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The age of rearmament
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan’s nuclear taboo is slowly unravelingScott Foster reports that Japanese…
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Six dead and dozens injured in Ukrainian strike on Russian industrial plant
Kiev’s forces carried out a missile strike on the city of Kirov, causing a fire at the facility that has since been extinguished, according to local authorities Six people have…
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Indian activist ends hunger strike as government holds talks with protesters
Sonam Wangchuk calls off stir after assurances from the government, which has also held talks with student protesters Student protests in India calling for the resignation of the federal education…
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Before Gagarin, there were dogs: The forgotten pioneers of space
Seventy-five years after the first successful canine flight, the animals that carried humanity toward the stars are still remembered Russia is generally more of a cat country; 58% of Russians…
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British Army faces Kenya setback amid row over troops’ crimes
The UK’s Ministry of Defence says it regrets that Nairobi has not issued the licenses required for the training The UK has canceled a major army exercise in Kenya after…
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EU state bans books and toys in latest Russophobic crackdown
Latvia has targeted books, video games, clothing, and other consumer goods produced in Russia and Belarus Latvia’s parliament has approved a ban on a wide range of Russian and Belarusian…
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New surveillance commons means the end of military concealment
On February 26, 2026 – 48 hours before the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – Hangzhou-based MizarVision posted AI-annotated satellite imagery of F-22 Raptors at Ovda Air…
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ASEAN reclaims its centrality as newer blocs wobble and wane
With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been gradually reclaiming its centrality in the Indo-Pacific. The clearest…
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Japan’s fake fury over its free-falling yen
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political fortunes are falling almost as fast as the yen these days — and the two are closely linked. The yen has slid…
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Indonesia doesn’t need China to keep its nickel industry afloat
This is the first of a multi-part series on Indonesia’s nickel industry. China’s nickel investors in Indonesia are sending a familiar warning: reverse regulatory uncertainty, or they’ll potentially walk. However,…