Barack Obama’s gripping new show: best podcasts of the week

The 44th president’s latest podcast is a slick, excellently researched look at the post-slavery period in the US. Plus, a troubling foray into the world of swinging Who would have thought, back in 2008, that Barack Obama (pictured above) would become one of podcasting’s biggest movers and shakers? The former president is front and centre of this series on the post-slavery period in the US, a collaboration with Malcolm Gladwell for Audible and the History Channel. It’s slick and excellently re...

By Hannah J Davies and Alexi Duggins

Former diplomat on how Israelis are reacting to the U.S.-Iran talks

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat, about the Israeli public's reaction to the agreement between the US and Iran.

By Steve Inskeep

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney snubs US to sign $1.75B long-range radar deal with Australia

The pact will provide early warning radar coverage from the Canada-United States border into the Arctic

By Rod McGuirk

US clears $482 million support package for India's Apaches, M777 howitzers

In a significant development, the US has granted formal approval for a $482.2 million package focused on sustainment support services and essential equipment for India's Apache helicopters and M777A2 howitzers. This initiative is crafted to enhance India's defense strength and deepen the strategic alliance between the two nations. The support package is designed to maintain the operational integrity of these vital military assets, catering to India's defense objectives.

By SURENDRA SINGH

On AI, the US and China have an outdated arms race mindset

By Bharath Reddy

Despite US pressure, Syria indicates it won’t intervene in Lebanon

The report adds that despite a push for a ceasefire and a new de-confliction concept in Lebanon, “it is estimated that Washington is using various tools simultaneously to try to disarm Hezbollah.”

N. Korea blames US, West for 'revival of Nazism,' defends Russia over Ukraine war

North Korea condemned the United States and other Western countries Monday, accusing them of fueling concerns over the revival of Nazism, on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. In an article carried by the Korean Central News Agency, the North claimed that "modern-day Nazi forces" have reemerged, heightening global concern over what it described as a challenge to the future of humanity. "The danger of neo-Nazism is being highlighted more seriously through the current

By The Korea Herald

Stock index futures slip as investors look for more U.S.-Iran talk updates

Al-Sharaa dismisses Lebanon intervention, backs political solution

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has ruled out any Syrian military intervention in Lebanon, stressing that Damascus seeks to contribute to stability through political, diplomatic a...

USAF Seeks 'Dronebuster' Anti-Jammer Gun To Protect Nuclear-Strike Base

USAF Seeks 'Dronebuster' Anti-Jammer Gun To Protect Nuclear-Strike Base Whether it's data centers, critical infrastructure, stadiums, corporate headquarters, or even military bases, the U.S. remains largely unprepared to combat one-way attack drones, including Category 1 through 3 drones, because a critical layer of cheap, scalable counter-UAS technology is missing. The proliferation of low-cost drones across Eurasian war zones, from the Ukraine-Russia war to the US-Iran conflic...

By Tyler Durden