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By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Iran’s missile barrage this month against Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value, as well as the shortcomings, of U.S and allied missile defences in a potential Indo-Pacific conflict with China, analysts say. Although differences between the two scenarios limit…
The Marines were just over a hundred miles away from the southern tip of Taiwan when they seized the airstrip. They were operating in Northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands, Philippine territory north of the mainland — key terrain for a potential conflict with China.The mission, known as maritime key…
John Carmack, a key player in Meta’s venture into virtual reality, is coming to the defense of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey — about eight years after the tech giant fired him amid scrutiny surrounding Luckey’s political donations in 2016.And Carmack’s comments then sparked some seemingly defensive responses from Facebook owner…
In the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats defied political expectations by holding on to their Senate majority, with every incumbent securing reelection and then-Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman flipping the open seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.The upper chamber in January 2023 then shifted from its previous 50-50…
