In a recent announcement, SpaceX has snagged a significant win in the competition for military launch contracts. The Space Systems Command of the US Space Force has awarded the company eight launches, valued at a whopping $733 million. These launches are set to carry satellites for both the National
Ohio Congressman Mike Turner, who leads the House Intelligence Committee, has requested an urgent briefing from the White House. He's concerned that North Korea might send troops to aid Russia in the Ukraine war. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and South Korea's spy agency re
Alright, so China's military held some war games near Taiwan. They said it was a message to stop Taiwan's independence dreams. This didn't go down well with Taiwan or the U. S. , who thought it was a bit much. The drills were happening around Taiwan, and the Chinese military even shared a map showin
In a surprising turn of events, South Korea's spy agency claims that North Korea has sent troops to Russia to support its war in Ukraine. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) reports that from October 8 to 13, Russian navy ships transported 1, 500 North Korean special operation forces to Vladivos
This summer has been eventful. An attempted arson on a bus in Prague was stopped, and a man blew himself up with a homemade bomb at a hotel near Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport. Antisemitic graffiti appeared in Paris, and plots to disrupt the Olympic Games were foiled. In May, fires erupted at a sh
Lately, folks are really worried about UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN's peacekeeping boss, just told everyone that things out there are getting tougher. Not long ago, an Israeli tank shot at a UN observation tower in Naqoura, leaving two peacekeepers injured. The Is
Israel's recent attacks on U. N. bases in Lebanon have sparked a wave of international criticism. The incident happened on Thursday morning when an Israeli tank fired at the U. N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in Naqoura, injuring two peacekeepers. These peacekeepers, who were later
In the waters near Taiwan, China has launched military drills that Taiwan calls an "unreasonable provocation. " These drills include aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and warships circling the island. Beijing says it wants to warn Taiwan against independence moves, but many in Taiwan see themselves a
China recently held a significant military drill near Taiwan, sparking criticism from the United States. The exercise, dubbed "Joint Sword-2024B, " involved various branches of the Chinese military. They conducted sea and air patrols, along with attacks on maritime and ground targets. This maneuver
Have you ever had an argument with a neighbor over where your property ends and theirs begins? That's kind of what's happening between China and Taiwan. China thinks Taiwan is part of its territory, but Taiwan sees itself as an independent nation. Over the past few years, China has been flexing its
