WORLD ON THE CUSP OF A NEW NUCLEAR ARMS RACE, SAYS SIPRI

Mon 16 June 2025: The nine nuclear-armed states are building bigger bombs and longer-range delivery systems as the world loses stability. The world is becoming more unstable, and the likelihood that nuclear weapons may one day be used is increasing, despite the wishes of humanity. That is the broad conclusion of the Stockholm International Peace […]

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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS EXPANDING TRAVEL BAN TO 36 MORE COUNTRIES

Sun 15 June 2025: The US administration under President Donald Trump is weighing a sweeping expansion of its travel ban, potentially restricting entry from 36 additional countries, according to a confidential US State Department memo. Obtained by The Washington Post, the memo was signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and dated Saturday, outlining a […]

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ISRAEL CONTINUES STRIKES ACROSS IRAN AS TEHRAN VOWS DEVASTATING RESPONSE WITHIN HOURS

Sun 15 June 2025: Today, there have been reports from Isfahan where it was reported that one facility related to the Defence Ministry had been attacked, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi reporting from Tehran, Iran We also got reports about attacks in Shiraz and air strikes elsewhere. In Kermanshah, there are reports that two horse-breeding stables […]

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UN SAYS 1.5M IN URGENT NEED OF CLEAN WATER AS CHAD FACES BREAKING POINT

Sat 14 June 2025: Chad is nearing collapse under the weight of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, with 1.5 million people in urgent need of clean water and only a fraction currently being reached, the UN humanitarian affairs office warned Friday. Speaking at UN briefing in Geneva, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Francois Batalingaya said that […]

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RUSSIA TESTS ADVANCED LASER SYSTEMS TO COUNTER DRONES

Sat 14 June 2025: Russia conducted large-scale tests of new laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov attending the trials, officials said on Friday. The tests, which were conducted at a specialized military range, were designed to assess the lasers’ accuracy, range, reaction time, and performance […]

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US QUIETLY DELIVERED AROUND 300 HELLFIRE MISSILES TO ISRAEL BEFORE ITS ATTACK ON IRAN: REPORT

Sat 14 June 2025: The United States quietly supplied the Israeli regime with approximately 300 Hellfire missiles just days before its unprovoked military assault on Iran, according to a report by Middle East Eye. The transfer, executed on Tuesday under a pre-approved $7.4 billion arms package, highlights Washington’s direct complicity in Tel Aviv’s strikes that […]

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60 CIVILIANS, INCLUDING 20 CHILDREN, KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE ON SINGLE BUILDING IN IRANIAN CAPITAL

Sat 14 June 2025: An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday, killing 60 people, including 20 children, according to Iran’s state-run media on Saturday. “60 people, including 20 children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Tehran’s Shahid Chamran Township,” Iranian Press TV reported. […]

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TRUMP CALLS ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN ‘EXCELLENT,’ SIGNALS ‘THERE’S MORE TO COME’

Fri 13 June 2025: US President Donald Trump on Friday called Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iran “excellent,” adding that “there’s more to come.” Speaking to ABC News on the phone, Trump spoke with apparent enthusiasm about the attacks. “I think it’s been excellent,” Trump said. “We gave them a chance and they didn’t take it. […]

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