Western officials believe they have obtained evidence of secret arms supplies from China to Russia, which could signify a major escalation in Beijing’s involvement in the war in Ukraine. Source: The Times, citing a Western official, as reported by European Pravda Details: A source from The Times claims that the West has evidence of an…
London — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in London this week to discuss progress made by the U.S., Britain and Australia toward their shared goal of deterring China’s increasingly assertive actions in the Indo-Pacific. The London summit is the third Defense Ministerial for the allies’ trilateral AUKUS partnership, and according to defense officials, it will…
Published on Sep 21, 2024 09:46 PM IST US Ambassador to the United Nations, Robert Wood emphasised that a wider conflict in the Middle East is neither inevitable nor desirable, urging all parties to avoid actions that could spark a “devastating war.” He distanced the US from recent incidents in Lebanon, calling for restraint and…
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates this week was a surprise to … well, nobody. The US central bank, like many of its peers, had telegraphed the decision for weeks as it made inroads containing inflation and now seeks to prevent a wider slowdown in the economy. Even for an institution marked by…
The Taiwanese company Gold Apollo Co. denied it manufactured the pagers used in attacks across Lebanon, following media reports that identified the low-profile firm as the supplier of the devices. “Those devices aren’t ours,” said a company official, asking not to be named before a formal statement. “We didn’t manufacture the pagers.” Source link
A documentary series released by Chinese state media has imagined what an invasion of Taiwan by China might look like. The 20-minute sixth episode of Quenching, aired by China Central Television, features a nationalistic display of military power, including drone-assisted operations, missile drills, and electronic warfare exercises as part of a larger simulated assault on…
UK Labour party veteran Peter Mandelson faulted the former Conservative government for failing to sustain “proper channels of communication” with China and not living up to Britain’s responsibilities in Hong Kong. “It was in danger of operating a boycott of Hong Kong and the necessary communication that Britain needs to maintain with China,” the former…