The sole survivor of the Air India crash is still in India recovering from his injuries while British families of victims have told the Foreign Secretary they are still facing “silence and indifference” from authorities, according to reports. Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, survived the disaster on June 12 that killed 241 people on board, and his wife has said …
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Exclusive | US church in fight with HKIS ‘not looking to sell or redevelop’ its 7 properties
A US-based church suing a top Hong Kong school is “not looking to sell or redevelop” seven local properties it owns with an estimated value of nearly HK$1 billion (US$127 million), insisting it intends to make a “significant investment” in the city through a new institution. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) told the Post on Saturday that it was in …
Read More »Putin’s Drone Hit a NATO Nerve in Poland, Opening an Opportunity for Ukraine
In a swift response, NATO announced that it is bolstering it’s eastern flank defenses. Germany is expanding air policing over Poland. France is sending 3 Rafale fighter jets and The Netherlands is sending two Patriot air defenses, NASAMS and counter drone systems to Warsaw. The Czech Republic is sending additional helicopters and up to 150 soldiers to help defend Poland’s …
Read More »Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis
OPINION — You can never count Russia out. More than three years after Vladimir Putin’s failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Moscow is proving it still has plenty of punch on the world stage as Putin continues to pursue his brutal war on the conventional battlefields of Ukraine and expand his war of sabotage, propaganda, and political action against the United States …
Read More »Officials Consider Response as Russian Drones Cross a Line in Poland
Many of the 19 drones that crossed into Polish territory early Wednesday were shot down but the incursion was enough to prompt Warsaw to invoke NATO’s Article 4 – in a rare direct military engagement between NATO and Russia – the first since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said it was an accident, and that …
Read More »Why would Russia fly drones into Poland?
Nineteen suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Monday, where they were intercepted by a joint operation that included Polish, Dutch, and Italian aircraft as well as German Patriot missiles. This marked the first time that NATO militaries had fired shots during the Russian war in Ukraine as well as the first time that NATO aircraft have engaged potential threats …
Read More »Russia Pays the Price as Ukraine Targets Its Oil Refineries
OPINION — Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Vladimir Putin expected a swift victory from his “special military operation.” Instead, it is Kyiv now conducting special air campaigns against Russia’s oil and gas industry. Ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the war’s costs more directly and the pressure on the Kremlin is growing. Since late 2023, Ukraine has unleashed a …
Read More »Beyond Defense: Building a Strategic U.S.–Japan Cyber Partnership
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — As the U.S.–Japan alliance confronts an era where digital threats increasingly target economic stability and national security, integrating cyber strategy into the relationship is essential. The longstanding pillars of military, trade, and diplomacy have supported peace and prosperity. Still, the rise of cyberspace as a borderless, high-stakes domain demands that both nations make cybersecurity a …
Read More »Ensuring Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region and Beyond
OPINION — The recent summit of President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung further solidified a special relationship. It’s a relationship that goes back to the Korean War, when in June 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea, mistakenly thinking the U.S. was not interested in defending South Korea from an attack from the North. North Korea’s leader, …
Read More »Israeli Strike in Doha Shakes Regional Order
“What we’re going to see is funerals roll out over the next few days, and that’s going to be our indicator as to the Hamas members who survived and those who did not,” Norm Roule, former U.S. National Intelligence Manager for Iran told The Cipher Brief in an exclusive interview. Regardless of the success of Israel’s operation, experts are already …
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