North Korea drops references to unification from constitution

(AFP/Al Arabiya) North Korea has deleted all references to uniting with South Korea from its constitution, a document reviewed by AFP on Wednesday showed, underscoring Pyongyang’s push for a more hostile policy towards Seoul....

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North Korea drops references to unification from constitution

(AFP/Al Arabiya) North Korea has deleted all references to uniting with South Korea from its constitution, a document reviewed by AFP on Wednesday showed,...

Australia says ISIS-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Australia said on Wednesday that 13 members of Australian families in Syria linked to the extremist group ISIS plan to travel home...

US to close consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar citing safety concerns

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The United States will close its consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar, citing the safety of its diplomats, the State Department said in a...

CMA CGM container ship hit in Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) French shipping group CMA CGM said on Wednesday that one of its vessels, the San Antonio, had been the target of an...

Israel military issues evacuation order for dozen villages in south Lebanon, West Bekaa

(Al Arabiya) Israel’s military on Wednesday issued a new evacuation warning for a dozen villages in southern Lebanon and West Bekaa ahead of expected...

US wants ‘concrete actions’ on Iran from next Iraqi PM

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The United States is looking for “concrete actions” by Iraq’s next prime minister to distance the state from pro-Iran armed groups before...

Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump’s Beijing trip

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met China’s top diplomat in Beijin g on Wednesday, underscoring close ties between the two countries shortly before...

SIOI – Mondi in progress (6 maggio 2026)

Fonti: Axios; CNN; Politico; The Kyiv Independent; UN News   USA, Iran, Medio Oriente, Golfo Il presidente Trump ha annunciato martedì la sospensione della nuova operazione militare...

Romanian socialists and far right topple government

(Tim Ross and Ferdinand Knapp - Politico) Romania’s centrist government collapsed on Tuesday, throwing one of Europe’s most strategically important countries into turmoil at...

Trump suspends Hormuz operation, claims progress on Iran deal

(Barak Ravid - Axios) President Trump said Tuesday he's suspending the new U.S. military operation in the Strait of Hormuz due to progress in...

Iran: divampa la battaglia navale, ma la “tregua indefinita” regge

(Carlo Rebecchi) La guerra tra Stati Uniti e Iran è, di fatto, ripartita. Il capo del Pentagono, Hegseth, ha precisato in una conferenza stampa che...

Prove di avvicinamento tra Ue e Armenia. Al vertice di Erevan presente anche il Canada

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) A Erevan, primo vertice ufficiale tra l'Unione Europea e l'Armenia che segna un passo decisivo nel processo di integrazione e che ha...

Russian fiber-optic FPV drones reach Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s Donbas stronghold

(Kollen Post - The Kyiv Independent) Russian FPVs are reaching deeper into Ukraine’s Donbas fortress belt of highly fortified cities. Photos published on X...

Ukraine condemns Egypt for allowing transit of stolen grain

(Kate Tsurkan - The Kyiv Independent) Ukraine condemned Egypt on May 5 for allowing 26,900 tons of Ukrainian grain, stolen by Russia, to be...

UK sanctions Russian individuals, entities responsible for exploiting migrants in its war effort

(Kate Tsurkan - The Kyiv Independent) The U.K. announced on May 5 that it had imposed new sanctions on 35 individuals and entities for...

Robert Murrett: A US Vice-Admiral On The ‘Very Tough Challenge’ Of Hormuz

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) As tensions surge in the Strait of Hormuz following President Donald Trump’s announcement of Project Freedom, an effort to get...

SIOI – Mondi in progress (5 maggio 2026 pm)

Fonti: Axios; Defense One; DigWatch; Politico; Security Affairs; The Kyiv Independent; The Jamestown Foundation; The Soufan Center   Iran, Medio Oriente, Golfo e dintorni  Un alto funzionario...

White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation

(Barak Ravid - Axios) A high-level Trump administration official informed Iran on Sunday of the impending U.S. operation to "guide" ships through the Strait...

New frontier of AI forces Trump’s heavy hand

(Zachary Basu, Sam Sabin, Ashley Gold - Axios) President Trump set out on his first day in office to free artificial intelligence from government...

Zelenskyy offers Bahrain drone deal as he meets King Hamad

(Al Arabiya) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Tuesday during a visit to Bahrain, offering to sign a...

Ceasefire with Iran is not over, Pentagon’s Hegseth says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran was not over, even as the US and Iran...

Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users

(Pierluigi Paganini - Security Affairs) Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used...

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of drone attacks as Ethiopia claims Sudan arms mercenaries

(Al Arabiya) The Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of being behind recent drone attacks on sites including Khartoum airport and recalled its ambassador on Tuesday....

Iranian foreign minister to leave Tuesday for China talks

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Beijing on Tuesday for talks, the foreign ministry said, amid stalled negotiations with the...

Moscow shuts off mobile internet ahead of Victory Day parade

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Russia on Tuesday cut mobile internet connection in the capital ahead of World War II victory commemorations, set to be staged under...

Middle East truce in doubt as US and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz

(Al Arabiya) The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the US and Iran launched new attacks as they...

Pakistan’s Sharif calls for ceasefire to be respected after Iran attacks on UAE

(Al Arabiya) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his country, which acts as a mediator between then US and Iran, condemned...

US, Gulf nations draft new UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

(Al Arabiya) The United States and Gulf Arab nations are drafting a UN Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait...

Zelenskyy’s Gabala Visit Upgrades Ukraine–Azerbaijan Bilateral Relations

(Vasif Huseynov - The Jamestown Foundation) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid his first wartime visit to Azerbaijan on April 25, signing six bilateral documents...

Kremlin Uses Corruption Charges to Militarize Frontline Regions

(Alex Horobets - The Jamestown Foundation) Criminal cases related to embezzlement in defensive fortification construction in Russia’s Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk oblasts are systematically...

Putin Missed Another Potential Chance to Work Toward Peace

(Pavel K. Baev - The Jamestown Foundation) Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump in a 90-minute conversation on April 29...

Iran Looks to the Region to Blunt the U.S. Blockade

(The Soufan Center) Iran is trying to exploit alternative trade routes, particularly via land, to mitigate the effects of the U.S. naval blockade of...

Agentic AI risks outlined in joint cyber agency guidance

(DigWatch) Six cybersecurity agencies have jointly published guidance urging organisations to adopt agentic AI services cautiously. The document warns that greater autonomy can increase...

Russian attack kills five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production facilities, officials say

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on gas production facilities in Ukraine’s Poltava and Kharkiv regions killed five people, including two...

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills two in the Caribbean

(The Associated Press/Al Arabiya) The US military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing...

Secret Service says it exchanged gunfire with armed suspect near White House

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The US Secret Service said on Monday its officers confronted an armed and “suspicious individual” near the White House who later fired...

Maersk unit’s US-flagged ship transits Hormuz accompanied by US military

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Maersk said the Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged vehicle carrier operated by its Farrell Lines subsidiary, exited the Gulf via the Strait of...

South Korea to review joining US Strait of Hormuz operation

(AFP/Al Arabiya) South Korea said Tuesday it will “review its position” on joining US operations in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump...

Iran’s top negotiator warns Tehran ‘not even started’ in Hormuz standoff

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the United States warned on Tuesday that his country has “not even started” in its standoff...

Pentagon seeks smarter, self-organizing drones as autonomous-warfare budget is poised to skyrocket

(Patrick Tucker - Defense One) Two requests to industry may help the Pentagon address one of the emerging challenges of warfare: enabling a relatively...

Navy F/A-18Gs over Iran, Venezuela show rise in aerial electronic attack

(Andrew Dardine - Defense One) The Pentagon is using the Navy’s EA-18G Growlers more than ever, suggesting more development and a bigger role for...

Oil prices surged on the first day of Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ plan to unblock Hormuz

(John Liu - CNN) Oil hit its highest price of the year on the first day of President Donald Trump’s operation to guide stranded...

A runaway tycoon and millions in crypto: Polish scandal stokes Tusk-Nawrocki fight

(Wojciech Kosc - Politico) The troubles of a cryptocurrency firm that sponsored one of America’s flagship conservative gatherings are turning into a major political...

Berlin faces missile gap after Trump’s troop cuts

(Chris Lunday and Victor Jack - Politico) Germany thought the United States would soon deploy long-range missiles on its soil that could strike deep...

EU to tell countries to fight poverty — without offering fresh cash

(Zoya Sheftalovich and Hanne Cokelaere - Politico) The European Commission will on Wednesday ask EU countries to eradicate poverty, arguing that governments can access...

Keir Starmer braces for his week from hell

(Noah Keate - Politico) If you thought Keir Starmer was in trouble now, just wait for Thursday’s elections. The opinion polls would have to...

Anatomia del potere – La partecipazione senza effetti

(Girolamo Boffa) La democrazia non muore per mancanza di partecipazione. Muore quando la partecipazione smette di produrre effetti. Nel 1980 un sindacato illegale in un paese...

Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Shahed, Iskander component facility, major oil refinery amid large-scale attack

(Dmytro Basmat - The Kyiv Independent) Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on multiple Russian regions overnight on May 5, reportedly...

Belarus develops military training grounds and logistics routes in cooperation with Russia, border officials say

(Sonya Bandouil - The Kyiv Independent) Belarus continues expanding military-related infrastructure that could support Russian operations, even though Moscow does not currently have enough...

SIOI – Mondi in progress (5 maggio 2026)

Fonti: Axios; Defense News; DigWatch; RFE/RL; UN News; U.S. Department of War   Dal Medio Oriente e Golfo Il fragile cessate il fuoco in Libano è messo...

Rubio Heads To Rome, Vatican As Iran War Strains US Ties With Europe

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Rome and the Vatican on May 6-8 in what officials...

The War Department Announces Agreements with Leading AI Companies to Deploy Capabilities on Classified Networks

(DigWatch) The War Department has entered into agreements with eight of the world's leading frontier artificial intelligence companies, SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft,...

Iran ceasefire in peril as UAE says it’s under attack

(Dave Lawle, Barak Ravid - Axios) The United Arab Emirates reported that four missiles were fired toward its territory from Iran on Monday, and...

What is, and isn’t, worrying about 100% debt to GDP

(Neil Irwin - Axios) The United States has crossed a symbolic milestone: The national debt is now larger than its gross domestic product. But...

Propaganda e escatologia negli USA del conflitto in Iran

(David Haznedari) Per sondare l'attuale conflitto tra Stati Uniti e Iran, è necessario guardare oltre la dinamica cinetica e osservare come è mutato il linguaggio....

Trump inasprisce le sanzioni su Cuba, L’Avana protesta ma sa che è solo questione di tempo

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Il presidente Trump inasprisce ulteriormente le sanzioni contro Cuba e lancia nuove minacce. Il 1 Maggio, un ordine esecutivo dell’amministrazione Usa ha...

U.S. says 2 ships crossed Hormuz, Iran threatens “force” if more try it

(Barak Ravid - Axios) Two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels sailed out of the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday with the assistance of...

Most Strait of Hormuz shipping at a standstill despite latest US pledge

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said...

Yerevan, il segno di una presa di coscienza dell’ Europa?

(Carlo Rebecchi) Il summit dell’Unione Europea allargato anche a paesi extra Ue di oggi nella capitale dell’Armenia, Yerevan, non è tanto importante per il risultato...

UAE forces intercept three Iranian missiles, fourth crashes in sea: Ministry

(Al Arabiya) The UAE said Monday that its forces intercepted three missiles from Iran and a fourth crashed into the sea, nearly a month...