As Ukraine seeks to edge China out of its drone supply chain, Taiwan emerges as a quiet player – The Guardian

  1. As Ukraine seeks to edge China out of its drone supply chain, Taiwan emerges as a quiet player  The Guardian
  2. Taiwan Could Learn From Ukraine. Informally, Connections Are Growing.  The New York Times
  3. Taiwan drone makers expand into Eastern Europe as Ukraine cuts China supply risk  digitimes
  4. Taiwan studies Ukraine's war experience as informal ties between the countries grow rapidly  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  5. Ukrainian drones become key interest for Taiwan – New York Times  Цензор.НЕТ
Posted in Uncategorized

Judge Presiding Over Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee’s Stock Manipulation Scandal Found Dead – Koreaboo

  1. Judge Presiding Over Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee's Stock Manipulation Scandal Found Dead  Koreaboo
  2. Judge in Ex–First Lady Case Found Dead  조선일보
  3. Presiding judge of ex-first lady's appeals trial found dead  The Korea Times
  4. Presiding judge in ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's stock manipulation case found dead  Korea JoongAng Daily
  5. South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president  NPR
Posted in Uncategorized

Middle East war live: Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeted ‘top Hezbollah commander’ – France 24

  1. Middle East war live: Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs, targeted 'top Hezbollah commander'  France 24
  2. Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire  Reuters
  3. Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburb as it targets Hezbollah commander  Al Jazeera
  4. Israel’s Destruction of Southern Lebanon Turns Villages into “Moonscapes”: Reporter Lylla Younes  Democracy Now!
  5. Families in Lebanon still search rubble for loved ones killed in a day of Israeli strikes  PBS
Posted in Uncategorized

Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S. – WSJ

  1. Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran Is Taking Advantage of a Hesitant U.S.  WSJ
  2. Why Iran’s Attack On Fujairah Matters For Energy Markets  WSJ
  3. UAE warns Iran that its international defense ties are ‘purely sovereign matter’  The Times of Israel
  4. Netanyahu Holds Rare Call With UAE President as Defense Ties Deepen  Bloomberg.com
  5. UAE comes under Iranian attacks for second consecutive day: Ministry  Al Jazeera
Posted in Uncategorized

Littoral Deep Battle: The Army’s Plan to Defeat an Amphibious Invasion – USNI News

  1. Littoral Deep Battle: The Army’s Plan to Defeat an Amphibious Invasion  USNI News
  2. 'This is how we prevail in the Pacific': US, allies train to repel amphibious assault  Defense One
  3. US Army tests fresh drones, 3D printers at ‘Balikatan’ drill in the Philippines  Defense News
  4. America’s Pacific Allies Train to Face Down China Together  WSJ
  5. America is massing troops near Taiwan to deter troublemaking by China  The Economist
Posted in Uncategorized

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican

Donald Trump has issued another verbal attack against Pope Leo, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.

The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Continue reading...

British Couple Faces Up to 30 Years in Turkish Prison After Alleged Cannabis Smuggling Attempt – Yahoo

  1. British Couple Faces Up to 30 Years in Turkish Prison After Alleged Cannabis Smuggling Attempt  Yahoo
  2. Brit 'drug mules' facing 30 years in Turkish jail over 'two cases of dope'  The Sun
  3. Fundraiser dropped for Wednesbury man and Bilston woman arrested in Turkey  Express and Star
  4. Brit 'drug mule couple' faces 30 years in jail for 'trying to smuggle two suitcases into UK' from Istanbul  The Mirror
  5. British 'drug mule' couple arrested within minutes of landing at Istanbul airport as friends issue desperate plea  LADbible
Posted in Uncategorized