Editorial
🇦🇺 Australia is addressing defense staffing shortages by offering A$600 million in recruitment incentives, including A$40,000 bonuses for mid-rank personnel. Amid record low unemployment, the
🇮🇱🇸🇾 Israel launched an airstrike targeting Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus, claiming it hit key infrastructure used by Hezbollah’s network in Syria. Syrian officials, however,
🇧🇷 Brazil is mobilizing to expel illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous territory in the Amazon, heavily affected by informal airstrips and mercury contamination.
🇵🇰 Pakistan’s parliament extended the army chief’s tenure from three to five years, securing Army Chief General Asim Munir’s service until 2027. Opposed by ex-PM
🇺🇸🇸🇦 The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are in talks for a security agreement without involving Israel, aiming to finalize it before President Biden’s term ends,
🇺🇸 U.S. cybersecurity chief Jen Easterly reports that while disinformation is at an all-time high, there’s no evidence it has impacted the election’s integrity. Foreign
🇰🇲 Tragedy struck off the Comoros Islands as traffickers capsized a boat, killing at least 25 people, according to the UN’s IOM. The vessel carried
🇺🇦 Kyiv braces under Russian air assault as Ukrainian air defense scrambles to intercept incoming attacks. Mayor Vitali Klitschko urges residents to stay sheltered amid
🇺🇸🇰🇷 The U.S. has approved a $4.92 billion sale of Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft to South Korea, with Boeing as the primary contractor.
