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Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu’s alliance became a cage
Today, Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly, it is a reunion of old allies; in reality, it is a war council of desperate men.…
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Radware Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Fourth Quarter 2025Financial Results and Highlights
Record revenue of $80.2million, an increase of 10% year-over-year
Cloud ARR of $95.2 million, an increase of23% year-over-year
Total ARR of $251.0 million, an increase of 11% year-over-year
Record non…
Why Xi Jinping Keeps Purging Generals
After the fall of two top generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, in late January, China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) was left with only Chairman Xi Jinping and one vice chairman, Zhang Shengmin.…
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Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?
In some ways, “Melania,” the new documentary about Melania Trump, feels almost avant-garde. It rejects everything we normally associate with the commercial success of a bio-pic: narrative, suspense, authenticity, even one unguarded moment.…
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China’s military command tightens discipline at the top in generals’ wake
Revised rules are meant to close loopholes, PLA mouthpiece says, two weeks after Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli’s downfall
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Published: 7:00pm, 7 Feb 2026
China’s top military command body has moved to tighten C…
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ bets the house
When Sanae Takaichi first ran for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for much of the past eight decades, she was eliminated in the first round with less than 20 per cent of the vote.…
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China’s military vows to improve scrutiny of training after fall of Zhang Youxia
PLA plans to crack down on ‘fakery that undermines combat capability’, soon after top generals placed under corruption investigation
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Published: 7:00pm, 6 Feb 2026
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Namibia: Opposition Warns Namibia’s New Oil Bill Could Fuel Fishrot-Style Corruption Under Presidency
[Namibian] Opposition parties are calling on the government to learn from the mistakes of countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and Russia when it comes to the oil and gas sector.
Why did Xi hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?
China’s leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, timing analysts said on Thursday was rare and significant as Beijing positions itself as a stable global power.…
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