Wires Brief: New UN report outlines AFC/M23 strength & Rwandan presence; Russia offers thousands of Ukrainians for North Korean POWs
2 July 2026 NATO European NATO members will announce at next week’s NATO summit in Ankara that they have filled the gaps left by the American force restructuring. The main…
Wires Brief: New Russian troops live between 20-35 minutes in assault operations; Possible Canadian solution – old kit to mobilized forces
1 July 2026 Ukraine-Russia War The situation on the front is like Stalingrad, according to some Russian mil bloggers. The grim estimate is that new Russian troops can live an…
Wires Brief: Britain to spend almost £300 billion on defence modernization; Ukrainian oligarch targeted in bomb attack in Monaco
30 June 2026 United Kingdom British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that Britain would spend almost £300 billion to modernize its armed forces over the next four years. Starmer,…
Wires Brief: Serbian President Vučić to resign in weeks; Uganda’s media outlets under ‘military siege’
29 June 2026 US-Iran The United States and Iran exchanged missile and drone strikes this weekend. Iran targeted its neighbours and attacked a couple of tankers in the Strait of…
Wires Brief: Crimea declares state of emergency; South Korea to train 500,000 drone warriors
26 June 2026 Ukraine-Russia War Russia claims that it shot down 660 Ukrainian drones overnight. Ukraine is stepping up pressure with its long-range drone strikes on Russia. Belarus is expanding…
Wires Brief: Annual Kenyan protest meets tear gas and gunshots; Sevastopol without power
25 June 2026 Venezuela Venezuela was hit by two strong earthquakes. Just 39 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a 7.5 magnitude aftershock hit. At least 164 people are dead,…
Wires Brief: Pentagon seeks $80 billion for Iran War; Germany scraps the F126 frigate
24 June 2026 US-Iran War The Pentagon is asking Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover the cost of the war with Iran. Although a formal request has not been…
Wires Brief: Five Eyes Intelligence warns of AI development; Russia financing elite Taliban unit
23 June 2026 Artificial Intelligence The Five Eyes Intelligence alliance warns that AI is developing at a pace where it will outsmart prevailing cybersecurity within months, not years. In a…
Wires Brief: Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM; Hamas and Islamic Jihad obituaries show some journalists were among their ranks
22 June 2026 US-Iran High-level negotiations ended in Switzerland, and now lower-level negotiations and technical talks will continue for the next 58 days. The US and Iran agreed to create…
Wires Brief: Kremlin praises air defences as black oil rain falls on Moscow; Germany mulls pulling UN funding over UNSC bid
19 June 2026 US-Iran On the orders of President Trump, CENTCOM lifted the maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that he does not…
