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…
Wires Brief: Ukraine launches largest drone strike on Moscow; Trump invokes Defence Production Act to boost munition production
18 June 2026 US-Iran Presidents Trump and Pezeshkian digitally signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Trump signed it during a candlelit dinner at the Palace of Versailles. President Trump is calling…
Wires Brief: US-Iran peace MoU details emerge; Russian frigate fires warning shots at UK yacht
17 June 2026 US-Iran Peace Deal Details seem to be emerging with the US-Iran peace memorandum of understanding, which is to be signed on Friday. Trump states that there is…
Wires Brief: Russia behind arson attack targeting UK PM; US creating weapons stockpiles in Australia and in the Philippines
16 June 2026 US-Iran There have been reports that the peace deal between the US and Iran was digitally signed. Negotiations will still continue over the release of frozen Iranian…
Wires Brief: US-Iran peace deal brokered with caveats; Kyiv’s historic monastery hit by Russian drone
15 June 2026 US-Iran-G7 President Trump will arrive in France today for a three-day G7 summit at the town of Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva. (The town is known as an…
Wires Brief: Nigerian president claims 13,000 terrorists killed in 2025; World Bank warns of slowest growth since COVID due to US-Iran War
12 June 2026 Iran Ceasefire The World Bank warns that the US-Iran War will slow the global economy to the lowest point since the height of the COVID pandemic. The…
Wires Brief: UK defence secretary resigns over government’s commitment; Congolese doctors go on strike amidst Ebola outbreak
11 June 2026 Iran Ceasefire Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is once again closed. Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordon after the most recent…