The State Department has approved a potential $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia as U.S. intelligence assessments raise concerns that China could gain access to sensitive aircraft technology through espionage or its security ties with Riyadh.

JPMorgan says it no longer has a baseline forecast for the Iran war after oil, Treasury yields, and fuel prices crossed levels the bank once expected would push Washington toward a lasting deal.

Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said Turkish authorities targeted an Israel-linked international fraud network accused of using forex and crypto investment schemes to deceive foreign nationals, with 175 suspects detained so far.

French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict could escalate into a NATO war or become a prolonged conflict, while calling for Germany, Poland and Türkiye to take part in negotiations.

Türkiye says the relocation of the 51st Commando Brigade from eastern Türkiye to Söke, across the Aegean from Samos, was approved in June as part of force-structure and operational planning.

Ameer’s life was cut short by a soldier’s bullet and Israeli impunity.

The House approved the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by 262-159, clearing legislation targeting Russian energy, defense and sanctions evasion while granting Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.

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Israeli army admits nothing suspicious found on kites flown out of Gaza, but they must be seen as an “act of war.”

Hackers removed and reverse-engineered a Flock roadside camera, recovering an encryption key and data showing how the device captures vehicles, detects people, and generates about 1.6 million images over several weeks.

Commanders are being asked to nominate high-performing troops who pass fitness and waist-to-height standards and meet strict grooming requirements for Pete Hegseth’s Sept. 30 “State of the Force” address.

Saudi Arabia faces a prolonged disruption to its main Hormuz bypass as Houthi attacks intensify and territorial gains in Yemen strengthen the group’s position around the Bab el-Mandeb shipping chokepoint.

Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first associate member as Brussels and Ottawa seek deeper economic and security links amid growing tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Sixteen of America’s 20 biggest political donors are backing Republicans as billionaire-funded Super PACs and industry groups pour money into congressional races, concentrating a growing share of election financing among the ultra-wealthy.

The CBO estimates the six-month U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion through August 1, with spending projected to increase by $3 billion a month as depleted munitions, higher energy prices and borrowing pressures deepen the fiscal impact.

Zelensky questioned how Ukraine could organize elections while 9 million citizens are abroad and parts of the country remain occupied, raising concerns over access, oversight and voting under Russian military control.

Spike in detentions and incursions since October 2023 only accelerate decades of military abuses.

A German defense ministry team of fewer than 20 people has emerged as the fast-moving center of Berlin’s Ukraine weapons effort, bypassing conventional procurement procedures to turn Kyiv’s requests into contracts in as little as two weeks.

Boris Johnson said Russia’s war in Ukraine is rooted in Moscow’s imperial view of history, arguing that Western ambiguity over Kyiv’s future has prolonged uncertainty and must give way to a clear path toward NATO and Western institutions.

Putin’s annual Valdai conference has been shifted from Sochi to Moscow after his security service raised concerns over Ukraine’s expanding long-range drone campaign and repeated strikes near Russia’s Black Sea resorts.