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The world’s military budgets totaled $2.6 trillion in 2025, and the US accounted for more than a third of that.The US has the world’s most expensive military, spending nearly $1 trillion on defense. That’s over three and a half times China’s reported defense budget, the next largest.From spending on nuclear…
Americans across the Middle East have been thrown into travel chaos after the US urged them to depart 14 nations in the region immediately.The unusually urgent move by the US State Department came after retaliatory attacks from Iran hit multiple neighboring US allies and US military installations across the region.Americans…
Iran launched missile strikes into at least six countries in retaliation for the Saturday morning attack by the US and Israel.Multiple countries across the Middle East reported Iranian bombardments, with the IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, saying that it had launched attacks on US bases.Iran said it targeted at…
When my husband Shayne and I sold nearly everything we owned to travel the world full-time, we thought we were ready for anything. We had spreadsheets, backup plans, a carefully managed budget, and, as two adults in our 50s, decades of experience behind us.What could go wrong? Turns out, plenty.Over…
Overseas travel can be an immensely enriching experience, from learning about different cultures to seeing some of the world’s greatest sights, but in some countries, it can also come with risks.The US State Department ranks 21 countries around the world as a travel advisory level four, “Do Not Travel” due…
