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British Defense Secretary John Healey resigned Thursday after the government’s Defense Investment Plan for 2025-2035 fell short of what he described as adequate for the current threat environment. In his letter to PM Keir Starmer, Healey warned that without adequate funding, he would be “forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our […]

Only 11% of Europeans now consider the United States to be an ally, according to a new survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released this week. That is a historic low. Just six months ago the figure stood at 16%. At the time of Donald Trump’s November 2024 election win, it was

US President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran shot down a US Army Apache helicopter while it patrolled the Strait of Hormuz. Trump stated both crew members were “safe and uninjured” and said the US “must, of necessity, respond.” Both soldiers were rescued within approximately two hours, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Downing Street on Sunday. The three leaders form the informal E3 security alliance and together represent Ukraine’s main source of European support. In a joint statement, the E3 backed direct dialogue between Zelenskyy and

Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg overnight on June 3, hitting an oil terminal and a warship at the Kronstadt naval base of Russia’s Baltic Fleet. The attack came hours before Russia’s flagship St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) opened, with roughly 20,000 attendees from 130 countries. President Zelensky confirmed the drones flew more than 1,000

Iran suspended nuclear and ceasefire negotiations with the U.S. on June 1, citing Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon. Tehran set explicit conditions: Israel must cease operations in Gaza and Lebanon and withdraw from occupied Lebanese territory. Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi said on X: “Any violation of this ceasefire on one front shall be considered a

Russia recalled its ambassador to Armenia on Saturday, citing Yerevan’s EU rapprochement as a threat to the Eurasian Economic Union. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry said ambassador Sergei Kopyrkin was summoned for “consultations” over steps “undermining cooperation within the EEU.” The move follows Putin invoking the “Ukrainian scenario” at an EEU summit in Astana on Friday. He

A Russian drone struck a 10-story apartment building in Galati, Romania overnight on May 28-29, injuring two people and forcing the evacuation of around 70 residents. Romania’s Defense Ministry confirmed the drone entered Romanian airspace during a wider Russian drone campaign targeting Ukrainian sites near the Danube border. Galati sits close to Romania’s borders with

Spanish Civil Guard officers raided the Madrid headquarters of the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) on Wednesday as part of a National Court investigation into alleged illegal party financing. The Central Operative Unit (UCO) searched the party’s national offices on Calle de Ferraz in Madrid, looking for material related to alleged corruption by a former party