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Black Hawk down: Trump's trade war pauses Canadian helicopter deal
The Carney government quietly suspended plans to purchase 16 Black Hawk helicopters for Canada's special forces amid esc...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailChinese business visit to Kuril Islands will do nothing to ease tensions in Tokyo
A business delegation from northeastern China has visited a Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed island off Hokkaido to ...
Kuril Islands · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailTensions with teachers, pupils and Turkiye: Inside Azerbaijan’s hijab row
Teachers fear losing their livelihoods and students risk being excluded as Baku's close ally appears critical.
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailIN BRIEF: Russia hits Ukraine's communication, energy infrastructure in massive strike
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strike hit communication and energy infrastructure facilities in Kiev, th...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailMoscow records one of largest Ukrainian drone attack in two years — TASS calculations
As many as 493 drones headed toward the region between 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on October 13 and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time on ...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailHow Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ is reshaping southern Lebanon
Demolished homes, shifting military lines, stalled withdrawals leave Lebanese uncertain if they can return.
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailKai-Fu Lee: AI Transformation Must Begin From the Top
01.AI Founder & CEO Kai-Fu Lee discusses how AI tools can boost efficiency at work, arguing that their deployment needs ...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailWill South China Sea’s code of conduct remain elusive as deadline looms?
A long-awaited code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea risks becoming a toothless agreement, analysts have warned,...
South China Sea · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailThe Mecca Pact and Pakistan’s Bid to Become Indispensable
For most of its history, Pakistan’s geopolitical value has risen and fallen with other countries’ emergencies. The Mecca...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailIs Technological Sovereignty Possible?
Chuck Robbins, Chair & CEO, Cisco and Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and ...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailRussian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says "critical" infrastructure was hit overnight, while emergency services say at least three were k...
Ukraine · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailVideo recording device found in cabin of HMAS Leeuwin navy ship in Cairns
Defence announcement comes after Jacqui Lambie tells parliament a camera had been found concealed in a women’s shower on...
Cairns, Australia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailVideo recording device found in cabin of HMAS Leeuwin navy ship in Cairns
Defence announcement comes after Jacqui Lambie tells parliament a camera had been found concealed in a women’s shower on...
Cairns, Australia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailThe United Kingdom’s Military AI Ambitions Need Guardrails
Advancing military AI capability is a priority for the United Kingdom, and in recent weeks, the new government has doubl...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailGangnam goes all out to attract AMD AI research center to Suseo Station
Mayor Kim Hyeon-ki says he is prepared to “stake his life” on Gangnam-gu's push to attract an AI research center planned...
Gangnam, South Korea · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Putin says Russia could ‘cease to exist’ if it loses
Putin's officials have said they are fighting Nazis and responding to NATO aggression, and that the U.S. sought Russia's...
Russia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailHeavy Russian strikes on Ukraine kill six, cut power in Kyiv
The attacks on multiple regions came after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received no warning from Weste...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailAudit of S. Korean envoys in US adds to doubts over US intelligence cooperation, response to NK mine blast
Statements by South Korea's top diplomats in Washington and New York in recent days have added to questions over intelli...
Washington, United States · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailJapan eyes penalties for unauthorized land deals near SDF bases
Land transactions in areas around Self-Defense Forces bases and Japan Coast Guard facilities would require prior approva...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailEurope Today: Spanish FM on Euronews, Black Sea drone attacks, EU-China reset
Spain is under pressure on multiple fronts: war in Ukraine, a housing crisis, snap elections, and tension with Morocco o...
Spain · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailCounter-Drone Weapons Have Arrived
Why The Next Phase of Drone Warfare Will Be Defined By The Weapons Built To Stop Them In Ukraine, exquisite hardware tha...
Ukraine · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailBreaking: Recording device found in cabin of Australian navy ship
The recording device was discovered on board the HMAS Leeuwin while it was stationed near Cairns.
Cairns, Australia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailChina sends aircraft carrier Liaoning to Western Pacific
The Chinese navy said Wednesday it has sent the Liaoning, one of the country's three aircraft carriers, to the Western P...
Western Pacific · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailMakkah Alliance sec-gen meets PM Shehbaz, briefs premier on defence cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday met with the newly-appointed Secretary-General of the Makkah Joint Defence Ag...
Islamabad, pakistan · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailKamala Harris warns window closing for AI safeguards, urges US-China cooperation
She said the broader strategic rivalry between the US and China should not preclude cooperation on shared risks.
Washington, D.C. · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailJapan protests Chinese delegation visit to island held by Russia
It's the latest indication of a growing alignment between Russia and China to pressure PM Sanae Takaichi's government.
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian drones strike more than 100km into Russian territory
Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov region. The regional governor reported one person was killed.
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailChina and India Want Much the Same Things From South Asia
The two countries have reset bilaterally and internationally. Now it’s time to think regionally.
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailRussian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners".
Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailExpanding the military footprint: China’s new air base in Laos
As China’s power and self-confidence grows, it’s becoming much more active in projecting power by establishing military ...
Vientiane, Laos · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailChina and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reports
The long-delayed bridge will formally open on Thursday, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.
Yalu River, China · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailChina sends aircraft carrier group into western Pacific
Japan is expected to be watching closely after Beijing said the "realistic" exercises are "not directed against any spec...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailUS to drop South Korea intelligence case against ex-CIA analyst
Oct 13 - The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of a former CIA analyst and White House National Secu...
United States · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailUK to accelerate deliveries of LMM missiles to Kiev — PM’s office
The delivery is intended "to meet Ukraine’s most urgent winter requirements"
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailHigh on wins in Tigray, Ethiopia now has Eritrea in its crosshairs
On Friday, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos wrote to the U.N. Security Council, citing Article 51 of the U.N...
Tigray, Ethiopia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailWhy the US will never give up Diego Garcia
Writing for the Daily Mail in 2023, Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sardonically argued, “The Americans don'...
Diego Garcia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailUS Navy’s SSN(X) won’t arrive for years as China closes sub gap
As the US Navy lays the groundwork for its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine to replace its aging fleet, the US’s ...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailFrom Allies to Enemies: Ethiopia and Eritrea Edge Toward War
The two nations fought alongside each other during a brutal conflict in Tigray that left hundreds of thousands of people...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?
Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AICrouched over on ...
No location · Oct 14, 2026 · WedgetailMilitary briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenal
The kingdom is one of the world’s top arms buyers but has struggled to keep pace with the Iranian-backed rebels’ tactics
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