Wires Brief: Trump wants $1.5 trillion military; Iran protests enter 12th day
8 January 2026 United States Trump called for defence spending to rise by 50% to $1.5 trillion by 2027. This would allow for the creation of a “dream military”. In…
Wires Brief: US seizes Bella 1 oil tanker; Britain & France will send troops to Ukraine after the war
7 January 2026 US-Russia The US hasinitiated the capture of the oil tanker that has attempted to flee the US Coast Guard and is being escorted by a Russian submarine…
Wires Brief: Berlin homes without power after terrorist attack; US Department of War tells Toronto adult store to stop sending toys to US base in Bahrain
7 January Germany Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin remain without power after left-wing terrorists on Saturday sabotaged power infrastructure to protest AI and climate change. Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group)…
Wires Brief: Maduro captured & making NYC court appearance; Yemen forces retake cities from UAE-backed STC rebels
5 January 2026 Venezuela Over the weekend, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was seized by US special forces in a raid on the capital of Caracas. Today, Maduro will be making…
Wires Brief: US ‘locked & loaded” if Iran turns against protesters; South Korea defence minister down playing troop withdrawal
2 January 2026 Ukraine-Russia Ukraine said Russia launched 200 drones overnight into Ukraine, while Russia accused Ukraine of killing 24 during New Year’s celebrations. The CIA has dismissed Russia’s claims…
Wires Brief: Finnish police seize Russian cargo vessel; UAE withdraws from Yemen
31 December 2025 Finland Finnish police have seized a Saint Vincent-flagged Russian-owned cargo vessel on its way towards Israel suspected of using its anchor to damage upwards of five underwater-submarine…
Wires Brief: Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Putin’s dacha; Saudi Arabia bombs Yemeni port of Mukalla
30 December 2025 Iran Iran saw its largest protests in three years on Monday after its currency fell to a record low against the dollar. One dollar is worth around…
Wires Brief: Chinese military exercise off the Taiwan coast; Trump alludes to a Venezuelan facility being hit
29 December 2025 Ukraine The US is offering Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of the proposed peace plan. Ukrainian President Zelensky said he would prefer a 50-year security…
Wires Brief: Turkey foils New Year’s attacks; US launches Christmas airstrikes on IS-Sahel in Nigeria
26 December 2025 Turkey Before Christmas, a Turkish senior member of ISIS was captured on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Details are fuzzy, but it appears that Mehmet Gören was transferred to…
Wires Brief: Trump announced Trump-class “battleships”; Israeli defence minister says Israel will never fully withdraw from Gaza…then backpedals
United States President Trump announced a new class of American battleship at his residence in Mar-a-lago. The new “battleships” will be 30,000- to 40,000-ton large surface combatants employed to meet…