Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to take control of 70% of Gaza

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Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to take control of 70% of Gaza - The Lemmy Club

Prime minister says Israel is ‘squeezing Hamas’ in the enclave at the same time as escalating attacks in southern Lebanon https://archive.is/20260529034604/https://www.ft.com/content/a05555e9-a6ba-4162-976c-faac6840716a?syn-25a6b1a6=1 [https://archive.is/20260529034604/https://www.ft.com/content/a05555e9-a6ba-4162-976c-faac6840716a?syn-25a6b1a6=1]

A visual guide to Ethiopia’s ethnic groups and conflict areas

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A visual guide to Ethiopia’s ethnic groups and conflict areas - The Lemmy Club

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U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters in Poland Demonstrate NATO’s Emerging Networked Strike Capability

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U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters in Poland Demonstrate NATO’s Emerging Networked Strike Capability - Sopuli

> This is where the recent evolution of the Apache becomes especially important. As previously reported by Army Recognition Group, the U.S. Army is moving the AH-64E beyond its Cold War identity as a tank-killing helicopter and toward a networked combat node, including experiments with launched effects such as the Anduril Altius-700. This transformation changes the operational geometry of attack aviation. Instead of relying only on the crewed helicopter to move forward, identify targets, and engage them directly, future Apache operations could use unmanned systems to scout ahead, relay communications, detect threats, disrupt enemy networks, or support strikes before the aircraft enters the most contested zone. For NATO forces in Europe, this evolution could be decisive, because survivability will increasingly depend on extending reach while reducing the exposure of crews. It is almost axiomatically assumed by the general public/international community that drones are making helicopters obsolete in war but not necessarily making maximally expensive fragile fighter-bomber aircraft obsolete. The reality is that attack helicopters with sophisticated radars are going to be far more relevant especially since they can be shuffled around to make hitting with ballistic missiles harder. Europe should be thankful Poland and the UK have invested seriously in Apaches as they are by far and away the best attack helicopter in the world.

Annelle Sheline on Iran War Questions

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UK Plans Tougher Penalties Over Subsea Cable Sabotage Amid Rising Security Concern

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UK Plans Tougher Penalties Over Subsea Cable Sabotage Amid Rising Security Concern - Sopuli

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Severity Of America's Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report

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Severity Of America's Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report - Sopuli

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The West Builds the Chips, China Supplies Them, Russia Fires the Missiles—Inside the Leaked Files

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The West Builds the Chips, China Supplies Them, Russia Fires the Missiles—Inside the Leaked Files - Sopuli

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South Korea's KM-SAM II Goes Global, Production Capacity Raises Questions About Its Role as Patriot Relief Valve | Defense Express

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South Korea's KM-SAM II Goes Global, Production Capacity Raises Questions About Its Role as Patriot Relief Valve | Defense Express - Sopuli

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Ahmadinejad, Delcy and the idiocy of late-stage US imperialism

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Ahmadinejad, Delcy and the idiocy of late-stage US imperialism - Sopuli

> But this explanation is too limited. The Ahmadinejad fantasy cannot be reduced to the personalities of two leaders or the influence of a few advisers. It points to a deeper problem in the policy worlds of Washington and Tel Aviv: a wider regime-change imagination that repeatedly mistakes elite substitution for political transformation. > Iran is too often approached through a leader-centred lens. Policymakers and think tanks search for usable insiders, disgruntled former officials, elite splits, and possible defectors, while paying far less attention to the institutions, class coalitions, and social struggles that actually structure power. The problem is not merely that bad advice reaches powerful leaders. It is that much of the advice is produced within a flawed conceptual framework.

China Defies US Blockade, Shipping First of 60,000 Tons of Rice to Cuba

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China Defies US Blockade, Shipping First of 60,000 Tons of Rice to Cuba - Sopuli

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