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Vietnam’s government plans to build a memorial to the North Korean soldiers who perished during the Vietnam War, state media announced this week, casting a rare light on the country’s role in the conflict. According to a Reuters report that cited Quan Doi Nhan Dan, a newspaper published by the Ministry of Defense, the memorial project was discussed at a meeting chaired by Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Truong Thang ​in Hanoi on Monday. Also in attendance was North Korean ​Ambassador Ri Sung Guk. “The ⁠Party, State, people, and People’s Army of Vietnam always cherish and remember the effective assistance of…

Malaysia’s government said yesterday that it will not proceed with the planned repatriation of 5,000 Myanmar refugees if their lives are found to be at risk upon their return. Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni announced recently that around 5,000 Myanmar nationals currently in the immigration detention depot are set to be repatriated as soon as Myanmar is ready to accept them – a fact that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed on July 30. “We have good ​relations with Myanmar. They have now agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya from Malaysia,” Anwar said during a campaign rally in Negeri Sembilan state.…

The European Union and its member states are the largest donors to Ukraine. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com EU redirects €1.4bn in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, bringing the total to about €8bn Most funds will support Ukraine’s loan/financing needs via EU and G7 mechanisms War update: strikes continue and July saw higher combat intensity and record Russian aerial munition use The European Union (EU) received its latest tranche of funding generated by frozen Russian financial assets as part of the bloc’s ongoing financial support of Ukraine, with windfall profits now amounting to €8bn ($9.2bn). Detailed in a…

Vietnam’s military modernization is setting off in a new direction. Instead of procuring naval platforms such as submarines or frigates to defend its South China Sea claims, as it did in the 2010s, the country is looking to upgrade and acquire long-range surface-to-surface and ground-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) to guard against both continental and maritime threats. A number of recent developments show that this is the case. First, Vietnam established the Artillery-Missile Command based on the Artillery Corps in August of last year. The Command was intended to be leaner, given expanded duties, and equipped with more advanced weaponry. Second,…

At least 206 people worked for the Department of Government Efficiency, but much remains unknown about the Trump administration’s government-overhaul effort because federal agencies refused to fully cooperate with a Congressionally-ordered inquest.In a new report published on Wednesday, the Government Accountability Office said it was largely unable to determine whether DOGE employees completed required ethics training and paperwork. GAO looked specifically at employees who worked for DOGE in the Executive Office of the President or were detailed from EOP between Jan. 20, 2025, and Jan. 31, 2026.GAO identified 206 such people and that at least 128 of them had left by Jan. 31, 2026. At least 27 were special government…

The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles “within days” of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation. It’s the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical gap. The White House, Congress, and defense contractors have taken steps to address it. But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.It’s not a new problem. A 2023 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies concluded that the U.S. would “within the first week of a Taiwan conflict” run out of…

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The United States would run out of the interceptors it needs to take down Chinese missiles “within days” of a conflict, according to a new report from the Heritage Foundation—the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical inventory gap. The White House, Congress, and defense contractors have taken steps to address it. But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.It’s not a new problem. A CSIS report from 2023 concluded that the U.S. would deplete inventories of key missiles, such as Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancements, Terminal High…