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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump recently said Taiwan needs to do more for its defense. And he’s right. In an interview with Bloomberg, the former president was asked if he would defend Taiwan against China. The Chinese Communist Party routinely violates Taiwan’s sovereignty and has threatened to take over the island nation. CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping […]

Trump is right on Taiwan

Business Insider

Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

The US Sun

VLADIMIR Putin has vowed to “target” European capitals in a furious tirade as the US seeks to deploy hypersonic missiles to Germany. The Cold War-style standoff could spark WW3 as Russia tries to bully the West into backing down. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov threatened the citizens of countries which could end up hosting the American […]

‘Europe’s capitals will be targeted’, vows furious Putin as he warns US deployment of missiles to Germany will spark WW3

Underlining its gratitude for China’s economic and military support for its war on Ukraine, Russia is again improving the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to hunt and sink U.S. Navy submarines. From Monday to Wednesday, two Russian corvettes (the Gromkiy and the Rezkiy) will conduct exercises alongside the PLA Navy. The Russian defense ministry says the […]

Russia gives China another lesson on how to hunt US submarines

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Japan's stance that its citizens should avoid travelling to Russia showed that Tokyo was increasingly aligned with "the collective West" and that its leadership did not want to develop ties with Moscow.

Kremlin says Japanese travel warning shows Tokyo does not want to develop ties with Moscow

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Associated Press

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia received on Monday the first two of the 14 new F-16 military jets from the United States whose delivery was pushed back two years due to the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of chips. President Peter Pellegrini hailed the arrival of the F-16s at...

The first 2 of 14 new F-16 fighter jets from the US land in Slovakia

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Steve B Howard

I've covered Muscle Cars from the 1960s and 1970s I like, Muscle Cars that had the best performance, cars that I have owned, fast cars that I have driven, and even classic VWs that I think are cool most recently.

Longest-Lasting Cars: Top 3 Most Reliable Models

Russian officials have vowed to respond militarily to a US plan to station long-range missiles in Germany for the first time since the Cold War, sparking fears of an arms race between the two nuclear powers. In an effort to bolster Europe’s defenses, the US will periodically deploy long-range, ground-based...

Russia vows ‘military response’ to US missile plan, sparking fears of arms race

The Independent

 France renewed a commitment to help defend freedom of navigation and overflight in the Asia-Pacific Sunday and said that its supersonic fighter jets — a pair of which landed for the first time in the Philippines — and advance military power would enable it to respond rapidly to any humanitarian or security crisis in the region.France is also working to quickly conclude a defense pact that would allow it to deploy a larger number of forces for joint exercises to the Philippines, French Ambassador to Manila Marie Fontanel said.France has moved to broaden its defense engagements in the Indo-Pacific...

France renews vow to defend freedom of navigation as it showcases fighter jets in the Philippines

Sam Westreich, PhD

It’s not humans. How a survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planet. There are more than 8 billion humans alive at this moment on Earth (unless something has gone horribly wrong). But humans aren’t the only dominant mammals.

For Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate Genus

MANILA, Philippines—A new “convergence” of Asian nations including Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines is reshaping the security environment of the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a crowd here this week. “We can see that new convergence right here. The United States, the Philippines,...

The US is helping the Philippines modernize its military

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.”. Masoud Pezeshkian...

Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

China sent a record number of warplanes across a U.S.-drawn boundary in the Taiwan Strait—a move that comes as the new president of the archipelago mulls a trip that may include a stop in America. Some 56 aircraft crossed the so-called median line as of early Thursday, the Ministry...

China Sends Record Number of Warplanes Across Key Boundary Line With Taiwan

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

 Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by Beijing’s forces in the South China Sea and no confrontations were reported, Philippine officials said.It was the first Philippine government supply trip to the Second Thomas Shoal, which has been the scene of increasingly violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine forces, since the Philippines and China reached a deal a week ago to prevent clashes, the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila said in a statement."The lawful and routine rotation and resupply mission within the...

The Philippines says its forces sailed to hotly disputed shoal guarded by China without any clashes

Italy, which receives the most migrant arrivals in the European Union, is partially outsourcing the challenge from today, as it opens the first of two planned camps in neighbouring Albania. Migrants will only start to arrive at the camps once both are open and operational. The centres will be used...

Italy prepares to open controversial migrant centre in Albania

The Hill

This is a moment when America can make headway on the continent because African leaders are also upset about China’s unfulfilled pledges.

Opinion: China’s losses in Kenya are America’s opportunities in Africa

The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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Germany vows continued Pacific presence to ‘protect the international order’

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—A lower-than-expected defense budget for 2025 won’t affect Germany’s military presence in the Indo-Pacific region “in any way,” and will not stop the country...

Germany vows continued Pacific presence to ‘protect the international order’

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