Taiwan tracks a PLA combat readiness patrol, China’s Liaoning carrier heads into the Pacific, and Seoul and Washington delay defence talks.
Russia hits Kyiv and Kharkiv power plants with 39 missiles, cutting power to 600,000, as a Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian missions.
Trade war update: China’s September surplus hits $133.53 billion, Beijing opens the Canton Fair and Taiwan is named as an Alaska gas buyer.
Information war: Yandex bot-strike claim unproven, US charges North Korean IT ring and OpenAI bugging, UK and EU add FIMI defences.
Africa security: Ethiopian forces reach Zalambessa, Kinshasa answers Kabila’s FRN, and Somalia freezes assets over al-Shabaab links.
Middle East war update: Aramco HQ hit as Houthi fire widens, Hormuz ships take new projectile strikes, and Iran executes a mountaineer.
NATO’s SACEUR, Poland’s Tusk and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on Russia at the 2026 Warsaw Security Forum, with transcript and recording links.
Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Trump Media adviser, held her first briefing as White House press secretary. Her career and first remarks.
MPs passed the Courts and Tribunals Bill 301-193 after ministers dropped most judge-only trials. What it changes for juries, magistrates and victims.
The Navy awarded $743.6 million in SLCM-N prototype OTAs on Sept. 23, 2026, splitting missile and canister work among five firms through Dec. 31, 2027.
EU institutions divide the route from proposal to law
GAO audit findings require separate follow-up evidence
Nuclear safeguards differ from safety and security
Critical minerals reflect supply risk, not just scarcity
Military sealift connects deployment with sustainment
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