Category: Eastern Sources

Australia to buy as many as five nuclear subs from United States

Submarines are part of the AUKUS pact with the UK, which may also jointly develop a vessel with Australia.

Nord Stream attack: Leaked US intel. suggests pro-Ukrainian group behind sabotage + Corruption Ledger #RealityCheck

The new intelligence reviewed by US officials suggested the perpetrators behind the sabotage were “opponents of President Vladimir V Putin of Russia”, the Times reported, but did not specify the members of the group and who organised and paid for the operation, which would have required skilled divers and explosives experts.

China blames Ukraine crisis on ‘invisible hand’; U.S. intrusion into Taiwan is “red line”

At wide-ranging press conference, Foreign Minister Qin Gang also describes Taiwan as a ‘red line’ in relations with US.

Taiwan warns China’s military may make ‘sudden entry’

Defence minister says Taiwan prepared to ‘fire the first shot’ if Chinese forces enter its territorial space.

Brazil orders police probe into Bolsonaro jewellery scandal

A news outlet reported that jewels worth more than $3m were discovered in the backpack of a former aide in October 2021.

Israelis rally again to protest government’s judicial overhaul

Tens of thousands rally for the ninth straight week against government plan to overhaul court system.

Schoolgirls in Iran hospitalised after suspected poisonings

Dozens of schoolgirls admitted to hospital across several Iranian provinces, according to local media reports.

‘As long as it takes’: US has provided billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine

Support for Kyiv serves the US’s ‘strategic interests’ against security threats posed by Putin’s Russia, analysts say.