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South Korea’s Yoon lifts martial law after political gamble
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2024
» South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he will rescind his martial law decree, giving in to the parliament’s opposition just hours after his dramatic move imposing it that shook markets and surprised other world leaders.
Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons too?
News, Published on 02/12/2024
» Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York, publicly appealed to those who had voted for both her and Mr Trump. She wanted to know what motivated such an apparently inconsistent choice, and the predominant answer she heard was that she and Mr Trump seemed more sincere, whereas Vice President Kamala Harris came off as too calculating.
US approves $385 million arms sale to Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2024
» WASHINGTON — The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated US$385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.
The missiles of November are too little, too late
Oped, Published on 29/11/2024
» There's a strange unease in Europe. Part of it reflects the misplaced nervousness reacting to Donald Trump's re-election as the US President. Naturally there's the predictable political nail biting that a new virulent and assertive US administration will be tough on European trade deficits as well as not instinctively committed to writing blank checks for Ukrainian military aid. The wider issue concerns Ukraine's future and the crescendo of military escalation on both sides to step up, or decisively wind up the war before the end of the lame duck Biden administration.
Threat of WW3
Postbag, Published on 24/11/2024
» Re: "US missiles 'a game changer' ", (World, Nov 20).
Tech rebound supports Asian equities
Business, Published on 23/11/2024
» RECAP: Asian equities rose on Friday, with technology stocks in the region rebounding from a selloff that had been prompted by concerns over the revenue outlook for Nvidia Corp.
Putin ‘open to Ukraine truce talks with Trump’
Published on 20/11/2024
» MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon ambitions to join NATO, five sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking told Reuters.
Porsche World Roadshow Returns to Thailand's Tracks
Published on 20/11/2024
» Pathum Thani. It has long been said that the best way to experience a Porsche is behind the steering wheel; that is why the exhilarating Porsche World Roadshow (PWRS) is making a highly-anticipated return to Thailand after two years at the Pathum Thani Speedway.
US will provide land mines to Ukraine after approval on missiles
Published on 20/11/2024
» WASHINGTON — The United States will provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines to blunt the advance of Russian troops, an official familiar with the decision said, the latest effort by the Joe Biden administration to bolster support for Kyiv ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Putin issues new nuclear warning after Ukrainian strike
Published on 19/11/2024
» Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks, as Ukraine used US long-range missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time.