Yemen Houthi forces seize Perim Island inside Bab el-Mandeb Strait From coastline to chokepoint By Layla Hassan / 11 Sep 2026
Yemen Houthi forces capture Mocha, opening new Red Sea front Second chokepoint now in play By Layla Hassan / 10 Sep 2026
Russia NATO forces confront Russian GUGI submersibles near Svalbard Reuters reporting reveals US role in Arctic operation that blocked rehearsal of unattributable cable-sabotage technology By Elena Kowalski / 10 Sep 2026
Saudi Arabia / Members-only Houthis claim 40 Saudi strikes as Mecca pact warning grows louder Competing claims, no independent verification By Alex Thompson / 10 Sep 2026
United States US strike kills three off Caribbean as campaign targets Ecuador supply boats SOUTHCOM's death toll passes 230 as strikes expand from speedboats to logistics vessels off Ecuador's coast By Diego Martinez / 10 Sep 2026
Iran Iran missile strike downs A-10 at Jordan air base Base defenses strained, casualties disputed By Layla Hassan / 10 Sep 2026
Iran Iran claims strikes on 10 vessels, fires 20 missiles at Jordan base IRGC declares new maritime restricted zone as retaliation follows US destruction of eight tankers since September 5 By Alex Thompson / 9 Sep 2026
Syria 14 killed in Idlib weapons depot blast; second fatal explosion in nine days Secondary blasts hamper rescue effort By Layla Hassan / 9 Sep 2026
Uganda DRC Ebola outbreak: 75% of deaths now occur outside treatment centres WHO records highest community death rate of the epidemic as cases fragment across six provinces By Amara Okonkwo / 9 Sep 2026
Israel Israel formalises 30-day closure order on British consulate in Jerusalem The retaliation takes legal form By Layla Hassan / 9 Sep 2026
Iran US strikes Iranian tankers at Kharg Island and Jask; Iran claims sub, drone seizures Simultaneous escalation hits both Iranian export terminals as IRGC responds with asymmetric claims across Hormuz and Saudi Arabia By Alex Thompson / 8 Sep 2026
Germany Germany taps Bundeswehr stocks as EU clears Patriot funding waiver Bundeswehr stocks, EU waiver, UK funds By Elena Kowalski / 8 Sep 2026