NORTH AMERICA

Covers strategic developments across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with emphasis on defense policy, homeland security, and cross-border coordination. Tracks NORAD and NORTHCOM activity, U.S.–Mexico border dynamics, cartel violence, and domestic instability. Includes analysis of trade, macroeconomic trends, and national security priorities under Trump’s second term, including shifts in foreign policy, executive authority, and defense posture.

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NORTH AMERICA

Bessent Claims $1 Billion In Crypto Seized From Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the United States has now seized approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the Iranian government, roughly doubling the figure he had given a month earlier. Speaking at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California, Bessent made the

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By: Atlas

Former AG Bondi Draws Heat From Dem’s During Epstein Files Testimony

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday in a transcribed closed-door interview about the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, defending the department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act while drawing accusations from Democrats

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4 Min
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‘Final Determination’ Being Made For Iran Deal

President Donald Trump met with senior national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make what he had described in advance as a "final determination" on the framework deal with Iran. After roughly two hours of deliberations, the meeting ended without a decision, a

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Different Narratives Collide On U.S. Arms Package For Taiwan

Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung said Monday that he remained "cautiously optimistic" the United States would move forward with a pending $14 billion arms package for the island, even as contradictory signals from Washington over the past week have raised questions about whether the sale is on

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By: Atlas

‘Quad Ministers’ Unveil New Agreements For Maritime Security & Energy

The foreign ministers of the Quad — the United States, Australia, India, and Japan — met in New Delhi on Tuesday for their 11th ministerial gathering, announcing a series of new initiatives on maritime surveillance, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security as the four-country grouping looked to translate years of declarations

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Pope Calls For AI To Be ‘Disarmed’

Pope Leo XIV used the first encyclical of his papacy to call for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed,” placing the Vatican directly into the center of a debate now being fought by governments, technology companies, military planners, labor leaders, and ethicists. The document, Magnifica Humanitas, was released Monday at the

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U.S. Initiates ‘Defensive’ Strikes On Iran

The U.S. military said Monday it had carried out a series of "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to lay mines, even as President Donald Trump described the ongoing negotiations to end the war as "proceeding nicely." U.

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Carney On Alberta Vote: A Dangerous Bluff

Prime Minister Mark Carney sharpened his criticism of Alberta's planned referendum on Monday, warning that the October vote risks repeating the mistakes of Brexit and calling the entire exercise "a very dangerous bluff." Speaking at a press conference in Orleans, an Ottawa suburb, Carney said separation

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump On Iran Deal: No Rush

President Donald Trump on Sunday told U.S. negotiators not to rush into a final agreement with Iran, even as regional officials briefed on the talks said the two sides were closing in on a deal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth

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Rubio Seeks Stronger Ties In 1st Official Trip To India

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday for his first official visit to the country, a four-day trip designed to repair a U.S.–India relationship that has been bruised by tariffs, Iran war diplomacy, and Washington's growing engagement with both Pakistan and China. Rubio

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By: Atlas

Trump Considers New Iran Strikes

President Donald Trump convened his top national security advisers at the White House on Friday morning to weigh a return to military strikes against Iran, as a six-week-old ceasefire teeters and back-channel negotiations stall. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and White House Chief

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DNI Head Tulsi Gabbard Resigns

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard submitted her resignation to President Donald Trump on Friday, citing her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer. Her last day in office will be June 30. Gabbard told Trump of her decision in an Oval Office meeting Friday

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