US and Nigeria Claim Killing of Islamic State Second-in-Command • FRANCE 24 English
The video reports that the United States and Nigeria have confirmed the death of Abu Bilal al‑Minuki, the second‑in‑command of the Islamic State, in a joint operation. The strike was carried out by U.S. Africa Command alongside Nigerian ground and air forces in Borno State, the long‑standing hotspot of the ISIS‑Boko Haram insurgency. Al‑Minuki, a Nigerian national, directed ISIS activities across the continent, making him a high‑value target. President Donald Trump called al‑Minuki “the most active terrorist in the world,” while President Bola Tinubu thanked the United States and vowed more decisive actions. The announcement follows a 2025 U.S. airstrike in northern Nigeria and the deployment of hundreds of U.S. troops to train Nigerian forces. Eliminating the ISIS deputy could disrupt the group’s African command structure and signals deeper intelligence sharing between Washington and Abuja, potentially curbing the region’s growing jihadist threat.
Why China Won't Move on Taiwan Anytime Soon
The video contends that despite rhetoric, Beijing is not poised to launch a Taiwan offensive in the near term because its top military leadership has been gutted by Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti‑corruption purge. Since 2020, nearly a hundred senior PLA officers...
Borsuk: Poland’s Homegrown IFV That Floats
Poland has begun fielding the Borsuk, a domestically‑produced infantry fighting vehicle that trades the heavy armor of many Western designs for a lighter, amphibious platform. Weighing about 28 metric tons, the tracked IFV carries a three‑person crew, six dismounts, and a...
‘Appears Stable’: US and China Relations Holding Steady After Trump’s Visit
The video recaps a post‑visit briefing with former Australian ambassador Arthur Sinodinos, examining how U.S.‑China ties have fared after President Trump’s recent bilateral talks in Washington. The discussion centers on Taiwan’s status, trade negotiations, and broader geopolitical signals. Sinodinos notes that...
Analysis: What Came Out of the Trump-Xi Summit?｜TaiwanPlus News
The video dissects the April 2024 Trump‑Xi summit, focusing on its implications for Taiwan. While the meeting featured high‑profile visuals and ceremonial gestures, concrete outcomes were scarce, limited to modest talks on agricultural imports and Boeing aircraft. Analysts note that Xi...
A Stalled U.S.-China Chip Deal Could ‘Triple’ China’s Compute
The video discusses a pending export‑license deal that would allow Nvidia’s H200 AI accelerator chips to be shipped to China, a move that could dramatically reshape the global AI hardware balance. The U.S. Commerce Department has issued licenses for up to...
BONUS POD: Trump and Xi Meet in China
The emergency episode of Pekingology recorded on May 15, 2026, dissected the surprise summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Host Henrietta Levin and former China‑policy official John Zin walked listeners through the day‑long...
The Trump-Xi Summit - Expectations vs Reality
President Donald Trump's historic state visit to China, first by a U.S. president in nine years, aimed to reset bilateral ties and test four expectations: stability, economic dialogue, Taiwan pressure, and Iran cooperation. Xi Jinping introduced a “constructive strategic stability” concept,...
Taking Stock: The Spinoff Benefits as Canada Doubles Down on Defence
Canada is ramping up its defence budget, having already met the NATO‑mandated 2% of GDP target and pledging to reach 3.5% by 2035. The government’s strategy includes a new Defense Security and Resilience Bank and a Defense Investment Agency to...
Mishandling Taiwan Could Cause Conflict | State of Play
The video analyzes recent remarks by President Xi Jinping warning that mishandling Taiwan could destabilize the fragile strategic equilibrium between the United States and China. Xi emphasized that Taiwan remains Beijing’s most critical bilateral issue and urged Washington to exercise...
A New CBO Estimate Puts Golden Dome Cost at $1.2T over 2 Decades
Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate that the Golden Dome missile‑defense program could cost about $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy and operate over the next two decades, dwarfing the $185 billion already earmarked. The CBO analysis projects acquisition costs just over $1 trillion,...
'Really Frightening' - Expert on What Could Happen if China 'Takes' Taiwan
The video features an expert warning that China views Taiwan as a strictly domestic issue and has repeatedly stated its intention to reclaim the island. While an invasion is not imminent, a current purge of senior People’s Liberation Army officers...
Why China’s Promise of No Arms to Iran Will Do Little to End the War
The video examines recent high‑level talks between President Trump and President Xi Jinping concerning the war that erupted in Iran 77 days ago, focusing on Beijing’s pledge not to supply weapons to Tehran. Xi emphasized that Taiwan remains the biggest obstacle...
Four Demands China Could Make on Taiwan
U.S.-China tensions resurfaced as Beijing outlines four concrete demands on American Taiwan policy. The Chinese government wants Washington to replace its long-standing “non‑support” stance with an explicit opposition to Taiwan independence, to publicly endorse eventual peaceful unification, to arrange a meeting...
Relief, Resignation, or Betrayal? Taiwan Reacts to the Trump-Xi Summit | DW News
The video examines how Taiwan interprets the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, focusing on the island’s political and economic concerns. Xi’s remarks warned that Taiwan’s independence and peace cannot coexist, framing the issue as...
What Are the Biggest Space Threats in 2026?
The CSIS panel examined the 2025‑2026 space threat landscape, highlighting how space has shifted from a support role to a strategic battlefield. Nations increasingly rely on satellites for communications, navigation, and targeting, while simultaneously developing capabilities to disrupt, degrade, or...
Trump Says He Discussed Taiwan Arms Sale with China’s Xi Jinping | AJ #shorts
President Donald Trump asserted in a brief interview that he directly discussed Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing that the conversation covered both the island’s security and broader regional issues. He portrayed Xi as opposed to any move toward...
China's Missiles Were Filled with Water, Not Fuel
The video examines the 2023 PLA Rocket Force scandal, where investigations uncovered missiles filled with water instead of propellant, exposing deep procurement corruption within China’s armed forces. The probe centered on high‑level officials accused of accepting and dispensing bribes, and...
Is Europe Getting Its Act Together on Defence? Multiple Threats Prompt EU Rearmament • FRANCE 24
Talking Europe examined the EU’s new “Readiness 2030” defence plan, a re‑armament drive launched after the war in Ukraine and heightened geopolitical tensions. The initiative, originally called “Re‑arm EU,” seeks to transform the bloc’s fragmented security posture into a coordinated capability by...
Scattered Spider's $27M Hacker Got Caught Reusing His Username | 2 Minute Drill With Drex DeFord
The two‑minute drill highlighted the arrest of Tyler Buchanan, a senior member of the Scattered Spider cyber‑crime group, who was caught after Spanish authorities seized $27 million in cash in June 2024. Investigators traced him back to Dundee, Scotland, where he...
Trump Xi Meet LIVE:Rubio Dares Xi Jinping On Taiwan: Trump In Trouble After Own Diplomat's Remark?
The video recaps the May 14‑15 historic visit of President Donald Trump to Beijing, where he met Xi Jinping amid the launch of China’s 15th Five‑Year Plan and the United States’ 250th independence anniversary. The summit was framed as a...
Eileen Wang Linked to Chinese Communist Party as Fears Grow of Xi Jinping’s Hold over US
The video focuses on the recent guilty plea of Arcadia mayor‑candidate Eileen Wang, who admitted to acting as an illegal foreign agent for the Chinese Communist Party, and uses the case to warn of broader Chinese influence in U.S. politics. Wang’s...
Karoline Leavitt LIVE: Ceasefire Confirmed | Karoline Briefs the Nation | Trump | US-Iran War News
The video recounts the 1994 birth of the Quick Response (QR) code, a technology that would later revolutionize how information is shared digitally. Set against cultural milestones like The Lion King, Forrest Gump, and Amazon’s first online book sales, the...
Pentagon's Latest Batch of Declassified "Alien" Imagery | Breaking Defense | The Weekly Break Out
The Pentagon on Friday unveiled a sizable collection of declassified images and documents related to unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly dubbed “UFOs.” The release follows a Trump‑era directive ordering agencies to make such material public, positioning the government’s long‑standing investigations into...
RAPID FIRE: The "Defensive" Growth Play - AI, Space, and Geopolitics
Private‑market investors are zeroing in on a “defensive” growth play anchored by artificial intelligence, defense spending, and space technology. The panel argues these sectors offer the most compelling upside amid a volatile macro environment. AI is viewed as a structural growth...
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Security in the Western Hemisphere
President Daniel Noboa used the Atlantic Council forum to outline Ecuador’s security strategy, emphasizing the declaration of an internal armed conflict to empower the military and police against powerful narco‑terrorist groups. He highlighted the nation’s deepening crisis—over 80,000 armed criminals...
Iran Asks Brics Allies to Condemn US and Israel as Trump and Xi Discuss Strait of Hormuz | BBC News
The video reports that U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, focusing on keeping the Strait of Hormuz open amid the ongoing US‑Israel war with Iran. At the same time, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi attended...
Does China Have the Upper Hand over Trump? | Global News Podcast
The BBC Global News Podcast examined Donald Trump’s recent state visit to China, contrasting his spontaneous, complimentary tone toward Xi Jinping with the Chinese leader’s carefully scripted remarks. Both leaders framed the bilateral relationship as one of equals, but the...
'Bombshell' Leaked US Intelligence Says 'China Outmanoeuvring America'
A classified Department of Defense intelligence assessment, dubbed the DIA “DIME” analysis, was leaked to the Washington Post as President Trump was airborne. The report bluntly states that China is outmaneuvering the United States on defense, intelligence, military and economic...
Mostly Economics Podcast #34: Another Lie, Another War with Matt Duss
Former Bernie Sanders adviser Matt Duss tells the Mostly Economics podcast that claims Iran was on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon were false, citing the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate and subsequent U.S. assessments that Tehran had not decided...
America Is Massing Troops Near Taiwan
The video reports that the United States has moved roughly 10,000 troops into the Philippines for a series of annual exercises, positioning forces close to Taiwan as a deterrent against a possible Chinese invasion. The drills are timed for April‑May, when...
How to Watch the Watcher: Investigating Vulnerability Scanner Reports 101
The session walks through vulnerability scanner reports, explaining how scanners generate CVE data, the metrics they expose, and why platform engineers must interpret them correctly. Neil Carpenter illustrates common pain points: one scanner flagged 673 vulnerabilities while another showed only two,...
#Russia Unleashes One of the Heaviest Missile Attacks Against Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Kyiv
Last night Russia unleashed one of the heaviest coordinated aerial attacks on Kyiv, combining Shahed suicide drones and ballistic missiles in a single, sustained barrage. The strike followed a day when more than 700 drones were launched across Ukraine, targeting infrastructure...
CENTCOM Chief CLASHES with Lawmakers as Iran Conflict Escalates
The Senate Armed Services hearing featured CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper defending Operation Epic Fury, a rapid 40‑day campaign aimed at crippling Iran’s ballistic‑missile, drone and naval production. Lawmakers pressed the administration for the legal authority, execution orders, and a coherent post‑conflict...
Can Trusted Partners Help Secure U.S. Drone Supremacy?
The CSIS discussion with deputy director Clayton Swopee and Moroccan‑American drone entrepreneur Sufyan Amagi examines whether trusted partners can help secure U.S. drone supremacy, contrasting onshoring with a distributed, allied‑based production model. They argue that dependence on Chinese components has spurred...
Sudan-Ethiopia Tensions Rise
Sudan and Ethiopia are edging toward direct confrontation after Khartoum accused Addis Ababa of harboring Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones that struck the capital’s airport on May 1. The dispute centers on the Al Fashaga agricultural strip and the broader Blue Nile region,...
US-China Summit: The 5 Things Donald Trump Needs From Xi Jinping
The video outlines five priorities Trump hopes to extract from Xi at the Beijing summit, ranging from agricultural and aerospace sales to geopolitical concessions. Trump leverages China’s demand for U.S. soybeans, poultry and Boeing 737s to secure wins for farmers and...
China or the US: Who Has the Largest Army? • FRANCE 24 English
The video contrasts the two world’s largest armed forces – the United States Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army – highlighting how each nation measures military strength across personnel, equipment, and fiscal resources. China fields roughly 2.5 million active personnel, nearly twice...
Singapore Police Force Exploring Use of Jet Packs, Armed Drones in Special Operations
Singapore Police Force is testing jet packs and armed drones for use in special operations, including maritime hostage and hostile vessel scenarios. Officials showcased a demonstration highlighting how these technologies could enhance response capabilities around the city-state’s busy ports. Leadership...
Iran-UAE Tensions LIVE: Iran Issues Big Warning To UAE Over Alleged Israel Collusion | WION Live
The Wall Street Journal has broken a story that the United Arab Emirates carried out a covert strike on Iran’s Slavan Island refinery during the broader Israel‑U.S. conflict with Tehran. According to the report, the raid in early April...
How Dragon Cart Program Is Set to Provide Game Changing Capability to US Military ?
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rapid Dragon concept has been rebranded as the Dragon Cart program and officially designated a Program of Record, signaling its transition from experimental testing to a funded, fielded capability slated for 2027. Dragon Cart turns existing...
Trump Has Gone From Unpredictable to Unreliable
The Atlantic’s Vivian Salama reports that President Trump’s foreign‑policy style has shifted from the calculated “madman theory” of strategic unpredictability to a pattern of outright unreliability that is unsettling allies and adversaries alike. During his first term, Trump’s incendiary rhetoric—most famously...
Trump Says He’ll Discuss Taiwan Arms Deal With Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump announced that he will raise the issue of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan in an upcoming conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The comment came during a loosely scripted interview where Trump highlighted the broader regional backing...
The V-22’s Prototype Was Even More Dangerous
The video addresses the V‑22 Osprey’s safety reputation, arguing that its accident rate is comparable to other military helicopters thanks to decades of engineering refinements. Development began with the 1950s XV3, which used a piston engine behind the cockpit and suffered...
US Navy Wants 15 Battleships
The Navy’s shipbuilding plan calls for resurrecting large surface combatants, targeting 15 "battleship"-class vessels by the mid-2050s and requesting roughly $43.5 billion to fund three of them through 2031. The proposal envisions nuclear-powered hulls and seeks legislative changes to allow...
Five Things You May Not Know About US-China Ties
Amid a high‑stakes US‑China summit, the video highlights five often‑overlooked dimensions of the bilateral relationship. It underscores that despite tariffs, the United States remains China’s largest trading partner, with more than $500 billion in goods exchanged each year, and that China is...
Araghchi Accuses Kuwait of Boat Attack, Demands Release of 4 Citizens as Analyst Sees Regional Risk
Iran’s foreign minister has publicly accused Kuwait of illegally boarding an Iranian‑registered fishing vessel and detaining four Iranian nationals, whom Tehran says belong to the Revolutionary Guard Corps. The incident, which Kuwait’s interior ministry says occurred on May 1, was framed...
Anthropic Eyeing Over $900 Billion Valuation | Bloomberg Tech 5/13/2026
Anthropic is reportedly seeking at least $30 billion in fresh financing that could value the AI startup at more than $900 billion, underscoring intense investor appetite for large, well-funded models. The report comes amid a high-profile U.S. delegation to China—including...
Deadly Russian Drone Attacks on Ukraine Resume After Ceasefire Ends | DW News
Ukraine’s president announced a massive wave of more than 800 Russian drones striking civilian targets across the country, ending a brief unilateral cease‑fire. The barrage, launched in daylight, marked a notable departure from Russia’s traditional night‑time attacks and hit infrastructure...
War in Iran Expected to Be High on Agenda for Trump in China | BBC News
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a two‑day summit with Xi Jinping, with the Iran war expected to dominate discussions. While Trump publicly claimed the United States does not need China’s assistance to resolve the conflict, officials in both...