The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 Summit in Miami in December, opening the possibility of a direct meeting with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the invitation on September 23, 2026, after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on…
North Korea has fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding fresh tension to the Korean Peninsula just days after US President Donald Trump signalled that he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again this year. South Korea’s military said the missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area towards North…
The latest US-Iran confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz is becoming a battle not only over a strategic waterway, but over who gets to define what “control” actually means. President Donald Trump says the United States has “total control” of the Strait, declaring that the American naval presence is a “wall of steel” and suggesting…
Global oil markets are once again being pushed higher by the standoff between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude climbing sharply as hopes of a quick reopening of the strategic waterway fade. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has raised its 2026 Brent price forecast to about $87 per…
Japan’s latest defense white paper sends a message that goes well beyond Tokyo’s immediate security concerns: the country increasingly sees the Indo-Pacific as a connected military theatre where China, Russia and North Korea can reinforce one another. The 598-page assessment again identifies China as Japan’s greatest strategic challenge, while warning about growing Chinese military activity…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington today to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, where he is expected to press for additional Patriot air defense interceptors and stronger military support as Russia intensifies its missile and drone attacks. The visit comes shortly after Zelenskyy secured a defense cooperation agreement with newly appointed UK Prime…
