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What We Know About The Trump Class “Battleship”

On December 22, 2025, at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, President Donald Trump announced a bold naval program: the Trump-class battleships, led by the lead vessel USS Defiant (BBG-1). The ships are described as nuclear-armed and heavily armed with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons, railguns, and high-power

Rubio’s Rift With Trump Goon Spirals After Humiliations

In a high-stakes chapter of Trump-era diplomacy, Senator Marco Rubio’s authority appears to be tested by Steve Witkoff, the administration’s self-described special envoy. The Daily Beast reports, citing NBC News and State Department officials, that Witkoff sidestepped Rubio to press ahead with Ukrai

The U.S. Lifted Sanctions On Dodik, But The Warning Remains

In October 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lifted sanctions on Milorad Dodik, his allies and family, along with more than a dozen connected entities. Sanctions on four Dodik associates were lifted on October 17, with broader relief announced on October 29, 2025. The

Trump, Starmer discuss Ukraine, Gaza on phone

A pre-Christmas phone call on December 21, 2025, saw UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discuss major foreign-policy issues. The topics included the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and the appointment of a new UK ambassador to Washington. Reports indicat

Important counter to Trump-Putin narrative on Ukraine

In December 2025, Asia Times columnist Bill Emmott lays out a counter-narrative to the Trump-Putin storyline that Kyiv must concede to end the war. He argues that Europe’s bold financial and diplomatic support for Ukraine is shifting the balance of power away from a stagnant holding pattern and towa