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Tuesday briefing: The long and winding road of war in Ukraine, as the human cost mounts

In today’s newsletter: how the war looks from inside the country four years on – and what the west’s audience and leaders still misunderstand

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine and Russia swap 314 prisoners of war after Abu Dhabi talks

Meanwhile, the Kremlin-affiliated media outlets revealed that Moscow’s key demand is not only full Russian control over Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but also official recognition of Donbas as Russian territory by all sides, including Ukraine.

Euronews

Inside China’s gray zone activities: How Beijing is salami slicing its way to influence

China is employing a 'salami slicing' strategy, taking incremental steps across military, economic, and technological domains to alter realities without triggering conflict. This 'gray zone' approach, evident in the South China Sea and beyond, bypasses international law and exploits rivals' hesitation. The cumulative effect creates new facts on the ground,…

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A new report warns that combined war casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing in Russia's war in Ukraine could reach 2 million by spring

The Independent UK

Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in war nearing 2m, study finds

Thinktank says about 1.2m Russians troops killed, wounded or missing to date and 600,000 Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK

Russia suffers more losses in its war against Ukraine than any other country since WWII — report

Russia sustained 1.2 million casualties almost four years into its all-out war in Ukraine, suffering more losses than any major power in any war since World War II, according to a CSIS report.

Euronews

Warships, submarines and Tomahawk missiles: How the US is preparing for a possible war with Venezuela

The US had 13 combat vessels in the region by November as it piles pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

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Hostile powers sending spies to west’s universities, says former security chief

Canadian expert David Vigneault warns of China’s ‘industrial-strength’ attempts to steal new technologies

The Guardian - UK

Canada says Russia and China are ramping up spy efforts in Arctic region

Canada’s spy agency says it has observed intelligence threats targeting country’s government and private sector

The Guardian - US

Tehran will rebuild it's nuclear facilities with more 'vigour', says Iran's President Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country will rebuild its nuclear facilities “with greater vigour”, as he reiterated Iran's unwillingness to build a nuclear weapon.

Euronews

11 years after the Parliament Hill shooting, is Canada doing enough to tackle political violence?

Wednesday marks the 11th anniversary of the Parliament Hill shooting, when an Islamist-inspired extremist, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, stormed Canada’s War Memorial and Parliament Hill, killing one soldier and injuring three other people.

The Conversation

Study: Left-wing terrorism outpaces far-right attacks for first time in 30 years

America's domestic terrorism landscape has undergone a remarkable inversion.

Axios

What missiles does North Korea have in its weapon arsenal?

North Korea launched two near-air defence missiles that had “suitable combat capability.” But what do we know about the other weapons in their arsenal?

Euronews

Sweden, Norway and Denmark to buy $500 million of US arms for Ukraine war under new Nato scheme

The Netherlands was the first country to contribute to the Nato Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative

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What are Patriot missiles and what role do they play in Iran and Ukraine wars

Zelensky claims more than 800 Patriot missiles were used in just three days of fighting in the Middle East by the US forces, what Ukraine deployed in four years against Russian invasion

Al Jazeera

Australia election 2025: Results, what polls say and what’s at stake?

Here are the issues dominating the federal elections and which party is leading in the polls.

The Independent UK

Secretive Russian satellite appears to be spinning out of control

Cosmos 2553 is linked to Russia’s nuclear weapons program

The Guardian - UK

China trade war poses threat to US arms firms’ rare earths supply, analysts warn

Chinese restrictions could affect more than a dozen defence and aerospace firms and give Beijing ‘crucial advantage’

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The Independent UK

India accused of interfering in Canada’s Conservative Party leadership race

India has faced repeated accusations of election meddling in Canada, though it has consistently denied such claims

The Independent UK

China's shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says

A report details how China in two decades has grown to be the dominant global player in shipbuilding, dwarfing the U.S., which now has only 0.1% of the global market

Tom’s Hardware

Huawei reportedly acquired two million Ascend 910 AI chips from TSMC last year through shell companies

According to CSIS, Huawei has millions of AI chips from SMIC despite yield problems.

Fortune

Chinese advances like DeepSeek have ‘narrowed’ AI gap with U.S., says CSIS think tank: ‘Unrealistic to expect a lead of more than a year or two’

"DeepSeek’s technological innovations are real," Gregory Allen, director of CSIS’s Wadhwani AI Center, wrote on Friday.

The Guardian - US

Canadian military flies the flag in frozen north as struggle for the Arctic heats up

Operation Nanook, carried out in conjunction with allies, aims to ‘project force’ in a region attracting growing interest from Russia and China

International Business Times

Trump's Tariff Rollback Brings Limited Respite As New Levies Loom

US President Donald Trump imposed vast tariffs this week on key partners Canada and Mexico, roiling cross-border ties before offering temporary relief to manufacturers -- but with more levies kicking in next week, the respite may be fleeting.

Al Jazeera

What Ukraine military aid has Trump paused, and can Kyiv fight without it?

Experts say Ukraine may only be able to hold out for a few months without US military assistance.

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