Defense
Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Israel launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood on Friday. It was the deadliest such strike on Lebanon’s capital in decades, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 14 people killed and dozens more wounded in the attack. The Israeli military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, […]
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North Korea gives rare view of uranium enrichment site during Kim Jong Un visit
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024. Vladimir Smirnov | Via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and called for new centrifuges to produce more weapons-grade material for nuclear bombs, state media KCNA reported on Friday. The report […]
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U.S. believes Iran transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei receives the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet members on the occasion of Government Week, in Tehran, Iran on August 27, 2024. Iran’s Supreme Leader Press Office | Anadolu | Getty Images The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for […]
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CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war
CIA Director Bill Burns testifies next to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community, on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 27, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters CIA Director William Burns believed there was a real risk in the fall of 2022 that Russia […]
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U.S. military says Yemen’s Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea
Tankers located in the waters near Ceuta, Spain are transferring crude oil from Russia to reach the Asian markets in spite of Western sanctions. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers — the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I — in the Red Sea on Monday, the U.S. military said, calling the assaults “reckless […]
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Defense stocks in an ESG portfolio? A profound — and controversial — shift seems to be underway
CEO of Swedish defence and security company Saab, Micael Johansson, speaks during the presentation of Saab’s interim report on February 9, 2024 in Stockholm. Jessica Gow | Afp | Getty Images Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a profound shift in the way defense stocks are viewed by mission-driven fund managers, according to […]
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China urges EU to be ‘objective and fair’ on South China Sea issue
China urged the European Union to be “objective and fair” and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the bloc remarked on an incident that occurred over the weekend. Ted Aljibe | Afp | Getty Images China urged the European Union to be “objective and fair” and careful with words and actions on issues in the South China Sea, after the […]
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Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week. An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has stoked concerns in Tokyo. Japan has responded […]
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China, Philippines accuse each other of ramming ships in South China Sea
China Coast Guard ships (background L and R) are seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (C), as photographed from the BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. Jam Sta Rosajam Sta Rosa | AFP | Getty Images […]
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UN nuclear watchdog chief pushes back on Moscow’s calls for objectivity after Kursk plant visit
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has pushed back against Moscow’s calls for further objectivity, following an inspection at the nuclear facility in the embattled Russian region of Kursk. Last week, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike at the Kursk nuclear plant during a lightning cross-border incursion that has been under way […]
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