Adm. Paparo: Ukraine, Middle East wars ‘eating into’ U.S. air defense stocks
Paparo said the expenditure of U.S. air defenses “imposes costs on the readiness” to respond in the Asia-Pacific. Read more
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Ukraine hits Russia with U.S.-made long-range missiles for first time
Russia said its forces shot down five out of six missiles, which were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Debris of one hit the facility, starting a fire that was swiftly put out and caused no casualties or damage, it said. Read more
Putin issues warning to U.S. with new nuclear doctrine
Putin approved the change days after two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday that President Joe Biden’s administration allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia. Read more
Landmark Hong Kong trial jails 45 democrats, sparking criticism
A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested and charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law which carried sentences of up to life in prison. Read more
U.S. says Russia escalated Ukraine conflict by deploying North Koreans
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller in a briefing declined to confirm that the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had decided to allow the strikes, but reiterated that the U.S. “will always adapt and adjust the capabilities we provide to Ukraine when it’s appropriate to do so.” Read more
Technical issue resolved after British Airways flights delayed
“We’ve apologised to customers for delays to their flights and ensured they were able to reach their destinations as planned,” the spokesperson said via email. Read more
Freed from restraints, Ukraine poised to strike into Russia
With two months left in his administration, President Joe Biden finally relented after months of pleas from Ukraine that it needed to fire at targets deeper inside Russia to more effectively degrade Moscow’s forces. Read more
Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras
Airports in the capital Tegucigalpa and industrial hub San Pedro Sula were shuttered, according to civil aviation officials. Read more
Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ air strike
Ukrainians had been bracing for weeks for a renewed Russian attack on an already hobbled energy system, fearing long winter blackouts and mounting psychological pressure almost 1,000 days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Read more
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Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
In excerpts published on Sunday from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide”. Read more
Biden visits Amazon rainforest en route to G20 summit in Rio
Biden flew from Lima, Peru, to Manaus, Brazil, the largest city in the Amazon, to meet with local leaders working to preserve the rainforest. He was to head afterward to Rio de Janeiro for a summit of the Group of 20 major economies that will address issues including poverty, global governance and climate change. Read more
Biden allows Ukraine to use U.S. arms to strike inside Russia
Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns. Read more
2 flash bombs fired into garden of Netanyahu’s home in Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the incident crossed “all red lines” in a post on X. Read more
Biden, Xi agree that humans, not AI, should control nuclear arms
Washington has been pushing Beijing for months to break a longstanding resistance to nuclear arms talks. Read more
North Korea deploys new weapon against the South: Unbearable noise
“It is driving us crazy,” said An Mi-hee, 37. “You can’t sleep at night.” Read more
Taiwan president plans Hawaii visit on sensitive trip to Pacific
Six sources briefed on the visit, speaking on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters that Lai is planning a stopover in Hawaii as part of an overseas trip starting in the coming weeks. Read more
Haiti gangs push into one of few remaining capital strongholds
Residents of Solino and Nazon, central neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, fled their homes on Thursday as gangs spread to one of the few remaining areas of town not already under their control. Read more
Taiwan has no arms shopping list for Trump but keen to discuss, officials say
Taiwan does not have a “concrete list” of new arms deals to put to the United States’ incoming Trump administration but is keen to discuss how to boost the island’s defence, senior Taiwan security officials said. Democraticall Read more
‘Morphing’ wheel from South Korea may transform lives and robots
Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to humps and even staircases. Read more
U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with South Korea and Japan
South Korea’s military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. Read more
Driver kills 35 people in ramming attack on crowd in China
Chinese authorities took almost 24 hours to officially disclose the incident, which took place on Monday night in Zhuhai, a city of about 2.5 million people in southern China near Macau. Read more
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