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OPINION: Beyond Armament: China’s New Security Doctrine and the Transformation of Its Defense Industry Beijing is rewiring its defense model. By weaponizing industrial scale and civilian tech, China is building an integrated force where cheap autonomous swarms neutralize million-dollar jets. 🖋️ Kadir Temiz | Director of The Center for Middle Eastern Studies READ MORE

The TPLF says war has kicked off with the federal forces, four years after the end of the last conflict in Tigray which killed more than 600,000 people. The TPLF seized control of the airport in the capital of the northern region and fighting on the ground took place on the eastern border with Afar. It comes after months of tensions between Mekelle and Addis Ababa, and an announcement on Sunday of an alliance which aims to overthrow the prime minister. More from our correspondent Tom Canetti.)
The Sudanese army downed an FH-95 long-range drone near Bara in North Kordofan as forces push westward. Meanwhile, local sources report heavy RSF abuses, mass civilian displacement, and communications shutdowns across parts of North and West Kordofan. #Sudan #Kordofan #SudanWar #KeepEyesOnSudan
[Premium Times] Months of rising tension in Ethiopia have now escalated into renewed armed clashes in the northern Tigray region, raising concerns that the country could slide back into a civil war.

ISLAMABAD: Four of five local refineries on Thursday finally entered into formal agreements with the government to upgrade their refining technologies for cleaner product quality and increased production, with an estimated investment of about $5 billion in five years. The upgradation agreements were signed under the Brownfield Petroleum Refining Policy 2026, which was approved in the last week of July after a deadlock spanning over seven years. The formal agreements were signed by the management

The leaders of India’s “cockroach” youth movement said on Thursday that they would launch nationwide protests if India’s chief election officer does not resign within 48 hours, after a newspaper report said he had been questioned by his deputies over changes to voter lists. Opposition parties have said the lists have been manipulated to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On Wednesday, the Indian Express newspaper said two election commissioners had raised questi
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China’s next aircraft carrier could be longer than the US Navy’s largest warship, according to new satellite images that offer fresh clues about how far from home Beijing intends to operate its fleet – and the logistics it will need to do so. Captured on September 4, the images show that work has begun on the bulbous bow of the carrier under construction at Dalian Shipyard in northeastern China, defence intelligence company Janes reported last week. Measurements from the stern to the projected..
Daniel Levy | Former Israeli Peace Negotiator | US/Middle East Project (USMEP): Ursula von der Leyen said Europe "should do more on Israel" - a duplicitous statement from someone who supported Israeli crimes. Germany will do everything to block any shift (against Israel). But the UK could have a knock-on effect in Italy. Despite UK sanctions, Spain's & Norway's arms embargo on Israel, Germany & Greece are buying Israeli weapons. FULL INTERVIEW
Q: How would you describe yesterday's meeting with President Trump and all the Arab leaders? Ahmad al-Sharaa: Acceptable. Q: And the meeting with Zelensky? Ahmad al-Sharaa: Also good.

Last October, the world applauded what was then believed to be the end of three years of one of the worst cases of mass murder and destruction in modern times: Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. President Donald Trump gathered leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh to witness the signing of his 20-point peace plan for Gaza, including the ceasing of hostilities. His so-called Board of Peace was supposed to oversee a phased Israeli withdrawal from the Strip, the disarming of Hamas, the takeover by a civilian adm

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has threatened to open a new front in the Indian Ocean if the US resumes its strikes against Iran.

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Netanyahu not expected to meet Trump in New York Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to meet US President Donald Trump during his very brief trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu's office said the prime minister would meet nine world leaders, five of them from Latin American nations with which Israel has sought to deepen ties, but did not mention a meeting with Trump. Netanyahu is expected to be in New York for less than eight hours before returnin

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BREAKING | 🇵🇱🇷🇺🇺🇦‼️‼️ Poland has ordered the evacuation of two locations near the Ukrainian border following a Russian strike in western Ukraine, as Warsaw takes additional precautions against the risk of the war spilling across NATO territory. The evacuation covers areas near the Zosin border crossing in Hrubieszów County and Dorohusk. Poland also placed its military aviation on full readiness and scrambled fighter aircraft in response to the Russian attack. This marks the sixth time in
BIG | 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇨🇳‼️‼️ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is testing increasingly advanced drone capabilities, claiming some systems can now enter buildings through windows, remain there and later attack people inside. According to Zelensky, Russia has already tested such capabilities several times. He also accused China of sharing technologies with Moscow that enable this kind of advanced drone control. If Zelensky’s account reflects capabilities now being fielded b
Daniel Levy | Former Israeli Peace Negotiator | US/Middle East Project (USMEP): The new sanctions regime the UK has announced targeting Israeli settlement project crosses the rhetoric threshold. The implications are significant. Not a single Israeli bank exists that doesn't invest on the settlement project. The illegal occupation is a State of Israel project. The perpetrator is the IDF - not a ragtag band of armed settlers. FULL INTERVIEW

PESHAWAR: A cop was martyred and two others were injured on Thursday during an exchange of fire between terrorists and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on the outskirts of the provincial capital, a senior CTD official said. According to the senior official, CTD had received information about the presence of terrorists in the Garhi Sherdad area near Warsak Road, following which the authorities planned an operation against them. “The moment the CTD team reached the area, the terrorists opene

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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten reaffirmed continued support for Ukraine following a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said Russia's war against Ukraine remains one of the main topics at the UN General Assembly.

Russia also trains Madagascar’s troops and may recruit workers for drones used against Ukraine.

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PESHAWAR: A cop was martyred and two others were injured on Thursday during an exchange of fire between terrorists and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on the outskirts of the provincial capital, a senior CTD official said. According to the senior official, CTD had received information about the presence of terrorists in the Garhi Sherdad area near Warsak Road, following which the authorities planned an operation against them. “The moment the CTD team reached the area, the terrorists opene

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Trump: I met President Xi at the plane (Airport!) yesterday and he looks strong, vibrant, and fit - Better than ever. Madam Xi, of course, BEAUTIFUL!

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Trump: The Ford’s Theatre Lie is just another example of how the Fake News Media and the Dumocrats conspire together to make up false stories about “President Donald J. Trump.” Shouldn’t be allowed to happen. Our Country is desperately seeking a Free and Fair Press!
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem accused Israel of escalating aggression against Gazans, claiming that the Board of Peace and its director-general were unable to stop the Israeli government.

Netanyahu expected to 'berate' Zohran Mamdani in UN speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to use his UN address on Thursday to berate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for calling him a war criminal, according to Reuters. Addressing the mayor directly in a video statement this week, Netanyahu said he was going to New York “to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers” and “to tell the truth about you.” He falsely accused Mamdani of supporting Hamas fighters. New York's democra

Mark Owen welcomes Peter Zalmayev from Kyiv, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. According to Zalmayev, Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine reflect a broader political logic in which military force, political objectives and territorial ambitions are intertwined as instruments of Russian strategy. He argues that Moscow’s attacks on civilian infrastructure are designed to exert extreme pressure on Ukrainian society while demonstrating fierce retaliation to domestic audiences

Canberra also announced a 60 million Australian dollar ($42.2 million) support package for Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had reached an agreement to receive a package of missiles for Patriot air-defense systems, but did not specify which country the agreement was reached with.

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The US and NATO want Czechia to spend more on defense. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis says Prague cannot afford faster increases, despite growing warnings about the threat from Russia.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 24: The Spanish press express outrage after the forced eviction of an elderly woman from her Madrid residence. Unrest in the Tigray region sparks fears of a new war between rebels and Ethiopia's central government. Australian authorities reveal that the national health insurance system Medicare was hacked by an AI agent. Finally, we look at Britain's rudest-sounding street names!

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Tigray rebels in Ethiopia told AFP on Thursday they were in a state of "full-blown war" with the federal government, as heavy artillery attacks were reported in neighbouring states. Tensions have been rising for months between the federal government and the authorities in the northern Tigray state, who fought a devastating civil war in 2020-2022 that killed more than 600,000 people, according to African Union estimates.

Xi’s first White House visit in more than a decade comes amid ongoing disputes over trade, AI, Taiwan and war in Iran.

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