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Near $30BN Military Tab Stokes Petrol Surge With Consumers Accusing Fuel Retailers of Price Gouging Amid Price Variation

The Pentagon's revised $29 billion estimate for the US-Iran conflict is linked to rising fuel prices, sparking consumer complaints of price gouging and political scrutiny over defence spending.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump trashes Iran’s ‘generous’ peace offer, so Pentagon makes a power move by revealing the location of a U.S. nuclear submarine

Trump called their peace proposal "totally unacceptable."

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True cost of Trump’s Golden Dome revealed at $1.2 trillion, six times more than he claimed, budget report says

President has said the space-based system would be ready by 2029, but industry insiders have said the project has barely gotten off the ground

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Iran War Has Cost Taxpayers At Least $29 Billion So Far, Pentagon Says

Jules W. Hurst III, the Pentagon's acting comptroller, said that the war in Iran has cost taxpayers at least $29 billion so far.

International Business Times

Pete Hegseth Faces 'Brutal' Congressional Grill Over Unauthorised, $1.5 Trillion Budget 'Disastrous' Iran War

On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth returned to Congress to discuss Ukraine, Iran and Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request.

International Business Times UK

US Pentagon deploys Anthropic's Mythos to patch cyber gaps while planning to ditch firm

The Pentagon is reportedly using Anthropic's AI, codenamed Mythos, to shore up its cybersecurity defenses and fix vulnerabilities. However, this move is happening concurrently with plans to eventually phase out their reliance on the company, suggesting a strategic, albeit temporary, partnership for immediate needs.

The Economic Times

Hacking the bomb? What Claude Mythos AI reveals about the gamble of nuclear deterrence

In 1983, the film WarGames imagined a teenager who accidentally accessed a Pentagon computer system and triggered a simulation program, subsequently interpreted as the prelude to a nuclear war. The film made such an impression on Ronald Reagan that he asked his advisers whether such an intrusion into America’s most…

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Trump UFO Files: Religious Leaders Claim 'Eight-Pointed' Craft Is Biblical Angel

The release of Trump's UFO files has sparked debate among religious groups, claiming a craft resembles a biblical angel, while sceptics attribute it to sensor glitches.

International Business Times UK

Angels or Aliens? Christian Leaders Claim Pentagon UFOs Are 'Extra-Dimensional'

Christian leaders Jeremiah J. Johnston and Greg Laurie say the Pentagon's latest UFO files point not to aliens, but to a biblical spiritual realm filled with angels and demons.

International Business Times UK

Hegseth defends to Congress Pentagon’s ‘fiscally responsible’ request of $1.5 trillion budget

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The Independent UK

Who sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? Reports explain mystery, ship's route, nuclear cargo claims and US aircraft presence

Who sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? This explainer covers the sinking of the Ursa Major near Spain, possible nuclear reactor cargo, US aircraft flights, Russian claims, and the Spanish investigation findings and global security concerns. The article explains key timelines, military activity,…

The Economic Times

‘Did he violate his oath again?’: Pete Hegseth tries to tear down Sen Kelly, but Kelly gets the last laugh

Hegseth’s words to Kelly: “I think that’s exactly the right question, too, Senator.”

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Harvard Physicist Avi Loeb Warns Pentagon UFO Files Could Expose Secret Enemy Tech and Alien Visitors From Beyond Earth

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb discusses the Pentagon's UFO files, highlighting potential adversarial advancements and extraterrestrial possibilities.

International Business Times UK

Pentagon Accused of Using Nuclear Weapons to Lure UFOs in Explosive Dan Farah Interview Claims

Filmmaker Dan Farah claims the Pentagon used nuclear sites to attract UFOs, sparking debate over secrecy, risk, and intelligence gathering methods.

International Business Times UK

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president says he ‘didn’t even finish reading’ Iran’s peace proposals

Ceasefire on ‘life support’, Trump says as he considers restarting US navy military escorts of ships through the strait of Hormuz – key US politics stories from 11 May 2026 at a glance

The Independent UK

US sub that can launch nuclear missiles announces location in rare reveal as Iran war drags on

A Navy ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory off the coast of Spain, on Sunday

The Mary Sue

‘The Iran war isn’t going very well’: Rogan exposes Trump’s UFO stunt as a last-ditch cover-up for military failure

The Trump administration just dropped a massive batch of UFO files, and Joe Rogan is calling it a distraction from a war that’s “not going very well.” According to The Hill, the Pentagon released hundreds of declassified documents on May 8, 2026, including reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena dating back…

Reason

How Much Has the Iran War Actually Cost? A Lot More Than $25 Billion.

Direct military costs have exceeded $70 billion by one estimate, and Americans have paid more than $37 billion in higher energy costs since the war began.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert Suggests UFOs/UAPs Could Be "Fallen Angels" and Biblical Figures Mentioned in Old Testament

On Friday, May 8, the Pentagon released a trove of previously unseen files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), documenting hundreds of reports stretching back to the 1940s.

The Guardian - US

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks

Defense secretary accuses senator of disclosing classified info but Kelly says ‘that’s not classified, it’s a quote from you’

International Business Times

Did Aliens Stop NASA Missions? The Apollo 17 'Never Return' Theory Explained

Newly released Pentagon UAP files show Apollo 17 astronauts reported hours of unexplained lights and objects around the Moon, while a close friend of commander Eugene Cernan now claims they received a mental warning from aliens to 'never return.'

The Guardian - US

US military strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills two people, leaving one survivor

More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Republicans dominating redistricting fight across several states before midterms

President and his party celebrate as Democrats vow to fight Virginia court ruling barring state from enacting new voter-approved congressional maps – key US politics stories from 8 May 2026 at a glance

The Guardian - AU

From stalemate to strikes: A dizzying week of US-Iran negotiations over the strait of Hormuz

Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best. Then, Donald Trump and the US launched Project Freedom

The Independent UK

Wind projects are stalled because the Pentagon isn't completing its reviews, industry group says

A clean energy group says the Pentagon is holding up the development of more than 250 new onshore wind farms on private lands by failing to complete its national security reviews

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