Gaza protesters vandalise Trump's Scottish golf resort

Last week, the United States said it had approved the sale of more than US$3 billion in munitions, bulldozers and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect in Gaza. The Turnberry property in southwest Scotland is one of two resorts that Trump owns in theContinue Reading

Is the United States Becoming a Hollow Maritime Power?

“Civilizations die by suicide, not by murder.”—Arnold Toynbee This observation by historian Arnold Toynbee encapsulates the strategic risk now facing U.S. power in the Indo-Pacific. While U.S. naval vessels continue their patrols and military hardware flows to allies, a dangerous pattern has emerged: the institutional foundations that translate military presenceContinue Reading

Muslim nations adopt Arab alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation formally adopted early Saturday (Mar 8) an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, calling on the international community to support the regional initiative. The decision by the 57-member grouping came at anContinue Reading

Muslim nations meet on Arab alternative to Trump Gaza plan

Rabha Seif Allam, of the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo, said “Egypt needs broad support” for its proposal. “This is an attempt to build a broad coalition that refuses the displacement” of Palestinians from Gaza, she said. Trump’s plan has already united Arab countries in opposition,Continue Reading

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk

“18F was the people’s tech shop,” one fired 18F worker tells WIRED. “There’s a giant hole left by the closure of 18F. Requests from across the country for help far outpaced 18F’s capacity before the closure.” Like 18F, the United States Digital Service, which the Trump administration rebranded into DOGE,Continue Reading

Trump threatens new Russia sanctions over Ukraine attacks

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday (Mar 7) threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, IContinue Reading