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July 21, 2025
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Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study



Sydney (AFP) July 20, 2025
China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday. The region is in an "uncertain moment", facing cuts in official development finance from the West as well as "especially punitive" US trade tariffs, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said. "Declining Western aid risks ceding a greater role to China, though other Asian donors will also gain in importance," it said. ... read more

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UAV NEWS
Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2025
Russia faced a penetrating barrage of drones from Ukraine over the weekend that caused Moscow airports to close amid the intensifying war. ... more
UAV NEWS
Iraq says drones that struck military radars are foreign-made
Baghdad (AFP) July 18, 2025
Iraq said Friday that drones which hit several military radar systems last month were launched from within the country but manufactured abroad, without identifying the perpetrators. ... more
TECH SPACE
Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systems
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2025
Microsoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after investigative news site ProPublica revealed the practice earlier this week. ... more
NUKEWARS
Trump insists Iran nuclear sites destroyed amid reports some survived
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2025
President Donald Trump on Saturday insisted that US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities "completely destroyed" the sites after a report said that some had largely survived. ... more
NUKEWARS
Iran accuses Europeans of not respecting 2015 nuclear deal as fresh talks confirmed
Tehran (AFP) July 21, 2025
Tehran on Monday accused Britain, France and Germany of failing to respect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after they threatened to reimpose sanctions over its atomic programme. ... more
AFRICA NEWS
French army leaves Senegal, ending military presence in west Africa
Dakar (AFP) July 17, 2025
France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. ... more
THE STANS
One killed as Iraqi Kurds protest power cuts
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 14, 2025
A man was killed in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region late Sunday during protests against power cuts, residents and a medical source told AFP. ... more
NUKEWARS
Putin meets Khamenei's top nuke adviser; Iran says Europe has no grounds to trigger sanctions
Moscow (AFP) July 20, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran's supreme leader on nuclear issues, to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme in the Kremlin on Sunday. ... more

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MILPLEX
What's in the EU's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka?
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 18, 2025
EU members got their first chance on Friday to debate the bloc's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka, laying bare divisions among the 27 capitals over the spending plans for 2028-2034. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese market
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more
CYBER WARS
Singapore military helps battle cyberattack: minister
Singapore (AFP) July 19, 2025
Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country's defence minister said Saturday - a hack attempt attributed to an espionage group experts have linked to China. ... more
WAR REPORT
Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes. ... more
WAR REPORT
32 killed near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run Health Ministry says
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
The Israeli military killed an estimated 32 Gazans near two aid distribution sites on Saturday morning, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. ... more
WAR REPORT
At least 67 Gazans killed waiting for aid, death toll rises
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2025
At least 67 people waiting for aid from the United Nations in northern Gaza have been killed, the Hamas-run health ministry said. ... more
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Ukraine's Zelensky seeks cease-fire meeting next week
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants cease-fire negotiations with Russia next week and said he would be willing to meet directly and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China, India should work towards 'win-win' cooperation: Chinese FM
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday that Beijing and New Delhi should work towards mutual trust and "win-win" cooperation, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, state news agency Xinhua reported. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
US delays Patriot arms deliveries to Switzerland in switch to Ukraine
Geneva (AFP) July 17, 2025
Delivery of US Patriot weapons systems to Switzerland will be delayed as Washington reprioritises to provide more support to Ukraine, the Swiss government said Thursday. ... more
MILTECH
US 'moving at haste' to get Ukraine weapons: envoy
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 17, 2025
The United States was moving to get weapons to Ukraine quickly under President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy arms, and was weighing selling Patriot air defence systems from its own stocks, Washington's envoy to NATO said Thursday. ... more
NUKEWARS
Ahead of new talks, Iran blames Europeans for nuclear deal collapse
Tehran (AFP) July 21, 2025
Tehran on Monday blamed European powers for the failure of the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany. ... more
TAIWAN NEWS
Taipei holds air raid drill to prepare for Chinese attack; US says Taiwan president transit routine
Taipei (AFP) July 17, 2025
Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced people off the streets and into underground shelters in a rehearsal for a Chinese attack. ... more
NUKEWARS
Georgia arrests pair trying to sell weapons-grade uranium
Tbilisi (AFP) July 17, 2025
Georgia has arrested two men for allegedly attempting to illegally sell weapons-grade uranium, officials in the Caucasus nation said on Thursday. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Israel army says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
Jerusalem (AFP) July 16, 2025
Israel's military said it intercepted a missile fired on Wednesday from Yemen, where the Iran-backed Huthi rebels have launched numeours attacks on Israeli targets throughout the Gaza war. ... more
OIL AND GAS
Drone attack shuts US-run oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2025
A drone strike on Tuesday forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in Iraq's Kurdistan, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the autonomous region's energy facilities. ... more
WAR REPORT
Mothers of Israeli soldiers fighting on all fronts to stop Gaza war
Hod Hasharon, Israel (AFP) July 17, 2025
"We mothers of soldiers haven't slept in two years," said Ayelet-Hashakhar Saidof, a lawyer who founded the Mothers on the Front movement in Israel. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel military says striking Hezbollah targets in east Lebanon
Jerusalem (AFP) July 15, 2025
Israel's military said it was striking targets belonging to Hezbollah's elite Radwan force in eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group. ... more
NUKEWARS
N. Korea says Japan seeking to be a 'military giant'
Seoul (AFP) July 17, 2025
A new Japanese defence policy white paper showed the country was seeking to be a major military power, North Korean state media reported a foreign ministry official as saying Friday, who justified Pyongyang's nuclear program on that basis. ... more
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AEROSPACE
Spire unveils flight-level analytics to assess aircraft weather exposure
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2025
Spire Global has introduced Aircraft Exposure Analytics, a new aviation-focused tool that calculates aircraft-specific exposure to adverse weather by integrating flight trajectory data with global w ... more
NUKEWARS
Europeans tell Iran will reimpose sanctions if no progress on nuclear deal: France
Paris (AFP) July 18, 2025
Top European diplomats told their Iranian counterpart on Thursday they were determined to reactivate UN sanctions if Tehran does not make progress on a nuclear deal, France's foreign ministry said. ... more
WAR REPORT
Analysis: Lebanon wary of Israel's peace push
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025
Despite Israel's recent military gains and a rapidly changing Middle East, Lebanon remains wary of making peace with its long-time enemy, maintaining a "no-war" stance and shunning normalization, at least for now, Lebanese official sources and analysts said. ... more
WAR REPORT
Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2025
Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and an area surrounding the presidential palace. The attack killed three people and wounded 34 others, according to media reports and the Syrian Health Ministry. ... more
MILPLEX
Arms maker Saab sees sales rise, growth potential
Stockholm (AFP) July 18, 2025
Swedish defence group Saab on Friday reported stronger than expected earnings for the second quarter in 2025, noting future growth potential due to NATO countries agreeing to increase defence spending. ... more
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