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Pakistan’s Diplomatic Hour: The Promise and Peril of Becoming the Region’s Bridge

Pakistan may have spent much of UN week enjoying the unusual luxury of being wanted in several rooms at once. By Friday, however, the bill for that privilege was beginning to arrive. While American and Iranian officials circled one another in New York, the military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye were preparing urgent […]

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Is a better Winnipeg on the horizon?

Four Free Press columnists weigh in on the challenges ahead and how the city can become better.

  • 51% of voters undecided in upcoming Winnipeg mayoral election
  • 13% of voters decided not to participate in election
  • Winnipeg's revenue from property taxes stagnant despite economic growth

Treasury’s massive “intergenerational” immigration crushes democracy

By Stephen Saunders Imagine a calmer and safer post-Bondi Australia. Immigration is low and less divisive. The government need not lie about it all the time or continually attack citizen-voters.

  • Australian Treasury reports massive intergenerational immigration surge
  • Foreign-born population at 32%, migrant origin at 50%
  • Governments ignore voter concerns amid mass migration

Japan to Introduce 6 ‘Bodyguard’ Satellites by FY35

The Defense Ministry has begun discussions on introducing six “bodyguard” satellites that can protect Japanese satellites from attacks by other countries’ “killer” satellites by fiscal 2035, according…

  • Japan plans to launch six 'bodyguard' satellites by 2035.
  • Satellites aim to protect domestic ones from enemy attacks.
  • Prototype to be tested in geostationary orbit by 2028.

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