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The autumn of Trump's discontent – Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens

11:35 01.11.2025

The autumn of Trump's discontent – Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens

Up to 23,500 service members are being readied and trained for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities, ‘The Washington Post’ reports. The Pentagon has ordered thousands of specialized National Guard personnel to complete civil unrest mission training over the next several months, an indication that the Trump administration’s effort to …

President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Busan

11:45 31.10.2025

President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Busan

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their highly-anticipated summit after around an hour and a half on Thursday, concluding talks they hoped would quell an expansive trade fight that has shaken global markets, Bloomberg reports. Xi and Trump could be seen shaking hands at the end of the talks …

View from London: “Kyiv won’t last till spring”

11:44 31.10.2025

View from London: “Kyiv won’t last till spring”

For all the EU’s rousing words, there just isn’t the money or the will to keep defending Ukraine, Roger Boyes, ‘The Times’ observer notes. The money to keep Ukraine armed, healthy and warm is drying up. The western will to support the war is evaporating. The defence of an independent …

Trump threatens to resume Nuclear weapons testing

11:41 31.10.2025

Trump threatens to resume Nuclear weapons testing

In the middle of a high-stakes diplomatic tour of Asia, President Trump threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than 30 years. He made the threat just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, who is overseeing one …

After ‘Burevestnik’ missile the world press is feverishly reporting on an even more powerful Russian weapon – ‘Poseidon’

11:38 31.10.2025

After ‘Burevestnik’ missile the world press is feverishly reporting on an even more powerful Russian weapon – ‘Poseidon’

Putin announces test of tsunami-making Nuclear weapon, ‘The New York Times’ reports. Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, said on Wednesday that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered drone considered a superweapon, days after he announced the trial of a nuclear-capable missile. Poseidon, the unmanned underwater drone, is one of …

Reuters: Russia prepares to take strategic city of Pokrovsk

11:34 30.10.2025

Reuters: Russia prepares to take strategic city of Pokrovsk

Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military bloggers, Reuters writes. What is Pokrovsk? Pokrovsk is a road and rail hub in Ukraine's …

LBC: Parents of Brit killed in Ukraine say Foreign Office ‘not helpful’ as they demand more support for families of fallen soldiers

11:31 30.10.2025

LBC: Parents of Brit killed in Ukraine say Foreign Office ‘not helpful’ as they demand more support for families of fallen soldiers

The parents of a young British man killed while fighting in Ukraine have criticised the Foreign Office, saying it was "not helpful" to them, and warned that the families of fallen soldiers are not receiving the support they need, London Broadcasting Company (LBC) reports. Michaela and Christopher Tarmey said their …

InfoBRICS: Western 'normalization' of stealing Russian, Chinese and others' foreign assets

11:30 30.10.2025

InfoBRICS: Western 'normalization' of stealing Russian, Chinese and others' foreign assets

The delusional hypocrisy of the political West is outmatched only by its double standards when it comes to applying its own so-called "values", such as the "sanctity of private property" and the "free market investment principles", InfoBRICS writes. It's no secret that most (if not virtually all) Western countries have …

China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

11:28 30.10.2025

China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

China and the ASEAN bloc of Southeast Asian nations signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement, with leaders hailing the deal which spans the digital and green economy, and other new industries, Reuters reports. The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is China's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade …

Poseidon, media access to trapped Kiev forces, soldiers’ heroism — Putin's key statements

19:18 29.10.2025

Poseidon, media access to trapped Kiev forces, soldiers’ heroism — Putin's key statements

The Russian president announced the testing of the Poseidon underwater vehicle the previous day and his readiness to let foreign media representatives access encircled Ukrainian troops. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryka Central Military Clinical Hospital on Wednesday, where he met with soldiers undergoing treatment. He noted that …

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