26 Jan 2025, 17:20 UTC242 views4 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇨🇳🇺🇸 China's Response: US Must Disclose Biolab Activities
China has called on the United States to reveal details about its global network of biological laboratories, following statements by the new CIA director claiming COVID-19 may have originated from a lab leak in Wuhan.
Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, dismissed the claims as "political manipulation" aimed at discrediting China. …
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26 Jan 2025, 08:35 UTC≈1,210 views3 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran Orders Proxies to Lay Low as Trump Makes a Return
Iran has reportedly told its proxies to stop stirring the pot against the U.S. and its allies now that Trump’s back in action. Tehran’s top brass seems a bit rattled by the thought of Trump in the White House again, ordering pro-Iranian forces in Iraq and Yemen to avoid attacking U.S. targets. If they do, they're warned not to use Iranian weapons.
Meanwhil…
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26 Jan 2025, 08:24 UTC202 views2 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇺🇸🇨🇳 CIA Chief: China, Not Russia, Is the Top US Threat
CIA Director Ratcliffe labeled China as the primary geopolitical threat due to its economic power and global competition, contrasting it with Russia's limited capabilities. Pentagon officials echoed a focus on deterring China in the Indo-Pacific (Breitbart News).
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26 Jan 2025, 07:50 UTC244 views3 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇺🇸 US Arms Exports Hit Record High in 2024 Amid Global Tensions
In 2024, U.S. arms exports surged to a record $318.7 billion, marking a 29% increase compared to the previous year, Reuters reports. The rise was fueled by heightened global demand driven by the war in Ukraine and nations bolstering defenses for potential future conflicts.
Key deals included:
🇹🇷 Turkey: $23 billion for F-16 fighter jets
🇮🇱 Israel: $18.…
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26 Jan 2025, 07:40 UTC118 views5 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇮🇷🇨🇳 China to Supply Iran with Chemicals for Ballistic Missile Production
According to The Wall Street Journal, Iran plans to import over 1,000 tons of chemicals from China, sufficient to produce 960 tons of ammonium perchlorate—a key component in solid-fuel ballistic missiles. This amount could enable the manufacturing of 260 medium-range missiles, a Western official stated.
The report highlights that Israel's air…
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25 Jan 2025, 13:49 UTC126 views3 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇺🇸 U.S. Secretary of State Suspends Most Foreign Aid Worldwide
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signed an executive order halting the distribution of most foreign aid grants for 90 days, effective immediately. The decision freezes spending on previously approved programs, with exceptions for foreign military aid to Egypt and Israel.
Sources indicate that this suspension will likely affect aid to key allies, inclu…
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25 Jan 2025, 13:39 UTC119 views3 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇹🇷 Pro-Kurdish DEM Party Issues Statement After Second Meeting with Abdullah Ocalan
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, formerly known as HDP, has released a statement following its second meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK organization. The meeting, held on January 22, lasted four hours, during which Ocalan was briefed on the party's discussions with Turkish political forces after th…
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25 Jan 2025, 13:32 UTC104 views4 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇱🇧🇮🇱⚔🇱🇧 Lebanese Army Dismantles Hezbollah Infrastructure South of the Litani River
Lebanese Army has conducted 500 operations to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure south of the Litani River, as part of the ceasefire agreement with Israel announced on November 27, 2024. According to the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, these missions included inspections, dismantling military sites, and confiscating weapons.
The r…
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25 Jan 2025, 13:28 UTC93 views3 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇮🇱🇱🇧 IDF Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon Delayed Until January 27
Israeli Prime Minister's Office has confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not complete their withdrawal from southern Lebanon before January 27, the deadline stipulated in the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.
The delay is attributed to the ongoing deployment of the Lebanese Army in the region and the incomplete impleme…
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25 Jan 2025, 11:48 UTC90 views2 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇺🇸☢️🇮🇷 Trump: Iran Must Not Obtain Nuclear Weapons
US President Donald Trump emphasized his firm stance against allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, citing the risk of a catastrophic chain reaction in the region. In an interview with Fox News, Trump stated, "I want them to be a great country. They have tremendous potential. The people are amazing. But they cannot have nuclear weapons."
He warned that if Iran a…
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25 Jan 2025, 11:36 UTC88 viewsread 10 October 2026 🇮🇳🛢🇷🇺 India's Largest Oil Refiner Seeks Alternatives to Russian Oil
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), India's largest oil refiner, is seeking alternatives to Russian oil following the imposition of new US sanctions, which could disrupt daily supplies of up to 2 million barrels to India and China, according to Bloomberg.
To offset the potential shortfall, India plans to diversify its oil imports by turning to OPEC natio…
25 Jan 2025, 09:00 UTC109 views1 reactionsread 10 October 2026 🇺🇸🇪🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸 Private Security Firms to Oversee Netzarim Corridor Checkpoint in Gaza
According to Axios, private security companies from the US and Egypt will soon begin operations at the Netzarim checkpoint, which separates northern and southern Gaza. This initiative is part of a multinational consortium formed under the recent ceasefire agreement.
The security firms—Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions from the US, a…
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