President Donald Trump will ask Congress to enact a massive increase in defense spending in a discretionary budget proposal Friday, while also renewing his push for steep cuts to domestic programs. The budget requests $1.5 trillion in budgetary resources for defense, a significant increase over the $1 trillion sought for fiscal year 2026. The new figure includes $1.1 trillion in...
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Iran vows ‘crushing’ attacks as U.S.-Israeli strikes hit regional infrastructure.
US-Israeli strikes partially destroyed the tallest bridge in the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned of bombing Iran “back to the Stone age”. Several people were injured in the strike. The bridge that was still under construction was supposed to link Iran’s capital Tehran to the western city of Karaj. The bridge is 136 metres high and is presented...
Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare
Iranian Shahed drones struck two Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates. A third commercial data center in Bahrain was hit, though it is less clear whether it was deliberately targeted. Iran has also indicated that it considers commercial data centers to be targets. This is the first time that a country has deliberately targeted commercial data centers during wartime. Data...
US Defence Secretary Says Next Few Days In Iran War Will Be ‘Decisive’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they would target 18 leading US technology firms such as Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Tesla and Boeing starting April 1. In a statement on Tuesday, the Guards alleged that the companies were complicit in the “targeted assassination” of officials. “These companies, starting from 8:00 pm (1630 GMT) Tehran time on Wednesday, April 1, should expect...
More than 9 mn people across US protest against Donald Trump, demand his removal over Iran War and inflation
On Saturday, more than 9 million people participated in the ‘No Kings Rally’ held across the United States against President Trump. According to media reports, these protests were organized at over 3,300 locations across all 50 states of the US. Organizers stated that, compared to the previous ‘No Kings’ protests held in October, approximately one million more people participated this...
Iranian attacks across Gulf continue as major industrial sites hit
Gulf nations reported a series of attacks as the US-Israel war against Iran entered its fifth week, including strikes on major industrial infrastructure. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said a number of people had been injured in an Iranian strike on a key aluminium plant in Abu Dhabi, with significant damage reported by operator Emirates Global Aluminium. Meanwhile, state-controlled Aluminium...
US rushes more troops to West Asia, Trump’s approval rating drops to historic low
Amid the escalating West Asia war, the United States is rushing more troops to the region with reports of an additional 1,000 to 2,000 personnel being deployed, signalling preparations for a deeper longer conflict. Meanwhile, Iran has released a fresh video vying vengeance as its military leadership escalates rhetoric and continues strikes across the Gulf. And Donald Trump’s approval ratings...
UAE intercepted 5 Iranian missiles, 17 drones After Trump Ceafire Claims
The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that its air defense systems had engaged five ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran, as regional tensions continue to escalate. The Defense Ministry, however, did not give details about possible injuries or damage from the latest attack. The ministry said that air defenses had intercepted and destroyed 357 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles...
From 48-hour ultimatum to 5-day pause: Trump hints on de-escalation amid West Asia conflict
Two days after US President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran, the Republican leader has signalled a de-escalation in the ongoing US-Israel Iran war, announcing a 5-day pause on military strikes against energy sites. While Israel continued to strike the “heart of Tehran”, minutes after Trump made the announcement, the 79-year-old President said United States and Iran were...
Pilot, co-pilot dead; over 70 injured as Air Canada plane hits truck
The pilot and co-pilot have died, and more than 70 people are reported injured after an Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck on the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport early Monday. The crash occurred as the aircraft was landing, triggering a major emergency response and forcing authorities to shut down operations at the busy airport. The Federal...
Iran warns of hits on energy sites after Trump threat
Iran says it will attack the energy and water systems of Gulf countries if the US follows through with its threat to hit Iranian power plants if Tehran doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s representative to the International Maritime Organization says foreign vessels can still pass through the key waterway with coordination from the Iranian government for security...
Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities
The Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire has been elected mayor of Paris, beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally (RN) failing to take key cities targeted in Sunday’s second round of local elections. Grégoire took a victory bike ride with future councillors in Paris on Sunday night to show that the French capital would continue...