"Jungle School" is deep in the Panamanian rainforest, training U.S. and partner soldiers how to operate in the environment. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the facility, where he declared that every Foreign Terrorist Organization is a legitimate target of the U.S. military.
RIMPAC 2026 was the 30th iteration of the Rim of the Pacific exercise, the world's largest international maritime exercise. Held from June 24 to July 31, 2026, in and around the Hawaiian Islands, it brought together 30 nations, over 30,000 personnel, 30 ships, five submarines, and nearly 200 aircraft under the theme "Partners: Integrated and Prepared".
In late July 2026, the U.S. Central Command reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched an attempted surprise ballistic missile attack targeting U.S. forces at an air base in Jordan. Air defenses successfully intercepted all incoming missiles, preventing casualties or major structural damage at the site.
The U.S. State Department has ramped up its continuous vetting program, revoking more than 100,000 non-immigrant visas for foreign nationals who have been arrested for or convicted of crimes such as driving under the influence, assault, theft, and child abuse. Administration officials frame the initiative as a critical national security and public safety measure, stressing that holding a U.S. visa is a privilege rather than a right.
The ceasefire and June 2026 memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran completely collapsed in early July 2026 following Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump declared the truce over on July 7, 2026, leading the U.S. Navy to reinstate its strict blockade on Iranian ports and resume major airstrikes.
Following U.S. and Israeli military strikes and regional pressure from Gulf nations, President Donald Trump announced renewed talks to wind down the conflict and reopen the blocked Strait of Hormuz. However, Tehran publicly insists it is negotiating exclusively through Omani mediators rather than engaging in direct diplomacy with Washington.
Embedding with a Ukrainian anti-drone or mobile air defense team reveals a tense, high-tech operation where soldiers track and intercept incoming Russian aerial threats using low-signature mobile vans, digital radar displays, and agile interceptor drones often guided by standard gaming controllers.
General Cherry is a prominent Ukrainian defense-tech company founded in Zaporizhzhia. It mass-produces FPV kamikaze strike drones and specialized counter-drone air defense interceptors.
Fighting in Kherson, Ukraine, is defined by a static frontline. Russian forces occupy the eastern bank, while Ukrainian forces hold the western territories. Rather than major ground battles, the region sees daily terror via artillery and FPV drone strikes targeting civilians, public transport, and municipal infrastructure.
On the frontlines of Ukraine, a single mistake can turn fatal. It’s for this reason the country is training its soldiers with virtual reality to make sure they are prepared for any scenario, especially when it comes to downing Russian FPV drones on the battlefield.
The "Donroe Doctrine"—a portmanteau of Donald Trump's first name and the 1823 Monroe Doctrine—is an assertive foreign policy framework emphasizing absolute U.S. regional preeminence in the Western Hemisphere. It frames Latin America and nearby regions as an exclusive American sphere of influence, explicitly aimed at pushing out global rivals like China and Russia.
On October 7, 2025, Israel marked the two-year anniversary of the Hamas-led cross-border attacks. The milestone was characterized by grassroots memorial gatherings in southern border communities and large rallies in Tel Aviv demanding the return of remaining hostages, all while indirect peace talks proceeded in Egypt and the broader regional war continued
President Donald Trump's September 2025 state visit to Windsor Castle, hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, featured an unprecedented second U.K. state visit for a U.S. president. The grand royal reception included a massive military guard of honor, a horse-drawn carriage procession, a private lunch, and a lavish state banquet.
The papal conclave of May 2025 elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome, who took the name Pope Leo XIV. Lasting less than 24 hours over May 7 and 8, 133 cardinal electors converged in the Sistine Chapel and swiftly chose the Chicago-born Augustinian prelate on the fourth ballot.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll traveled to Germany as his first trip abroad to assess battlefield innovation and advance security discussions. Driscoll visited Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden to review low-cost, small-unit drone systems built by troops utilizing insights from Ukrainian combat tactics.
High-level indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Oman began in Muscat in April 2025. The negotiations featured Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi communicating from separate rooms to discuss uranium enrichment and sanctions relief, though the process stalled following mid-year regional military escalations.
Mass pro-EU protests erupted in Tbilisi, Georgia, following the Georgian Dream party's controversial decision to suspend European Union accession talks until 2028 and the disputed 2024 parliamentary elections. Demonstrators faced heavy police crackdowns, water cannons, and mass arrests while demanding new elections and a return to the country's pro-Western path.
President-elect Donald Trump traveled to Paris on December 7, 2024, for his first international trip after the election, attending the grand reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris five years after a devastating fire. He met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and sat in the front row for the ceremony.
Pope Francis visited Singapore from September 11 to 13, 2024, as the final stop of his 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania. He was only the second pope to visit the country. During his stay, he met national leaders, led a large public Mass, and promoted inter-religious harmony.
Millions of Ukrainians fled their homes after Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. This migration became Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II, with people seeking safety primarily in neighboring European Union nations. Over 6 million refugees crossed international borders, while millions more became displaced inside Ukraine.
The 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands lasted 85 days from September 19 to December 13, 2021. It was the island's longest and most destructive eruption on record, forcing the evacuation of over 7,000 people and destroying nearly 3,000 buildings as slow-moving lava rivers flowed to the sea