Hamas’s armed wing vowed on Monday, the anniversary of the militant group’s October 7 attack on Israel, to keep fighting what it described as a “long war of attrition”. “We choose to keep up the fight in a long war of attrition, one that is painful and costly...
Russia will swap chickpeas for Pakistani mandarin oranges under a new barter system launched in response to payment woes caused by international sanctions in place over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration’s secondary sanctions targeting finance and trade flows that...
One of the most advanced nuclear-powered submarines in the United States Navy arrived in Japan on Friday, as China continues the rapid expansion of its fleet of warships in a bid to challenge American naval dominance. USS Seawolf, an attack submarine and the lead ship of...
Footage has confirmed that at least one of the German-supplied Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks captured from Ukrainian forces has been sent to Russia’s main tank manufacturing facility, Uralvagonzavod, for study. Russian media outlets have reported that specialists are analysing the tank’s...
The United States is bracing for an escalation of violence in the Middle East following the Israeli killing of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah as it scrambles to salvage cease-fire talks even while lauding the death of the militant leader. The initial reaction from inside the White House was...
