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How the MTN Group is linked to the Iranian warships visiting South Africa

By Staff Writer While the Tehran regime is reported to have killed thousands of innocent civilians in recent days, the South African government authorised a joint naval exercise between the South African Navy and the Iranian Navy called “Will for…

China rehearses the invasion of Taiwan using live ammunition

China has fired rockets close to Taiwan in a series of military exercises designed to test planning for an invasion of the island.Beijing deployed new amphibious assault ships alongside destroyers and bomber aircraft, on the second day of drills rehearsing…

US carries out fourth strike against drug cartels

By Andre Pienaar US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed on that American forces carried out a fourth successful strike against a drug-smuggling vessel in international waters off Venezuela.The strike launched on 3rd October killed four suspected traffickers and destroyed…

Ramaphosa diplomatic stature boosted by Zelensky and hint of thawing US relations

In terms of the diplomacy and the nuance around discussions on Ukraine and the peace process, South Africa has been elevated to quite an important position.”

Russian GRU agents behind plot to plant incendiary bombs on freight aircraft.

A fire bomb hidden in a DHL package that caught fire in Germany in July was due to be sent by air to the UK as part of a suspected Russian sabotage plot.The sabotage mission – believed to have been…

Air Marshal (Retd) Greg Bagwell: Is Our Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Enough?

By Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE I recently posted a couple of threads on X, which raised the question of whether the UK’s current and planned replacement solution for its nuclear deterrent was sufficient for the nature of the…

Kremlin’s no-show at Africa’s biggest airshow after SA military snubs US

The Department of Defence either deliberately sabotaged the United States’ participation in the AAD or is staggeringly incompetent.

Britain to launch first ever military spy satellite.

Britain is about to launch its first ever dedicated military spy satellite.Called Tyche, the washing machine-sized spacecraft will have sufficient resolution to identify battlefield troop positions and vehicles.A successful launch will mean that the UK will no longer be the…

US should prepare for more violence after Trump assassination attempt leading analyst warns

This is a very grave turn of events in a country that is very deeply polarised, where many Americans do not believe that their democracy is healthy or particularly functional and where a large majority of Americans believe that the domestic political opposition is out to destroy that democracy.

Britain’s new Prime Minister will reinforce the UK’s commitment to NATO at Washington summit.

Britain’s new Prime Minister will make his debut on the world stage next week when he joins other Western leaders at the US-hosted NATO summit in Washington.Sir Keir Starmer, who won a landslide victory as leader of the Labour Party,…