The Chinese navy, the world’s largest by number of ships, is expanding its reach. For the first time, Chinese warships were seen docking at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia. We and countries in the region have expressed concerns about the lack of transparency on the intent, the nature, the scope of this project. Ned…

The White House warns the U.S. is running out of money to aid Ukraine. And, a house explodes in Virginia as police attempt to execute a search warrant. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. White House warns U.S. is running out of Ukraine aid A letter the White…

Venezuela thinks a large part of Guyana doesn’t actually belong to the Guyanese. Tensions over the issue are mounting to the point there could be an official armed conflict between two South American countries for the first time in three decades. The tensions center on a disputed part of Guyana called Essequibo. Venezuela, a former…

The United States Air Force flew its newest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, for the first time in early November. A few weeks later, a Chinese scientist claimed China’s own stealth fighters can shoot down the B-21. The claim comes from Chen Jun, an associate professor at China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian. South China…

Chinese hospitals are currently experiencing a surge in respiratory illnesses and pneumonia, primarily in children. Health officials say the spike in cases is likely due to the recent lifting of lockdowns, a trend other nations saw when lockdowns were lifted much earlier than China’s. The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken notice of the spike…

A Navy plane overshot its landing on a Marine Corps base, just miles outside of Honolulu in Hawaii on Monday, Nov. 20, and ended up in Kaneohe Bay. Officials said all nine passengers on the plane escaped unscathed. The plane missed the runway and landed in the water, similar to the 2009 “Miracle on the…

Ukraine’s Security Services (SBU) said its snipers are “rewriting the rules of global sniping.” A recently published video is making the rounds on Ukrainian and Russian social media channels showing the proof. The video shows the point of view of a Ukrainian sniper targeting Russian troops at a distance of 3,800 meters — over two…

The Israeli army says it is carrying out a ‘targeted operation’ at Gaza’s largest hospital. And the United States and China agree to address climate change as the countries’ two leaders are set to meet. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. IDF says troops carrying out ‘targeted operation’…

The People’s Republic of China is building a naval base in Ream, Cambodia. Both governments said the Chinese navy won’t operate out of the base, but that argument doesn’t really hold water. New analysis of satellite imagery by Naval News shows the addition of a very large main pier at the Ream Naval Base, and…

The U.S. is mourning the loss of five Army Special Operation troops who were killed in a helicopter crash in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea over the weekend. According to the U.S. European Command, the five soldiers were killed when their MH-60 helicopter went down “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.”…