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Australia walks back on proposal to set hard quota on gas exports
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (639+ words) Australia relaxed a proposed rule on Thursday that would have forced natural gas exporters to reserve 20 per cent of their output for the local market, instead requiring them to hold back up to a fifth of their production as determined…...
Finnish icebreaker arrives in Canada to support coast guard Arctic operations
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (170+ words) An icebreaker operated by Finnish state-owned navigation services provider Arctia arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada earlier this month prior to commencing a long-term charter with local joint venture Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services (QHAS). The multi-purpose icebreaker Nordica will…...
US, NATO forces wrap Exercise Northern Viking in Iceland
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (213+ words) Exercise Northern Viking 2026 concluded on Thursday, September 3, after nine days of bilateral operations between the US and NATO allied nations. More than 1,200 personnel participated in training and operational evolutions in the air, on land and at sea. In addition to…...
Reform UK, France's RN pledge to stop English Channel illegal migration
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (418+ words) The leaders of Britain's Reform UK party and France's National Rally announced a pact on Friday that they said would enable Britain to return "asylum seekers" arriving in small boats to France if their parties win power. For the past…...
BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare
1+ week, 1+ day ago (294+ words) This is a most interesting and useful book that has been somewhat handicapped by the author’s overly blatant polemical distaste for Donald Trump. That aside, though, it is full of interesting information about very modern warfare that is mainly presented…...
OPINION | The Iran war has sparked a massive oil windfall across the Americas
1+ week, 2+ day ago (893+ words) From Canada to Argentina, oil producers across the Americas have enjoyed a windfall during the Iran war by capturing market share lost by Middle Eastern exporters. The renewed focus on energy security globally could transform this emergency response into a…...
Russia accuses NATO of creating direct security threat in Arctic
1+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) Russia sees NATO activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published on Monday, as the alliance members boost their presence in the region in the wake of Russia's war on…...
FEATURE | Myanmar's military burns villages to pave way for Russia-backed port
2+ week, 6+ day ago (752+ words) Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with…...
AUKUS: Much ado about HMAS Stirling
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (356+ words) Debate over the development of Submarine Rotational Force–West (SRF-West) is being conducted as though Australia is crossing a threshold by hosting allied submarines on its west coast. SRF-West is certainly a crucial step under AUKUS, but it is not…...
OPINION | A next step for Australia in Southeast Asia: help nations communicate what's happening at sea
3+ week, 2+ day ago (501+ words) Australia is helping Southeast Asian countries see more of what happens in their waters. It should now equip them to communicate what they see. On July 21, 2026, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced an additional AU$10 million (US$7.1 million) in drone…...