U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two US officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in…
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Ukraine War: When Does The Bundeswehr Move Towards Donbass?
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnThe first to come up with the idea was French President Emmanuel Macron – long before it was clear that Donald Trump would win the US elections. As early as March 2023,…
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Chinese, Hungarian FMs on promoting bilateral cooperation, China-EU ties
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Beijing on Tuesday, discussing issues including deepening bilateral cooperation and developing a…
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Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnIn a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s…
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Top human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnSuspects allegedly interfered with EU Sakharov Prize nominations to help foreign governments, leaked police files suggest. The EU’s highest honor for human rights work was targeted by an allegedly corrupt…
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Surge in exploits of zero-day vulnerabilities is ‘new normal’ warns Five Eyes alliance
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand) issued a warning on Tuesday that hackers were increasingly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to…
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Russia sentences former US Consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerMOSCOW — A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years…
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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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Russian bomber pilot linked to missile strikes on civilians killed with hammer in Russia
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksDmitry Golenkov served as chief of staff of an aviation squadron, and was found dead with head injuries likely “caused by hammer,” per HUR. The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of…
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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…