LunarWeaveSatellites Sulk, Chips Tumble, And The Dodo Eyes A Comeback
This cycle's running sore is satellite connectivity. Ukraine says US-imposed restrictions on the military Starshield network hobbled its drones and defenses mid-battle, and…
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Diesel Deals, Satellite Chokeholds And A Shipwreck Older Than The Pyramids
The Strait of Hormuz had an eventful stretch: a Singapore-flagged container ship, the GFS Pride, sank after being hit by a projectile, though all 21 sailors were evacuated…
Missiles Over Riyadh, Hacked Freezers, And A Diesel Deal Nobody Likes
Houthis are demonstrating that an $83 billion arsenal buys no immunity. After the assault on Riyadh's international airport, which killed at least 13 people and wounded more…
Diesel Diplomacy, Defrosted Freezers And Other Peace Plans
Monday's peace news arrived by press release: Donald Trump declared an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine, 'effective immediately'. Moscow wouldn't confirm it…
A Phantom Ceasefire, Diesel Diplomacy, And A Cross-Examined Emoji
Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine — 'Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!' The wrinkle: Kyiv says it heard the news from the post.…
Diesel Diplomacy, Robot Confessions, And A Nobel-Sized Headache
The day's biggest jolt was Donald Trump's diesel deal with Vladimir Putin: Russia would ship hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel to the US and world markets, with sanctions…
Grounded Planes, Promised Diesel, And A Nobel With Teeth
Moscow's airspace became the story: Adevărul reports a mass Ukrainian drone attack suspended operations at four airports, and Idnes says Putin's return from Turkmenistan ran…
Missiles, Markets And A Nobel For The Ancients
The Korean peninsula’s missile one-upmanship got another installment: South Korea test-fired a domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle, days after North Korea…
Hormuz Headaches, Nobel Glow, And The AI Bubble’s Stress Test
Russia’s war on Ukraine kept producing headlines with grim efficiency. A missile attack on Kyiv killed two people, the mayor said, after Volodymyr Zelensky warned of massive…
Bombers Leave, Bears Arrive, And Everyone Apologises
The US Air Force's least relaxing weekend: all 12 B-1 bombers at RAF Fairford were pulled out over a possible drone attack ordered by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hospodářské…
Oil, Runoffs, And Machines Learning To Police Themselves
Germany’s foreign-intelligence chief warned the Bundestag that the country risks being drawn into a violent conflict with Russia, describing a “new, more dangerous dimension”…
Missiles, Markets, And A Plumber Who Read The Manual
North Korea says it tested an AI-guided medium-range strategic missile that can change course at low altitude, while South Korea's Joint Chiefs and Japan's defense ministry…
