The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean…
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AUKUS experiment shows how allies with autonomy will speed up naval operations
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnU.S., Australian, British, and Japanese defense officials converged on Australia’s Jervis Bay this week for a weeklong experiment to test how to integrate new, developmental tech from different countries in…
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Russia economy meltdown as bonds crash and shopping centres face mass bankruptcy
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe Union of Shopping Centres (STTs) estimates that half of the country’s shopping centres are facing high debt burdens. Many have taken out loans with floating rates, which creates a…
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Sri Lanka Snubs U.S. & India; Welcomes Chinese Navy’s Three-Masted Tall “Training Vessel” Despite Ban
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIn a move that can cause fresh tensions in the region, Sri Lanka has allowed the Chinese Navy training ship, Po Lang, to dock at its port, despite a 12-month…
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How Was Nasrallah’s Security Breached on the Day of His Assassination?
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe Israeli strikes, both security and military-related, must be critically examined, particularly in light of their success in various regions and against multiple targets. These strikes eventually led to the…
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Russian response slow, inefficient and repelled
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnMoscow (11 September/ 33.33). Russia waged a 2-year war of aggression against its neighbor, the Ukraine. Two years on, hundred thousand of deaths, families destroyed, Russia is no where near…
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Tajikistan: Has anything changed?
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnBrussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75) Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of Tajikistan? How is the ban on the hijab helping the deradicalization of…
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Thwarted Terrorist Plot at Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concert Was Intended to Kill ‘Tens of Thousands of People,’ CIA Official Says
by Koby Johnby Koby John“They were plotting to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people at this concert, I am sure many Americans,” CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen said “Tens of…
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Olympics Closing Ceremony Review: Tom Cruise’s Big Stunt & LA 2028 Handover Outshines Paris’ Artistry
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnAu revoir Paris, Hola LA. In a nutshell, that was the just completed ceremony of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. It was Tom Cruise leaping off the rim of the Stade de…
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Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnHungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented…