for the annual exercises, which...
‘Nuclear energy is our right’
Reuters : Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, state-affiliated news outlet Nournews reported. The move, which...
Vietnam ends death penalty for crimes against state, bribery, drugs
Al Jazeera : Vietnam will end capital punishment for eight categories of serious crime – including embezzlement, attempts to overthrow the government and sabotaging state...
Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test
AFP : Japan on Wednesday called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current “severe security environment”, as it boosts...
US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear program
AFP: A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran’s nuclear program by just a few months —...