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Philippines and U.S. conduct joint patrols amid rising South China Sea tensions

Chinese fire-control radar incidents over Philippine Sea underscore widening air-domain escalation risk across First Island Chain

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 10 Dec 2025

Philippines and U.S. conduct joint patrols amid rising South China Sea tensions

After the ceremony, the guns: M23 presses into Uvira as Washington accord wobbles

A rebel push toward South Kivu's military hub exposes the gap between diplomatic frameworks and battlefield facts—and risks spilling fighting into Burundi

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 10 Dec 2025

After the ceremony, the guns: M23 presses into Uvira as Washington accord wobbles

Sudan crash highlights fragile lifeline as oil seizure tightens grip

SAF's eastern logistics hub fractures while RSF chokes revenue pipeline, deepening regime isolation and civilian famine risk

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 10 Dec 2025

Sudan crash highlights fragile lifeline as oil seizure tightens grip

India tests the sanctions ceiling with quiet Moscow defense talks

Rare meetings on co-production signal a shift from buyer to partner—even as firms deny attendance and weigh Western penalties

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 10 Dec 2025

India tests the sanctions ceiling with quiet Moscow defense talks

China and Russia conduct tenth joint air patrol, triggering scrambles across Northeast Asia

Nine-aircraft formation enters South Korean ADIZ on same day Russian and Chinese bombers complete eight-hour joint flight around Japan

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 10 Dec 2025

China and Russia conduct tenth joint air patrol, triggering scrambles across Northeast Asia

Zelenskyy signals election readiness as legal and security barriers lock out any swift vote

Ukraine's conditional offer tests Western pressure while martial law, displaced millions, and Russian strikes keep ballot boxes out of reach

By Elena Kowalski

/ 9 Dec 2025

Zelenskyy signals election readiness as legal and security barriers lock out any swift vote

Gang of Eight gets briefing on Venezuela strikes amid September attack fallout

A congressional demand for evidence from one maritime incident now defines whether the president can expand his anti-drug war onto sovereign soil

By Diego Martinez

/ 9 Dec 2025

Gang of Eight gets briefing on Venezuela strikes amid September attack fallout

Lithuania declares emergency over smuggler balloons, seeks military powers

Military powers and parliamentary process

By Elena Kowalski

/ 9 Dec 2025

Lithuania declares emergency over smuggler balloons, seeks military powers

Alfredo Díaz died in state custody. Venezuela's pattern of denial is the story.

Incommunicado detention and the denial of care

By Diego Martinez

/ 9 Dec 2025

Alfredo Díaz died in state custody. Venezuela's pattern of denial is the story.

UN condemns U.S. maritime strikes as human rights watchdog warns allies on complicity

With 87 killed in Caribbean boat strikes, legal divide over whether counter-narcotics is law enforcement or war comes to a head

By Zara Odhiambo

/ 9 Dec 2025

UN condemns U.S. maritime strikes as human rights watchdog warns allies on complicity

Nigeria frees 100 abducted schoolchildren as 165 remain in captivity

Partial release exposes Nigeria's ransom paradox while most of the St. Mary's students stay hostage

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 8 Dec 2025

Nigeria frees 100 abducted schoolchildren as 165 remain in captivity

Tea shop airstrike kills 18 as Myanmar junta weaponizes air power ahead of elections

Sagaing bombing highlights pattern of aerial terror designed to shape political landscape before disputed December 28 vote

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 8 Dec 2025

Tea shop airstrike kills 18 as Myanmar junta weaponizes air power ahead of elections