China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is often seen as an attempt by Beijing to extend its influence around the…
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Turkey now masters the skies with devastating military drones
Turkey’s allies have been crushing their enemies on battlefields where they previously faced defeat until they were assisted by Turkish…
Sweden’s Thunberg meets DiCaprio and leads LA rally
Sweden’s 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg has met Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and joined fellow teenagers at a Los Angeles…
Brexit exposes a system unfit for purpose
Several times in the last 30 years the UK has had governments completely unfit for power, visibly exhausted and devoid…
Germans bemused as embattled defence minister given top EU job
European Union leaders have selected Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister, as the European Commission president, sparking bemusement…
14 Russian sailors die in secret sub fire: Kremlin
Fourteen sailors have purportedly died in a fire on a Russian deep-sea submersible with unconfirmed reports saying five survived. The…
China-Russia poised to dominate 21st century
A growing number of military near-misses involving Russia and Nato forces point to a strategic rebalancing based on a growing…
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