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Defense One
Trump claims missile defense system to cost $175B, be ready in three years - More

Breaking Defense
MDA takes delivery of first THAAD radar to track hypersonics

Breaking Defense
Gen. Allvin says USAF must grow, even at ‘expense’ of other services

Defense One
Space Force losing 14% of its civilian workers

USNI News
Report to Congress on Sleep and Fatigue in Military Aviation

The Hill
Pentagon officially accepts Qatari jet for Trump’s use

Defense One
Hegseth to USAF: Figure out how to modify Qatari jet

The Associated Press
Hegseth orders new review of Afghanistan withdrawal

Reuters News Agency
U.S. adviser reportedly pushed officials to rewrite intelligence so it would not be used against Trump

MSNBC News
Musk’s influence won’t fade just because he says he’s pulling back on political spending

Axios
Trump's Oval Office is a danger zone for world leaders

The Associated Press
More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix

The Guardian
Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses

Global News
Donald Trump escalates feud with Bruce Springsteen, calls for investigation

BBC News
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time

Le Monde
Five years after Brexit, UK and EU aim for a fresh start

AFP
US Senate confirms Charles Kushner as ambassador to France

Agence France-Presse
WHO adopts landmark pandemic accord, US not bound by pact after opting out

The Guardian
Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot dead in Madrid

BBC News
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on training exercise

BBC News
Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labour on corruption charge

France 24
South Africa challenges US persecution claims ahead of talks with Trump

The Guardian
Trump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti-white racism

The Associated Press
South Africa’s leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit

Stars and Stripes
USS Harry S. Truman engaged in ‘largest airstrike in history’ from an aircraft carrier

Agence France-Presse
PKK rejects 'exile' of its members from Turkey after agreeing to disband

BBC News
Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'

The Associated Press
Dozens of trucks of humanitarian aid for Gaza still sitting at border entry - More

Agence France-Presse
Israel says aid trucks entered Gaza, UN sees no sign of distribution

The Guardian
MSF condemns ‘ridiculously inadequate’ aid

BBC News
Did Trump really strike Gulf deals worth $2tn?

BBC News
British soldiers make Everest history using new method

Agence France-Presse
Trump Organization breaks ground on $1.5-bn Vietnam project

USNI News
U.S. Marines Extend Reach Through Exercises in the Philippines

Agence France-Presse
China's EV battery maker CATL sees shares soar in Hong Kong debut

Agence France-Presse
China slams new US chip curbs as 'bullying,' vows response

The Guardian
China ‘seriously concerned’ over Trump’s missile defense system

Defense One
US Army medics prepare for war with China

The Associated Press
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This Day in Aviation
23 May

Agence France-Presse
Paris ne veut plus avoir à ramasser 4 à 5 millions de mégots chaque jour

Agence France-Presse
Allemagne : arrestation de cinq jeunes appartenant à une organisation terroriste d'extrême droite

France 24
La frontière Russie-Finlande, futur point chaud après la guerre en Ukraine ?

France 24
Un navire russe de la flotte « fantôme détecté » dans la Baltique

GEO
Le porte-avions USS Harry S. Truman rentre penaud au pays, après la perte de trois Super Hornet

Agence France-Presse
Israël reconnaît des tirs de sommation contre des diplomates étrangers en visite en Cisjordanie

International Commentary

Rafael Behr | The Guardian
In the never-ending Brexit Wars saga, reality is finally fighting back

Owen Jones | The Guardian
A moment of judgment has come at last: Not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers

Julian Coman | The Guardian
MAGA Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him

Clarence Page | Tribune Chronicle
Trump embraces South Africans … the white ones

Olga Chyzh | The Guardian
Trump has brought Ukraine-Russia peace talks back to square one – just where Putin wants them

Sidney Blumenthal | The Guardian
Trump can complain all he wants – but he can’t stop his own economic mess

Steve Benen | MSNCBC News
On protecting classified information, Pete Hegseth picks a fight he can’t win

Ali Velshi | CBC News
The giant Trump banner at the USDA is another sign the U.S. is sliding into autocracy

Maya Wiley | MSNBC News
Trump admin's Comey investigation is meant to stoke a culture of fear among Americans

Richard Luscombe | The Guardian
Ron DeSantis’s fall from grace: ‘He’s completely crashed to the ground’

Book Reviews

Marina Dunbar | The Guardian
Chicago Sun-Times confirms AI was used to create reading list of books that don’t exist - More

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