Vladimir Putin exchanged “signals” with Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine at Kremlin talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff, a top Russian official said Wednesday. “On our part, in particular, some signals were conveyed on the Ukrainian issue,” the Russian president’s foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters, without elaborating. “Corresponding signals were also received from President Trump.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-06/trump-envoy-arrives-in-moscow-in-us-gamble-to-end-war-in-uk ...

Every morning at 8:15, the chimes ring out across Hiroshima, marking the moment in 1945 when a US bomber overhead dropped the world's first atomic weapon of war. Here, a signature mushroom cloud rising over widescale death and devastation. The target was this bridge.It's T-shaped, but the bomb veered toward the dome, which after the blast was the only building in a onem radius still standing. Thousands were killed outright. Radioactive black rain, poisoning countless more.Taruko Yahhata was 8 years old that ...

Taiwan’s screenwriters have long avoided depicting a cross-strait war, considering the topic too contentious. A new series which does just that is a cultural milestone https://t.co/d5fEyctTjK ...

Military Strategy - Europe cannot replicate America's "industrial and mechanical" approach to war [1] - Europe will need to achieve more with fewer resources in warfare [1]

The nature of the war is changing, and Ukrainian forces are readying for it. The increasing depth of the kill zone, a territory up to 15km on either side of the front line, is rendering operations ever harder https://t.co/W1YAeTdhnZ ...

First war-injured Gazan child arrives in UK for treatment https://t.co/3SAfawGNp0 ...

President Trump suggested Israel consider a new approach in its war with Hamas after cease-fire negotiations broke down last week. The question for Israel now: What is that new way? https://t.co/BIYTLNPMfY ...

We reported in July 1945 that “it is an excellent thing for the country that it is now to have a united Cabinet”, after Labour’s win in the general election. Clement Attlee, the new prime minister, would soon see Britain’s war in Asia to its end https://t.co/l8J2cublEy ...

Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 16 and wounding dozens https://t.co/kAaar2AtOJ ...

Investment Strategy - The market adage suggests selling into the buildup of a war and buying the invasion [1] - The rationale behind buying the invasion is that the actual event is often less severe than the worst-case scenarios imagined during the buildup [2] - The invasion is like "pulling off the band-aid," the anticipation of pain is worse than the event itself [2] Geopolitical Risk Assessment - The US is unlikely to intervene if it anticipates a prolonged conflict [2]