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US Not Ready to Fight China — Study

The US does not have enough stockpiles of munitions or the industrial capacity to replenish them for a major military confrontation with China, a US think tank has warned, citing a series of war games it conducted.

In nearly two dozen simulations of a clash over Taiwan conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Pentagon runs out of crucial missiles in the first week as it has sent many of them to Ukraine.

The report identified a number of underlying weaknesses, including the Pentagon’s status as a sole buyer of weapons, and its acquisition rules, which prioritize “efficiency and cost control over speed and capacity.”

The CSIS, a nonprofit that lists among its donors major defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics, criticized the state of the US defense industry as i...

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Does The Famed French Baguette Face Threat From Rising Costs?

Dressed in aprons and brandishing baguettes and loaves of bread, French bakers, restaurant owners and craftsmen protested in Paris over soaring energy and raw material costs.

Because of the high prices, some businesses have already closed in recent months, and more are on the brink of bankruptcy.

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❗️Should Washington Supply Abrams Tanks To Ukraine, Russia Will Destroy Them — Diplomat

Russia’s Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has said that M1 Abrams tanks, as well as other NATO weapons, will be destroyed should they be shipped to Ukraine.

He added that if the US did supply these weapons to Kiev it would be a blatant provocation against Moscow.

“No one should have any illusions who is the real aggressor in the current conflict,” Antonov said in a statement released by the Russian Embassy in Washington’s press service.

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❗Sergey Lavrov And Angolan FM Antonio Hold Joint Press Conference In Luanda

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Angolan counterpart Tete Antonio hold a joint press conference following bilateral talks in Luanda on Wednesday.

Catch the full conference live on Ruptly:

https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202301251030-live13167-lavrov-and-angolan-fm-antonio-hold-joint-press-conference-in-luanda

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❗️Spanish Authorities Arrest Man In Relation To Letter-Bomb Attacks In 2022 — Report

A 74-year-old man suspected of being the author of several letter bombs sent late last year has been taken into custody, Spanish TV station La Sexta has reported.

The devices were sent to the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, government offices, and EU-affiliated companies between November 24 and December 22.

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North Korea imposes a 5-day lockdown in Pyongyang over 'respiratory illness': Report
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North Korea has imposed a five-day lockdown in the capital city of Pyongyang due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, Seoul-based

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Explained | Know all about flight MH17 as court readies to rule on Dutch case against Russia
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Microsoft investigates Teams, Outlook outage
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Rus­sia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 336
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As the Rus­sia-Ukraine war en­ters its 336th day, we take a look at the main de­vel­op­ments.
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Why Modi doesn’t want In­dia to watch BBC film on Gu­jarat car­nage
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In­dia has used emer­gency pow­ers to block the air­ing of the doc­u­men­tary that ques­tions Modi’s role in the 2002 ri­ots.
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Two British vol­un­teers con­firmed dead in east­ern Ukraine
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US to approve tanks for Ukraine soon – Reuters
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Kiev could get dozens of M1 Abrams main battle tanks, sources told the agency

US President Joe Biden could formally launch the process of sending American battle tanks to Ukraine, for use in the conflict with Russia, as soon as Wednesday, unnamed US officials told Reuters.

The Biden administration has reversed its decision not to provide Kiev with M1 Abrams tanks under pressure from the Zelensky government, two sources, who spoke to the agency on Tuesday, claimed.

The lethal aid will likely be funded under the so-called Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows the US government to purchase arms directly from the defense industry...

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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
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A look at Wednesday's front pages.

Gardaí investigating after shots fired in Co Longford
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The incident happened at Dundarragh at around 3.30pm on Tuesday.