Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
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The hour after detectionGulf security is usually discussed in terms of deterrence, military capability, and external partnerships. All three matter. But when a crisis begins, the deciding factor can be more modest…
Activism
“ Following Harry” is available on Amazon, Apple and other digital platforms starting Oct.13. For more info see: https://www.followingharry.org/ . Born in 1927 in Harlem, Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Oscar award-winner Harry…
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In a few hours the NBS will release September inflation and price data, and we should get more data on economic activity over the holiday period. In this issue: 1. European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security in…
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This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 18 September 2026. On 14 September 2026, the National Cybercrime Court (Pôle national de lutte contre la cybercriminalité) in Bamako sentenced Abdrahamane Keïta…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 18 September 2026. Guinea’s High Authority for Communication (HAC), has banned French international news channel, France 24 , from broadcasting nationwide with…
This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.org on 2 October 2026. Introduction LAGOS, Friday, October 2, 2026: Concerned by reports of unresolved disruptions affecting access to TikTok in parts of…
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Several years ago, the US Army embarked on a sweeping small-arms revolution. Its previous service rifles, based on the M16 platform and its 5.56 mm cartridge, were deemed inadequate for modern combat. The result was the…
UK
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Private messages show show Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a top British pundit on the Salisbury poisoning incident, was a close associate of the MI6 officer who handled the Russian intelligence defector at the center of the…
Europe
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Seventy Miles Off Byala At about 3am on 6 October, aerial and sea drones struck two Turkish-owned cargo ships some 70 nautical miles off the Bulgarian coast. The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank on the spot. Its ten crew are…
Ethiopia
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The escalating violence reflects deep domestic rifts – but is fuelled by broader geopolitical power games When the Nobel peace laureate is announced on Friday, the committee will be hoping that its choice ages better…
3D IC
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Intel Foundry published a two article series on chip power delivery that are worth reading. Here is a quick summary: Artificial intelligence is changing the requirements for semiconductor innovation. Faster transistors…
Economics
The ideological roots of our Big Tech technocrats, and how tech is facilitating the elimination of the democratic gains that centuries of political struggle have earned Ame ricans Chris Hedges: An outgoing researcher at…
Geopolitics
Channel 4 investigation shows how the UK government repeatedly failed to hold the Israeli army to account for war crimes Peter Oborne’s new book, Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, was recently…
Wildlife
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Figure is highest ever recorded for species and confirms one of Indian Ocean’s greatest conservation success stories A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once…
Ethiopia
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Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces…
Activism
Since the Supreme Court handed down its infamous Citizens United ruling in 2010, billionaires have poured ever larger sums into candidates aligned with their interests. They now have American politics in a chokehold: In…
Imagination Technologies
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The rapid growth of AI at the edge is forcing SoC architects to rethink traditional processor designs. Dedicated NPUs deliver impressive performance for today’s models, but evolving AI workloads, increasing system…
Existential Threats or Economic Realities? The Fatal Flaw in Europe’s China Strategy The global economy in 2026 is increasingly defined by divergence. Developing Asia is driving global growth while the major Western…
China
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The massive display of American military might during Xi Jinping’s visit underscores the shift from a unipolar world to a new reality in which the U.S. is compelled to engage with China as an economic and industrial…
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Paragon Solutions vowed not to sell its mobile spyware to governments with poor human rights records and to cut off customers who misuse its products. However, in 2025 researchers at the Citizen Lab confirmed that the…
War & Peace
Volodymyr Zelensky announced it in five short lines: “FP-7. First combat use. Thank you for the result. Next up: production. Glory to Ukraine!” On October 1, Ukraine fired its first homemade ballistic missile in combat…
Corporations
For 13 years, British tankers have filled up on Angolan crude oil and left behind a trail of what residents describe as systematic, routine destruction. One small patch of BP co-owned Angolan seabed – known as Kizomba A…
Asia-Pacific
The ban hinders journalists’ access to information and particularly affects female journalists, who fear it will further undermine their employment prospects. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source KABUL, Oct 8…
Middle East & Africa
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A drone strike on a Madinah power station did little physical damage. It confirmed something more consequential: the Houthi threat is no longer a feature of Yemen’s internal conflict but a projection of force against a…
RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank / PNN / Israeli forces detained or subjected about 95 Palestinians to field interrogation overnight across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said Thursday, describing…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / The Popular Committee of Aida Refugee Camp participated in the annual Humanity Festival in France from Sept. 10-13, 2026, at the invitation of L’Humanité, the French newspaper affiliated with…
Military
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A flurry of landmark arms deals is reshaping Central Asia’s strategic landscape, as regional states leverage alternative defense suppliers to assert their sovereignty amid Russia’s waning dominance and an intensifying…
Global development
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With cancer cases rising fastest in poorer countries, Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, president-elect of the Union for International Cancer Control, says Africa needs investment in research, diagnosis and prevention When Dr…
Kenya
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Refugee gig workers for tech companies don’t know how much they’ll be paid – if AI hasn’t already taken their jobs In a portable building in Kakuma, a refugee camp near Kenya ’s northern border with South Sudan , Grace…
South Sudan
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Renewed fighting is bringing a flow of wounded to Juba’s military hospital, where medics never know what the next day will bring By 11am on a recent Thursday, Dr Slobodan Mirosavljev had already seen two critically…
Economics
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For seven months, the coverage of the war with Iran has been about oil: tanker counts, the price of Brent, how much is left in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Hardly anyone outside the fertilizer trade has noticed that…
Middle East & Africa
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Two months after Israeli troops withdrew from the Lebanese village of West Zawtar, residents are living with a paradox: they have returned home, but the war remains visible and audible just across the valley. Israeli…
Middle East
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TEL AVIV – Every Israeli election of the past decade has been sold as the last chance to save the country, and every one has ended in the same place: a long night of counting, followed by weeks of bargaining among men…
Arsenal of Innovation
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For America’s 250th anniversary, Cogs of War ran ten essays on innovations forged in wartime that subsequently diffused throughout the civilian economy, or had a lasting impact on society, governance, and Americans’…
Armed Conflicts
Ore containing copper, cobalt, and nickel, critical minerals that power the use of emerging technologies. Credit: Unsplash/Paul-Alain Hunt By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 2026 (IPS) The demand for critical minerals…
Commentary
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In 1914, European armies entered a war with forces designed to move. Within months, they were digging themselves into the earth. Fires from newly introduced machine guns and heavy artillery made movement across exposed…
Civil Society
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 2026 (IPS) The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced a barrage of questions, mostly from delegates and the news media…
South Asia
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It’s not often that events in Mumbai reverberate through global markets. But the Reserve Bank of India’s first interest rate hike in almost four years speaks volumes about the chaotic state of play. The inflation…
World
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The police tear gas grenade shattered the 14-year-old’s jaw and many of his teeth. The officer who fired it was taken into custody a week later and charged with violent mutilation, punishable by up to 15 years in prison…
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Every year, the Indonesian government forgoes taxes it could collect. Through tax holidays, rate cuts and exemptions, it courts investment while easing the burden on households and small businesses. Economists call this…
South Asia
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Five years after seizing Kabul, the Taliban’s strongest argument for international acceptance rests on control. The Taliban governs every provincial capital and faces no conventional army capable of marching on Kabul. It…
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Mosaic Mine For seven months, the coverage of the war with Iran has been about oil: tanker counts, the price of Brent, how much is left in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Hardly anyone outside the fertilizer trade has…
Dayton-accords
Nationalists came out on top in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’s October 4 election. Allies of Milorad Dodik, the de facto leader of the country’s Bosnian Serb entity, won decisively in Republika Srpska despite Dodik…
Iran-war
In September, as the media focused its attention on the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and the debates at the U.N. General Assembly, some internal developments in Iran went all but unnoticed. On September 28, 32…
Always-at-war
Last week, after nearly two decades of fighting, the U.S. finally pulled the plug on its seemingly endless war in Iraq. Like our exit from Afghanistan just a few years ago, the end of fighting in Iraq was met with an…
United States
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An analysis published on Wednesday by ABC News estimated that companies backed financially by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have so far scored more than $6 billion in contracts from the US Department of Defense. As ABC…
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We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history. As more and more AI applications have become available, people have turned to them to seek advice, build businesses, express ideas, learn, and improve their…
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With a month still to go before America’s mid-term congressional and gubernatorial elections, the prospect of a “blue wave” of Democratic success in the House of Representatives, the Senate and in many governorships is…