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PLA in peril: Xi Jinping’s purge cripples China’s military, sparks fears of combat vulnerability

China's military purges are creating significant gaps in its command structure. This is impacting the readiness of the People's Liberation Army. The International Institute for Strategic Studies reports these issues. The purges are expected to continue. China's military spending is also rising in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Times of India

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as anti-drone netting of Ukrainian cities begins

Zelensky says leader-level meeting with Putin ‘only way to finally end the war’ after phone call with Trump

The Independent UK

Tackling Russia's hybrid war on Europe: Jamming and spoofing in the 'grey zone'

NATO and the EU are working on ways to counter Russia's jamming of GPS systems aboard civilian flights. How does jamming work and what other "grey zone" techniques has Moscow been using in Europe?

Euronews

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The hidden backbone of the EU's rearmament: Securing critical raw materials

The EU’s efforts to rearm face a hidden vulnerability: a heavy reliance on critical raw materials. To reduce these dependencies, Brussels is pushing for domestic extraction, recycling, and diversification — but implementation remains a major challenge.

Euronews

Will Trump really pull US troops out of Europe?

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw US forces from Europe as part of his "America First" policy. It would have enormous strategic consequences and would likely run into considerable domestic resistance. It's not clear whether Trump is willing to pay the political price.

Euronews

Are India and Pakistan preparing for a naval face-off in a future conflict?

Recent signals from both governments have underscored how their navies could play a central role in their next face-off.

Al Jazeera

Faced With Russia, EU's Defence Must Include Turkey

Turkey, with NATO's second-largest army and a Black Sea coastline, is looking to play a key role in Europe's security after Washington's pivot away from the region.

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As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer?

Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Could Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ trigger NATO retaliation?

German intelligence chief says Russia’s hybrid war could prompt NATO allies to invoke the mutual defence Article 5.

Al Jazeera

What are Israel and Iran’s attack and defence capabilities?

The two bitter regional enemies are on the brink of all-out war

The Independent UK

Why an embarrassed Putin is struggling to stop Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region

Putin wants to downplay the move

The Independent UK

Confrontations in South China Sea surge, raising fears a miscalculation could lead to conflict

Vessels have been rammed, punctured with knives, damaged by water cannon and targeted by military-grade lasers. Now the Philippines’ US ambassador has warned the aggression must be reduced to avoid conflict

The Guardian - AU

Russia creeps forward as Ukraine strikes its air force and navy

Russian forces advance as they try to break Ukraine’s defences while Moscow scolds Paris and NATO.

Al Jazeera

Cheap Drones 'Cannot Match' Artillery Power In Ukraine: Experts

Ukraine is relying on the massive use of drones to compensate for an artillery shell shortage and undermine Russian military capabilities, but experts warned they cannot tip the balance.

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How Russia-Ukraine war is boosting US economy, defense industry

India has been facing criticism from policymakers in the US and West for trying to profit from the Ukraine war as it emerged as one of the key buyers of cheap Russia oil in the wake of Western sanctions. External affairs minister S Jaishankar had, time and again, defended India's…

The Guardian - UK

‘A lot higher than we expected’: Russian arms production worries Europe’s war planners

Moscow has massively ramped up its industry, giving it advantages in Ukraine and leading to a redistribution of wealth

Al Jazeera

Global defence spending jumped to record $2.2 trillion last year: Report

Spending set to rise in 2024 with Israel’s war on Gaza, Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in Indo-Pacific.

Al Jazeera

UK takes centre stage in Red Sea action, targeting Yemen’s Houthis

Three Royal Navy Frigates are now in the region, as the UK ramps up to its biggest military footprint since the Cold War

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Al Jazeera

How big is Israel’s military and how much funding does it get from the US?

Israel has one of the world’s most powerful militaries, bolstered by more than $3.8bn of military aid a year from the US

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy says Ukraine deployed new long-range weapon, hints at Russia raid

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says new weapon system has range of 700km and ‘the task is to make this number bigger’.

ABC News

Russia's ageing tanks are taking on fresh Ukrainian tanks gifted from Western nations in a move that could change the war

Western tanks are arriving while Russia dusts off 70-year-old museum pieces. But although Ukraine has the quality, experts say Moscow has the upper hand in quantity and warn "there's no such thing as a tank that can't be killed".

The Guardian - UK

Traditional, heavy warfare has returned to Europe with Ukraine conflict

Ideas that future conflicts would be economic or fought in cyberspace have been proved wrong

Al Jazeera

Ukraine shoots down Russian ‘reconnaissance’ balloons

Russia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones as attrition rates soar.

The Independent UK

Russia estimated to have lost ‘almost half’ of its key battle tanks during Ukraine war

Losses force Moscow to rely on older Soviet-era tanks, report from military think tank says

Evening Standard

Russian army has lost half its tanks in Ukraine war so far, think tank says

Russia had lost ‘around 50% of its pre invasion fleet’, the International Institute of Strategic Studies says

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