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+10 Priya Raman If the militants really took out that many troops it shows the army needs better planning before pushing into these areas.+9 Maya Lindstrom Pakistan should tighten its side of the border so groups like this stop using it as a route.
+2 Jared Kim If those strikes really hit half of Russia's refining capacity, their fuel shortages could drag on longer than Putin admits with that 1% GDP figure.
Mexico plans national security screening for foreign investments in key tech sectors Donald John Trump — Aug 31, 2026 Mexico is pushing a reform to the Foreign Investment Law to create a formal national-security review for foreign acquisitions above 49% in strategic sectors such as energy, AI, semiconductors, data management and cybersecurity, with the Defense Ministry, Navy and Security Ministry joining the National Foreign Investment Commission and penalties as high as 200,000 times the UMA for noncompliance. The CNIE would set the asset threshold, impose mandatory pre-approval or mitigation measures, and, if no decision is reached within the statutory period, treat the filing as a denial, as Mexico seeks to curb security risks while continuing to attract investment amid US pressure and ongoing USMCA concerns. +2
