Taiwan Signs Six Major Arms Deals With US Worth About $6.6 Billion

Multiple days of negotiations in Washington D.C. have ended with Israel and Lebanon extending their ceasefire for an additional 45 days. Underscoring that Lebanese officials failed to get any assurances about the ceasefire working any better than it was before, Israel immediately attacked a medical center in southern Lebanon. The US promised to proactively faciliate […]

Riyadh Seeks To Replace Israel With Syria For EU Fiber-Optic Cable Route Via Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia wants to replace Israel with Syria as the transit country for a fiber-optic cable designed to connect the kingdom to Greece through the Mediterranean Sea, two regional officials familiar with the project told Middle East Eye. Saudi Arabia's insistence that it be connected to Greece through Syria, and not Israel, as previously discussed, underscores how regional alignments are shifting as Riyadh looks to bolster Damascus’s standing in the region and potentially isolate Israel. via AFP Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has...

Pentagon Lockdown: Multiple Floors Evacuated Over Hazardous Materials Air Quality Incident Several floors and corridors of the Pentagon were locked down and partially evacuated Thursday morning following the detection of a hazardous materials incident and air quality concerns, according to officials and multiple reports. What we know... Floors 2 through 5 in corridors 4 through 7 are currently locked down. Personnel observed wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear. Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s HazMat team, along with Arlington County Fire Department, are on scene. Shelter-in-place order issued for affected areas; additional testing underway (estimated...