Wires Brief: Ukraine to receive US Patriot missile package; Iran conflict escalates
9 July 2026 Iran War Israel signalled to the US that it is willing to join in a war against Iran immediately. The IDF is in close communication with CENTCOM.…
Wires Brief: NATO Summit News; Trump believes Iran ceasefire is over
8 July 2026 NATO Summit At the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump once again called for the United States to take over Greenland, citing Chinese and Russian activity. NATO…
Wires Brief: Pakistan mediating between Libyan sides; Suspected Monaco bomber found dead near Kyiv
7 July 2026 Syria Explosions were reported in Damascus as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city. 18 people were reportedly wounded. The French President’s office stated that Macron did…
Wires Brief: TKMS to win Canadian submarine bid; Russian aircraft dropped sonorbouys close to HMS Prince of Wales
6 July 2026 Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce later today which company won the competition for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project. The competition is down to TKMS with…
Wires Brief: IRGC special forces deployed to identify ships going through Oman side of Hormuz; Sudan shoots down Chinese-made strategic drone
3 July 2026 Pentagon-NATO At last month’s NATO conference in Brussels, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had planned to announce further cuts to the US military presence in Europe. His…
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…