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SBU Confirms Underwater TNT Strike on Crimean Bridge

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it damaged the Crimean Bridge early Tuesday using underwater explosives, the third such attack on the key Russian supply route since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. The announcement was made via a Telegram post, which included video footage of the blast. (Read More)​

US to Close All But One Military Base in Syria, Says Special Envoy

The United States has begun scaling down its military presence in Syria, planning to reduce from eight bases to one, U.S. Special Envoy Thomas Barrack said in an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV. “We’ve gone from eight bases to five to three. We’ll eventually go to one,” Barrack said. “What I can assure you is that our current Syria policy will not be close to the Syria policy of the last 100 years, because none of these have worked.” (Read More)​

Rockets Fired from Syria Hit Golan Heights, Israel Responds

Two rockets fired from southern Syria landed in open areas of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Tuesday night, triggering sirens but causing no injuries or damage, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The rockets struck near Hispin and Ramat Magshimim, two towns in the Golan Heights, a region Israel captured from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981. (Read More)​

US Army Deploys K1000 Drone in Philippine Training Exercise

The U.S. Army’s 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (1st MDTF) deployed the solar-powered K1000 drone during Exercise Salaknib 25, the annual training event between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military, held at Fort Magsaysay in the Philippines. This deployment marked the drone’s first independent operational use by soldiers in a multinational exercise. (Read More)​

Raytheon Wins Contract to Expand US Navy’s SPY-6 Radar Fleet

Raytheon has been awarded a $536 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue its work on the SPY-6 radar family, the company announced. The contract builds on earlier efforts under the Navy’s Integration and Production Support program and covers upgrades to Flight IIA destroyers with the SPY-6(V)4 radar variant. (Read More)​​

How U.S. Gun Culture Spread to a Remote Island in the Baltic Sea | The New York Times

On Finland’s Åland Islands, 28-year-old Elias Andersson built a legal 3D-printed rifle called the Printax 001, inspired by American gun forums and YouTube channels. Merging Nordic hunting roots with modern tech, the rifle reflects the global rise of DIY firearms. Though he supports strict gun laws and won’t share blueprints, Andersson hopes to use his 3D-printing skills to support Ukraine, especially in drone development. (Read More)​

Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Smuggling Dangerous Biological Pathogen into US

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling into the U.S. a sample of Fusarium graminearum, a dangerous agricultural fungus that produces toxins harmful to humans and livestock. Federal authorities identified the suspects as Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34. (Read More)​

US Citizen Sentenced to 10 Years for Joining ISIS Training and Combat

A naturalized U.S. citizen was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for receiving military training from the Islamic State (IS) and fighting against U.S.-led forces in Syria, according to a Department of Justice press release. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., sentenced Lirim Sylejmani, 49, originally from Kosovo, to prison followed by lifetime supervised release. (Read More)​

Army Offers $10,000 Reward in Death of Black Hawk Pilot in Honduras

The U.S. Army is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the death of 1st Lt. Marciano Angelo Parisano, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot found dead in Honduras on May 3. Parisano, 25, was serving with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment at Soto Cano Air Base, near Comayagua. (Read More)​