A leaked EU Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 sets a brisk timetable: the “European Drone Wall,” integrated into a network-based drone capability, by end-2027, and the broader Eastern Flank Watch functional by end-2028. The plan prioritises multi-layered, interoperable counter-drone systems, EU-wide military mobility by 2027, and sharper joint procurement targets (40%...
The European Commission will unveil a Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 giving EU countries five years to prepare for war, with ministers to review it this week. The draft pushes 40% joint arms procurement by 2027 and majority sourcing from EU and Ukrainian firms by 2028–2030. It targets gaps from air...
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was indicted on three federal felonies for allegedly igniting the Palisades fire that killed 12 people and destroyed 6,800 structures across 23,400 acres, authorities said. Prosecutors say the blaze began as the Lachman fire near Skull Rock just after midnight on Jan. 1 and reignited amid Santa...
Detroit will be without starting safety Brian Branch on Monday night against the Buccaneers after the NFL upheld his one-game suspension, sustained by hearing officer Jordy Nelson. Branch sparked a postgame brawl by striking Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the facemask in Kansas City; the league issued the ban the...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply rebuked Chinese trade official Li Chenggang, saying the vice minister appeared in Washington on August 28 without an invitation and behaved “unhinged,” echoing Beijing’s “wolf warrior” style. At a press conference Wednesday, Bessent said Li’s visit wasn’t requested by the Trump administration and suggested...
Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS he’s ready to “give peace a chance” after Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages and Israel withdrew from parts of Gaza—the first phase of a peace plan brokered by President Trump. He defended the painful release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, claimed a civilian-to-combatant death...
Thursday's Steelers-Bengals game will pit Aaron Rodgers, nearing 42, against Joe Flacco, almost 41—the NFL's second-ever matchup of starting quarterbacks over 40 after Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees in 2020. Teammate Cameron Heyward joked about an Icy Hot Bowl. Rodgers praised Flacco's classic deep-ball touch and said he pulls for...
Despite a torn thumb ligament, Keegan Murray agreed to a five-year, $140 million extension with the Kings on Wednesday, hours after Sacramento reportedly added Russell Westbrook on a one-year, $3.6 million deal. Murray, 25, would have been a restricted free agent after this season and is now under contract through...
Kevin Federline, in an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir You Thought You Know, alleges troubling behavior by Britney Spears and warns that “something bad is going to happen” without change, urging a “Save Britney” effort. He describes concerns without specifying a single incident, including a claim that Spears watched their...
Alaska officials launched one of the “most significant” airlifts in state history to move hundreds from storm-battered villages on the southwest coast after the remnants of Typhoon Halong sent a record surge that swept away homes and forced 1,500 people into makeshift shelters. Two villages were determined to require full-scale...
