defence

Breaking the menopause taboo

Women live an average of 30 years after menopause. Normalising menopause as a life event requires greater research, investment and cultural acceptance.

Reports of the demise of crewed naval vessels have been greatly exaggerated.

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Armies are getting smaller, weapons technology is getting more powerful and geopolitical tensions are all over the place.

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Maldives has launched its first tactical drones. The eyes in the sky will improve the country’s defence force’s monitoring, surveillance, and data capabilities.

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The possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House and enacting his ‘America First’ policy could be ‘catastrophic’ for Ukraine.

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If the two leaders meet during the APEC summit, the region will be reassured that the rivalry between the two superpowers is being checked.

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The US views the Quad as an alliance that can contain Chinese expansionism in the Indo-Pacific, but India may not feel the same way.

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It’s unlikely to happen, but if a large space object ever hit Earth, the outcome would be calamitous. Humanity needs to start preparing now.

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