Sovereign Grant Bill Clears Parliament: Royal Funding Reset
Peers passed the Sovereign Grant Bill unamended on 14 October, cutting royal funding to £99.9 million for 2027-28. What changes and what comes next.
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France Protests Update: 161,500 March as Arrests Near 8,000
France protests: Act V drew 161,500 marchers by the Interior Ministry’s count, 480,000 by organisers’; 7,950 held in custody; talks Thursday.
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Aircraft · China · United States · Warfare
Collaborative Combat Aircraft: Drone Wingmen Wait on FY27 Money
The Air Force’s FQ-42 and FQ-44 drone wingmen are on contract for production, but a stopgap budget keeps procurement money from flowing until Congress acts.
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Aircraft · China · Geopolitics · Taiwan · Warfare
PLA Patrols Near Taiwan: Three in Nine Days, Smaller but More Often
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
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Houthis Turn to Chinese Parts for a Homegrown Kheibar Shekan Missile
A Conflict Armament Research report says Yemen’s Houthis imported Chinese-made motor and airframe parts to build Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missile.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Warsaw Security Forum 2026: What Leaders Said About Russia
NATO’s SACEUR, Poland’s Tusk and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on Russia at the 2026 Warsaw Security Forum, with transcript and recording links.
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Katie Zacharia, New White House Press Secretary: Career and Debut
Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Trump Media adviser, held her first briefing as White House press secretary. Her career and first remarks.
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Courts and Tribunals Bill Passes Commons After Jury U-Turn
MPs passed the Courts and Tribunals Bill 301-193 after ministers dropped most judge-only trials. What it changes for juries, magistrates and victims.
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China · Munitions · Russia · United States · Warfare
SLCM-N: Navy Awards $743.6M for Nuclear Cruise Missile Prototypes
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.
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Iran · IRGC · Israel · United States · Warfare
Open Letter Urges US, Israel to Warn Civilians Before IRGC Strikes
Law-STEM fellows urge the US and Israel to warn civilians before IRGC strikes. We checked every Geneva and ICRC rule the open letter cites.
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