🇺🇸🇨🇦⚡️🚢 — 📰 Bloomberg | Nations Aiming for Arctic Power Can’t Get Enough of These Ships | The US and Canada want more icebreakers to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, as the polar region — and competition for it — heats up | September 16, 2025:

"At a shipyard in Finland last month, workers cut the first steel for a new icebreaker ship. Over the next three years, about 10,000 tons of the metal will go into the hull before the vessel is carried across the ocean to Quebec for completion.

The CCGS Arpatuuq, expected to launch in 2030, will be the first heavy icebreaker built — at least partly — in Canada in more than half a century. The C$3.3 billion ($2.4 billion) ship will be 139 meters (about 450 feet) long, with a helipad, hangar and room for 100 crew members. “Moon pools” located at midship will provide direct access to the Arctic Ocean for polar research and, potentially, military surveillance.

A second heavy icebreaker, the CCGS Imnaryuaq (both are named for Inuit locations) is already under construction at Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards. Canada has only a single heavy icebreaker in service at the moment, and it’s in bad shape. In all, the government has funded two dozen new icebreakers to more than double the current fleet."

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🇵🇱😈🇺🇸❌🇷🇺 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Did The Polish Deep State Try To Manipulate The President Into War With Russia? | Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack | September 19, 2025:

"Leading Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita reported on Tuesday that investigators determined that the munition which damaged a home last week during Russia’s drone incursion into Poland actually came from an unexploded missile launched by an F-16 that was trying to down the incoming projectiles.

The National Security Bureau claimed that neither it nor President Karol Nawrocki were hitherto informed of these findings by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government, which Nawrocki then confirmed.

He represents the conservative-nationalist opposition and pledged ahead of the second round in spring not to approve the dispatch of Polish troops to Ukraine while Tusk represents the ruling liberal-globalist government whose Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski just called for a no-fly zone there. Some therefore speculate that members of the Polish permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies, or “deep state”, kept Nawrocki out of the loop in order to manipulate him into escalating against Russia."

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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Gaza Strip on September 22, 2025 (Map Update)

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🪖‼️🇾🇪 — 📰 Newsmax | Hamas Official Targeted by Israel Appears in 1st Interview Following Qatar Strike | September 18, 2025:

"Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, who was one of the targets of the assassination attempt last week in Doha, Qatar, was interviewed by Al Jazeera on Wednesday evening.

Hamad is the second Hamas official to be interviewed since the strike, following a similar interview earlier this week with Taher al-Nunu, who was not among the targets.

Hamad described the situation in the meeting that Israel struck, recounting, "We were sitting to discuss the American proposal to end the war. Less than an hour later, we heard explosions and immediately realized it was an assassination attempt. As residents of Gaza, we recognize these sounds. We tried to flee the area as quickly as possible – and we succeeded."

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🇮🇱👃❌⚠️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | Watch: Israel's Game-Changing 'Iron Beam' Intercept System Declared Operational | September 19, 2025:

"The past nearly two years of war in Gaza, and accompanying conflicts from Lebanon to Iran to Yemen - has seen Israel's air defenses work harder than ever. Recent ballistic missile and drone attacks out of Yemen have meanwhile resulted in at least some missiles getting through, even hitting Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport. Replenishments of Israel's sophisticated anti-air defense layers are extremely expensive as well, which is why starting over a decade ago Tel Aviv began actively developing other means of aerial defense.

The IDF military has just rolled out its new high-powered laser defense system, known as the "Iron Beam". It has passed a final round of testing, announced the defense ministry on Wednesday, and could be ready for active deployment as soon as by close of 2025.

"In these landmark tests, Iron Beam 450 intercepted rockets, mortars, and UAVs with unmatched speed, precision, and near-zero cost per engagement — a breakthrough that sets a new global benchmark in air defense."

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🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 — ⭐️ Rybar MENA:

"Doubling the Mourning: situation in Lebanon from September 19–22, 2025

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are intensifying airstrikes on Lebanon, including areas hosting the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). As a result, several civilians have died alongside members of Hezbollah.

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▪️The Israeli aircraft and drones struck En-Nabatiyah, Shehabiya, Ansar, Harouf, Hiyam, Burdj Kalawiya, Al-Bustan, Tibnin, Meis al-Jabal, and Bint al-Jabal.

▪️During the IDF strikes on Burdj Kalawiya, UNIFIL peacekeepers stationed in nearby Deir Kifa were forced to take shelter in bomb shelters. Against this backdrop, the UN condemned the actions of the Israeli authorities, calling for their troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

▪️In several areas, the IDF launched illumination munitions; according to local channels, in the Yaroun area, Israelis deliberately fired an illumination round into the forest to set it on fire.

▪️In the coastal zone, the IDF sank a vessel by airstrike that allegedly belonged to Hezbollah and was used for reconnaissance of Israeli Navy operations.

▪️Following the attacks, the IDF announced the "elimination" of several high-ranking Hezbollah members; at least six civilians were also killed. Lebanese media reported that four of them held American citizenship, but the US representatives do not confirm this information.

🖍Arab media believe the intensification of IDF strikes is linked to Hezbollah's preparations for mourning ceremonies on the anniversary of the deaths of the group's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and senior movement member Hashim Safi al-Din.

📌It is possible that, against this backdrop, the Israelis may also take bolder steps against Hezbollah, including massive strikes on ceremony locations or targeted "eliminations" of the group's leadership, disregarding "collateral damage" among civilians.

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🇨🇳🚫🛍💸💻 — 📰 Financial Times | China bans tech companies from buying Nvidia’s AI chips | Beijing steps up efforts to boost semiconductor independence and compete with US | September 17, 2025:

"China’s internet regulator has banned the country’s biggest technology companies from buying Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips, as Beijing steps up efforts to boost its domestic industry and compete with the US.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) told companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba, this week to end their testing and orders of the RTX Pro 6000D, Nvidia’s tailor-made product for the country, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

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Several companies had indicated they would order tens of thousands of the RTX Pro 6000D, and had started testing and verification work with Nvidia’s server suppliers, the people said.

After receiving the CAC order, the companies told their suppliers to stop the work, the people added.

The ban goes beyond earlier guidance from regulators that focused on the H20, Nvidia’s other China-only chip widely used for AI. It comes after Chinese regulators concluded that domestic chips had attained performance comparable to those of Nvidia’s models used in China."

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🇺🇸😒⚡️🗾‼️🇨🇳 — 📰 ZeroHedge | US Army Places US Typhon Missiles In Japan For First Time, Enraging China | September 16, 2025:

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We previewed earlier that the Typhon, also dubbed 'Mid-Range Capability', is a land-based missile launcher that can fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range exceeding 1,000 miles, and SM-6 missiles, which can hit targets up to 290 miles away.

The missile system would have been banned under the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a treaty with Russia that the US withdrew from in 2019. This has naturally caused immense alarm in Beijing, as has Washington's deepening military relationship with Japan.

According to the latest from The Hill on the new military exercises:

More than 19,000 U.S. and Japanese service members are participating in the exercise by rehearsing crisis response and contingency operations, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. 

Delivered last month to the U.S. base in Iwakuni, the missile system is capable of firing the Standard Missile-6 and the Tomahawk cruise missiles. The missile showcase follows its deployment in the Philippines last year. Russia and China criticized the U.S., accusing the country of fueling an arms race."

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🇨🇳💸🏳️‍🌈❌🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge |FBI's 'Armed Queers' Probe Just The Start - Lawmakers Urge Treasury To Freeze China-Linked Billionaire's NGO Empire | September 17, 2025:

"Well, well, well. The Democratic Party's dark-money-funded NGO network - bankrolled by leftist billionaires and even possibly foreign adversaries - is coming under intense scrutiny after a leftist woke warrior assassinated Charlie Kirk one week ago. Assassination culture has been normalized by the Democratic Party, which spews hate and misinformation around the clock, labeling anyone they dislike as a "fascist" or "Nazi."

Scrutiny of dark-money funded NGO networks comes as Marxist revolutionaries from "Armed Queers Salt Lake City" popped onto the radar of federal agents while investigating the political assassination of Kirk. Now, the White House has declared war on radical leftist groups, lawmakers want answers, and an all-of-government approach will likely ramp up shortly to dismantle the revolutionary cells that want to collapse capitalism and the country.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, offered much-needed insight into the Marxist revolution being fueled by radical leftist groups, highlighting what appear to be alarming connections with foreign adversaries such as China.

Luna wrote on X:

"Armed Queers SLC" is now under FBI investigation as an extended network related to Charlie's killer.

The founder of Armed Queers SLC is also an organizer for PSL [The People's Forum], which is funded by Neville Singham and the Chinese Communist Party.

Why did Armed Queers SLC delete their Instagram after Charlie was murdered?
Why is Neville Singham affiliated with radical extremist groups that may have ties to Charlie Kirk's assassin?

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🇨🇳🆗🌐&❌💻 — 📰 Financial Times | China drops Google antitrust probe during US trade talks | Beijing regulator’s investigation had centred Android operating system’s dominance | September 16, 2025:

"China is dropping an antitrust probe into Google, as Beijing and Washington step up negotiations over TikTok, Nvidia and trade at a time of heightened tensions between the superpowers.

The State Administration for Market Regulation has decided to terminate its competition investigation against Google, a status known as “zhongzhi” in Chinese, said two people briefed on the decision.

The Google investigation, which was formally opened in February, centred on the dominance of the US group’s Android operating system and its impact on Chinese phonemakers, such as Oppo and Xiaomi, that use the software.

The decision signals a tactical recalibration by Beijing, which is now concentrating its regulatory firepower on Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, as a point of leverage in US-China trade talks, according to the two people.

At the same time, dropping the Google investigation sends a positive signal to Washington that Beijing can be flexible in the negotiations, said one of the people."

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🇦🇺🗣🇨🇳💥🚗 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Cyber Expert Warns China Could Remotely Detonate Aussie EVs In Hybrid Warfare Campaign | September 18, 2025:

"Earlier this week, at the Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit, cybersecurity expert Alastair MacGibbon highlighted an alarming national security risk posed by millions of China-manufactured connected devices operating across Australia. He warned that particularly internet-connected electric vehicles (EVs) represent new threat vectors for hybrid warfare operations, one in which he said these vehicles could be transformed into "ticking time bombs."

On Tuesday, MacGibbon, former cybersecurity adviser to Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and now chief strategy officer at CyberCX, warned, "Those cars that we talk about, whether they're electric or not, are listening devices, and they're surveillance devices in terms of cameras."

But worse, he cautioned, "Take off the safety features of household batteries so that they overcharge. Take off those same safety features for electric vehicles. Just turn them off from the manufacturer so that those vehicles explode. Degrade their ability to drive at peak hour in select cities."

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🔴🆕⚡️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | Huawei's New Ascend Chips Aim To Close China's AI Gap With US | September 21, 2025:

"Huawei may be closing the gap in semiconductors.

On Thursday, the company unveiled AI hardware it says can deliver world-class computing power without Nvidia’s advanced chips, a potential breakthrough for China’s drive to reduce reliance on US technology, according to the South China Morning Post.

The announcement came just before a scheduled call between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, underscoring Beijing’s push for self-reliance amid tightening export restrictions.

SCMP writes that the Shenzhen-based firm introduced a “supernode + cluster” solution built on domestic chipmaking and revealed a multi-year roadmap for its Ascend AI chips."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Ukraine On September 22, 2025 (Map Update)

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🇱🇹‼️🇺🇸❌🇷🇺⚠️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | NATO Country's Defense Chief Urges Shooting Down Russian Warplanes | September 20, 2025:

"A top government official from a NATO country is calling for shooting down Russian aircraft the next time they breach an alliance member's airspace, following several drone and border incidents this month.

"NATO's border in the North East is being tested for a reason. We need to mean business," Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė wrote on X Friday, the same day that three Russian warplanes reportedly breached neighboring Estonia's airspace over the Gulf of Finland.

"Three Russian fighter jets over Tallinn is one more hard proof that Eastern Sentry is long due," she stated."

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🇸🇪❌🇷🇺❗️ — Sweden's defence minister says that they are open to shooting down russian fighter jets that violate Sweden's airspace:

"Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, with force if necessary"

https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/varlden/paasikivi-om-risken-for-storkrig-gar-inte-att-vara-helt-saker/

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🖌 AFU StratCom:

"🔱Operational information as of 08:00 on September 23, 2025, regarding the Russian invasion

❗️Main points from the report:

Overall, there were 179 combat engagements during the past day.

In the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, 11 combat engagements occurred during the past day.

In the South Slobozhansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchansk Khutory, Krasne Pershe, Zapadne, and towards Odradne and Kutkivka.

In the Kupiansk direction, there were four attacks by the occupiers. The Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Kupiansk, Kindrashivka, and Pishchane.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 20 times, attempting to advance in the areas of the settlements Olhivka, Novoiehorivka, Hrekivka, Serednie, Kolodiazi, Stavky, Shandryholove, Novomykhailivka, Derylove, Torske, Zarichne, and towards Stepove.

In the Siversky direction, our defenders repelled seven assaults by the occupying forces near Serebrianka and Vyimka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, seven combat engagements were recorded in the area of Maiske and towards Stupochky.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 17 attacks in the areas of the settlements Pleshchiivka, Berestok, Katerynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Shcherbynivka, Poltavka, and in the direction of Stepanivka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, 58 combat engagements occurred in the areas of the settlements Nikanorivka, Zolotyi Kolodiaz, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Promin, Vilne, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne.

In the Novopavlivka direction, the Defense Forces stopped 31 attempts by the enemy to break through defensive lines in the areas of the settlements Filiya, Sichneve, Shevchenko, Sosnivka, Novoivanivka, Ternove, Myrne, Berezove, Novohryhorivka, Novomykolaivka, and towards Ivanivka.

In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy attacked the Defense Forces' positions three times in the Poltavka area."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of September 23, 2025.

❗️ Last night, in response to a terrorist strike on civilian facilities in the settlement of Foros, Republic of Crimea, which resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a coordinated strike on the temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and foreign mercenaries of the "Ghosts" unit of the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate in the areas of the settlements of Tatarbunary and Rasseyka in the Odessa region, who were preparing and carrying out this terrorist act.

In addition, drone storage sites at the "Shkolny" airfield in the Odessa region were hit, from which strike drones were launched at civilian infrastructure objects in the Republic of Crimea.

A strike was also delivered on the workshops of the "Motor Sich" enterprise of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, where strike drones were assembled, used by the criminal Kyiv regime to attack Russian territory.
 
💥 Units of the "North" group of forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanized brigades, a ranger brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Solyaniki, Andreevka, Pavlovka, Alekseevka, and Varachino in the Sumy region.

🔥 In the Kharkiv direction, damage was inflicted on units of a motorized infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Bochkovo in the Kharkiv region.

▪️ The AFU lost more than 180 servicemen, six vehicles, an artillery piece, two electronic warfare stations, five ammunition and material depots.
 
📍 Units of the "West" group of forces improved the tactical situation in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

💥 Damage was inflicted on personnel and equipment of three mechanized and assault brigades of the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Boguslavka in the Kharkiv region, Dibrova, Yampol, and Shandrigolovo in the DPR.

▪️ Enemy losses amounted to over 230 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and a US-made 155mm M198 howitzer. Two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations, nine electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
 
🚩 Units of the "South" group of forces decisively liberated the settlement of Pereezdnoe in the DPR and continue to destroy the enemy surrounded in the area of the settlement of Kleban-Byk in the DPR.

🔥 Damage was inflicted on formations of four mechanized, assault brigades of the AFU, a marine brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Severesk, Nikolaypolye, Fedorovka, Mayskoye, Ivanopolye, and Konstantinovka in the DPR.

▪️ The enemy lost up to 250 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, including a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and an M113 armored personnel carrier, 12 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station, four ammunition and material depots were destroyed."

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