The U.S. is on the brink of exiting the top 10 in an annual ranking of the world’s most powerful passports for the first time in the index’s 20-year history.
American passports fell to a 10th place tie, jointly held by Iceland and Lithuania,…
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North Korea’s military is being transformed on the battlefields of Ukraine – so why is Seoul silent? | North Korea
When North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles from its eastern coast in May, South Korea’s response was swift. Within hours, Seoul joined Washington and Tokyo in condemning the launch as a “serious threat” to regional peace and…
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The Mystery Ten Seconds Delay to Pull Air India 171 Dreamliner From Disaster
Air India Flight AI 171 was airborne for just 32 seconds on June 12 before disaster struck. But the key to unlocking what brought down Boeing Co.’s most advanced jetliner may lie in a chilling 10-second gap buried in the crash probe’s…
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EU Wrestles With China’s Chokehold Over Crucial Defense Supplies
European metals traders are engaged in an increasingly frantic scramble to secure rare-earth metal supplies after it became all but impossible to directly source them from China.
While defense manufacturers say they can rely on stockpiling and…
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Drone Attacks Even The Odds For Ukrainian Frontline Units
It’s become an almost daily routine for Ukraine’s elite drone units working along the eastern front: Catching on camera groups of ill-prepared Russian ground troops and vehicles venturing forward.
Once they’re sighted, it’s usually a matter of minutes or seconds until the Ukrainian…
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US Approves Potential Sale Of $322 Million In Arms To Ukraine After Little Progress At Istanbul Talks
The United States on July 23 announced the approval of $322 million in arms sales to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses and its armored combat vehicles.
The sale of HAWK air defense equipment and sustainment will cost up to $172 million, while Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle equipment and…
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Ukrainian fighters neutralize Russian tanks, Grad MLRS, Garmon radar
Drone operators from the Phoenix unit of the Pomsta (Revenge) Brigade, part of Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service, have struck Russian tanks and a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system, and destroyed a compact 1L122 Garmon radar station belonging to the invaders.
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The third round of talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded in Istanbul without any breakthroughs.
After the meeting, Rustem Umerov, the head of the Ukrainian delegation, said that Ukraine had proposed a leaders’ meeting with the involvement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump that will take place by the end of August.
“Only a…
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Macrons file defamation suit against US influencer Candace Owens
EPAFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claims that France’s first lady was born male.
The legal action, filed on Wednesday in the US state of Delaware, said Owens has been spreading “outlandish,…
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The surprising truth behind the 10,000-step myth – and what you should aim for instead
Walking 7,000 steps a day could dramatically improve your health.
According to a new study review, people who took at least 7,000 steps a day almost halved their risk of all-cause mortality (their chance of dying of any cause within a certain time period).
Even walking 4,000 steps a day showed…
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