The conflict in Ukraine is at a tipping point. US president-elect Donald Trump plans to settle the war “in 24 hours”, but he doesn’t have a clear plan, and success hinges on both sides being ready to…
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What Russia, Iran, and the Houthis get out of Moscow recruiting Yemeni mercenaries
New reports reveal that the Russian armed forces have managed to recruit hundreds of Yemeni men into their ranks thanks to…
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Can Russia’s ‘girlfriend’ Tulsi Gabbard keep US secrets?
Tulsi Gabbard was forced to grapple with the “unthinkable” one morning in 2018, she said, when a blaring emergency alert sent to cellphones and TVs in Hawaii warned that a ballistic missile was about to hit the island.
“Seek…
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With Trump’s Return, the Continent Must Take Charge of Its Own Security—and Quickly
For decades, the transatlantic alliance has been the bedrock of European security. But today, Europe’s partnership with the United States is at a critical juncture. With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, there is a genuine risk that…
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DVIDS – News – NATO’s Largest Artillery Exercise on the European Continent
ROVANIEMI, Finland — The 56th Artillery Command (56th AC) executed the largest NATO and partnered artillery-focused…Continue Reading
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French tech mogul Xavier Niel warns that Europe will be reduced to an ‘abandoned’ continent if it misses this crucial opportunity
If there’s anything buzzy in the tech world, chances are Xavier Niel has caught wind of it. The hacker turned entrepreneur owns a sprawling telecom empire, sits on TikTok parent ByteDance’s five-member board, and is a major startup…
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Ukraine’s ATACMS: What Will the U.S. Missiles Mean for the War?
With little more than two months left in office, President Joe Biden has belatedly heeded Ukraine’s pleas and reportedly allowed the use of American-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) inside Russia. This comes a little more than a…
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The death of a Russian defector – POLITICO
At home, his defection turned him into the most hated man in the country — not just for switching sides but also for the deaths of the two other servicemen on his helicopter. Within days, death threats flooded his social media accounts. A man…
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Global: Africans and people of African descent call on Europe to reckon with their colonial legacies
Experts from the African continent and its global diasporas called on European governments to address their colonial past and ongoing impacts at the Dekoloniale Berlin Africa Conference, a decolonial counter-version of the 1884/5 Berlin Africa…
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