The U.S. Navy awarded $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding to expand production of Virginia-class attack submarines and Columbia-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
The funding supports the U.S. nuclear deterrent, the AUKUS partnership, and efforts to strengthen the submarine industrial base despite ongoing shipbuilding delays and workforce shortages.
Source: Axios
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Ex-European and Russian Officials Hold Secret Talks to Explore Ukraine Peace
Former senior diplomats from the UK, France, Germany, and Russia convened secretly in Vienna last month to discuss potential pathways for peace negotiations in Ukraine.
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Former senior diplomats from the UK, France, Germany, and Russia convened secretly in Vienna last month to discuss potential pathways for peace negotiations in Ukraine.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a major leadership crisis after abandoning a controversial proposal to sell a 20% stake in FIFA's World Cup commercial rights business to private investors for $4.2 billion.
Infantino is now meeting top officials in Morocco to secure support ahead of FIFA's presidential election in March 2027.
Although some confederations and countries continue to back him, growing opposition from Europe and parts of Asia and North America has made what once seemed like an easy reelection campaign far more uncertain.
Source: NBC News
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NEW: At least two IDF soldiers were killed and seven wounded when an explosive device detonated inside a booby-trapped building in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon.
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Eleven U.S. cities that hosted matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup say Gianni Infantino and FIFA verbally promised each city a $1 million "legacy" payment for community projects, similar to payments made after the 2025 Club World Cup.
However, the money has still not been paid, and host cities are now pressing FIFA for answers.
Source: NYT
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Vladimir Tkachuk, CEO of Uraldronzavod and creator of Russia's Upyr FPV attack drones, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt near Yekaterinburg.
An explosive device planted under his Mercedes detonated, destroying the car.
His driver/bodyguard was killed, and Tkachuk was left seriously injured and in intensive care.
The Upyr project began as a donation-funded "people's drone" effort tied to his pro-war online community.
That community centers on his Telegram channel "Povernutye na voyne" ("Turned on the War"), which has hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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WATCH: Russian soldier being abused after fleeing his position.
He was dressed in a woman's dress, placed in a pit, and beaten.
He was dressed in a woman's dress, placed in a pit, and beaten.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth privately urged Senate Republicans to approve significantly higher defense spending, citing concerns over weapons stockpiles, AI competition with China, and global security threats.
The Trump administration is also considering a larger post-election package that could combine Pentagon funding with other priorities, including a debt ceiling increase, while Democrats were excluded from the classified briefing.
Source: Axios
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FBI Director Kash Patel Builds Unprecedented Security Ties With China and Russia
The FBI has established unprecedented law enforcement ties with historic US rivals China and Russia, including monthly personnel exchanges and joint operations.
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The FBI has established unprecedented law enforcement ties with historic US rivals China and Russia, including monthly personnel exchanges and joint operations.
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Daniil Peredriy, 27, son-in-law of Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) chief Col. Gen. Aleksandr Chayko, died from injuries in the Aug 1, 2026 bombing at the Balzi Rossi restaurant in central Moscow.
No official Russian statement has named victims.
The blast came from a homemade IED (~1 kg of TNT, packed with ball bearings) brought by an unidentified woman who presented it as a "gift".
A guard stopped her at the entrance, where it detonated.
The death toll rose from an initial 3 to 5, with roughly 19 injured, and it's being investigated as a terrorist act.
Multiple independent and pro-Russian sources say the venue was closed for a private banquet tied to Chayko's circle.
Chayko himself wasn't hurt, and there's no official confirmation he was present or that the gathering was the intended target.
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French President Macron:
In Kyiv and its region, Russia has once again chosen to target civilians. This policy of terror, carried out with missiles and drones, is unacceptable.
Each new attack reinforces an obvious truth: Russia must pay the price for its aggression and answer for its crimes. Alongside Ukraine, we will not yield to either fatigue or intimidation.
The European Union and its partners will continue to increase the pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions, while strengthening military support for Ukraine so that it can defend itself and protect its population.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Pakistan on Friday, according to Reuters.
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The Israeli Air Force launched strikes on southern Lebanon, targeting the village of Al Mansouri, after an explosive device killed at least two Israeli soldiers and wounded seven others.
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BIG: A drone was found on the tarmac at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, carrying an attached mass with a detonator that investigators classified as a possible explosive device. The drone was reportedly lying right next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane.…
This is the drone carrying an improvised explosive device found on the tarmac at Leipzig/Halle Airport, only meters from a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo plane.
Authorities safely neutralized it after discovering the detonator was defective, preventing an explosion.
In a separate incident the same night, a DHL cargo plane hit an unidentified object—possibly another drone—and landed safely with minor damage.
Authorities safely neutralized it after discovering the detonator was defective, preventing an explosion.
In a separate incident the same night, a DHL cargo plane hit an unidentified object—possibly another drone—and landed safely with minor damage.
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Former Greek Chief of Staff Konstantinos Floros:
Anyone who sets foot on Greek soil will first be burned, & only then will we ask who they are.
This is the only appropriate response to threats such as: "We will come one night" or "We will set foot on your islands."
Source: Proto Thema
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:
Hostile countries, through deliberate conspiracies, leave no stone unturned in trying to lure our youth into drug addiction.
Supplying drugs to earn money while simultaneously destroying a country like ours is a part of their terrorist conspiracy.
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