#military-tensions

#military-tensions

Poland is the closest it has been to open conflict since World War Two, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after the NATO member state shot down Russian drones over its territory. He said Poland had asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4 of its treaty, which states that members of the Western military alliance will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territory, political independence or security of any of them is threatened.

The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel on Thursday in international waters in a "highly provocative move." In a statement posted on the social media platform X on Thursday night, the Defense Department wrote the move "was designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations." CBS News reported earlier on Thursday that two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighters flew over the USS Jason Dunham in what U.S. officials believed was a show of force.

"The defense ministry suspended the Voice of Freedom broadcast as part of measures to ease military tensions with the North," ministry spokesperson Lee Kyung-ho said at a media briefing on Monday. The "Voice of Freedom, a psychological warfare broadcast, first aired in 1962 and has been on and off the airwaves with the tumultuous trajectory of inter-Korean relations. The program was said to broadcast outside information and K-pop music into North Korea, which strictly regulates the access its civilians have to external information.

As Ukraine's military situation continues to deteriorate, tensions with Russia are worsening. Donald Trump's threatened sanctions deadline is approaching with no sign of Russia's intention to comply.

If Iran does shut the Straits of Hormuz, between 20 and 30% of all the world's oil and gas goes through that strait. The economic shock that would cause across the world would make what happened when Russia invaded Ukraine just over three years ago seem like small change.

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung ordered the discontinuation of anti-North loudspeakers to promote peace, leading to a reciprocal halt of North Korean broadcasts.

The visit was about more than symbolism. It's about real, practical partnerships between the UK and Taiwan—two societies that value freedom, fairness and international cooperation.

The efforts to stop the shadow fleet, which carries 85% of Russia's oil exports, is a testament to the EU's commitment to economic sanctions against Russia.

Several Asian airlines have begun rerouting or cancelling flights to and from India and Pakistan due to the escalating conflict, marking the deadliest exchange of fire in two decades.

"It is still unclear whether we are safe or not. We have no peace because there are still drones. We live in fear, one day at a time."