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Starmer warns Strait of Hormuz must reopen to ease UK's spiralling economic crisis
The country has moved to a digital census system, which could pose challenges since only about half of all Indians have access to smartphones
British foreign minister Yvette Cooper stressed Thursday the "urgent need" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and slammed Iran's "recklessness" as she convened a meeting of some 40 countries on the vital shipping route. Cooper said Iran's blockading of the waterway was "hitting our global economic security" as she kicked off the virtual meeting of international allies. The strait has been virtually closed since the US-Israeli war against Iran started on February 28, impacting global supplies of important commodities including oil, liquid natural gas, and fertiliser
A French court has overruled authorities’ ban on a Muslim gathering over Easter weekend, saying claims it could become a political target were not proven. The Annual Gathering of Muslims of France was set to take place from Friday to Monday in Bourget north of Paris, but Paris police blocked the event for fear of […]
A scandal over the misuse of EU subsidies has triggered ministerial resignations in Greece. Beneficiaries allegedly made claims for land and livestock they did not own, waved through by lawmakers seeking votes
The U.S. military spends billions trying to predict what its adversaries will do — and almost nothing testing whether its own plans make sense. In part, this asymmetry reflects the decline of red teaming, the practice of systematically challenging plans to expose biases, blind spots, and weak assumptions before they become operational liabilities. As U.S. adversaries become more sophisticated and the Department of Defense integrates AI into planning, restoring systematic self-critique isn’t optional — it’s urgent.Restoring red teaming will require updating how it was practiced in the past. There are four possible ways to make this happen: train all planners The post Who Stress-Tests U.S. War Plans? appeared first on War on the Rocks
The term "fog of war" usually describes the murkiness that combatants experience in conflict zones. For our purposes, it might also apply to the messages coming out of the White House over the past day or so
The leadership shake-up comes after President Trump insisted this week that the Iran war is nearly over
Passenger jet flying from Montreal collided with ground vehicle
A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol, officials said
China’s factory activity faltered in January as weak domestic demand dragged down production at the start of the new year, an official survey showed on Saturday. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to 49.3 in January, from 50.1 in December, below the 50-mark separating growth from contraction. It missed a forecast of 50 in a Reuters poll of analysts. Sub-indexes of new orders and new export orders also saw declines, respectively, down to 49.2 from 50.8 in December and 47.8
Science advocates urge Congress to reject 2027 budget plan