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(4-12) US Navy released summaries for four investigations into incidents with aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman between December 2024 and May 2025 (collision with a merchant vessel, loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets) www.navytimes.com/news/your-na... www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...
Navy releases ‘catastrophic’ findings involving USS Harry S. Truman
The USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel and three F/A-18 Super Hornets were lost in a six month span between December 2024 and May 2025.
www.navytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump plans to appoint US two-star general to lead Gaza security force - But: no US boots on the ground www.axios.com/2025/12/11/g...
Scoop: Trump plans to appoint U.S. general to lead Gaza security force
The appointment will increase the U.S. responsibility for securing and rebuilding Gaza,
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
FBI making list of American “extremists” - Targets: opposition to immigration enforcement; views in favor of mass migration and open borders; adherence to radical gender ideology, anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity @kenklippenstein www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Israel conducts widespread surveillance of US forces stationed at the US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in the country’s south - The US commander of the base summoned an Israeli counterpart to tell him that “recording has to stop here” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources
Concerns over recording of meetings at coordination centre excluding Palestinians that was set up to provide support for Trump’s Gaza plan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
French commercial banks hold the second-largest amount of frozen Russian central bank assets in Europe, around €18bn - It is ‘shielding these frozen assets as EU aims to fund huge Ukraine loan tvpworld.com/90441568/ukr...
France ‘shielding €18 bn’ in frozen Russian assets as EU aims to fund huge Ukraine loan
Belgium is not the only country in Europe with frozen Russian assets.
tvpworld.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Gezien de oplopende spanningen stuurt Defensie het Combat Support Ship Den Helder (A834) van de marine uit voorzorg terug naar de Cariben - „Het is indien nodig beschikbaar voor bevoorrading” www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/d...
Defensie stuurt marineschip uit voorzorg terug naar Cariben
Defensie stuurt het marineschip Zr. Ms. Den Helder uit voorzorg terug naar de Cariben. „Het is indien nodig beschikbaar voor bevoorrading”, meldt het ministerie maandag.
www.telegraaf.nl
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Persbericht: Nederlandse vredesbeweging: ‘Pas op voor grote oorlog met Rusland!’ nieuwevredesbeweging.nl/2025/12/04/p...
Persbericht: Nederlandse vredesbeweging: Pas op voor grote oorlog met Rusland! | De Nieuwe Vredesbeweging
nieuwevredesbeweging.nl
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Israel to build wall deep inside West Bank that ‘accelerates annexation’ - New Jordan Valley separation barrier will isolate Palestinians from their land and sever links with the rest of West Bank www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-... www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel to build wall deep inside West Bank that ‘accelerates annexation’
New Jordan Valley separation barrier will isolate Palestinians from their land and sever links with the rest of West Bank
www.middleeasteye.net
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
US Central Command launch“first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East”, Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) news.antiwar.com/2025/12/03/u... news.antiwar.com/2025/12/03/u...
US War Department Launches First Kamikaze Drone Squadron in the Middle East - News From Antiwar.com
US Central Command announced on Wednesday that it was launching the US military's "first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East" as President Trump's Department of War continues to get...
news.antiwar.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
$148 billion spent by the US in its failed attempt to build a free Afghanistan, according to the final report by the official watchdog office, whose careful documentation of waste and fraud, and its warnings of Taliban resurgence, went largely unheeded www.defenseone.com/threats/2025...
The $148 billion failure: Watchdog's final report excoriates America’s attempt to rebuild Afghanistan
After nearly two decades of oversight, SIGAR will conclude its work early next year.
www.defenseone.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Inlichtingendiensten zitten "dicht op de huid van de journalistiek in Nederland" - Dit blijkt uit onderzoek Monitor Journalistiek en Inlichtingendiensten van Stella Braam en Huub Jaspers, gesteund door de NVJ en gefinancierd door Stichting Muckraker www.villamedia.nl/artikel/onde...
Onderzoek: inlichtingendiensten zitten ‘dicht op de huid van de journalistiek’
Inlichtingendiensten, en dan de Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD) voorop, zitten
www.villamedia.nl
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hegseth put US troops, mission at risk with Signal use, AP sources say - Several military officials told AP there was no way details with that specificity, especially before a [Yemen] strike took place, would have been OK to share on an unsecured device www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Hegseth put US troops, mission at risk with Signal use, AP sources say
The Pentagon's watchdog found that Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops and their mission at risk when he used the Signal app to convey sensitive information.
www.militarytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
US Central Command and Bahrain on Monday opened a second bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense at Al Bar Camp - On Nov. 3, US and Qatari forces opened the first air defense post at Al Udeid Air Base upi.com/4661764621394 @upi
U.S. launches second bilateral air defense command post in Middle East - UPI.com
U.S. Central Command and Bahrain opened a bilateral Combined Command Post for air defense, one month after the U.S. first partnered with Qatar.
upi.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Russia's arms-makers boosted income last year despite Western sanction and falling foreign sales thanks to the country's own military, according to new data released Monday by the SIPRI in Stockholm www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Russia’s arms-makers thrive despite sanctions, new report says
Global revenues of weapons companies soared to a record $679 billion in 2024 driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Europe’s rearmament.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sudan’s military government has offered Russia its first naval base in Africa overlooking critical Red Sea trade routes - Moscow would have for 25 years the right to station 300 troops and dock four warships at Port Sudan or another Red Sea facility www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Exclusive | Sudan Offers Russia Its First Naval Base in Africa
A Red Sea port would give Moscow a vital edge in strategically critical waters.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup aje.io/fw8si0 via @AJEnglish
Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler moves to consolidate power after coup
General Horta Inta-A appoints new prime minister amid growing condemnation of military coup in West African nation.
aje.io
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
US urges Lebanon to return undetonated small diameter gliding bomb GBU-39 from Boeing that was fired on Beirut | The Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
US urges Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39 | The Jerusalem Post
The GBU-39 is a glide bomb manufactured by Boeing. Once launched, it deploys wings and can glide up to 110 km, despite lacking its own engine.
www.jpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Guerilla Fighters in West Papua Are Facing Extermination by Indonesia's High-Tech Forces www.dropsitenews.com/p/west-papua...
Guerilla Fighters in West Papua Are Facing Extermination by Indonesia's High-Tech Forces
The West Papua National Liberation Army has resisted counterinsurgency in the Star Mountains for decades. Drop Site spoke with guerilla leader Lamek Taplo a week before he was killed.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
De Bundeswehr overweegt ook jaargangen 1993-2007 op te roepen voor de reserve - Partijen willen wel dat dit op basis van vrijwilligheid gebeurt www.merkur.de/politik/den-...
Neuer Wehrdienst: Erfassung für den Ernstfall? Pläne betreffen auch ältere Jahrgänge
Das Verteidigungsministerium plant im Rahmen des neuen Wehrdienstes die Erfassung ältere Jahrgänge. Union und SPD beharren auf Freiwilligkeit.
www.merkur.de
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes in Afghanistan, a former high-ranking officer has told a public inquiry in closed evidence sessions www.bbc.com/news/article...
Special Forces heads suppressed SAS war crime evidence, inquiry hears
An officer tells the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan UK Special Forces leadership was "very much suppressing" the allegations.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Baghdad announces US coalition 'completes' Iraq mission - Commander of Iraq’s Joint Operations Command (JOC): "All international coalition forces are now in the Kurdistan Region”, four to five personnel remain to handle logistical and diplomatic affairs thecradle.co/articles-id/...
Baghdad announces US coalition 'completes' Iraq mission
An Iraqi military official said all US-led international forces are now in the northern Kurdistan region
thecradle.co
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau, the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, claims “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory aje.io/49ai7z
Guinea-Bissau army officers say they have seized power; president arrested
Army says it has taken 'total control', deposed and arrested the president, and suspended the electoral process.
aje.io
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for were composed of Afghan nationals and operated under the National Directorate of Security (NDS), intelligence agency with CIA backing www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
B-52 Returns to Caribbean for Second Mission in Five Days www.airandspaceforces.com/b-52-returns...
B-52 Returns to Caribbean for Second Mission in Five Days
Another B-52 from Minot Air Force Base flew to the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of Venezuela on Nov. 24.
www.airandspaceforces.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Israel used banned cluster munitions in recent 13-month war in Lebanon, photos of munition remnants in south Lebanon seen by the Guardian suggest - Israel used two new types of cluster muno, 155mm M999 Barak Eitan and 227mm Ra’am Eitan guided missiles www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest
Exclusive: Images are first indication that Israel has used cluster munitions in nearly 20 years
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM