Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…
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Iran Demonstrates it Can Strengthen its Retaliations While Israelis Question Leadership
Story at a glance… Israeli leadership is being questioned over the issues of inadequate protection from Iranian air strikes.…
Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…
Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year
Space is no longer the domain of dreams and fiction. Particularly regarding the Earth’s orbital zones, it’s a domain…
Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…
He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About
Mass uncertainty surrounds the near term future of US-Asian trade, so much so that businesses in some economies including…
Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass
On Wednesday, WaL explored whether Pope Leo XIV could, more than any other pope before him, have a unique voice in…
Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer
The effects of President Trump’s stricter border controls, immigration, and even censorship policies may have had a direct impact…
Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones
Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…
Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing
Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…
Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman
Story at a glance… Strikes from Yemen’s Houthi government resulted in the loss of a US F/A-18 fighter jet,…
Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah
Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…
US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…
Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?
Story at a glance… President Trump announced a new tariff regime that has placed at least a 10% tax…
Chinese 6th Generation Fighters Hint that the US Has Fallen Behind a Competitor for the First Time
It was December 26th, 2024—Chairman Mao’s Birthday—when a pair of unmarked, unidentified warplanes screamed across the skies above Chengdu,…
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…
Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate
Inauguration Day for the President of Venezuela is this Friday, and a somewhat doddering political opponent Edmundo Gonzalez recently…
Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS
According to a report from Iraqi intelligence seen by The Cradle, thousands of ISIS fighters emerged from the eastern…
Who is Syria’s de Facto leader al-Jolani? — According to WaL
Following the remarkably fast collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the global news media have had to dig…
US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council Even Though it Included Call for Immediate Hostage Release
On Wednesday, the US used its veto in a UN Security Council Resolution to demand an unconditional ceasefire and…