US assault ship sent to eastern Mediterranean amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions
The Pentagon has deployed the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp with Marines to the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel along the Lebanese border, U.S. European Command confirmed on Friday. Wasp and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, some 2,200 troops, entered the Mediterranean on Wednesday for a “scheduled deployment to the […]
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives In South Korea Amid Spiking Tensions With The North
The US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid rising tensions between South Korea and North Korea in recent weeks, the Associated Press reported. USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Arrived The carrier arrived on the Korean peninsula for joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. Its arrival comes amid rising tensions between […]
The reason, and tensions, behind Donald Trump’s DC visit
Donald Trump was at the Capitol on Wednesday. He met with Republican lawmakers on his way to a business roundtable, the real purpose of his visit. It was more of a reunion than a substantive discussion for the former president, who was visiting Washington for the first time since leaving office. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
NYC public housing residents, posh prep school kids spark playground war — with tensions going into full swing
A concrete jungle gym war has broken out on the Upper West Side. Tensions have reached a boiling point at the playground on West 90th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, as apartment complex residents fight to keep private school families, including students from the upscale, $64,000-a-year tuition-paying Trinity School, out of the newly renovated […]
Philippines warns of ‘red line’ with Beijing amid heightened tensions in South China Sea
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US-China tensions have gone medieval and could regress further
“The most important characteristic of the world can be summed up in one word: chaos. This trend is likely to continue.”Chinese leader Xi JinpingIn early 2021. This observation is RAND, an American think tank The Corporation describes the current world situation as neo-medieval, based on strong tendencies that parallel the Middle Ages. A Weak State: […]
U.S. prepares for war amid growing tensions that China could invade Taiwan
Daily Mail report The US military is actively preparing for war with China over tensions over Taiwan, a report said, noting that US and Philippine marines have been taking part in bizarre military exercises on a series of small islands in the region. The exercises, which have included sending teams of Marines out of Chinook […]
When White House communicators clash: Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby are the latest in a tradition of tensions
A great deal has been written this year about the tensions between White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House national security communications adviser John Kirby. Their uneasy relationship reflects a host of internal and external expressions of doubt about Jean-Pierre’s lackluster performance, internal disagreements about whether to support Israel, and legitimate confusion about […]
Philippine mayor accused of acting as Chinese asset amid investigation, tensions
A Philippine mayor is facing accusations of acting as a pawn of China as a territorial dispute between the two countries escalates. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos told reporters this week: “No one knows her. There are questions about where she came from. So there are questions about her nationality, so we are working with the […]
US advances $1bn Israel weapons package amid Rafah tensions | US foreign policy
The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion arms aid package to Israel through the congressional review process, two U.S. officials announced Tuesday. The latest weapons package includes tank ammunition, mortars and armored tactical vehicles, one of the officials told Reuters. President Joe Biden last week delayed the shipment of a 2,000-pound (907-kilogram) bomb […]