Pentagon Sends More B‑52s to Middle East to Deter Iranian Attacks on U.S. Troops — The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/politics/us-trump-iran.html
Monat: Dezember 2020
Navy receives new anti-submarine warfare frigate | Yonhap News Agency
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20201231004700325
Homebuyers in U.S. Face Worst Affordability Squeeze in 12 Years — BNN Bloomberg
http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/homebuyers-in-u-s-face-worst-affordability-squeeze-in-12-years‑1.1542512
A year of crisis and setback for Indonesia’s economy | East Asia Forum
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/30/a‑year-of-crisis-and-setback-for-indonesias-economy/
Afghanistan: China soll Kopfgeld auf US-Soldaten ausgesetzt haben — WELT
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article223561674/Afghanistan-China-soll-Kopfgeld-auf-US-Soldaten-ausgesetzt-haben.html
Stoltenberg: NATO to Step up its Defense against biological weapons
https://www.european-views.com/2020/12/stoltenberg-nato-to-step-up-its-defense-against-biological-weapons/
IMF warns of economic ‘scarring’ effects from pandemic crisis | Cyprus Mail
https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/12/30/imf-warns-of-economic-scarring-effects-from-pandemic-crisis/
US Is Helping India Spy On China’s Military Near Disputed Border | ZeroHedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-helping-india-spy-chinas-military-near-disputed-border
Hezbollah warns of possible war with Israel – Middle East Monitor
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201226-hezbollah-warns-of-possible-war-with-israel/
UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic ahead of national polls
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20201226-un-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-ahead-of-national-polls
Mountain of debt growing under the rug in Turkey — Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/12/turkey-erdogan-akp-alarming-surge-consumer-corporate-debt.html
Japan retail sales drop as Tokyo prices fall most since 2010 | The Japan Times
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/25/business/economy-business/japan-retail-sales-drop/
China aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait a day after US warship | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3114736/shandong-aircraft-carrier-group-heads-south-china-sea-drills
Preparing For War? Greece Increases Military Spending 57% Amid Row With Turkey | ZeroHedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/preparing-war-greece-increases-military-spending-57-amid-row-turkey
Taiwan sends ships, aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/taiwan-china-idUSKBN28U0F6
China Has A $15 Trillion Problem With Economic Reality
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2020/12/18/best-sales-online-right-now-this-weekend/
Massive ‘Sea Base’ Ship Joins Effort to Withdraw US Troops From Somalia | Voice of America — English
https://www.voanews.com/africa/massive-sea-base-ship-joins-effort-withdraw-us-troops-somalia
The economic impact of Covid-19 will see food poverty double this Christmas | Descrier News
https://descrier.co.uk/news/uk/the-economic-impact-of-covid-19-will-see-food-poverty-double-this-christmas/
UPDATE 2‑Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mounts | Reuters
https://uk.reuters.com/article/japan-defence-idUKL1N2IY05E