Spain’s railway network is facing renewed scrutiny over maintenance funding and operational safety following the Urda train disaster in Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, less than nine months after a collision
by Nil The Impossible Factory constructs a powerful and at times troubling mythology of technological genius centred on Kelly Johnson and the Skunk Works enterprise. Rather than a conventional biography, the book
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For years, Tim Foley and his militia stalked the deserts of southern Arizona hunting migrants, drug couriers and cartel scouts crossing illegally from Mexico into the United States. Armed with AR-15 rifles,
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, has long thrived on provocation. In a recent video posted online, he was seen mocking detained activists bound and blindfolded after a flotilla bound for Gaza
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An investigation reported by the Jerusalem Post details how Israel’s expanding artificial intelligence targeting infrastructure is reshaping the battlefield, turning digital traces from phones and surveillance networks into what critics describe as
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The Soufan Center notes Israel and the government of Lebanon are expanding direct talks to include a military “track,” even as Beirut refuses to order its armed forces to confront Hezbollah. The
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The Islamic State Mozambique Province, assessed in recent analysis associated with The Soufan Center, has re-emerged as a strategically significant yet often overlooked node in the wider Islamic State ecosystem. Operating in
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The United States has suspended participation in a long-standing defence coordination forum with Canada, accusing its northern ally of failing to meet key military commitments and widening a gap between political assurances
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India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, the notorious synthetic stimulant that became synonymous with the shadow economy of the Syrian civil war, has sent shockwaves through regional and international security circles. The interception
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A new frontier in global surveillance has emerged around Starlink, the satellite-based internet system developed by SpaceX under its CEO Elon Musk, according to an investigation published by Haaretz. Two Israeli-owned companies,
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An unusually large and heavily layered motorcade escorting President Donald Trump through Beijing during his recent state visit to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping has drawn significant attention from observers, particularly due
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The United States has escalated its strained relationship with Europe after the Pentagon abruptly cancelled a planned deployment of a 4,000-strong armored brigade to Poland, a decision that has intensified concerns about
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A new wave of maritime hijackings in waters off Somalia and Yemen is reviving fears of a return to large-scale piracy in the Horn of Africa, a region that once symbolised one
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A series of disturbing incidents involving Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon has sparked renewed international concern over conduct in occupied villages, particularly those with historic Christian communities. Reporting drawn from El País
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Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken a significant step toward formal security cooperation, signing what is effectively the first publicly acknowledged bilateral security framework between the two countries since the political upheaval that
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Marking the anniversary of Operation Sindoor, India reflects on a campaign that continues to reverberate across global strategic forums. Launched as a decisive response to Pakistan‑backed cross‑border terrorism, it has since come
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