China · Geopolitics · Taiwan · United States · Warfare
Indo-Pacific Security Update — October 13, 2026
North Korea claims a tactical missile test, Trump says he may meet Kim, and China sanctions ministers from Taiwan’s allies.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Russia–Ukraine War Update — October 13, 2026
Ballistic missiles hit Kyiv without warning, drones sink a ship off Bulgaria, and Kyiv says it held energy strikes for two days.
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Africa Security Update — October 13, 2026
Africa security: Kabila launches an armed front with M23, Ethiopia enters Adwa before a UN session, and Egypt answers Sudan’s miner probe.
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Information War Update — October 13, 2026
Information war: allies attribute Iran at RAF Fairford, Armenia election networks mapped, midterm deepfakes and OSCE snub.
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Gaza Strip · Geopolitics · Iran · Israel · Strait of Hormuz · Warfare
Middle East War Update — October 13, 2026
Middle East war update: Houthis fire on Riyadh a third day, 29 nations back the UK’s Fairford blame on Iran, and Tehran readies its Hormuz reply.
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Understanding the Information War
The information war explained: why governments mislead the public, from Tonkin to MH17 and Wuhan, and how repeated narratives split societies into camps.
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Sentinel ICBM Gets New Silos, Reopening Its Environmental Review
The Air Force will study new Sentinel ICBM silo sites at three bases after finding that converting Minuteman III silos put key milestones out of reach.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · United States · Warfare
Energy Ceasefire Claim: Trump Says Deal, Kyiv Awaits Proof
Trump announces an immediate Russia–Ukraine energy ceasefire; Kyiv says it was news, offers written guarantees, and reports strikes after the post.
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EU Sanctions 1,600 Russia Arms Firms in Largest List Wave
EU ministers adopt nearly 1,600 Russia sanctions listings, the largest wave since 2022, with more than half tied to ballistic-missile supply chains.
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Cuba Security Update — October 12, 2026
Cuba’s morning grid deficit tops 1,100 megawatts, Havana cuts 108 circuits, and Díaz-Canel voices confidence in electricity officials.
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China · Geopolitics · Taiwan · United States · Warfare
Indo-Pacific Security Update — October 12, 2026
PLA sorties near Taiwan fall to four, Manila challenges a Chinese research ship at Hubo Reef, and Japan backs the ICC against US sanctions.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Russia–Ukraine War Update — October 12, 2026
Trump claims an energy ceasefire, Russia hits Kharkiv’s power plant, and the EU adopts nearly 1,600 new Russia sanctions listings.
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Africa Security Update — October 12, 2026
Africa security: Ethiopian forces in Adigrat as Eritrea denies incursions, Sudan civilian tolls climb, and Somalia restates neutrality.
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Information War Update — October 12, 2026
Information war: Zelenskyy warns Europe of Russian hybrid ops, CISA flags a China-linked cyber enabler, and deepfake clips of Gates and Iran strikes fall.
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Gaza Strip · Geopolitics · Iran · Israel · Strait of Hormuz · Warfare
Middle East War Update — October 12, 2026
Middle East war update: a second Riyadh airport strike kills one, a drone hits a tanker off Oman, and Tehran rejects the US Hormuz reply.
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Africa Security Update — October 11, 2026
Ethiopian troops entered Adigrat on Oct 10 as Eritrea asked the UN to act; Sudan air strikes reportedly killed 72 gold miners and Ebola spread in DRC.
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Iran · Munitions · United States · Warfare
SM-3 Block IB: Raytheon’s $6.3B Deal to Restock Interceptors
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon up to $6.3B for SM-3 Block IB interceptors. Only $454M is committed so far, and no missile count is public.
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China · Geopolitics · United States · Warfare
GHOST-R: The Space Force’s New Watchers for Geosynchronous Orbit
Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build GHOST-R prototypes to inspect satellites 22,000 miles up. What is known, what is not, and how it feeds RG-XX.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Warfare
Iran’s IRGC Under Pressure: Polls, Repression and Pahlavi’s Plan
What sources show about the IRGC’s hold on Iran: executions, mosque statistics, GAMAAN polling, Reza Pahlavi’s stated plan and analysts’ views on collapse.
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Cuba Security Update — October 11, 2026
A line trip blacks out eastern Cuba, Havana calls a US forced-labour finding sick persecution, and Díaz-Canel salutes Kim Jong Un.
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China · Geopolitics · Taiwan · United States · Warfare
Indo-Pacific Security Update — October 11, 2026
Chinese militia boats swarm a Philippine island, PLA sorties near Taiwan ease, and Japan splits with Washington over ICC sanctions.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Russia–Ukraine War Update — October 11, 2026
Trump tells Kyiv to stop refinery strikes, Russia resumes diesel exports, and the Zaporizhzhia glide-bomb death toll rises to 23.
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Information War Update — October 11, 2026
Information war update: Russian media amplify calls to replace Zelensky, Beijing targets Taiwan’s National Day, and fact-checkers debunk Riyadh airport fakes.
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Gaza Strip · Geopolitics · Iran · Israel · Strait of Hormuz · Warfare
Middle East War Update — October 11, 2026
Middle East war update: a Riyadh airport strike kills 12, Trump weighs hitting the Houthis, and US jets disable a blockade runner.
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