2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (663+ words) Zero Hedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...

15+ min ago  (363+ words) A reported drone strike hit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine has raised fresh fears over nuclear safety at Europe's largest atomic facility. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed "serious concern" following Moscow's accusation that Ukrainian forces…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (259+ words) Yahoo In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur explains how mobilization actually works in Ukraine " and why the reality is far more complicated than viral videos often suggest. As Russia's full-scale invasion is well into its fifth…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (262+ words) MANILA, Philippines " For China, negotiations are "not a path to conflict resolution," but a means of gaining advantage, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said yesterday, underscoring that the Philippines will not be deceived by such talks. Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue…...

10+ hour ago  (640+ words) SINGAPORE, Singapore " Japan's defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot towards a…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (278+ words) The Czech Republic is unlikely to meet NATO's target of increasing defense spending to two percent of gross domestic product this year, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said in an interview published in "Financial Times". "We will do everything we can…...

2+ hour ago  (903+ words) The remarks come at a time when Europe faces a combination of economic uncertainty, rising security concerns, and growing political divisions over the future direction of the bloc. For Babis, these challenges are not isolated issues but symptoms of a…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago  (772+ words) By moving from crisis response to proactive risk reduction, Vietnam has positioned itself as a responsible and mature "architect" of regional peace, said a Malaysia-based expert. One of the highlights grabbing observers" special attention was the first-time participation and keynote…...

24+ min ago  (391+ words) Shinjiro Koizumi says arms sales, more visible regional military presence aims to help partners defend themselves SINGAPORE " Japan's defense minister has pushed back against Chinese allegations that Japan's push to broaden regional defense cooperation was "new militarism," saying that Tokyo's…...

17+ min ago  (589+ words) Ukraine's General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a large-scale fire. It claimed the refinery has been supplying Moscow's war effort....