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South Korea Pledges $880bn for Chips and AI Hubs
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled an at-least-$880bn investment plan to build chip factories, AI data centres, and robotics hubs outside Seoul, calling semiconductors and AI infrastructure
China adds 40 Japanese firms to export control lists
China imposed export controls on 40 Japanese entities — including divisions of Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, and Komatsu — accusing Tokyo of 'remilitarization,' its second such round since February and the lat
Zelensky stripped of Polish honor over UPA unit naming
An analysis piece argues that Ukraine's wartime embrace of World War II-era nationalist figures—from naming a military unit after the UPA to honoring Nazi collaborator Andriy Melnyk—threatens the coun
Iran Hawks Denounce Trump Concessions, Offer No
An analysis argues that hawks denouncing the Trump administration's upfront sanctions relief and confidence-building concessions in its preliminary MoU with Tehran cannot offer a viable alternative, g
Trump's Iran War and the Cost of Ending the Draft
Without a military draft since 1973, U.S. presidents can wage overseas wars insulated from most voters' daily lives, with Trump's protracted Iran conflict as the latest example of this political firew
Putin Says Ukraine Proposed Long-Range Strike Halt
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine proposed a mutual halt to long-range strikes and a meeting with Kyiv's leadership, though he claimed the arrangement would benefit Ukraine more than Russi
Russia Denies Belarus Pressure; Minsk Blames West
Russia's denial of pressure on Belarus to widen the Ukraine conflict collided with Minsk's counter-claim that NATO and the West are stoking border tensions, as a WSJ report alleged Moscow sought to us
Pakistan Launches Strikes on Afghan Militant Hideouts
Pakistan launched ground operations and airstrikes on militant hideouts along its Afghan border, claiming 29 militants killed. The Afghan Taliban report 36 civilians dead and 163 injured, calling the
US and Iran Agree to Halt Gulf Strikes, Resume Qatar Talks
The United States and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and resume technical talks in Qatar on a 14-point memorandum of understanding, raising hopes of salvaging an interim peace deal
Iran, US Agree to Halt Gulf Strikes, Resume Qatar Talks
Iran and the United States agreed to halt hostilities in the Gulf and meet in Qatar on Tuesday, per Axios, even as Iran launched missiles at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain and canceled separate techni
Ukraine Drone Strikes Cut Power in Crimea, Kherson
Ukraine's drone campaign has knocked out electricity across Russian-occupied Crimea, Kherson Oblast, and Donetsk, with Crimea declaring a state of emergency as wartime hardships reach Russian civilian
US-Iran Doha Talks Hinge on Disputed Hormuz Article 5
The US and Iran head to Doha to salvage a fragile truce after tit-for-tat strikes in the Strait of Hormuz exposed rival interpretations of Article 5, the MoU clause governing commercial shipping throu
Young grilled on ABC over Trump's 'seditious' attack on Kelly
Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) faced questioning on ABC's "This Week" about an awkward on-camera moment with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), whose November video urging servicemembers to refuse illegal orders dr
Iran strikes Kuwait, Bahrain after Trump threat
Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain early Sunday, hours after President Trump threatened to wipe out Iran's leadership unless it honored an interim agreement
Israel Strikes Lebanon Two Days After Peace Deal
Israel struck southern Lebanon on Sunday, just two days after signing a U.S.-brokered framework agreement, as Hezbollah's leadership rejected the deal as "null and void" and warned of internal conflic
Israel Cabinet Backs Armenian Genocide Recognition
Israel's Cabinet voted unanimously to formally recognize the Ottoman-era mass killings of Armenians as a genocide, ending decades of diplomatic silence shaped by its now-soured relationship with Türki
Iran Claims Sole Hormuz Authority, Threatens US Talks
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed Tehran has exclusive authority over the Strait of Hormuz, directly contradicting Washington's position on free navigation and threatening to derail US-Ir
Putin Vows Russia Security, Calls Ukraine Strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 28, 2026 pledged to guarantee Russia's security and border integrity at the United Russia party congress, vowing to overcome what he called terrorist attacks o
Speculative PLA Memo: Iran War Broke US Defense Math
A speculative memo written in the voice of a senior PLA analyst concludes the US-Iran conflict exposed unsustainable cost asymmetries, depleted US missile-defense stockpiles, fraying alliance commitme
Kim Aris Demands Proof Mother Suu Kyi Is Alive
Kim Aris, the younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is demanding that the country's military government prove his mother is alive, saying no evidence supports its
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