Wires Brief: Hegseth orders hundreds of generals and admirals to Virginia; Trump open to selling Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine
26 September 2025 United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of senior officers to Virginia for a meeting. Hundreds of generals and admirals have to travel from across…
Wires Brief: Denmark considers Article 4 over drone incidents at its airports; North Korea to upgrade its military
25 September 2025 France Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to five years in jail. The court has ordered that he begin his…
Canada’s Blue River Project could solve the West’s Tantalum vulnerability
From compact electronics like the phone in your pocket to the systems powering national defence, a little-known metal called tantalum is an irreplaceable component of modern life. This rare, blue-gray…
Wires Brief: Trump Green Lights Shooting Down Russian Aircraft; Iran Rebuilds Missile Production Sites
24 September 2025 Russian Air Incursions in Europe Sweden’s Minister of Defense Pål Jonson announced that Sweden will shoot down the next Russian fighter jet that crosses into its territory.…
Wires Brief: Danish & Swedish airports closed due to drone sightings; Iranian lawmakers call for nuclear bomb
23 September 2025 Iran A group of hardline lawmakers in Iran are calling for a change in the defence posture of the nation, which would include the development of a…
Wires Brief: Russia purportedly gives nuclear submarine tech to North Korea; UK, Australia & Canada recognize Palestinian State
22 September 2025 US The Pentagon introduced new restrictions on journalism and reporter access. War Secretary Hegseth introduced a new “pledge” that journalists at the Pentagon are “not to gather…
Wires Brief: US wants Bagram airbase back from Taliban; Israel to use “unprecedented” force in Gaza
19 September 2025 US-Afghanistan A US delegation has been in talks with the Taliban. The United States is negotiating for the release of American prisoners and the potential investment and…
Wires Brief: Germany okays Ukrainian use of seized Russian funds; Lithuania disrupts Russian mail bomb plot
18 September 2025. Germany Germany has changed its stance on the potential use of seized Russian funds for Ukraine. Previously, the German government had rejected the use of the seized…
Wires Brief: Trump in the UK; China bans buying Nvidia Chips
17 September 2025. Niger Gunmen in Niger have killed 22 people during a baptism ceremony. Niger, like all Sahel countries, are dealing with a jihadist insurgency. Human Rights Watch reports…
Wires Brief: China’s Great Firewall Revealed; Iran’s water crisis intensifies
16 September 2025 China The level of Chinese censorship has been revealed with a 500GB leak of internal documents, source code and communications. It also includes details of exports of…
