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  1. How Taiwan's military manpower shortage is undermining its ability to fight

    Taiwan’s military is grappling with a worsening manpower shortage, with its volunteer staffing rate remaining below the 80 percent target for a third consecutive year and concerns mounting over the impact on combat readiness, according to the island’s legislature. The shortages extend deep into fron

    Korea Times WorldTaiwan

  2. Israeli elections: Grotesque court spectacle sets a chilling precedent

    Israeli elections: Grotesque court spectacle sets a chilling precedent Orly Noy on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 20:05 Ruling to uphold the disqualification of Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh shows the true face of our 'democracy' Sami Abu Shehadeh, pictured at centre, and other Ara

    Middle East EyeIsrael

  3. Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

    Global diesel prices remain near record highs as Gulf producers struggle to restore refined-fuel exports, despite a recovery in crude shipments and pledges by more countries to release reserves. Net diesel exports from Gulf countries averaged 390,000 barrels per day in August, just over a quarter of

    South China Morning PostIsrael

  4. From uneasy partners to open distrust: Aoun and Hezbollah struggle to rebuild ties

    From uneasy partners to open distrust: Aoun and Hezbollah struggle to rebuild ties MEE staff on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 09:21 Restoring relations between Lebanon's president and Hezbollah will require much more than reopening channels of communication Lebanese President Josep

    Middle East EyeUnited States

  5. Riyadh airport attack: When a strategy backfires

    The horrific crime committed against travelers at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh requires little investigation or scrutiny. There is no need to collect fingerprints. The perpetrator had already threatened to carry it out. Such an act is hardly out of character, given its rhetoric, metho

    Arab NewsSaudi Arabia

  6. Poland: Police foils alleged assassination attempt against PM

    Poland's interior ministry said Sunday a man had been detained on suspicion of plotting an attack against Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. Interior minister Marcin Kierwinski told Polish media that the suspect, a man in his 60s, had been arrested in the sout

    France24 WorldPoland

  7. Hamas condemns Israel Defence Minister’s threat to assassinate Khalil al-Hayya

    Hamas on Sunday condemned Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz’s threats to assassinate its political bureau chief, Khalil al-Hayya, describing them as “organised state terrorism” and accusing the Israeli government of political bankruptcy. In a statement received by Quds Press, Hamas said the threa

    Middle East MonitorIsrael

  8. Gaza: ‘She survived the bombing, but not the blockade’

    Gaza: ‘She survived the bombing, but not the blockade’ Maha Hussaini on Mon, 10/12/2026 - 09:32 A year into Gaza’s ceasefire, Palestinians continue to die from preventable illnesses, denied medical care and a lack of safe shelter under Israel’s ongoing blockade Palestin

    Middle East EyePalestine

  9. Russia Needs Just 5 Drones to Test NATO, Kuleba Says

    Ukraine’s former FM warns that Russia could test NATO with just five drones targeting critical infrastructure rather than a large ground offensive. Kuleba also says Russian attacks aim to cripple Ukraine’s essential services and undermine Western support ahead of winter.

    Kyiv PostUkraine

  10. Critical SonicWall SMA 1000 Flaw Targeted in 135 Exploitation Attempts After Patch

    Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 appliances within days of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-102255 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of pre-authenticated server-side request forg

    The Hacker News

  11. Putin’s scorched-city policy hits Ukraine hard

    During a quarter-century in power, Vladimir Putin has led Russia into three wars, in part aimed at restoring his country’s status as a world power via violent conquest . Each war began in a blitzkrieg-style display of fearsome power meant to climax in a swift victory. Instead, each conflict, whether

    Asia TimesUkraine

  12. German minister resigns, rocking coalition government

    Bärbel Bas, labor minister and co-leader of the center-left SPD party, the junior partner in Germany's governing coalition, unexpectedly resigned, citing personal reasons and 'attacks' from her coalition partners.

    Le Monde EnglishGermany

  13. EXPLAINED: Trump’s Energy Truce in Ukraine – Fourth Time’s the Charm?

    US President Donald Trump announced an energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow on Sunday. But as the rumored terms suggest that it covers only refineries, it risks suffering from the same pitfall that plagued all three previous attempts: Declaring a ceasefire does not mean one is in place unless all pa

    Kyiv PostRussia

  14. 20k cops in schools, 80k edu institutions inspected as Poland tackles youth violence

    Poland is deploying 20,000 police officers to educational institutions after three stabbings occurred within four days. Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasised the alarming rise in violence among young people. Authorities connected some violent behaviour to content glorifying violence on the internet

    Times of IndiaPoland

  15. Saudi Aramco studying new crude export routes, overseas storage expansion

    Saudi Aramco studying new crude export routes, overseas storage expansion Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser said the company was studying additional crude oil export routes and working to expand its overseas storage capacity, as global energy markets face disruptions stemming from ongoing conflic

    Middle East Eye

  16. Telegraph Columnist Calls Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal ‘Catastrophic’

    The Telegraph’s Executive Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor Con Coughlin called Donald Trump’s Russian diesel agreement a “catastrophic miscalculation.” He argued that the deal undermines Western sanctions, finances Russia’s war, and is unlikely to lower US fuel prices before the midterm elections.

    Kyiv PostRussia

  17. Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

    A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-85097 (CVSS score: 10.0), which allows unauthenticated attackers to upload and execute arbitrar

    The Hacker News

  18. Gaza olive harvest battered by war as production plunges, farmland becomes inaccessible

    Palestinian farmers in Gaza are facing a difficult olive harvest this year as production declines, large areas of agricultural land remain damaged and many groves are inaccessible because they lie in areas controlled by the Israeli army or beyond the so-called “yellow line,” Anadolu reports. On acce

    Middle East MonitorIsrael

  19. Two more pilots arrested in Ben Gurion Airport attack probe

    Two Maldivian pilots working for Dubai-based airline Flydubai were arrested on 3rd October as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to attack Ben Gurion Airport, reportedly planned by Omani co-pilot Humam al-Hamaymi, Israeli media reported. The Israeli newspaper Kipa reported that the pilots

    Middle East MonitorUAE

  20. Europe: Assemble, Decide, Engage!

    Europe's response to the wars involving Russia and Iran has been marked by restraint and a lack of strategic clarity. While European governments have often opposed military escalation and favored diplomacy, this approach has been increasingly perceived as weakness rather than strength. Russia's war

    Kyiv PostUkraine

  21. Ground Robots Are Arriving on the Front Lines

    For years, ground autonomy lagged well behind its counterparts in the air. That gap is starting to close. Jonathan is joined by Ryan Hartman (Ondas Sentinel) and Scott Philips (Forterra) to examine what it takes to field autonomous ground vehicles in combat. The conversation ranges across what Ukrai

    War on the RocksUkraine

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