The British government has secretly resettled thousands of Afghans in the United Kingdom for fear they might be targeted by the Taliban after their personal details were leaked, Defence Secretary John Healey revealed on Tuesday. Details about the accidental data breach by a British soldier and the secret relocation programme for Afghans were made public…
The Israeli bombings come after the Syrian government and a Druze leader both said the truce had been broken. Israeli forces have launched air strikes on Suwayda in southern Syria, as fighting returned to the predominantly Druze city hours after the Syrian government declared a ceasefire. The Syrian Ministry of Interior said in a statement…
“A turning point regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine is coming,” said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who is behind a proposal to impose “bone-crushing” tariffs on Russian exports. “For months, President Trump tried to entice Putin to the peace table. He has left the door open regarding Russia. That door is about to close,” he…
HIMARS are being used in military drills aimed at boosting the island’s ability to combat threats from China. Taiwan has begun deploying its newest and most precise strike weapons, high calibre rockets from the United States, as part of its annual live-fire drills to increase the island’s ability to counter potential attacks from China. On…
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we dare anyone to start a third party to disrupt the Haltiwanger-Iyengar dichotomy. (Elon Musk is trying to do exactly that to the Democrats and Republicans, which Rishi wrote about this week.) Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Trump’s growing impatience with Putin, more uncertainty…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia’s latest attack on Ukraine, a police raid in France, and a nationwide strike in India. Overnight Attack Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine early Wednesday in a massive barrage that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said marked a record number of aerial targets in a…
Imagine this: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin stand on either side of Chinese President Xi Jinping atop Beijing’s Tiananmen Tower, watching a Chinese military parade. What would that image evoke? Certainly a political storm and a wave of harsh criticism from Western media directed at Trump. But it might also be…
China hit back at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after she accused the nation of distorting trade and limiting access for Europe’s firms — a back-and-forth clouding the outlook for an upcoming summit. “We hope the EU can realize that what needs to be rebalanced is the EU’s mindset, not China-EU economic ties,”…
The Armed Forces are in the midst of a recruiting crisis due to an inability to process applications quickly and effectively. Last year, the British Army, Royal Navy and RAF received 177,510 applications to join the forces, but were able to only recruit just 10,930 as the three services failed to meet recruitment targets. The…
U.S. ally the Philippines has confirmed the “possible transfer” of Japanese warships amid China’s growing military presence in the contested South China Sea. Citing a government source, Japanese media reported on Sunday that the defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines discussed the warship export plan during a meeting last month. Newsweek reached out to…