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Ariane 6 rocket roars skyward carrying a French military reconnaissance satellite
An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcherABC News - 4h -
'Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story 'Indiscriminate’ Pentagon cuts unnerve Democrats Democrats ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
NOAA braces for steep job cuts
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story NOAA set to slash jobs ‘imminently’ Mass firings are set to hit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
The Trump funding cuts will backfire if they are not stopped
One of the casualties of suspending funding for USAID programs is the global Famine Early Warning System. You can’t manage what you can’t measure.The Hill - Feb. 24 -
President Trump’s Cuts to Medical Research
How government cuts are slowing research.The New York Times - Feb. 25 -
Budget cuts at VA paused for now
Billions of dollars of cuts expected at the Department of Veterans Affairs were paused by the Trump administration as concerns emerged over changes to benefits for the nation's veterans. CBS News' ...CBS News - 6d -
Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.The New York Times - 6d -
ECB cuts interest rate to 2.5%
Rate-setters shift tone, suggesting possible pause to reductions in borrowing costsFinancial Times - 6h -
Ivory Coast takes control of last remaining French base as French military departs
Ivory Coast has officially taken control of the last remaining French military base in the country as the majority of French forces departed from countries across West AfricaABC News - Feb. 20 -
NATO holds military drills as leaders express concerns over Trump's shifting foreign policy
In Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, NATO is holding its largest combat exercises of the year. The drills come as European leaders are expressing rising concern over the military ...CBS News - Feb. 20 -
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I’m Still Here review – wrenching true-life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by military rule
When a congressman is abducted from his beachfront home in 1970s Rio, his wife and children are left reeling – for decades – in Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated drama starring an extraordinary ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Israeli forces to remain in northern West Bank all year as military operation expands
IDF troops ordered not to allow residents to return to cleared camps as PM delays release of Palestinian prisonersFinancial Times - Feb. 23 -
Western leaders visit Kyiv and pledge military support against Russia on the war's 3rd anniversary
Ukraine is marking the bleakest anniversary of its war with Russia, with its forces under severe pressure on the battlefield after three years of fighting and shaken by the Trump administration’s ...ABC News - Feb. 24 -
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Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo
Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days. Transgender service members will be separated from the US military ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
Israel's military failed to protect civilians, first report on 7 October attack says
The report says the military "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians" during Hamas's attack.BBC News - Feb. 27 -
Mattis joins ex-Pentagon chiefs in call for hearings on 'reckless' Trump military firings
Five former Defense secretaries have called on Congress to immediately hold hearings on President Trump’s “reckless” firing of senior military leaders, including the chair of the Joint Chiefs of ...The Hill - 6d -
Israel proposes Gaza plan that gives it tighter military control than before war
Plan for IDF-protected ‘humanitarian hubs’ to selectively issue aid casts doubt on Israeli intent to withdraw. The Israeli military has presented the UN and aid organisations with a plan for ...The Guardian - 6d -
Senate Democrats: Detaining migrants at Guantánamo Bay a threat to civil rights, military readiness
Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.) led a group of Democratic senators in writing a letter Friday to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against the mass detention of migrants at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, saying it poses ...The Hill - 6d -
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‘A bigger victory for Putin than any military battle’: Russia gleeful after Trump-Zelenskyy clash
Putin stays silent but Russian politicians and media outlets crow with delight after the ambush of Ukraine’s leader. Russian officials and Moscow’s media outlets reacted with predictable glee to ...The Guardian - 5d -
How Oscar-Nominated ‘I’m Still Here’ May Hold Brazil’s Military Accountable
For decades, nobody was held accountable for killings and forced disappearances at the hands of Brazil’s military junta. “I’m Still Here” may be changing that.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump orders pause on military aid to Ukraine in the wake of Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy
The move comes as Trump ramps up his attacks on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. financial support for Ukraine's war against Russia.NBC News - 2d -
Trump orders pause on military aid to Ukraine in wake of Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy
The Trump administration is pausing military aid to Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials, following last week's public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...NBC News - 2d -
US group pushes a cost-saver military slow to embrace: used plane parts
Aircraft servicer AAR has hired a lobbyist and is pressing Doge to buy overhauled parts for civilian-modelled planesFinancial Times - 2d -
Can Europe fill the gap now the US has paused military support for Ukraine?
America has withdrawn its military support for Ukraine, how big of a hole does it leave?BBC News - 2d -
Even after the White House ambush and now Trump’s military pause, Ukrainians are defiant | Nataliya Gumenyuk
Berating our president, and now pausing arms – the US has shown itself to be an unreliable partner. But it still has a role to play. A few days before the Munich Security Conference , one of the ...The Guardian - 2d -
As the U.S. halts military aid to Kyiv, how long can Ukraine continue to fight Russia?
U.S. military aid for Ukraine has been paused following the spectacular falling-out between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy.CNBC - 2d -
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for peace talks after U.S. announced military aid pause
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is saying his country is ready to negotiate a peace deal and sign a rare minerals deal with the U.S. This comes after President Trump and Vice President JD ...CBS News - 2d -
10-, 30-year yields rise as traders eye a military-spending boom in Germany
U.S. government debt mostly sold off on Tuesday, pushing 10- and 30-year yields higher for the first time in three sessions, as traders appeared to look past a tit-for-tat trade war and focused on ...MarketWatch - 2d -
Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki
Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbook. During a dramatic Oval Office meeting last Friday, US president Donald ...The Guardian - 1d -
Netanyahu tells new military chief Israel ‘determined’ to achieve victory – Middle East crisis live
Lt Gen Eyal Zamir says that mission to defeat Hamas is ‘not accomplished’ amid deadlock over ceasefire negotiations. An Israeli rights group says Israel demolished a record number of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Scale AI announces multimillion-dollar defense deal, a major step in U.S. military automation
Spearheaded by the Defense Innovation Unit, the Thunderforge program will work with Anduril, Microsoft and others to develop and deploy AI agents.CNBC - 1d -
Romania expels two military officials attached to Russian embassy for breaching diplomatic rules
Romania has expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member countryABC News - 1d -
15 injured in South Korea after bombs accidentally hit civilian area during military training
At least seven people were injured in South Korea after a fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area during training linked to joint military drills with the United States, ...NBC News - 14h
