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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law
President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law on September 18, 2026, authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on top buyers of Russian oil and gas, with China and Indi
Trump to Greet Xi at Andrews in Rare Airport Welcome
President Trump will personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on arrival next week, an unusual airport welcome for a visiting foreign leader, ahead of a White House state vi
Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
Trump signed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on Friday with rare bipartisan support, imposing sanctions on Russian officials, banks, and energy sectors while granting him
Israeli strike on motorcycle kills Palestinian in Gaza City, injures child
Israeli strikes killed a Palestinian in Gaza City on Friday and injured multiple people across central refugee camps, part of ongoing attacks that have claimed 1,381 lives since the October 2025 'ceas
North Korea declares nuclear status 'irreversible' after IAEA rebuke
North Korea declared its nuclear status 'irreversible' and accused the IAEA of double standards after the UN atomic agency adopted a resolution condemning Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
Curtis Slams Trump Jr. Russian Wedding Gift as 'Corruption'
Republican Sen. John Curtis publicly labeled as 'corruption' the hundreds of thousands of dollars a Kremlin-linked Russian oligarch paid to fund Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding after-party this yea
Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law With 100% Tariff Threat
President Trump signed the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on September 18, 2026, expanding sanctions on both countries and authorizing up to 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian energy like China
False AI Report Nearly Sparked US-China Military Standoff
A false AI-assisted intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship carried nuclear components led the US military to prepare to intercept the vessel in the Middle East this spring, a near-miss that expos
Germany Receives First F-35A From Lockheed Martin
Germany has taken delivery of its first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter from Lockheed Martin — the opening jet in a 35-aircraft order placed in 2022 to replace its aging Tornados and meet NATO nucl
Moolenaar Urges Trump to Take Tough Line With Xi
The Republican chairman of the House Select Committee on China, John Moolenaar, wrote to Trump ahead of next week's summit with Xi Jinping, urging him to resist concessions and press Beijing on Chines
Russia election begins with no real opposition amid Ukraine war shadow
Russia launched a three-day parliamentary election with no genuine opposition, extending voting to occupied Ukrainian territories and drawing sharp condemnation from Kyiv and the EU.
Russia Drones Target Diplomats as Ground War Stalls
Russia is targeting Western diplomatic travel to Ukraine with drones — including a strike on a train carrying Boris Johnson — as its ground offensive loses territory in Donetsk and Moscow doubles down
Europe Prepares Public for Escalating Putin Threat
European leaders are publicly preparing citizens for an intensified Russian threat, as multiple outlets report Putin is escalating attacks on Europe and the war in Ukraine while warning that the risk
Zelenskyy Hosts First Carpathian Eight Summit in Bukovel
Zelenskyy hosted the inaugural Carpathian Eight summit in Bukovel with leaders from seven regional countries to coordinate on security and energy cooperation, as Russian overnight strikes killed three
Hundreds of thousands attend Iran’s biggest government-organised rally since the war began
Iran staged its largest government-organized rally since the war began, drawing hundreds of thousands to demonstrate national unity and readiness for armed defense amid escalating tensions with the U.
Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war with most cases tied to Russia, UN report says
The UN human rights office documented 1,004 verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine between February 2022 and July 2026, finding 89% were attributed to Russian forces and 11% to
Kremlin Engineers Parliamentary Vote to Project War Support
Russia's parliamentary elections began Friday — the first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — engineered by the Kremlin to project popular support for a war now in its fifth year, with United R
China Tests Maritime Coercion Near Taiwan
China has shifted from announced to actually enforced vessel inspections near Taiwan, inspecting 198 commercial ships in a four-day operation east of the island and rotating Coast Guard formations to
North Korea Building Second Yongbyon Enrichment Facility
Open-source analysis and the IAEA's August 2026 board report show North Korea's nuclear program expanding on multiple fronts — uranium enrichment, plutonium production, and light-water reactor operati
US Sanctions Bill Puts India's Russian Oil at Risk
The U.S. House passed the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on September 16, exposing India—Russia's second-largest oil buyer and source of $40.8 billion in crude imports in FY 2026—to po
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