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October 09, 2022
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Putin 'in a corner' with options narrowing



Paris (AFP) Oct 8, 2022
US President Joe Biden admitted this week that American diplomats still did not know how Russian President Vladimir Putin could bring an end to his faltering war in Ukraine and save face. Western analysts see no good options. The question of Putin's "off-ramp" - or decisions that allow him to end the fighting without admitting defeat - has exercised Western policymakers and foreign policy experts since the very start of the war in February. "Where does he find a way out?" Biden asked on Thursd ... read more

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France creates 100-mn-euro fund for Ukraine to buy arms
Prague (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
France has created a fund, initially worth 100 million euros ($98 million), for Ukraine to directly buy weapons and other materiel it needs in its war against invading Russia, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. ... more
MILPLEX
US ammunition supplies dwindle as Ukraine war drains stockpiles
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2022
The United States will soon be unable to provide Ukraine with certain types of ammunition that are essential to Kyiv's battle against Russia's invasion, as supplies are being used up faster than they can be replaced. ... more
NUKEWARS
No 'indications' of Russian nuclear use despite Biden warning: W.House
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
The United States sees no sign of Russian preparations to use a nuclear weapon in the near future, the White House said Friday after President Joe Biden warned that the world risks "Armageddon." ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Nobel-winning Ukraine NGO chief says Putin should face 'tribunal'
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin should face an "international tribunal", the head of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties said Friday after the group was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Missile launches legitimate defence against US: North Korea
Seoul (AFP) Oct 8, 2022
North Korea on Saturday defended its recent flurry of missile tests as a legitimate counter to US military threats. ... more
CYBER WARS
Biden signs executive order on US-EU personal data privacy
Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday designed to protect the privacy of personal data transfers between the EU and the United States and address European concerns about US intelligence collection activities. ... more
AEROSPACE
Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050
Montreal (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
UN aviation agency members on Friday set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel - an industry often criticized for its outsized role in climate change. ... more
IRAQ WARS
Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 8, 2022
A year since Iraq's last elections, it remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing much-needed reforms and infrastructure projects in the oil-rich but war-ravaged country. ... more
THE STANS
One dead, four wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan bombing
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
One person was killed and four others, two women and two children, were injured when a bomb exploded Friday in the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, counter-terrorism forces said. ... more
NUKEWARS
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, blames US for 'escalation'
Seoul (AFP) Oct 6, 2022
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday and claimed its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. ... more
NUKEWARS
Nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first time since Cold War: Biden
New York (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world risks nuclear "Armageddon" for the first time since the Cold War and that he is trying to find Russian President Vladimir Putin's "off-ramp" in the Ukraine conflict. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Russian elite voice growing anger as losses mount in Ukraine
Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2022
A growing list of failings and defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from Russia's elite, who still support the "military operation" but have gone as far as to suggest army chiefs should face the firing squad. ... more

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DEMOCRACY
Bialiatski: veteran rights defender in authoritarian Belarus
Moscow (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarus rights group Viasna who was jailed last year, won the Nobel Peace Prize in the wake of historic demonstrations and a severe crackdown in his ex-Soviet country. ... more
WATER WORLD
Solomons PM tells Australia no Chinese military presence
Sydney (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Friday he has assured Australia that his nation will not allow a Chinese military presence in its territory. ... more
WAR REPORT
US, Philippines reinforce alliance with joint military drills
San Antonio, Philippines (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
US and Philippine marines stormed a beach near a disputed rocky outcrop in the South China Sea on Friday as part of joint military drills involving more than 3,500 troops. ... more
SINO DAILY
Xi's 'final purge' ahead of Chinese Communist Party congress
Beijing (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
President Xi Jinping has embarked on a "final round of purges" ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party congress, wielding his long-running anti-corruption campaign to cement his grasp on power, analysts say. ... more
SINO DAILY
Who is China's President Xi Jinping?
Beijing (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, some observers predicted he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China's history, based on his low-key profile, family backstory and perhaps a degree of misguided hope. ... more
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'Malign influence': China's cultural institutes under growing scrutiny
Paris (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
Accused of peddling propaganda and even spying, Chinese cultural institutes are facing increasing resistance around the world, forcing some to close down and Beijing to make changes to their management. ... more
EPIDEMICS
Zero-Covid in China key to Xi legacy as he eyes third term
Beijing (AFP) Oct 6, 2022
For many in China, years of gruelling lockdowns and privacy invasions aimed at extinguishing Covid have caused misery. ... more
WAR REPORT
Ukraine calls on Russia troops to lay down arms
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 7, 2022
Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Friday called on Russian troops to lay down their arms, promising them "life and safety." ... more
SPACEWAR
Space Development Agency transfers to USSF
Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 06, 2022
The Space Development Agency, responsible for rapid delivery of space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter, transferred to the U.S. Space Force, Oct. 1, 2022, as part of a planned realignment ... more
MILPLEX
Norway seeks to up defence spending over Ukraine war
Oslo (AFP) Oct 6, 2022
The government of NATO member Norway proposed on Thursday a nearly 10 percent increase in its defence budget for next year in the wake of neighbouring Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more
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Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 5, 2022
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