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Top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees warned acting spy chief Bill Pulte on Monday not to use his temporary post to make major changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, citing concerns that he could pursue sweeping personnel cuts or politically motivated declassification decisions before a Senate-confirmed director is in place.In a June 22 letter to Pulte, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Pulte should not take actions “more appropriately left to a Senate-confirmed Director”…

“A close neighbor is better than a distant relative,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Nepali counterpart Shisir Khanal during their recent meeting in Beijing. Although Wang named no country, given the context in which he made the statement, the top Chinese diplomat could not have been more direct: he was talking about China (the “close neighbor”) and the U.S. (the “distant relative”). The Nepali foreign minister was in Beijing to reassure the Chinese that Nepali soil would not be used for anti-China activities. In recent times, Chinese officials have repeatedly voiced their discontent with what they see as…

The U.S. military has confirmed a lethal strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing two men and leaving six survivors.This marks part of a broader campaign that has now exceeded 60 strikes since September 2025, with over 210 fatalities reported. Rights groups have condemned the operations as extrajudicial killings, while Washington insists they target “narco‑terrorists” threatening regional security.An explosion occurred on the vessel during what officials described as a kinetic strike. The boat was allegedly travelling along established narco‑trafficking routes, though no evidence of drugs was presented. The strike was carried out by Joint Task…

Marine Corps Compass Points At about same time the U.S. Marine Corps was reducing its combined arms expeditionary capabilities, the experts at Jane’s publications were taking note of the… Source link

The Alsons Group, a Karachi industrial conglomerate better known for auto parts and electronics, used Eurosatory 2026 in Paris to unveil what it called Pakistan’s first domestically manufactured uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) engines, built through a new in-house division named Advanced Kinetic Aerospace Labs. The stand carried a family of four small piston engines pitched at the lower end of the drone market — the kind of propulsion that turns an inexpensive airframe into a loitering munition or a target drone. For a country whose drone ambitions have long outrun its ability to build the parts that matter, the engines…

Less than three years after launching pilot direct elections of district mayors, known as akims, Kazakhstan has reversed course. A recent amendment to two critical laws – “On Local Public Administration and Self-Government” and “On Elections” – alter the procedure for selecting akims at the district and “cities of regional significance” level, doing away with elections. In Kazakhstan, there are 39 “cities of regional significance.” These are regional economic hubs, such as the regional capital and other major urban centers. The cities of Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent, are “cities of republican significance” and operate independently of the regions in which…

Hezbollah terror group chief Naim Qassem has firmly rejected Israel’s declared “security zone” in southern Lebanon, insisting that Israeli troops cannot remain on Lebanese soil and warning that Hezbollah will resist any violations.His remarks came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israeli forces would stay in the area “as long as necessary” to protect Israeli citizens.Hezbollah terrorist Naim Qassem delivered his televised address on Sunday, declaring that Israeli troops “remaining on Lebanese land is impossible.” He stressed that there are no security zones for Israel inside Lebanon, emphasising that the Lebanese national army is solely responsible for preserving sovereignty.…

Casey Laughman, Breaking Defense Supply shortages, damaged radars raise concerns about air and missile defense Source link

A new U.S.-Iran peace plan can work only if the United States can overcome three difficult challenges, experts said: the Iranians must agree to tighter international inspections, the inspecting agency must fix its budget crisis, and the White House must heed nuclear experts over real-estate developers with ties to President Trump.As U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in Switzerland on Monday, they seemed unable to agree even about whether they disagreed on inspections. U.S. Vice President JD Vance triumphantly proclaimed that the Iranians had agreed to allow the return of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back to monitor nuclear materials and…

Pakistan’s campaign against militant networks operating from Afghan territory appears to be entering a new phase. Over the past several months, Pakistani security forces have increasingly targeted not only militants responsible for attacks inside Pakistan, but also the broader infrastructure that supports them. Airstrikes in Nangarhar, Khost, and Paktika in February 2026, the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, and precision strikes in Khost, Kunar, and Paktika in June 2026 all signaled a shift from reactive defense toward a more proactive campaign against militant networks operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier. The pressure comes as Pakistan faces a worsening security environment. The…