Latika M Bourke

Suddenly Zelensky has so many cards The US has requested Ukraine's help in downing Iranian drones

Zelensky holds an ace. ♠️

Hegseth says U.S. sub sank Iranian warship off Sri Lanka A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. ​Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.

Pete Hegseth says the Americans sank the Iranian warship off Sri Lanka.

Hegseth says it is the first sinking of an enemy ship since World War II. He says the Iranians thought they were safe in international waters, but with a torpedo, the US delivered 'quiet death.'

The US says it will start chartering jets to evacuate Americans out of United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. #Iran

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead declares Trump.

Conroy blasts ‘AUKUS dead’ claims as subs plan advances Australia and its allies are now better equipped to hunt Chinese submarines thanks to the AUKUS pact, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has revealed.

EXCLUSIVE

AUKUS is delivering declares Australia's Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.

In an interview for The Nightly he tells me Australia, the UK and the US have developed a new algorithm that enables allies to better hunt down Chinese submarines.

Plea for Australia to train soldiers on Ukraine soil Australia and the UK should start training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil in a symbolic act of defiance against Vladimir Putin’s illegal war, now entering its fifth year, a prominent Ukrainian M...

COALITION of the SENDING should TRAIN IN UKRAINE

Ukrainian Oppn MP who confronted Emmanuel Macron at Munich about sending the Coalition of the Willing to Ukraine NOW says Britain and allies should move training in-country now too

✍️ My article from Kyiv & Odesa: https://
latika.me/TraininUkraine

Putin struggles to feed his meatgrinder It is the first time Russia has lost more men than it can find to send to the frontline

A significant development.

✍️ From me in Kyiv. 🇺🇦 👇🏼

latika.me/Putin4Yrs

This is me/her

🎙️ My latest podcast comes to you from Odesa.

🇺🇦 I interview Ukrainian Opposition MP Oleksii Goncharenko about the domestic political situation in Ukraine approaching the fourth year of the big war

🕊️ 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 security guarantees

❌ why he doesn't want an election now

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latika.me/OleksiiGonch...

Why do we give the monarchy a free pass? This culture protected Andrew until it could no more

'Queen Elizabeth’s judgement went unquestioned at the time. It was and remains unfashionable to criticise her.'

My column on Andrew's arrest: latika.me/Andrew

Trump not retreating on Taiwan despite tone shift: Marles Defence Minister Richard Marles says he believes the Trump administration remains committed to the ‘sensitive matter’ of Taiwan’s security.

EXCLUSIVE

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles says Trump's National Security Strategy and National Defence Strategy (which does not mention Taiwan) does NOT represent a retreat on the US's commitment to the self-governed island.

Read more: latika.me/MarlesTaiwan

‘New heights’: Russia is aligning with China’s goals, top intelligence report The analysis by Estonia's highly-regarded foreign intelligence service dashes hopes of the US executing a 'reverse-Nixon'

‘In the early years of the war in Ukraine, Russia was concerned about its growing economic dependence on China, and it is now adjusting to the asymmetry in the bilateral relationship by aligning its political agenda with China’s projects and initiatives.'

latika.me/EFIS

Thank you!

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles is attending Munich.

First time Australia has sent a representative at this level, reflecting both Marles' personal engagement with Europe (a rarity in the Australian Cabinet) + MSC's greater engagement in Indo-Pacific.

Japan's FM also coming.

Why Australia-EU trade deal could face Macron challenge The President of the European Commission has delayed her trip to Australia, and Trade Minister Don Farrell is preparing to travel to Brussels.

Here we go again.

latika.me/VDLDelay

That was a long time ago.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit Australia for supersized trade deal Europe and Australia are poised to ink a supersized deal spanning security cooperation, critical minerals and trade, breaking nearly a decade of deadlock over trade talks, The Nightly can reveal.

The EU is showing Trump what the "art of the deal" really looks like @latikambourke.com

thenightly.com.au/politics/eur...

Marco Rubio's Critical Minerals Summit in DC on Wednesday will bring together many of the United States partners and allies who Trump has put offside with this aggressive trade and foreign policies.

✍️ My article: latika.me/KingMinerals

Exclusive: We are capping ground rents for everyone TikTok video by Keir Starmer

Add to the can Starmer turn it around pile. He's just announced a cap on ground rents and announced it via a video on TikTok.

Sources, Gov.uk: www.gov.uk/government/n...

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@keirstarmer...

Rubio links AUKUS to rules-based order mocked by Pentagon The US Secretary of State cited ‘AUKUS and broader alliance activities’ as helping both nations advance a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific just two days after the notion was mocked by the Pentago...

Well, this is awkward.

Rubio champions AUKUS as upholding the 'rules-based order in the Indo Pacific' in Australia Day message, two days after
the Defence Strategy blasted 'cloud-castle abstractions like the rules-based international order'

latika.me/RulesBasedOr...

🇦🇺🦘🐨 Happy Australia Day Straya.

Well, this is welcome.

After the US detained a Russian ghost ship in the Atlantic, the French have finally followed suit, seizing one in the Med.

Brits helped.

Sources: Emmanuel Macron and UK MOD.

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Apart from anything, Trump's Davos speech was actually very dull, matched only by its length.

Trump at Davos says he won't use force to acquire Greenland.

Mark Carney rips up the fairytales at Davos The Canadian prime minister said the international rules-based order was dead

At last! A leader gets honest with voters.

Mark Carney tells middle powers to stop with the 'international rules-based order.'

latika.me/CarneyDavos

William Hague, as always, is unmissable. (£)

www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 Carney and Starmer: 'The leaders discussed the need to maintain progress to end the war in Ukraine..."

Important to note that in all the noise that Trump is creating with Greenland, his promise to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hrs is now not only a year overdue but falling by the wayside...

Trump won't say whether he would use force to seize Greenland The president was guarded in how far he’ll go to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

Add to the TACO pile?

Asked if he would use force to seize Greenland, the president said, “No comment,” in a brief telephone interview with NBC News.

Source: NBC: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

📆 Japan elections Feb 8.