Drone attack sparks fire at Russian site, reports say oil depot is on fire

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire on Friday night in the Russian region of Kaluga, south of Moscow, and social media. . . Read more »

Russia tried to use the Los Angeles wildfires to make anti-Ukrainian propaganda

The unverified claim about the alleged Ukrainian mansions also appeared to appear on other social media platforms, such as Tik Tok, TruthSocial and the Russian site VK, but did not gain much... Read more »

Germany: CDU’s Merz wants ‘positive’ Trump trade approach

Friedrich Merz said a new push for a flexible industrial deal with the United States could "avoid a harmful spiral of tariffs. " The Christian Democrat opposition leader hopes to become... Read more »

Russian Trail Cam drone is a new stealth spy

A simple combination of a drone with a consumer trailcam on a bamboo frame to keep it off the ground is a low-cost, long range spy thanks to cellphone connectivity. Read more »

Germany accuses Musk of interfering in elections in support of AfD: what we know

Elon Musk praised the AfD and Alice Weidel in an op-ed for the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Read more »

Germany: President Steinmeier visits Magdeburg attack site

Steinmeier expressed his sympathy for the victims and called on the people of Magdeburg not to be "overwhelmed by anger." Read more »

How China ranks among India’s top 10 investors despite bilateral differences

I cover startups & enterprises in India and the UAE. China is also the biggest trading partner of India, and India the largest project-contracting market for Chinese companies in South Asia. Read more »

China’s NBS Output PMI Falls to 50. 1 in December, Non-Production PMI Rises to 52. 2

China's official production managers' index (PMI) fell to 50. 1 in December, from 50. 3 in the previous reading. Read more »

China’s property sector surges again as crisis enters fifth year

One of China's main developers is now on the authorities' radar for risk of default. A major Hong Kong builder is asking lenders to increase its loans. ... Read more »

China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says

This episode comes at a delicate time, just as the Biden White House faces one of the most extensive and damaging attacks on American infrastructure in the cyber age. Read more »