China will invest $400 billion in Iran energy and infrastructure but nothing in strategic pact allows for a Chinese troop presence or island handover. Two of the United States’ top “strategic threats” are getting more and more real within the scope of the New Silk Roads, the leading 21st-century project of economic integration across Eurasia. America’s Deep State will not be amused. Source Asian Times
Eight Turkish military airplanes carried out a total of 33 violations of Greece’s national airspace over the course of one day on Wednesday, Greek military authorities have said. Source Ekathimerini
- Military source says around 200-strong force has been sent to the Pratas Islands following reports PLA was planning large-scale simulated invasion
- Mainland China has been steadily boosting its presence in the disputed waters, where a number of other countries have claims South China Morning Post
The death of a 12-year-old girl by a stray bullet in Sweden has sparked outrage and reignited debates over its handling of gang-related violence.
Details of what happened have not been officially confirmed, but local media outlets reported that the gunmen had been aiming at two members of a criminal gang, and had not intended to shoot the child. Source BBC
