🇨🇳 👓 China’s cutting-edge tech: Smart glasses used for speech at CAEXPO 2025

💬 "My speech noscript is right here in the glasses — invisible to you, but perfectly clear to me," said Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region Communist Party Secretary Chen Gang at the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo opening ceremony.

Showing off state-of-the-art technology, Chen wore the smart glasses which blend innovation and style.

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🇵🇸 UK set to recognise Palestine after Trump’s visit – reports

The UK government is preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a state once President Trump concludes his state visit to London, The Times reported.

Downing Street delayed the announcement to avoid a clash with the US, which remains strongly opposed. Trump has warned recognition would “reward Hamas,” while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed it would “make peace less likely” and hinted Israel could retaliate by annexing parts of the West Bank.

According to The Times, Britain intends to move ahead before the UN General Assembly next week, joining France, Canada and Australia in supporting recognition. The decision follows months of pressure inside the Labour Party, with over 130 MPs signing a letter in favour.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza City as “utterly reckless and appalling,” saying it would “kill more innocent civilians and endanger the remaining hostages.”

Earlier this year, London also imposed sanctions on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, citing their role in settler violence and use of “horrendous extremist language.”

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⌛ US lags FAR BEHIND Russia, China in drone warfare – reports

Even American defense executives admit the Pentagon is crawling behind major powers, Axios reported.

At the Axios AI+ Summit, Allen Control Systems CEO Steve Simoni said the US is “behind rivals like China” as cheap drones reshape the battlefield. A drone costing a few thousand dollars can take out hardware worth millions — while the Pentagon blows even more money firing overpriced missiles just to knock them down.

Simoni admitted Russia already fields drones that “can’t be jammed,” rendering useless the billions Washington poured into electronic defenses.

And his solution? Replace every American ship, tank, and truck gun with AI-powered weapons in the next 5–10 years — conveniently, his company just happens to sell one, the “Bullfrog.”

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🇨🇳 China urges other countries to jointly RESIST HEGEMONY, intimidation - Defense Minister

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivered a broad statement on Thursday, outlining Beijing’s positions on global security:

🔸 “We are ready to work with all peace-loving forces to resolutely uphold the results of victory in World War II and the post-war international order.”

🔸 China is prepared to help other countries’ armed forces strengthen their ability to defend legitimate rights and interests, and “share the historical responsibility for maintaining global peace.”

🔸 “The memory of history should serve as a constant reminder of the need to recognize and resist any disguised hegemonic logic and intimidation, and to fully uphold peace and justice.”

🔸 Dong warned that “external military intervention, battles for spheres of influence, coercion to choose sides, and departure from the principle of sovereign equality will push the international community into chaos and conflict.”

🔸 On Taiwan, he stressed: “The People’s Liberation Army … will never allow any separatist attempts to achieve independence for Taiwan to succeed.”

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