Norway’s announcement is a reminder that defense spending is a NATO success story
Last week, the Norwegian government presented a new long-term defense plan that, if adopted, would double The country’s defense budget will reach that size in just over a decade. Norway’s plan was announced shortly after the country announced in March that: Plans to spend 2% of GDP on defense in 2024achieved NATO benchmarks two years […]
Trump defense challenges jury selection in criminal hush money trial
Former President Trump’s legal team is challenging the selection of jurors in his hush money criminal trial, arguing there are worrisome issues that need to be addressed. Mr. Trump’s defense attorneys filed a pretrial letter with the court on Friday outlining two concerns about jury selection. The letter arrived on the same day that Judge […]
Iran Threatens To Attack US Troops If Biden Comes To Israel’s Defense: REPORT
Iran warned earlier this week that it would attack U.S. troops in the Middle East if President Joe Biden helps defend Israel from retaliatory attacks, Axios reported Friday, citing U.S. officials. Iran is potentially prepping a retaliatory attack against Israel, which killed several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) members in an airstrike in Syria on […]
China Sanctions 2 American Defense Companies over Arms Sales to Taiwan
China on Thursday announced sanctions against two major U.S. defense companies over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. China’s Foreign Ministry says US arms sales to Taiwan violate various US-China agreements that maintain the delicate situation that the US does not formally recognize the Taiwanese government or support […]
Israel vows to strike back after warnings of Iranian attack: ‘will be met with a strong defense’
Israel said on Wednesday that anyone attempting to attack Iran “will be met with strong defenses” after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei vowed to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its Syrian consulate earlier this month. I warned you. “We know how to respond quickly and decisively to anyone who attacks our territory, no […]
Defense attorney in Young Thug, YSL trial arrested | FOX 5 News
Nicole Fegan, who represented Tenquarius Mender in the YSL RICO trial, was charged with criminal street gang activity and … source
US announces $138 million in sales to bolster Ukraine’s HAWK air defense system
The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it has authorized an emergency $138 million foreign military sale to Ukraine for repairs to the Hawk missile system. “Ukraine has an urgent need to strengthen its ability to defend against Russian missile attacks and Russian military aviation capabilities. Maintaining and sustaining the Hawk missile system will protect […]
Israeli Defense Forces Has to Make ‘Deconfliction Changes’ in Gaza
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the Biden administration is demanding “deconflict changes” from the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip. MARTHA RADDATZ: He says this is a war against humanity and things have to change now. Kirby: Well, our hearts remain with Chef Andres and his […]
Bench Player Malachi Flynn Just Dropped 50 Points Because The NBA Doesn’t Play Defense Anymore
Malachi Flynn, bench player for the NBA’s worst team, the Detroit Pistons, just put up a mind-blowing 50 points in a Wednesday night loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Flynn, in his fifth year in the NBA and his first in Detroit, became just the third player in NBA history to drop 50 points off the […]
Judge tells key witness in Madigan corruption case he handed defense ‘a gift’
(The Center Square) – A key witness in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s upcoming corruption trial was caught lying on a federal form to buy a gun, a major blow for prosecutors and a surprise boon for Madigan’s defense team. Fidel Marquez, the former ComEd executive who cooperated with federal investigators in the corruption […]