Wires Brief: UK to increase troop presence in Norway; Iran blocks entrances to nuclear facilities out of fear of US special forces
11 February 2026 Canada-Germany Prime Minister Carney is travelling to Germany to discuss the strengthening of defence and security ties. Submarines will most likely be on the agenda. If you…
Wires Brief: Canada puts money down for key components for additional F-35s; Afghan Taliban ban the import of medicine from Pakistan
10 February 2026 Canada A new report entitled “Marking Time: A Decade of Stalled Progress for the Primary Reserve” has been released by the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces…
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi wins snap election; Pakistan readying to deport 20,000 Afghans, awaiting US relocation, back to Afghanistan
9 February 2026 Somalia-Saudi Arabia The Somali Defense Ministry announced that Somalia and Saudi Arabia have signed a defense and military cooperation agreement. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed…
Will Canada get nuclear weapons? (video)
6 February 2026 Featured image: “Atomic bomb explosion” – Wikimedia Commons, 2026
Wires Brief: At least 31 dead & 169 wounded in suicide bombing in Pakistan; Russian intelligence general shot in Moscow
6 February 2026 Iran-US Talks between the US and Iran began today in Oman, albeit indirectly. Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaid is shuttling messages between the Iranian…
Wires Brief: Afghan Taliban claim ISIS-K exists only outside of Afghanistan; Zelensky claims 55,000 confirmed Ukrainian soldiers killed in action – many more missing
5 February 2026 China The Chinese government expressed its regret that the START nuclear arms treaty had expired. China, which is expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons, was not part…
Wires Brief: START nuclear weapons treaty expires tomorrow; US soldiers in Nigeria after 162 people killed by gunmen
4 February 2026 Russia-US The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is set to expire, as the United States and Russia have not agreed to a new treaty or negotiated one.…
Wires Brief: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln; SpaceX restricts unauthorized Russian drones using Starlink in Ukraine
3 February 2026 Iran-US A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that was aggressively approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier stationed in the Middle East.…
Wires Brief: Coordinated attacks by Balochistan Liberation Front; RCAF commander in Texas for F-35 ceremony
2 February 2026 Pakistan The Balochistan Liberation Front conducted a coordinated attack in the Balochistan province over the weekend. 145 terrorists were killed in the 40-hour-long battle, with 31 civilians…
Wires Brief: Russia & Hamas are confused over Trump claims; UK forces suspicious Russian cargo ship from Bristol channel
30 January 2026 EU-Iran On Thursday, the EU designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp a terrorist entity. Tehran criticized the move, calling it a “major strategic mistake.” 15 Individuals were also…
