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When EU leaders gathered in Brussels on June 18-19, their agenda was packed with the bloc’s long-term budget, regional conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and global trade frictions. Although China was not explicitly named in the final European Council conclusions, the leaders’ discussions on “global macroeconomic imbalances” probably referred to the bloc’s fraught economic ties with Beijing. The summit yielded an ambivalent mandate. EU leaders called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to maintain dialogue with key economic counterparts, while simultaneously urging an evaluation of the EU’s trade defense toolbox to design new regulatory instruments. This…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the Mongol Refinery Project in Dornogobi aimag on 23 June 2026, reviewing its progress alongside Mongolian leaders.The refinery, funded by India’s USD 1.7 billion Line of Credit, has reached major milestones including the arrival of its 58.4-metre distillation tower and near-completion of a 520 km crude oil pipeline.Jaishankar toured the construction site with Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh and Industry and Mining Minister Gongor Damdinnyam. He interacted with both Indian and Mongolian workers, thanking them for their dedication under challenging conditions. He emphasised that the project symbolises the enduring friendship between India and Mongolia…

MC Times U.S. Marines in Okinawa this month formally received the installation’s first Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and Marine Air Defense Integrated System Source link

WASHINGTON — The Army formally launched today its low-cost interceptor (LCI) program to produce scalable, affordable interceptors in an effort to end the days of relying solely on multimillion-dollar systems to down drones costing a couple thousand dollars.  The initiative was first teased last month by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, and senior service leaders said today that the Army is working on a “compressed” timeline for the program, aiming to complete the first live fire demonstrations for the LCIs this fall.  “We’re not going to do this physical process where we are whiteboarding deep in the Pentagon and coming up…

The announcement of a Japan-U.K. Offshore Wind Compact during Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s visit to the United Kingdom in mid-June rounds off a turbulent 12 months for the offshore wind energy sector in Japan. Successes such as the Kitakyushu Hibikinada and Goto schemes in Kyushu coming online have been offset by the withdrawal of Mitsubishi from high-profile projects off the Akita and Chiba coasts due to spiraling costs. Much of the blame for these failures has been attributed to the previous rules set by the Japanese government for companies bidding to develop projects, which left developers exposed to inflation and…

Mumbai-based Exicom has successfully demonstrated its advanced IP Mesh Networking system with the Indian Army, achieving reliable communication over distances of 5 to 15 kilometres in varied terrains. This marks a significant step in India’s defence modernisation drive, enhancing secure battlefield connectivity and situational awareness.Exicom’s trials with the Indian Army validated the robustness of its IP Mesh radios, which maintained seamless communication across diverse environments including dense forests, hilly regions, and open fields. The system proved effective in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight conditions, ensuring uninterrupted voice, video, and data transmission.The IP Mesh technology is designed to be infrastructure-less and host-less,…

Breaking Defense From a weather restriction to a “serious” airworthiness risk, the Air Force’s newest training jet faces far more issues than previously reported Source link

WARSAW — Poland inked a deal with Shield AI today to purchase the MQ-35 V-Bat unmanned aerial system in a $16 million (USD) deal that will deliver “several” platforms to the Polish Navy by the end of the year, according to Poland’s Armaments Agency. After completing the necessary installation work, the V-Bat systems will be deployed aboard an unspecified class of Polish Navy vessel to aid in maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, according to Polish authorities. The new systems are also expected to help protect critical infrastructure and communication routes. V-Bat drones can take off and land vertically, with…

In late 2013, Bloomberg’s then editor-in-chief, Matthew Winkler, spiked an investigation into the hidden wealth of China’s elite. Publishing it, he warned reporters on a call, would “wipe out everything we have tried to build.” More than a decade on, that trade-off – access versus accuracy – has hardened into habit. Reporters have learned where China’s red lines are, and words quietly vanish from drafts. In 2022, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) closed its Beijing bureau after more than 40 years. There was no expulsion; Chinese authorities simply stopped issuing visas to CBC correspondents. As editor-in-chief Brodie Fenlon put it,…

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has achieved a major milestone at Kaiga Units 5 and 6 with the flawless unloading of the first End Shield, a massive 107‑ton reactor component manufactured by Larsen & Toubro at Hazira, reported NPCIL on its X handle.This marks the first major equipment installation for the reactor core of India’s indigenous 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors, advancing the project towards commissioning.The End Shield, measuring approximately 9.3 metres in both height and width with a thickness of 0.920 metres, is a critical component of the PHWR design. It provides structural support to coolant…