Conflict Lens

Independent coverage of global conflicts and security issues.
Focused on facts, context, and developments worldwide.

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🌍 The world spent $2.9 TRILLION on weapons in 2025.
That's $91,000 every single second.
Ending global hunger costs ~$40 billion/year.
We don't have a resources problem. We have a priorities problem.
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The world just crossed a line most people don't know about.
Global military spending hit $2.887 TRILLION in 2025.
11 years in a row of increases. The highest since the Cold War era.
Here's what the numbers actually mean 🧵👇

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#BREAKING Russia is developing new strike systems, including the Oreshnik, Putin said -- but noted it has not yet seen full combat use against Ukraine. The strike that was carried out hit what he called a "shed," used purely to observe how the warhead clusters landed -- data needed for future deployment of the weapon.

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#BREAKING A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft, which took off from Ramon International Airport in Eilat, southern Israel, has squawked 7700 (General Emergency) just 10 minutes after taking off.

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Arab governments are always quick to issue statements, condemnations, and condolences after every tragedy. The harder question is: where was this urgency when Lebanese civilians were suffering, infrastructure was being destroyed, and the country was facing repeated crises? Many ordinary Arabs see a gap between the strong words in official statements and the limited action taken when fellow Arabs need real support.

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#BREAKING rump confirmed the little verbal feud that occurred between him and Netanyahu on the phone, saying that he indeed cursed Netanyahu and called him "crazy." However, he also said that "they still get along."

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#BREAKING - "As long as Lebanese villages are being bombed and people are being killed, northern Israel will not be safe." - Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem.

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#BREAKING Representative Thomas Massie announces he will conduct a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor the sailors of the USS Liberty, of which 34 were killed and 171 wounded by an IDF attack against the ship on June 8, 1967.

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#BREAKING A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft, which took off from Ramon International Airport in Eilat, southern Israel, has squawked 7700 (General Emergency) just 10 minutes after taking off.

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#BREAKING A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft, which took off from Ramon International Airport in Eilat, southern Israel, has squawked 7700 (General Emergency) just 10 minutes after taking off.

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#BREAKING - "As long as Lebanese villages are being bombed and people are being killed, northern Israel will not be safe." - Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem.

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#BREAKING At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev says Russian and American officials tomorrow will be signing a MOU on building a tunnel, under the Bering Strait, between Chukotka and Alaska.
Such a move would connect Russia's Far Eastern Oblasts to North America

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@Polymarket Only in modern financial markets can a company raise $270 million for a mine that has been largely idle for 25 years. Sometimes it feels like investors are buying stories, presentations, and future promises more than actual production.

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#BREAKING NEW: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reacts to news that President Trump intends to formally nominate him to the job full-time: "Obviously, I'm honored and humbled that the president indicated he was going to nominate me.”
“I will work with the senators. I have a good relationship h with the Senate, both sides.” “I don't say no to phone calls. I'll meet with anybody that wants to meet with me."

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#BREAKING Israeli media: Air raid sirens are now sounding in the Shlomi and Hanita settlements

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#breaking Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south: Israeli airstrike targeted the city of Nabatieh

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#BREAKING Albanian protest against a luxury resort approved for Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner's company on the Zvërnec peninsula as it threatens Mediterranean monk seal habitats & marine ecosystems Private security guards clashed with the protesters *Kushner's company has received government approval as a "strategic investor" for the luxury resort

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@piersmorgan “Best team in England” but not champions. That’s like finishing second in a race and demanding the gold medal anyway.

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#breaking Israeli media: Air raid sirens sound in Hanita in the Western Galilee fearing infiltration by drones

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#breaking Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south: Israeli airstrike targeted the city of Nabatieh

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This story gets so much worse. Apparently this all started because police were called out for a disturbance after her husband broke their tv out of anger after finding out his brother was killed by Israel in Gaza. The husband is Palestinian. When the police were taking him into custody his wife stopped them because she wanted to accompany him and that is when the officer threw her on the ground for “interference.” The couple was cooperative with the police the entire time and yet this is how they were treated.

She delivered the baby prematurely because of the physical trauma on her body but thankfully both she and the baby survived and are in good health. She easily could have miscarried.

This entire police department should be investigated and that officer should be arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

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#BREAKING Israeli settlers invade Al-Aqsa Mosque compound The settlers wave Israeli flags and perform religious chants, while Israeli police stand by and protect them.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem is the third-holiest site in Islam.

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#BREAKING Qatar Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that while he opposes a permanent transit toll on the Strait of Hormuz, he considers a temporary toll negotiable and could help restore passage.

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#breaking Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south: Israeli airstrike targeted the city of Nabatieh

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#breaking Israeli forces managed to reach Beaufort Castle, however, reports of the castle being struck or damaged is, as of yet, untrue. They keep advancing North. The last time Israeli forces managed to secure Beaufort Castle was back in the 80s and only left in 2000.

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#breaking Israeli forces managed to reach Beaufort Castle, however, reports of the castle being struck or damaged is, as of yet, untrue. They keep advancing North. The last time Israeli forces managed to secure Beaufort Castle was back in the 80s and only left in 2000.

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European police keep demanding more powers, more surveillance, more funding, and more public trust, yet incidents like this are exactly why many citizens are losing confidence. If an officer can violently throw a reportedly pregnant woman to the ground, then lectures about professionalism and de-escalation start sounding hollow. The badge should never be a shield from accountability.

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Public outrage is growing in the Netherlands after footage appeared to show a police officer violently throwing a reportedly pregnant woman to the ground during an arrest, sparking scrutiny of police use of force.

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#BREAKING "By God's grace, Iran has become a superpower." Hamidreza Haji Babaei, Deputy Speaker of Iran's parliament, on what the post-war moment requires:

"For a person to love themselves, yet not sacrifice everyone else for their own sake, this is a very hard thing. I'm speaking about society. That we speak for God, speak for religion, gather around the axis, the flag, these people and their demands — it is a very difficult task. But the esteemed parliament will certainly traverse this path with firmness."

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#BREAKING Iranian air defenses intercepted a U.S. drone near Bushehr. Source: Tasnim