China sacks 9 senior military officers as Xi Jinping widens crackdown – Financial Times

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  1. China sacks 9 senior military officers as Xi Jinping widens crackdown  Financial Times
  2. China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting  BBC
  3. How Xi's military purges could hamper China's ability to fight  NBC News
  4. Xi fires army commander as Taiwan invasion plans take hit  The Telegraph
  5. The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think  ChinaPower Project
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Reeves and Svantesson: Don’t believe Putin’s lies. Economic pressure is working – politico.eu

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  1. Reeves and Svantesson: Don’t believe Putin’s lies. Economic pressure is working  politico.eu
  2. Deep Inside Putin’s War Machine, the Pain Is Starting to Show  Bloomberg.com
  3. Russia’s Regions Post Largest-Ever Budget Deficit in 2025  The Moscow Times
  4. Three myths about the Russia economic war  Al Jazeera
  5. Russia Remade Its Economy for War, but It’s Come at a Huge Cost  The New York Times
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Texas airspace closed after military reportedly downs US drone on accident

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Federal Aviation Administration bars flights around Fort Hancock after reported use of anti-drone military laser

The Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, after congressional aides told Reuters a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have accidentally shot down a US government drone.

The FAA and Pentagon did not immediately comment but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the Mexican border posted on its Notam alert system, shorthand for “Notice to Air Missions”.

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Afghan Taliban attacks met with Pakistani strikes on Kabul – DW.com

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  1. Afghan Taliban attacks met with Pakistani strikes on Kabul  DW.com
  2. Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks  CNN
  3. Pakistan strikes Afghan cities as cross-border attacks escalate  BBC
  4. Afghanistan launches attacks against Pakistan, draws ‘immediate response’  Al Jazeera
  5. Pakistan, Afghan forces clash after days of hostilities  Reuters
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Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats

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Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’

The head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show.

On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a similar threat forcing the evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra the next day.

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Shooter had second ChatGPT account, OpenAI reveals as it overhauls safety protocols – Politico

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  1. Shooter had second ChatGPT account, OpenAI reveals as it overhauls safety protocols  Politico
  2. OpenAI outlines steps to boost safety measures in response to Canada school shooting  Reuters
  3. OpenAI Would’ve Flagged Canada Mass Shooting Suspect Under New Rules  Bloomberg.com
  4. OpenAI Tightens Protocol for Referring Accounts to Law Enforcement  WSJ
  5. Danger was flagged, but not reported: What the Tumbler Ridge tragedy reveals about Canada’s AI governance vacuum  The Conversation
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Josh Shapiro Doesn’t Care if You Kill A Pennsylvania Citizen – Home ❧ Current Affairs

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  1. Josh Shapiro Doesn’t Care if You Kill A Pennsylvania Citizen  Home ❧ Current Affairs
  2. Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank call for accountability  BBC
  3. Calls for justice grow after Israeli settlers kill another US citizen  Al Jazeera
  4. Police, IDF clash over probe into Palestinian-American teen killed in West Bank  Haaretz
  5. Opinion | The All Too Ordinary Death of Nasrallah Abu Siyam  Common Dreams
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Tens of thousands without power in Russia’s Belgorod after Ukrainian attack – Reuters

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  1. Tens of thousands without power in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian attack  Reuters
  2. Ukraine war latest: Missiles pound energy infrastructure in Russia’s Belgorod  The Independent
  3. Belgorod Governor Says Locals Hold a Grudge Toward Authorities Amid Ongoing Outages  The Moscow Times
  4. “The lights went out, the internet vanished, and the water was soon gone too”: Residents of Russia’s Belgorod are feeling the effects of war  theins.ru
  5. Parts of Russia's Voronezh left without power after aerial asset debris falls  Українська правда
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