World war III

Xi Jinping warns against great-power conflict in the Gulf as China, Oman eye trade pact

Last week, China's Foreign Ministry said the country will soon be dispatching its special envoys to the Middle East to promote engagement and de-escalation.

Signed documents are held for exchange at a signing ceremony during the state visit by Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China November 2, 2026.
The fireball is ascending during a nuclear artillery test Grable Event  - part of Operation Upshot-Knothole- a 15-kiloton test fired from a 280-mm M65 Atomic Cannon at Frenchman's Flat. 25th May 1953.

Middle East on brink of World War III, Iranian lawmaker warns among escalating tensions - report

A satellite image shows a closer view of a destroyed vehicle at the Pickaxe Mountain facility in Natanz, Iran, March 7, 2026.

The risk of World War III is actually decreasing - this is why - opinion

An illustrative image of nuclear missiles being launched from countries around the Mediterranean region for World War III.

The Islamic Regime aims to breach nuclear deterrence, Israeli weapons might stop it - opinion


Ex-MEP Nick Griffin claims Israel will strike Iran on Purim, which already passed

Griffin seemed to mix up Jewish holidays and confuse details, claiming that Purim would fall in April when the holiday had already passed and that Haman had been the Persian king.

Far-right British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin attends a protest against the killing of a British soldier in London June 1, 2013. Police intervened to separate about 150 far-right protesters from a much larger anti-racism crowd in London on Saturday to stop them from coming to blows over

World War 3 only years away, more than half of Brits predict

Asked which countries would likely be involved on a different side to the UK, 80% named Russia, 68% named Iran, 64% named China and North Korea, and 17% named Israel. 

How shall Israel best prevent involvement in any conflict involving nuclear weapons, whether as war or terrorism?

UFOs once took control of Russian ICBMs, nearly caused WW3 - testimony

Did aliens nearly cause the Earth to be consumed by World War III after antagonizing Russian missile bases in Ukraine? Did Russian fighter pilots die fighting UFOs? 

 UFO (illustrative).

NATO's military aid to Ukraine brings World War III closer - Medvedev

"The completely crazy West could not come up with anything else... In fact, it's a dead end. World War Three is getting closer," Medvedev wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

 Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Nikolay Pankov, visits the Prudboi military training ground in Volgograd region, Russia June 1, 2023.