Liechtenstein thwarts China's efforts to compete with Starlink;
Indonesia launches China-backed high-speed railway;
China and Brazil start trading national currencies;
Belgium suspects Alibaba of espionage;
DOJ announces indictments against Chinese fentanyl suppliers
At this inflection point, with Congress having excluded aid to Ukraine from the funding bill keeping the government running, the time seems right for President Biden to make a high-profile speech that outlines America’s stakes in Ukraine and addresses the “America First” arguments against them.
For Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran represents both a cardinal security challenge and an existential danger. The country’s current clerical regime is estimated to be connected to some “80 percent” of the contemporary security problems confronting the Jewish state.[1] These include not only Iran’s increasingly mature nuclear program, but also its extensive sponsorship of extremist proxies throughout the Mideast, as well as the radical expansionist ideology that continues to animate the regime in Tehran.
Berlin blocks Chinese firm's takeover of Starlink rival;
China installs "floating barrier" to Scarborough Shoal;
China spy agencies head-hunting well-placed British nationals;
Retired British pilots face prosecution for training Chinese pilots;
U.S. accuses China of global media manipulation
The view from Moscow;
Wagner back under control - and back in Ukraine?;
Russia plans for a long war;
Moscow strengthens its ties to Tehran;
Beefing up the ranks...again