12 h. ago Russia launches deadly barrage on Ukraine after Putin–Trump summit shelved

Russia launched multiple drone and missile strikes on Ukraine as the latest peace attempts by US President Donald Trump appeared to be floundering. The attack killed at least six civilians, including two children, with more than a dozen injured across the country in the early hours of Wednesday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X. Zelensky said that 10 regions came under attack, including Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro, adding that while the attack primarily targeted energy...

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9 d. ago Behind Russia’s battlefield drone surge in Ukraine? Chinese factories.

Behind Russia’s battlefield drone surge in Ukraine? Chinese factories.  The Washington Post

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1 week ago China is a Key Factor in Ukraine’s Surging Drone Industry — Beijing’s New Export Controls May Ground It

China is a Key Factor in Ukraine’s Surging Drone Industry — Beijing’s New Export Controls May Ground It  Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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1 week ago China’s new restrictions on rare earth exports send a stark warning to the West

China’s new restrictions on rare earth exports send a stark warning to the West  Chatham House

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2 w. ago Iran: China’s Land Corridor to Escape U.S. Maritime Pressure

Iran: China’s Land Corridor to Escape U.S. Maritime Pressure  WANA News Agency

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s Zelensky warns Europe that Russia is looking to ‘escalate’ war

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday recent drone incursions showed Russia was looking to “escalate” its aggression, as he offered his country’s war-honed expertise to help counter the threat. The warning came at a summit of European leaders from just under 50 countries, who converged on a conference centre in Copenhagen under tight security after mystery drone flights rattled Denmark last month. The drone sightings in Denmark and high-profile aerial incursions by...

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s Drone Warning to West: Victory Depends on Escaping China’s Grip

Ukraine’s Drone Warning to West: Victory Depends on Escaping China’s Grip  Kyiv Post

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3 w. ago Russia pummels Ukraine with ‘massive’ missile and drone strikes

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital alone, as neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace. The attacks came after Russia warned Nato against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace covered by the military alliance. The barrage also followed the revelation by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv had received a US-made Patriot air...

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3 w. ago Trump says he ‘will not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank after Saudi warning

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced some pressure from allies to annex the West Bank, prompting alarm among Arab leaders, some of whom met Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “I will not allow Israel...

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4 w. ago China’s Guangdong province appears to escape worst from Super Typhoon Ragasa

Major cities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong appeared to have escaped largely intact from Super Typhoon Ragasa with no casualties reported as of Wednesday afternoon. The city of Shenzhen reported wind speeds of around 200km/h (120mph) – higher than 2018’s Super Typhoon Mangkhut – but as the storm moved west across the province later in the day, these slackened to around 145km/h as it made landfall near the city of Yangjiang, where some residents reported that power and water...

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