Leaked Documents Expose Stunning Plan to Wage Financial War on Qatar — and Steal the World Cup

Leaked Documents Expose Stunning Plan to Wage Financial War on Qatar — and Steal the World Cup

A plan for the United Arab Emirates to wage financial war against its Gulf rival Qatar was found in the task folder of an email account belonging to UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef al-Otaiba and subsequently obtained by The Intercept. The economic warfare involved an attack on Qatar’s currency using bond and derivatives…

India Allowed US Officers to Study Nuclear Submarine Leased from Russia

India Allowed US Officers to Study Nuclear Submarine Leased from Russia

Moscow suspects that Delhi allowed US Navy representatives on a Russian Shchuka-B nuclear powered submarine, which is used by the Indian Navy under the name of Chakra. This incident may complicate the lease of a second Russian nuclear powered submarine to India, and endangers further collaborative projects between Russia and India, Kommersant reported. As reported…

‘Rare Opportunity’: Pentagon Confirms Joint Drill of 3 Aircraft Carriers in Pacific

‘Rare Opportunity’: Pentagon Confirms Joint Drill of 3 Aircraft Carriers in Pacific

Three US aircraft carrier strike groups will hold joint drills in the Western Pacific, the Pentagon has confirmed. It comes as the US President continues his Asia tour, reiterating Washington’s willingness to use military force against Pyongyang if necessary. In the largest naval exercise in a decade, the USS Nimitz, USS Ronald Reagan and USS…