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US pulls all B-1 bombers from UK airbase at centre of terror probe

Donald Trump has criticised the UK authorities decision to release six men on bail after they were arrested following an...

Serb separatist politician Milorad Dodik thanks Trump, Putin as he declares victory in contested Bosnia vote

Pro-Russia Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik – who is serving a six-year ban from holding public office for defy...

French Navy and Naval Group test Rampart CIWS at sea during WILDFIRE Exercise

The French Navy evaluated Naval Group's modular Rampart multi-purpose launching system at sea aboard an LHD during the W...

Chinese AI Labs Catch Up to OpenAI, Anthropic

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From ...

Korea bets W4.7tr on frontier AI

South Korea plans to split its homegrown artificial intelligence development program into two tracks next year: a fronti...

Africa: Ecowas, AU, Regional Blocs Sign Pact On African Standby Force Deployment

[Daily Trust] |The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and other key regional bl...

US air force removes all bombers from British military base RAF Fairford

A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.

North Korea appears to have installed fences south of MDL: lawmaker

North Korea appears to have recently installed fences and structures south of the Military Demarcation Line in areas oth...

Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces Begin Bid to Retake Houthi Areas

Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a full-scale military campaign to recapture all Houthi-held terri...

FirstFT: US withdraws bombers from UK base

Also in today’s newsletter: global dealmaking falls and UK banks to press Healey

Zelenskyy says Russia shared jet-powered drone tech with N. Korea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia has shared knowledge of jet-powered drones with North Ko...

The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain

Late last month, Japan’s defense ministry made an unsettling announcement. A U.S. ground-based missile system, known as ...

Estonia shifts troops closer to Russia in ‘active defence’ push

Baltic state prepares to carry out deep strikes inside its neighbour if it is attacked

Merz unveils fresh military aid in Kyiv

Germany will not be intimidated into ‌dropping its support for Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday as he anno...

Battlegroup West downed 102 heavy multicopters — spokesman

Fifty-five drone control stations, twelve Starlink terminals, thirty-five unmanned ground vehicles and a field ammunitio...

US military kills 4 in strike on suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean

Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis

The Houthis have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies, and hav...

Major assault on Houthis as Riyadh moot begins

• Pakistan, Turkiye, S. Arabia to hold strategic political, defence talks today• Yemen’s govt says offensive intended to...

UKMTO reports tanker incident near Yemen’s coast

The crew are reported as safe

Taiwan’s envoy prods Trump administration on stalled arms sale

U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to woo Chinese President Xi Jinping have sowed uncertainty about the United States...

Netanyahu orders security review of flights to Israel after Flydubai attack

Israeli media outlets have reported that pilots from countries hostile to Israel have repeatedly flown into the country ...

Japan Demands Tighter US Troop Discipline After Okinawa Killing

Japan is demanding tighter discipline among American troops after a Marine Corps lance corporal was arrested on suspicio...

MSDF deploys V-BAT uncrewed surveillance aircraft

The aircraft can autonomously patrol predetermined routes, collecting surveillance footage and transmitting it to a comm...

New Zealand walks away from multi-billion dollar Defence Bank

MFAT officials advised ministers against taking up the offer to join the Canada-led initiative, noting an initial contri...

U.S. removes B-1 bombers from U.K. base amid security concerns

A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base. The planes had been used for U.S. strikes on Iran.

India Seeks Bigger Role in Effort to End the Russia-Ukraine War

India is taking a more direct role in efforts to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, engaging both sides on iss...

Rubio visits Iceland as US boosts Arctic presence after Greenland security pact

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to Iceland on Monday, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pa...

Daily Open: Who's steering oil now?

Much for investors to digest as markets kick off another trading week as all U.S. bombers left a U.K. base over suspecte...

Ethiopia’s forces retake Mekelle amid renewed Tigray fighting

The capture of Tigray’s regional capital revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis.

Saudi-Backed Yemen Forces Begin Operation to Retake Houthi Areas

Yemen’s internationally-recognized government launched a full-scale military bid to recapture all areas under the contro...

US withdraw all B-1 bombers after incident at Fairford airbase — WSJ

The US military used the airbase as a landing point for bombers to deliver strikes against Iran

US marine arrested in Okinawa

As China tensions escalate, Japan builds its own spy agency

Japan may soon have its own "CIA", as it works with "the utmost urgency" to establish its first centralised network of i...

US withdraws all B-1 bombers from British military base RAF Fairford

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all US B-1 bombers deployed to Britain’s RAF Fairford had returned home following ...

Russian double-tap Banderol strikes hit Kharkiv, killing 1, injuring 6

Kharkiv has also faced repeated attacks with other Russian aerial weapons in recent days. On Oct. 2, Russian glide bombs...

Trump unveils AI task force

The US director of national intelligence and the Federal Trade Commission chairman will head up the White House’s “Super...

U.S. Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran...

US withdraws B-1 bomber aircraft from UK’s Fairford base amid Iran fears

The abrupt redeployment to the US comes after several 'terrorism-related' arrests were made outside RAF Fairford.

U.S. removes B-1 bombers from U.K. airbase targeted in suspected plot: Pentagon

A dozen B-1 bombers used in U.S. strikes on Iran had been deployed to RAF Fairford, northwest of London, which was targe...

Pentagon Redeploys Bombers From UK Base at Center of Terror Plot

The Pentagon has removed bombers based at the Royal Air Force base in the UK that was at the center of a suspected attem...