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Caught Off Guard: Stunned EU Leaders React To Trump's Troop Reduction In Germany European officials have expressed dismay, disappointment, and surprise in the wake of the weekend announcement by the Trump administration that the US will be withdrawing some 5,000 troops from Germany over the coming months. "There has been talk about withdrawing US troops from Europe for a long time. But of course, the timing of this announcement comes as a surprise," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas expressed on the sidelines of the European Political Community meeting in Yerevan,...

China's Return To The Oil Market Could Boost Inflation Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could prompt China to return to buying more crude after months of multi-year-low purchases, which could reignite inflationary pressures despite the expected ease of oil flows from the Middle East.    Late on Sunday, the U.S. and Iran announced a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz more than 100 days after its closure. This re-opening could happen as soon as an agreement is signed on Friday. News...

US Navy's New Air-To-Air Missile AIM-424 Malice: Countering China's Growing Airpower By Rick Fisher, senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. With its revealed range in “excess of 250 nautical miles” (287 miles), the U.S. Navy’s new long-range air-to-air missile (AAM) constitutes a major upgrade in the ability of the United States to arrest China’s quest for superior air power in Asia. On May 7, 2025, Chinese air combat technology gave Pakistan a historic, beyond-visual-range (BVR) victory, when, during a record aerial engagement between 72 Indian Air Force and 42 Pakistan...