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Pentagon asks for $54bn in pivot towards AI-powered war

Budget outlines funding for autonomous drone warfare program as experts say military unprepared for risks

The Guardian - UK

New drones are giving Ukraine a battlefield advantage and ravaging Russia’s oil industry

“Ukraine’s defensive successes, drone adaptations, and midrange strike campaign are creating compounding effects…degrading Russian frontline forces.”

Fortune

Ukraine will have the most important defense industrial base in the free world, former CIA chief predicts

“It is producing cutting-edge unmanned systems, not just in the air, but on the ground and at sea.“

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Donald Trump asks Iran to ‘take back your government,’ but his Defense Secretary just said no

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Trump could accept leadership from reformed Iran regime, former CIA chief Petraeus says

The former CIA chief David Petraeus told Euronews it is possible a more moderate figurehead could emerge who “wants to sail straight”, but that this would be “a dramatic departure” from the current situation.

Euronews

Newsletter: Trump could accept leadership change from within regime, General Petraeus says

Also in this newsletter: The latest on the spiralling conflict gripping the Middle East.

Euronews

Convicted sex offender Epstein’s files show Anil Ambani was in touch over deals and govt issues

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Can Syria’s president turn wave of global goodwill into tangible results at home?

Sanctions, instability and external meddling are still problems for Ahmed al-Sharaa, one year after Assad’s fall

The Guardian - UK

From al-Qaida to the Upper East Side: Syria’s new leader makes his debut on the world stage

Ahmed al-Sharaa faces a tough task in reassuring the UN of his statesmanship while maintaining authority at home

The Guardian - US

In UN Debut, New Syria Leader Warns On Israel But Backs Dialogue

Syria's new leader warned Wednesday that Israel's persistent attacks put the region at risk, but he backed diplomacy as he won support on his UN debut.

International Business Times

Syrian President al-Sharaa sits down with US general who arrested him

David Petraeus led US forces during the invasion of Iraq and later became the director of the CIA.

Al Jazeera

Bondi signals probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite a long history of similar inquiries

FBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans

The Independent UK

Air strikes on Houthi rebels by UK and US are possible, says David Petraeus

Top US military figure's remarks come as UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps warns of 'further action' against the Iranian-backed fighters

Evening Standard

Diplomatic Thaw: Increased Communications between US and China!

Retired General David Petraeus, with his expertise in warfare, discusses the importance of open communication between militaries to prevent miscalculations...

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OPINION - Vigil is right: drones and nuclear weapons are the future of war — and Vladimir Putin knows it too

In the BBC prime time spy thriller Vigil – now on a spectacular second series – we see Suranne Jones as the intrepid, and indefatigable DCI Amy Silva fighting the operators of a swarm of killer drones. First time out, she was dealing with espionage aboard a billion-pound Vanguard class…

The Guardian - UK

‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion?

Divisions among Israeli leadership and US doubts are complicating what are already ‘fiendishly difficult’ objectives

The Conversation

Why Trump's prosecution for keeping secret documents is lawful, constitutional, precedented, nonpartisan and merited

Donald Trump and his allies have responded with a variety of objections to his federal indictment, brought in June 2023 by special counsel Jack Smith. The federal charges – the first against a former president – listed 37 counts of obstruction of justice and wrongful retention of classified documents after…

Daily Mirror

Wagner chief warned 'be very careful around open windows' as coup fails

Although Yevgeny Prigozhin is not currently facing any criminal charges for the extraordinary threat to Putin's regime, former CIA director General David Petraeus says his life is likely in danger

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The Conversation

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami includes 31 counts of violating a part of the Espionage Act of 1917.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 466 of the invasion

Blast near Dnipro leaves 20 injured; Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready to launch counteroffensive; Prigozhin says Kremlin factions are destroying Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Kremlin infighting ‘destroying Russian state’, says Wagner head

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin criticises factionalism within Russian hierarchy

Salon

Trump's real crimes are being ignored

Like Richard Nixon, Trump is being punished for his sins against the dominant order, not his most serious crimes

Al Jazeera

Iraqis still await special US visas 20 years after invasion

Nearly 100 applicants who applied for protective visas after working with US forces in Iraq remain in limbo.

The Guardian - UK

Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order

‘Tell me, how does this end?’ asked US general David Petraeus during first push to Baghdad in 2003

The Independent UK

Biden’s handwritten notes under scrutiny in classified documents investigation

President Joe Biden is a man who writes down his thoughts

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