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Author: Ken Vancil

‘Wrath of Allah’: US indicts man who planned attack on Israeli Consulate in New York

YnetNews.com reports: “The FBI arrested Virginia resident Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan on suspicion of planning an attack against the Israeli Consulate General in New York. According to the charges listed in the indictment, Hassan […]

US says Pakistan developing missiles that eventually could hit US

Voice of America News reports: “A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets outside of South Asia, including in […]

Nuclear-armed Pakistan says fresh US sanctions ‘biased’

SpaceWar.com reports: “Pakistan’s government said on Thursday US sanctions imposed on state-owned and private companies over its long-range ballistic missile programme were ‘biased’ and had ‘dangerous implications’ for regional stability. The United States announced on […]

Houthi leader: ‘We are in a state of war and open confrontation with Israel’

Israel National News reports: “Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi terrorist rebel organization in Yemen, delivered an address on Thursday evening after Israeli airstrikes targeted the movement’s ports and power stations. Al-Houthi vowed that […]

China Says It Wants to ‘Play Constructive Role’ in Post-Assad Syria

Breitbart.com reports: “China’s envoy to the United Nations declared on Tuesday that Beijing is seeking to ‘play a constructive role’ in the future of Syria following the fall of Chinese ally Bashar Assad… Assad’s regime […]

Defense Department report: China to have 1K nuclear weapons in arsenal by 2030

SpaceWar.com reports: “The Chinese Communist Party intends to add more nuclear arms to its growing arsenal while expanding its global influence and sovereignty, a Department of Defense report says. The 182-page report is titled, ‘Military […]

Putin says Russia is moving closer to achieving goals in Ukraine

Voice of America News reports: “President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russian forces were moving towards achieving their primary goals on the battlefield in Ukraine and touted what he said was the invincibility of […]

Hamas signals major concessions as Israel negotiates prisoner release and deportation

YnetNews.com reports: “Negotiations between Israel and Hamas, mediated by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar, are now in their final stages, the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported Wednesday. According to sources quoted in the newspaper, at this […]

Netanyahu: ‘Houthis are learning and will learn that whoever hurts Israel will pay’

Israel National News reports: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time on Thursday about the airstrike overnight on Houthi targets in Yemen. According to Netanyahu, ‘We did this in response to the […]

Putin says Israel main winner in fall of Assad regime, denies Russian defeat in Syria

The Jerusalem Post reports: “Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia’s nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure but expressed concern about Israel’s military operations there since the toppling of his ally […]

China’s space journey continues apace

SpaceWar.com reports: “The first-ever samples retrieved from the moon’s far side, an iconic feat achieved by China’s most recent lunar expedition, Chang’e 6, were on display at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, […]

RTX’s laser weapon system tested successfully by British Army

SpaceWar.com reports: “Raytheon UK, a division of RTX’s Raytheon business, announced the successful live-firing of its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) by the British Army, targeting and neutralizing moving aerial threats. The demonstration, conducted in […]