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Armour vs altitude: India’s light tank dilemma along China border
India’s new high-altitude combat tank was designed to go where its heavier armoured fighting vehicles cannot: the thin mountain air, narrow roads and small bridges along its disputed border with China. In its base config
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Armour vs altitude: India’s light tank dilemma along China border
India’s new high-altitude combat tank was designed to go where its heavier armoured fighting vehicles cannot: the thin mountain air, narrow roads and small brid
Asia
South China Morning Post
15m ago
DIPLOMACY
NEW
How Appeasing Putin Heightens Nuclear Dangers
How Appeasing Putin Heightens Nuclear Dangers Daryl G. Kimball Sun, 11/01/2026 - 09:19
Global
Arms Control Association
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CARGO
How to move parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for express operators
Find out how to send parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland if you're a courier or an express operator.
Europe
UK HMRC
2h ago
CARGO
Moving goods you bring into Northern Ireland as ‘not at risk’ of moving to the EU
Find out if goods you bring into Northern Ireland can move as ‘not at risk’ of moving to the EU.
Europe
UK HMRC
2h ago
CARGO
Pay handling fees for distance sales to Northern Ireland ‘at risk’ of entering the EU
How to pay handling fees for distance sales moving into Northern Ireland that are ‘at risk’ of entering the EU, and how long it takes for your payment to reach
Europe
UK HMRC
2h ago
NARCOTICS
Yet Again Another Mayiza Operative Is Beheaded
“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nwMK5aqluv6OWKn2kJou5Hn51P09FIblNhnK8filKDi4n7VU34X1yRF
Latin America
Borderland Beat
13h ago
NARCOTICS
"El Chorejas" Arrested in Morelos! Alleged Leader of Los Aparicio Detained
“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpUvXompPWzvkMro99lIOEK_rrNptLSW5rPDhyphenhyphenMnp8qxFw
Latin America
Borderland Beat
19h ago
CARGO
Freight cycles are anything but regular
We call them freight cycles, but the term implies a regularity the data doesn’t support. Since 2000, the domestic transportation market’s turns have looked less
Global
FreightWaves
7h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Shipping Strikes In Hormuz Leave Both Sides With Economic Pain
By Gerry Doyle Oct 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –As US President Donald Trump threatens renewed attacks against Iran, Tehran’s intermittent strikes on commer
Global
gCaptain
4h ago
MARITIME
Taiwan Says China Harassing Shipping With East Coast Patrol
TAIPEI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s Coast Guard is harassing shipping with its latest patrol off Taiwan’s east coast and trying to exert a ficti
Global
gCaptain
5h ago
MARITIME
Russia Extends Ban On Most Diesel Exports Through January
By Bloomberg News Oct 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government has extended a general ban on diesel exports by producers until the end of January wh
Global
gCaptain
7h ago
MARITIME
Iran’s IRGC Navy Says Four Tankers Catch Fire In Strait Of Hormuz
DUBAI, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Friday that four oil tankers had caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz
Global
gCaptain
14h ago
WARS
'We came back from hell', say Ukrainians after years in Russia-occupied front-line city
One evacuated couple says they crossed minefields in Oleshky in search of food.
Global
BBC World
12h ago
CYBERSECURITY
Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.
Global
BBC World
10h ago
HUMAN SMUGGLING
Private jets, yachts and powerful friends helped Alexander brothers lure women — and silence them, lawyer says
Private jets, superyachts and mansions helped the Alexander brothers lure sex trafficking victims into their orbit, an attorney told Fox News Digital.
Americas
Fox News
21h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Trump asegura que Flávio Bolsonaro puede permanecer "el tiempo que quiera" en EE.UU.
El presidente aclaró que no tiene previsto reunirse con Bolsonaro, quien huyó a Estados Unidos tras su derrota electoral.
Latin America
BBC Mundo
5h ago
GEOPOLITICS
¿Qué mensajes enviaron Machado y Rodríguez a sus bases, al mundo político y al tutelaje?
Para Ricardo Ríos, la opositora marca el ritmo y la gobernante intenta pasar a la ofensiva. Desde el análisis de Erick Obermaier, la interina quiere transmitir
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
1h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Hermanos Guevara: casi 22 años presos y una orden de la Corte IDH en desacato
Los tribunales niegan el destacamento de trabajo vencido en 2011, el régimen abierto en 2014 y la libertad condicional exigida desde mayo de 2023.
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
1h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Chavismo reactivo ante regreso de María Corina Machado: la mirada de analistas
Juan Manuel Trak dice que la presencia de Machado pone al chavismo a la defensiva. Fabiana Garantón afirma que interinato subestimó la respuesta popular.
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
1h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Fundaredes reporta supuesto ataque de la Fanb contra campamento del ELN en Apure
La abogada y activista Rocío San Miguel señaló, en su cuenta en X, que el supuesto ataque fue en Buena Vista del Meta, estado Apure.
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
7h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Lula y el proceso venezolano: analistas esperan postura “crítica” pero sin enfrentamientos
Maria Teresa Romero estima que Lula será prudente pero no incondicional con el rodrigato. Jesús Mazzei Alfonzo espera apoyo para que Venezuela retome democracia
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
11h ago
GEOPOLITICS
“Cada vez que regreso, mi nieta me pregunta si encontré a su papá”: el rastro perdido de Jorgen Guanares
Las autoridades han negado información sobre el paradero de Jorgen
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
12h ago
GEOPOLITICS
China envía maquinaria y materiales al país para la recolección de escombros tras sismos
El buque proveniente de China también trajo viviendas prefabricadas para "desconcentrar" los campamentos con damnificados.
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
12h ago
GEOPOLITICS
Magistrados de TSJ en el exilio piden a AN2015 reconozca su investidura
Los juristas piden aclara su situación jurídica y en caso de no prosperar su solicitud, arguyen que deben ser destituidos para así tomar acciones pertinentes
Latin America
Efecto Cocuyo
12h ago
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