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…
Wires Brief: Annual Kenyan protest meets tear gas and gunshots; Sevastopol without power
25 June 2026 Venezuela Venezuela was hit by two strong earthquakes. Just 39 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a 7.5 magnitude aftershock hit. At least 164 people are dead,…
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…
