Chinese and Russian bombers off Alaskan coast;
High-schools, universities further restrict foreign travel;
Manila shutters Chinese-run online gambling outfits;
Hong Kong helps Russia avoid sanctions;
China brokers Palestinian reconciliation deal
A surge of disinfo in South Asia;
AI deepfakes still a future problem – for now;
Finally, Moscow takes aim at YouTube;
Russia's revamped disinformation strategy
The new agreement between the terrorist group Hamas and Fatah, the political party of the Palestinian Authority, to form a unity government would — if implemented — threaten Israel, hurt the Palestinian people and create new obstacles to Israeli-Palestinian peace. No one who seeks peace should support it.
The Houthis take aim at Moscow;
Sino-Russian cooperation in the South China Sea… and beyond;
Medvedev warns against Ukraine's NATO membership;
The cost of Russian crypto-mining
…supporting an enhancement of India's naval capabilities marks the logical next step. It aligns with America's interest in countering an increasingly assertive China, and it helps to deepen the already-robust bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi.