Pete Hegseth: “The $1.5 trillion investment is a GENERATIONAL DOWN PAYMENT on America’s national defense. “This investment guarantees the United States maintains overwhelming strength and unmatched deterrence against any adversary for generations to come.” The proposed $1.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2027 budget request by the U.S. War Department (formerly DoD) is a historic, 44% increase focused on accelerating military dominance through massive investments in technology, industrial capacity, and personnel. It prioritizes expanding the nuclear triad, advanced drones, and missile defense
US Deportations To El Salvador Double As Bukele Aligns Himself With Trump Agenda
The number of people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. nearly doubled in the first months of 2026, according to official figures, coming as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has positioned himself as an ally willing to help the Trump administration accelerate deportations, a central priority. The U.S. deported 5,033 Salvadorans back to their country in the first three months of 2026 compared with 2,547 deportees in the same period in 2025, according to El Salvador migration authority figures obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday. That marks nearly a 98% increase at the same time that the Trump administration...
UK Leadership Contenders Expected To Launch Bids To Unseat Prime Minister After Days Of Maneuvering
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are likely to break out into open rebellion on Thursday, with one potential rival expected to announce his bid for the job and another clearing the way for her to enter any future leadership contest. Allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting say he will make an announcement later in the day after garnering enough support from lawmakers of the governing Labour Party to challenge Starmer for leadership of the party and the government. Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said Thursday that she had reached an agreement with tax authorities to clear...
UAE Denies Netanyahu Secretly Visited The Country During The Iran War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred. Netanyahu met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a gathering that “resulted in a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,” according to the Israeli statement. The Gulf nation normalized relations with Israel in 2020. The UAE’s official WAM news agency later posted an article denying “reports circulating” about a Netanyahu visit. According to WAM, the country’s relations with Israel “are public...
Trump’s talk of 51st US state met with near-silence in Venezuela
Twice this week, U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in turning Venezuela into his country’s 51st state. The latest came via a Truth Social post Tuesday with a map showing the South American country filled with the U.S. flag. Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have been met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president. The ruling party even organized demonstrations in the capital, Caracas, as recently as Jan. 3, hours after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the U.S., that included chants of “Gringo go home.” This time around, however, the...
Russia Hits Kyiv With Drones And Ballistic Missiles, Killing 1 And Injuring 33
Russia attacked targeted Ukraine’s capital with a mass drone and missile attack early Thursday morning that killed at least one and injured 33 people, local authorities said. Ukraine’s Air Force said its air defenses shot down or jammed 693 targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types across the country. Fifteen missiles and 23 drones scored direct hits across 24 locations, the Air Force said. Debris from downed drones fell across an additional 18 locations. The attack, in which Kyiv was the primary target, came hours after a rare daytime mass drone barrage Wednesday. Ukrainian officials said...