China’s top military body may find itself in crosshairs of Japan counterstrike capability

posted in: Far East, News

Speculation is growing in Japanese security circles as to whether targets of a proposed “counterstrike capability” would include China’s Central Military Commission, its armed forces’ highest decision-making body headed by leader Xi Jinping. The speculation came to light in a … Read More

North Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever ‘explosively spreads’

SEOUL – At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday, offering hints at the potentially dire scale of country’s first confirmed outbreak … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 13 May 2022

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, The war in Ukraine looks like it might go on for a long time.  If you listen to some, you might think it’s the United States who’s at war.  It seems that the deciders are sending all … Read More

‘Get back to work’: Boris Johnson tells Northern Ireland politicians to form government and sort out Brexit trade deal

But the PM has been warned against his “reckless game of brinkmanship” and told to stop using Ireland as a pawn. Northern Ireland’s politicians are being told to “get back to work” by Boris Johnson, keen to resolve the deadlock … Read More

Argentina wheat crop estimates for 2022/23 lowered, given fears of dry climate

posted in: News, World News

Because of forecasted dry weather the Rosario Grains Exchange anticipates a lesser wheat crop in Argentina for the 2022/23 season. The Exchange projects Argentine wheat production to decline to 19 million tons, down from a record the 22.1 million tons … Read More

With war on its doorstep, Germany plans a major military buildup

posted in: Germany, News

BERLIN — The announcement came three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, and only few German lawmakers had been briefed on what Chancellor Olaf Scholz was about to say: that Germany would infuse its beleaguered military … Read More

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