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China’s Top General Accused Of Giving Nuclear Secrets To United States– wltreport.com

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China’s top general is in deep water.

In an exclusive report, the Wall Street Journal has reported that China’s top military general has been ousted from his position after allegedly giving nuclear secrets to the United States.

The General was known in Beijing and to U.S. intelligence as President Xi Jinping’s top military ally.

The New York Post reported more on the general leaking nuclear secrets to the United States:

China’s top general has been accused of leaking nuclear secrets to the US and accepting bribes as President Xi Jinping purges the country’s senior military leadership.

General Zhang Youxia, 75, once considered one of Xi’s most-trusted military allies, allegedly leaked core technical data on China’s nuclear weapons to the US, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Zhang, the first-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was officially placed under investigation on Saturday.

He was detained by military corruption investigators earlier this week, according to reports from Chinese outlets.

President Xi has reportedly sent a special task force to Shenyang in northeast China, where Zhang was previously stationed.

‘No security threat here’: Bangladesh questions India’s move to recall diplomats’ families– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Bangladesh on Wednesday said that there was no security situation that justified India recalling the family members of its diplomats from Dhaka. This comes after New Delhi cited precautionary safety concerns amid rising extremist activity ahead of the country’s general elections.Bangladesh’s foreign affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that there was “no reason” for such a move and maintained that foreign diplomats and their families were not facing any threat in the country. Addressing a media briefing at the foreign ministry, Hossain said, “There is no situation here that would indicate danger (for Indian diplomats).”

WW3 fears soar as Iran issued ‘force that’s never been seen before’ warning | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning to Tehran’s leadership, vowing that any attack on Israel would be met with “a force that Iran has never seen before”. The declaration comes as tensions in the Middle East reach a dangerous new peak, fuelled by a volatile mix of nationwide protests in the Islamic fundamentalist republic, the arrival of a massive US aircraft carrier strike group, and bellicose rhetoric from Washington.

The prospect of World War 3 has shifted from a distant anxiety to an immediate geopolitical concern. Military experts warn that a major war in the Middle East could ignite a global conflagration by drawing in world powers through alliance commitments.

Canada PM Carney denies retracting Davos comments in talk with Trump– www.channelnewsasia.com

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OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday (Jan 27) said he spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday but denied he had retracted comments last week that irritated the US President.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that during the call, Carney “was very aggressively walking back” some of the remarks he made during a speech in Davos in which he urged nations to accept the end of a rules-based global order.

Carney – citing US tariffs on key Canadian imports – is pushing to diversify trade away from the United States, which takes around 70 per cent of all Canadian exports.

Rubio set to warn of future military action if Venezuela’s new leaders stray from US goals– www.channelnewsasia.com

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While keeping pressure on those whom the Trump administration dubs “narcotraffickers” without providing evidence, US officials also are working to normalise ties with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez.

Nonetheless, Rubio will make clear in his testimony that she has little choice but to comply with Trump’s demands.

“Rodriguez is well aware of the fate of Maduro; it is our belief that her own self-interest aligns with advancing our key objectives,” Rubio will say, noting that they include opening Venezuela’s energy sector to US companies, providing preferential access to production, using oil revenue to purchase American goods, and ending subsidised oil exports to Cuba.

AI Risks a Political Backlash Before It Earns Public Trust | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org

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The emerging Age of AI has a tricky PR problem that may turn into a nasty political one. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella recently warned that AI could lose its “social permission” to consume massive amounts of electricity unless it delivers clear, real-world gains across society, including healthcare, education, government efficiency, and business performance.

That stark warning should be front-of-mind for techno-optimists. Too much of the public sees AI as extractive rather than beneficial, associating it with job threats, wealth concentration, and rising energy demand. Even worse, the message is getting through to at least some lawmakers.

Russia offers incentives to those outside the country to replenish military – National– globalnews.ca

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For average wage earners in Russia, it’s a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it’s a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it’s a simplified path to citizenship.

All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine.

As Russia seeks to replenish its forces in nearly four years of war — and avoid an unpopular nationwide mobilization — it’s pulling out all the stops to find new troops to send into the battlefield.

Russia names UK cities on WW3 nuclear hit list in chilling threat -‘Defenceless’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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A senior Russian politician has sparked fresh World War Three fears after claiming Europe is effectively “defenceless” against Moscow’s latest hypersonic weapons. The warning was posted on Telegram by Aleksey Aleksandrovich Zhuravlyov, a hardline nationalist MP and chairman of the Rodina party, who shared a German media report about a recent Russian missile strike in Ukraine.

Zhuravlyov referenced an article published by Berliner Zeitung reporting on the alleged deployment of Russia’s so-called “Oreshnik” hypersonic missile during strikes on Ukraine’s Lviv region. He claimed the attack had sent shockwaves through political and military circles across Europe. In his commentary, the Kremlin ally alleged the strike was a “clear signal” to the EU and NATO, insisting that Russia had demonstrated its ability to hit targets in “Western capitals” and at NATO military bases.

Europe can defend itself but cannot replace US nuclear umbrella, Kubilius tells Euronews– www.euronews.com

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Europeans cannot replace the US nuclear umbrella, at least for the time being, but when it comes to conventional defence the situation is different, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius told Euronews on Wednesday.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that the European Union should “keep on dreaming” of becoming independent from the US, its largest ally, in matters of security and defence.

Kubilius told Euronews that if Rutte’s comments refer to nuclear defence only and if Rutte meant that “the Europeans should stop dreaming about the possibility to defend themselves without American nuclear umbrella – I agree with him”.

Carney Caves, Backtracks on China Trade Deal After Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canada– slaynews.com

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scrambling to walk back his China pivot after President Donald Trump threatened to hammer Canada with massive tariffs if Ottawa turns itself into a trade conduit for Beijing.

Carney now insists Canada has “no intention” of pursuing a free trade deal with the Chinese Communist Party.

It comes just days after President Trump warned that any such move would trigger a 100% tariff on Canadian exports entering the United States.

The sudden reversal follows a series of events that exposed Canada’s quiet but aggressive realignment toward Beijing.

‘Pride of the entire nation’: Israel holds funeral for last Gaza hostage– www.channelnewsasia.com

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MEITAR, Israel: Hundreds of tearful mourners packed a stadium in southern Israel on Wednesday (Jan 28) for the funeral of Ran Gvili, the last Gaza hostage whose burial marks the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack.

Israeli forces on Monday brought home the remains of Gvili, who was killed in action and whose body Palestinian militants took into Gaza during their Oct 7 attack, which triggered a devastating two-year war.

A large banner bearing the portrait of Gvili hung in a stadium in the town of Meitar, the 24-year-old police officer’s hometown and where he will be laid to rest.

Iran braces for possible US blitz after killing up to 36k protesters as Trump’s ‘beautiful’ armada moves into position– www.thesun.co.uk

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DONALD Trump has launched war game exercises across the Middle East as the main thrust of his Iran attack force moves into position.

Tensions spiked as America’s air commanders announced a readiness exercise to prepare to hammer the rogue Islamist state with “combat air power” after the killing of up to 36,500 protesters in recent weeks.

Carney’s embrace of China is a disaster for both the U.S. and Canada– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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For most of its history, the United States has been blessed by geography. Since the country’s founding nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, both Europe and Asia have often been beset by war and upheaval. America was fortunate to have oceans between them while also having neighbors, Canada and Mexico, who were weaker and incapable of posing a serious threat. Mexico’s instability has posed problems of its own, but the U.S. could always count on Canada. Until now.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has embraced China, America’s foremost geopolitical adversary. And he’s done so with undisguised relish.

‘Just the Facts, Ma’am:’ The Vital Importance of Greenland for U.S. Defense– legalinsurrection.com

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Ever since President Trump announced his interest in a U.S. acquisition of Greenland, leftist media at home and abroad have reacted with a mixture of vicious mockery and hysterical indignation. The media frenzy reached new heights shortly before the Davos WEF meeting this January due to Trump’s strong rhetoric.

This rhetoric is part of Trump’s “art-of-the-deal” tactics as a powerful negotiator. Despite the leftist hysteria, however, the Greenland deal framework that is already underway is a testament to the recognition of the strategic importance of the island both for U.S. and European defense. This is also supported by the bare facts, which anti-American media outlets routinely ignore. It would be helpful to summarize these facts.

The official interest of the United States in acquiring Greenland is nothing new — it goes back over 150 years, when, after the purchase of Alaska in 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward emphasized Greenland’s desirable natural resources and strategic ports. A precedent was provided in 1917, when the United States purchased from Denmark the West Indies and renamed them “U.S. Virgin Islands.”

‘No more hostages in Gaza’: IDF recovers last captive held by Hamas; remains repatriated to Israel– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Israel military on Sunday recovered the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza Ran Gvili and repatriated to Israel for burial.”Following the identification process conducted by the National Forensic Centre, in cooperation with the Israeli police and the military rabbinate, representatives of the (Israeli military) informed the family of hostage Ran Gvili... that their loved one had been formally identified and repatriated for burial,” IDF said in a statement.”With this, all hostages have been returned from the Gaza Strip to the State of Israel”, it added.

Government shutdown odds grow over DHS funding– www.cnbc.com

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Chances for a partial shutdown of the U.S. government by the end of this week grew Sunday due to outrage over federal immigration agents fatally shooting Alex Pretti in Minnesota, the second such incident this month.

A growing chorus of Democratic senators warned that they will not vote for a massive $1.2 trillion package to fund federal government operations if it includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement efforts.