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Straits Times
17 hours ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Indonesia's Prabowo to hold talks with Putin this week, eyes 'strategic partnership'
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/ File Photo Indonesia's Prabowo to hold talks with Putin this week, eyes 'strategic partnership' MOSCOW - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg later this week and the two countries should explore a strategic partnership, the Asian nation's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Russia is due to hold its annual economic forum in St Petersburg this week where Putin traditionally gives a key-note speech and hosts a foreign leader. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at a meeting in Moscow with Indonesia's foreign minister, Sugiono, who uses only one name, said that relations between Moscow and Jakarta were trustworthy, friendly and constructive. "We welcome our close ties," Lavrov told Sugiono. "There is chemistry between both of the leaders," Sugiono said of ties between Putin and Prabowo, and suggested they develop and deepen their ties "into a strategic partnership." Indonesia and Russia, Sugiono said, would continue to work on developing trade, economic, security, investment, energy and tourism ties. Indonesia became a full member of the BRICS grouping earlier this year. Indonesia last year dismissed a report in defence publication Janes that Russia has requested basing military aircraft in Papua, its easternmost province, after the issue caused concern in Australia. Papua is about 1,200 km (750 miles) north of the Australian city of Darwin. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Haden Janes leaves Petoskey career with the good feeling of no regrets
PETOSKEY — Like a lot of high school athletes, Haden Janes had his Petoskey career go by in a flash. But, only in the final moments does one often realize what's taken place. In the case of Janes, it was something special. Advertisement And he knows it. Even as he walked off Turcott Field one final time as a Northmen baseball player in a Division 2 regional championship game Saturday, June 7, Janes did so proud of what took place. 'The way we look at it, we proved everything we needed to prove,' Janes said. 'We left no doubt and we have no regrets. It's a really good feeling to walk out like that.' Petoskey senior Haden Janes wrapped a standout Northmen career with his final athletic event as a PHS athlete. It was a career that came with nine varsity letters, multiple all-conference and all-state honors and being named the 2025 PHS Male Athlete of the Year. It takes a mature athlete to realize that in the moment, when everything feels like it's been ripped away, and Janes has been every bit of a captain-level athlete. 'Of course there's things that could have gone the other way, but the things we were able to accomplish and memories we were able to create and relationships with all these guys, it's been unforgettable,' Janes said. Advertisement Petoskey's Wilson: Petoskey's Joel Wilson named OTA standout by Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson Northmen Baseball: 'They've been unforgettable': Petoskey baseball's senior class helped build a dynasty In that 5-2 Saturday loss against Standish-Sterling, Janes finished out a Northmen career that came with nine varsity letters, and as one of the most decorated athletes of the last decade. He captained multiple Petoskey teams across football, basketball and baseball, spending three years at the varsity level in each. When athletes were recognized as three-sport letter winners, Petoskey's Haden (middle, right) and Lyla Janes got to stand right next to each other. Haden is a 2025 graduate, with Lyla only beginning her Northmen career as a freshman. Whatever the season was, Janes helped the Northmen be winners. He was part of three district championship in baseball, just the second ever district title in football and multiple Big North Conference titles across the seasons. Advertisement He captained the Petoskey baseball team to a 30-6 record this past season against one of the toughest schedules in the state. 'We set goals at the beginning of the season and we just about checked every one of them off the box,' Janes said. 'I'm so grateful I got named a captain and these guys just worked their tails off. All the coaches can attest to it and as a captain you can't ask for anything better than these guys. They show up with enthusiasm and hard work and it's a big reason why we accomplished what we did.' On an individual level, Janes has earned All-Big North honors in all three sports, along with consecutive all-state seasons in football. He was also named the Petoskey High School Male Athlete of the Year, which took into account his work in the classroom. This past fall, he set the Petoskey football school record for interceptions in a career with 16, while finishing tied for the season record with eight. Petoskey's Haden Janes was recently named the Male Athlete of the Year at Petoskey High School, while Brynn Jonker (left) earned the Female Athlete of the Year honor. On the baseball field this spring, Janes finished with a .288 average to go with a team-high 43 runs scored 22 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. He also led the team in walks with 23 and held the second best on-base-percentage on the team among regular starters at .464. Advertisement The rangy centerfielder then held together a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in center field, offering up a number of diving plays to keep it that way and keep runs off the board. Petoskey's Olson: Petoskey hoping to put the pressure on, swipe another couple wins Saturday Petoskey's Speigl: The colors might have changed, but Petoskey's Speigl is still coming up big in postseason He also might be the only player to have ever been hit by a pitch twice in the same at-bat and not get a base, which happened Saturday. It's a record he likely could have gone without. Over all the seasons, what most stands out are the people he built the accomplishments with. Advertisement 'I'm so grateful for everything,' Janes said. 'All they opportunities I've been given. Incredible teammates, incredible coaches. The memories I've been able to make, I'm going to cherish forever. It's something special.' Petoskey's Haden Janes gets the signs from head coach Shawn Racignol before what became his final at-bat of his Northmen career Saturday, June 7 at Turcott Field. Janes doesn't have to completely say goodbye to his athletic career, as football will continue at Division II Hillsdale College in the fall. It's an opportunity he worked his entire Northmen career for, but one he also knows just won't be the same as the four years he just had. 'I'm definitely looking forward to it,' Janes said. 'But, it won't be the same as this and that's why today hurts so bad is because I'm never going to experience it again.' Advertisement A career gone in a flash, but impact that'll be felt for decades. Contact or send game stats/info to Sports Editor Drew Kochanny at dkochanny@ Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DrewKochanny, and Instagram, @drewkochanny This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Petoskey's Haden Janes caps career without regrets
05-06-2025
- Politics
Aftermath of Ukraine drone strike on Russian airfields shown in satellite imagery
An analysis by multiple experts of new video and satellite images suggests that at least 11 Russian bomber aircraft and one large transport plane were badly damaged or destroyed in Ukraine's drone attack on Sunday. Video released on Wednesday by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) gives more details on the attack, the full extent of which has been unclear. Ukraine's government said over 40 aircraft were destroyed in an attack on at least four air bases on Monday. On Wednesday, two United States officials said around 10 planes had been destroyed and a total of around 20 were targeted in the attack. The video from the SBU released Wednesday opens with a view of the Olenya air base with multiple drones landing on Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers and an An-12 transport plane. Explosions from other drones and burning planes can be seen in some of the clips. At Olenya, according to the defense intelligence firm Janes, a company using open-source information to provide intelligence, four Tu-95 bombers and one An-12 were destroyed. Janes said they based their analysis on video and multiple satellite images. Analysts with the private intelligence firm MAIAR wrote in a report, provided to ABC News, that no significant damage was visible at the base and that imagery suggested eight A-50s remained in the same position as seen in earlier images. Two A-50 aircraft are seen at Russia's Ivanovo air base in a video posted by SBU on June 4. After the appearance of the A-50s in the video from Ukraine's SBU released Wednesday, a series of clips shows drones landing on and around large airplanes at Russia's Dyagilevo air base. Scorch marks on the ground suggested Russia's Dyagilevo air base was likely targeted in the attack, according to Janes, but there was no visible evidence of damage to aircraft there. MAIAR's analysts also pointed to ground scarring near areas where aircraft had been stored. After reviewing the SBU's video, the open-source intelligence analyst Brady Africk told ABC News the video pointed to evidence of damage to at least one Tu-22. According to Africk, a damaged Tu-22 bomber is seen at Russia's Dyagilevo air base. The video from Ukraine's SBU closes with a series of clips from the Belaya air base, where several smoke plumes and fires are seen as drones target multiple planes. There, the wreckage of three Tu-95 and four Tu-22 bombers could be seen in a June 4 image from Planet Labs, according to an analysis by Janes. MAIAR's analysts reached the same conclusion, highlighting evidence in the satellite imagery of ground scarring and burned grass in two areas of the base. Africk, the open-source intelligence analyst, told ABC News that destroyed Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers could be seen at the base.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Aftermath of Ukraine drone strike on Russian airfields shown in satellite imagery
An analysis by multiple experts of new video and satellite images suggests that at least 11 Russian bomber aircraft and one large transport plane were badly damaged or destroyed in Ukraine's drone attack on Sunday. Video released on Wednesday by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) gives more details on the attack, the full extent of which has been unclear. Ukraine's government said over 40 aircraft were destroyed in an attack on at least four air bases on Monday. On Wednesday, two United States officials said around 10 planes had been destroyed and a total of around 20 were targeted in the attack. MORE: Ukraine claims new underwater bomb attack on Russia's Crimean Bridge The video from the SBU released Wednesday opens with a view of the Olenya air base with multiple drones landing on Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers and an An-12 transport plane. Explosions from other drones and burning planes can be seen in some of the clips. At Olenya, according to the defense intelligence firm Janes, a company using open-source information to provide intelligence, four Tu-95 bombers and one An-12 were destroyed. Janes said they based their analysis on video and multiple satellite images. Analysts with the private intelligence firm MAIAR wrote in a report, provided to ABC News, that no significant damage was visible at the base and that imagery suggested eight A-50s remained in the same position as seen in earlier images. Two A-50 aircraft are seen at Russia's Ivanovo air base in a video posted by SBU on June 4. After the appearance of the A-50s in the video from Ukraine's SBU released Wednesday, a series of clips shows drones landing on and around large airplanes at Russia's Dyagilevo air base. Scorch marks on the ground suggested Russia's Dyagilevo air base was likely targeted in the attack, according to Janes, but there was no visible evidence of damage to aircraft there. MAIAR's analysts also pointed to ground scarring near areas where aircraft had been stored. After reviewing the SBU's video, the open-source intelligence analyst Brady Africk told ABC News the video pointed to evidence of damage to at least one Tu-22. MORE: Following peace talks, Zelenskyy says Ukraine will continue attacks unless Russia halts offensive According to Africk, a damaged Tu-22 bomber is seen at Russia's Dyagilevo air base. The video from Ukraine's SBU closes with a series of clips from the Belaya air base, where several smoke plumes and fires are seen as drones target multiple planes. There, the wreckage of three Tu-95 and four Tu-22 bombers could be seen in a June 4 image from Planet Labs, according to an analysis by Janes. MAIAR's analysts reached the same conclusion, highlighting evidence in the satellite imagery of ground scarring and burned grass in two areas of the base. Africk, the open-source intelligence analyst, told ABC News that destroyed Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers could be seen at the base. Both types of bombers have been used in long-range strikes on Ukraine, Africk told ABC News.
Mint
30-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
America let its military-industrial might wither. China's is booming.
Adapting to the dual challenge of China's military and its economy has been a focus of U.S. administrations for years. America is losing ground. Modern warfare is a contest of industrial might, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shown. Both sides are burning through arsenals of artillery shells, rockets and military vehicles. Automated factories now spit out drones day and night. Even an old-fashioned howitzer requires precision manufacturing. The U.S. won World War II in part by producing more of everything—from bullets to food—than its enemies. One California shipyard in 1942 assembled a supply ship in less than five days. America is no longer capable of that kind of manufacturing feat. Today, the country that can make the most of almost everything is China. Its products run the gamut from basic chemicals to advanced machinery. With tensions rising between the U.S. and China, the two countries' industrial capacity is coming into focus as a key battleground in any conflict. China's economic growth has allowed it to build a military that rivals the U.S. A single Chinese shipbuilder last year produced more commercial ships by tonnage than the entire U.S. shipbuilding industry has made since World War II, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank. The scale of China's commercial shipbuilding subsidizes its production of naval vessels and, in a war, capacity could be shifted from freighters to warships. Since 2000, China has built more than twice as many naval vessels as the U.S., according to defense intelligence company Janes. China's air force and navy are closing the gap with the U.S., though many American platforms are considered more advanced than their Chinese counterparts. Naval firepower offers a prime example. China's ability to launch cruise missiles and other rockets at sea is closing a big combat gap with the U.S. Many of China's manufacturers aren't in the military sector but could easily be repurposed to arms-making or support in a war. China not only has more factories, it is also modernizing them faster, with technologies such as 5G private networks for automation. That means it can more quickly and efficiently link manufacturing equipment to designers and users, updating products at speeds that traditional manufacturing can't achieve. In Ukraine, constant feedback from front-line troops to drone makers has allowed the country to make rapid advances in robotic aircraft. That also means China can more easily accelerate production. The country has far more industrial robots too, supplementing its enormous labor advantage. Wars aren't just about military equipment. Every plane, ship and tank needs fuel, spare parts and ammunition. Their crews need food, water and medical care. Those support functions entail vast logistics networks, most of which rely on ships and China has more of the vessels needed to sustain troops. Even if the U.S. is able to expand its fleet of commercial cargo ships, it lacks sailors to staff them. By some estimates, the U.S. now has fewer than 10,000 commercial sailors—though the number is uncertain because the government stopped tracking them years ago. China has almost 200 times as many merchant mariners. China also has more of the raw materials needed for modern warfare. The country's control of the world's rare earth mines and processing plants—needed to build missiles, planes, and submarines—would allow it to more easily replenish losses in an extended conflict. Chinese companies have largely brushed off U.S. attempts to loosen their grip on the world's critical minerals. If the U.S. faced a major conflict, it would need to reorient industries and workers, as it did in the two world wars of the 20th century. China's workforce is already in position, with an army of manufacturing workers that dwarfs other nations. Write to Jon Emont at Daniel Michaels at Ming Li at and Jason French at
