Department of Defense

In recent weeks, residents along the eastern coast of the United States have reported drone sightings over residential neighborhoods, restricted areas, and critical infrastructure. These mysterious drones have sparked a storm of speculation, become the number one topic of discussion on social media, and driven East Coast residents to the brink of hysteria.

The five-day debate on the state budget for 2025 begins today at 11:00 a.m. in the plenary session of the Bouliet.

A Pentagon official is being eyed by US authorities over the leak of documents that revealed scenarios Israel is considering for its attack response to Iran.

On multiple nights, U.S. military personnel reported seeing a fleet of unidentified drones violating the airspace over a stretch of land at Langley Air Force Base along Virginia’s coast. The drones began approaching the area each night about 45 minutes to an hour after sunset, according to an official who reported this to U.S.

Oil prices are up more than 5% in international commodities markets as the Iranian attack on Israel began with dozens of ballistic missiles.

A suspected rocket attack on Monday resulted in injuries to several US personnel stationed at Al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, as reported by a Pentagon spokesperson. The attack's impact is still being assessed, with more information expected to be released later.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after being killed in Tehran in an attack blamed on Israel, which has heightened regional tensions as the US and Israel prepare for a retaliatory attack from Iran.

Haniyeh was laid to rest in Lusail, north of the capital Doha, following funeral prayers at the Gulf emirate's largest mosque attended by thousands of people.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department has said.

He and two accomplices, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi, are expected to enter the pleas at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as soon as next week.

The US government's letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for the Greek request for the procurement of an F-35 fighter squadron is expected to be submitted for approval to a special committee of Greek Parliament in the coming week.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that 10 long-range ATACMS missiles launched from Ukraine were intercepted and shot down over Crimea during the night. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the governor of Sevastopol, reported that debris from the intercepted missiles fell in a residential area.