Boeing loses almost $1bn every month in 2024

US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders that will reshape the US military, according to the White House.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that “a lot of things ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are now on their way.”

A long-awaited truce between Israel and Hamas has officially begun, after a last-minute delay of almost three hours. The fighting continued past the initially provisioned 8:30 a.m. local (6:30 a.m. GM) deadline as the Israeli military said Hamas had failed to provide the names of the first three hostages due to be released, as per the terms of the agreement.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday morning has been delayed after Hamas failed to provide the names of hostages to be freed later in the day for what it said were ‘technical reasons’.

Qatar`s Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman announced Wednesday evening the success of mediators in reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, noting that its implementation will begin on next Sunday (19 January).

Israel approved plans to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip, after advancements in prisoner exchange negotiations with Hamas, the Haaretz newspaper said Saturday.

Poland is backing US President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for NATO countries to spend 5% of GDP on defence even if it will take 10 years for the alliance’s laggards to reach the target, says the Polish defence minister.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced revisions to its Mars Sample Return Program, aiming to simplify the mission, reduce costs and expedite the timeline for bringing Martian soil samples to Earth.

North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang "more capable of waging war against its neighbours", the United States warned on Wednesday.

US Senator Bernie Sanders pledged Monday to do everything he can to block arms sales to Israel.

​​​​​​​The United States` State Department has approved a possible sale of advanced AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for $3.64 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has confirmed.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will boost its military presence in the Baltic Sea, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced.

South Korea`s Acting President Choi Sang-mok has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country`s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its soil.

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan`s president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after air defences were used against Ukrainian drones.

An Embraer passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, after diverting from an area of Russia that Moscow has recently defended against Ukrainian drone attacks.

Europe`s economic powerhouse Germany on Monday announced an extensive new arms package for Kiev in its war against Russia, now well past 1,000 days old.