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Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty presents his credentials to US President Donald Trump in Washington

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

Greg Moriarty, Australia's new ambassador to Washington, says the Trump administration is "very committed" to AUKUS and sees Albanese as a "good friend." At home, the A$368 billion bet faces Greens opposition,

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron at the EU Informal Summit in Belgium, February 2026

Merz Says More European Countries Will Join France-Germany Nuclear Deterrence Initiative

At the ILA Berlin Air Show on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that other European nations will join the France-Germany nuclear deterrence initiative — a signal that the continent's post-Cold War

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News·Technology

India's Agni-V long-range ballistic missile on a mobile launcher during a Republic Day Parade rehearsal in New Delhi

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

SIPRI's new Yearbook estimates India's nuclear stockpile at 190 warheads, ahead of Pakistan's 170, with a dozen deployed on delivery systems for the first time and modernisation aimed increasingly at targets across

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A ballistic missile lifts off during a test launch as global nuclear weapons spending hits a record high

Nuclear Weapons Spending Hit a Record $119 Billion in 2025, With the US Leading

The nine nuclear-armed states spent a record $119 billion on their arsenals in 2025, a 19 percent jump led by the United States, a new report from ICAN says. The surge comes

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

IAEA Board of Governors quarterly meeting Vienna Iran nuclear November 2025

Iran Calls US IAEA Draft Resolution Absurd, Says Bombing Made Compliance Impossible

Iran's Permanent Mission in Vienna rejected the US draft resolution before the IAEA Board of Governors as legally absurd, arguing that American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have rendered the demanded access

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran fires missiles toward Israel after Israeli strikes on Beirut cross red lines, June 7 2026

Trump Holds the Blockade, Not the Bombs — and That Is the Real Leverage in the Iran Deal

With Israeli strikes and Iranian missiles still trading across the region, Donald Trump is leaning on a weapon quieter than bombs — a naval blockade that has sealed the Strait of Hormuz

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Smoke plume rising over buildings in Tehran following Israeli airstrikes on June 8 2026

Trump Said He Calls All the Shots. Then Israel Bombed Iran.

Israel struck Iranian air defense sites in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Mahshahr overnight on June 8 — hours after Trump told the Financial Times he 'calls all the shots' and a senior

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi UAE targeted by drone strike May 17 2026

Grossi: Attacking Any Nuclear Facility, Anywhere, Is a Red Line That Cannot Be Crossed

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told the agency's Board of Governors on Monday that no conflict exempts any party from the prohibition on attacking nuclear facilities — a warning delivered days after

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for summit with Kim Jong Un, June 2026

Xi Jinping Pledges Unconditional Support for Kim’s Socialist Path in Pyongyang Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Kim Jong Un on Monday that Beijing would back North Korea's socialist construction regardless of how the international situation evolves — a statement analysts say constitutes the

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Embassy in Israel Orders Staff to Shelter in Place as Iran Resumes Missile Barrages

The US Embassy in Jerusalem ordered all government personnel and their families to shelter in place Monday after Iran resumed ballistic missile barrages against Israel, shredding a ceasefire that had held since

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Australia’s New Ambassador Vouches for Trump on AUKUS as Doubts at Home Grow

Merz Says More European Countries Will Join France-Germany Nuclear Deterrence Initiative

India nuclear arsenal reaches 190 warheads and, for the first time, some are ready

Nuclear Weapons Spending Hit a Record $119 Billion in 2025, With the US Leading

Iran Calls US IAEA Draft Resolution Absurd, Says Bombing Made Compliance Impossible

Trump Holds the Blockade, Not the Bombs — and That Is the Real Leverage in the Iran Deal

Trump Said He Calls All the Shots. Then Israel Bombed Iran.

Grossi: Attacking Any Nuclear Facility, Anywhere, Is a Red Line That Cannot Be Crossed

Xi Jinping Pledges Unconditional Support for Kim’s Socialist Path in Pyongyang Summit

US Embassy in Israel Orders Staff to Shelter in Place as Iran Resumes Missile Barrages

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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