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China now poses major nuclear threat to the West as it closes in on 1,000-warhead stockpile while world enters new 'nuclear age', armed forces chief warns
2 weeks, 5 days ago

China now poses major nuclear threat to the West as it closes in on 1,000-warhead stockpile while world enters new 'nuclear age', armed forces chief warns

Daily Mail  

China now poses a major nuclear threat to the West after rapidly expanding its atomic weapons arsenal, the head of Britain's armed forces has warned. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, said the world was now entering a new 'nuclear age' - with China posing a more deadly threat than ever before. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief …

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Team Trump's 'plan to end Ukraine war with 800-mile buffer zone is revealed' as the world braces for The Don to shake up global affairs after his bombshell US election victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Team Trump's 'plan to end Ukraine war with 800-mile buffer zone is revealed' as the world braces for The Don to shake up global affairs after his bombshell US election victory

Daily Mail  

MailOnline breaks down the biggest issues facing Trump and what the impact of his return is likely to be But the world today is very different to the one left behind by the Trump administration in January 2021 The once-and-future president stormed to a dominant victory in this week's hotly anticipated election Donald Trump's dominant victory in this week's US …

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The alarming numbers behind North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal
2 months ago

The alarming numbers behind North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal

The Independent  

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Post Haniyeh killing, Israel faces Hamas 2.0 in a grinding war of attrition
4 months, 1 week ago

Post Haniyeh killing, Israel faces Hamas 2.0 in a grinding war of attrition

Firstpost  

Hamas is in for the long haul with increased recruitment, expertise in urban and guerrilla warfare and Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as the overall boss Yahya Sinwar now has the complete authority to decide on hostage rescue or a ceasefire deal, making the negotiations tougher for Israel and the US. “If the Hamas battalions were largely destroyed, Israeli forces wouldn’t still …

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Kyiv hospital strike highlights Russia's sanctions evasion
5 months ago

Kyiv hospital strike highlights Russia's sanctions evasion

The Hindu  

The Kh-101 cruise missile that struck a children's hospital in Kyiv in early July perfectly illustrates the ability of the Russian defence industry to overcome Western efforts to cut its supply of key components. "In April 2024, Ukrainian sources reported monthly production of 40 Kh-101 missiles", much higher than the 56 produced over the whole of 2021, said a Western …

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England want a Skelton or Meafou type – Rusi Tuima is an intriguing project player
6 months, 3 weeks ago

England want a Skelton or Meafou type – Rusi Tuima is an intriguing project player

The Telegraph  

A streamlined squad of 19 for this first England training camp suggests that most of Steve Borthwick’s summer tour party will come from the four clubs who have qualified for the Premiership play-offs. Still, the group assembling at Pennyhill Park combines players likely to make the trip – George Martin and Henry Slade, for instance – among a scattering of …

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What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next as ‘heavy-handed’ US negotiates pullout from Niger?

Al Jazeera  

The United States is preparing to withdraw more than 1,000 military personnel from Niger, once a front-line partner in its war against the ISIL group and al-Qaeda affiliates in the Sahel region of Africa, which is currently experiencing a surge in deadly violence. “But it wasn’t a rose garden,” said Simon Rynn, a senior research fellow for African security at …

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Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Under new general, Russia’s Wagner makes deeper inroads into Libya

Al Jazeera  

Using a new avatar of the paramilitary group, Putin is strengthening Russia’s presence in the North African country. Russia, in the form of the private military contractor Wagner, has been a growing presence in Libya since at least 2018, when the group was first reported to be training troops under renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar, leader of the Libyan National …

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Ghost ships at reawakened North Korea port put Ukraine in peril
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ghost ships at reawakened North Korea port put Ukraine in peril

Hindustan Times  

A dormant North Korean port near the border with Russia has sprung back to life, fueling what experts say is a burgeoning trade in arms destined for the frontlines in Ukraine that is simultaneously bolstering the anemic economy managed by Kim Jong Un. “Pyongyang’s decision to deliver munitions at scale once again underscores the grave threat that North Korea poses …

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Exeter go top after ‘big boy’ English lock Rusi Tuima stars in win over Bristol
1 year, 1 month ago

Exeter go top after ‘big boy’ English lock Rusi Tuima stars in win over Bristol

The Telegraph  

Tuima, a former England age-group back-rower, looks at home as a lock. Baxter revealed that a pre-season chat with Rob Hunter, his forwards coach, had inspired Tuima’s move to the engine room, primarily because Chiefs prefer their back-rowers to string together “repeat actions”. Despite losing Thacker to the sin bin, the replacement hooker seeing yellow just six minutes into his …

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Nato may have to deal with more assertive China in far north – report
1 year, 2 months ago

Nato may have to deal with more assertive China in far north – report

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s long arm disrupts Crimea, its patience breaches Russian defences
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s long arm disrupts Crimea, its patience breaches Russian defences

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv says it has broken through Russia’s ‘first line of defence’, an assessment Washington agrees with. Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on September 1 that Ukrainian troops had broken through the Russian “first line of defence”. “In the centre of the offensive, we are now completing the destruction of enemy units that provide cover for the retreat of …

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Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Associated Press  

Ukrainian troops are probing Russian defenses as spring gives way to a second summer of fighting, and Kyiv’s forces are facing an enemy that has made mistakes and suffered setbacks in the 15-month-old war. Sir Richard Barrons, a retired general who led the U.K. Joint Forces Command, said the Russian military has built “textbook” defensive lines and adjusted its tactics …

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How Entangled Is Vladimir Putin's Fate With The Outcome Of The Russia-Ukraine War?
1 year, 10 months ago

How Entangled Is Vladimir Putin's Fate With The Outcome Of The Russia-Ukraine War?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As soon as Russia invaded Ukraine, the war became inextricably linked with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As the Russian president’s former economic advisor, Andrey Illarionov, told the BBC, the less resistance to Putin, the easier it is for him — and if there was no resistance, “he would go as far as he could.” He added: “There …

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Russian weapons in Ukraine ‘powered’ by Western parts: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian weapons in Ukraine ‘powered’ by Western parts: Report

Al Jazeera  

More than 450 foreign-made components have been found in Russian weapons recovered in Ukraine, evidence that Moscow acquired critical technology from companies in the United States, Europe and Asia in the years before the invasion, according to a new report. “Russian weapons that are critically dependent upon Western electronics have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Ukrainians,” said Jack …

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Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine devastates Russian artillery depots ahead of offensive

Al Jazeera  

Western military systems aid Kyiv on the ground but Putin refuses to back down, in the 20th week of Moscow’s invasion. Russia’s official Tass news agency said only civilian infrastructure was hit the second time and seven people were killed but Russian military bloggers have been reporting with concern Ukraine’s recent success against Russian rear depots and have repeatedly posted …

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Kyiv: The epicentre of Ukrainian resistance
2 years, 9 months ago

Kyiv: The epicentre of Ukrainian resistance

The Hindu  

Twenty-three days have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. In an authored article published by British think tank, Royal United Services Institute, experts summarised thus about the Kyiv offensive: “The advance of Russian forces from the First Guards Tank Army and Second Combined Arms Army through an axis running past Sumy has proceeded on a narrow front with …

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How Putin could use Cold War strategy to cripple Britain and the West
2 years, 10 months ago

How Putin could use Cold War strategy to cripple Britain and the West

Daily Mail  

While two thirds of his armed forces are believed to be in Ukraine or supporting the invasion, Vladimir Putin is threatening to wage war on the West, starting with cyber attacks on Britain, experts have warned Britain may not yet be at war with Russia - but the invasion of Ukraine could see the Kremlin try to knock out UK …

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