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At the current “sluggish” pace, it could take 50 years to modernize, a parliamentary report has said
The German Armed Forces remain underequipped, underfunded and too slow in dealing with problems, a report on the state of the Bundeswehr has found. While many of the issues have been known for years, “shockingly little” has been done to address some of them despite the crisis in Ukraine,
The ‘Security Bond-2023’ exercises in the Gulf of Oman seek to “inject positive energy” into the region, Beijing said
Russia, China and Iran are holding a five-day maritime exercise, seeking to bolster their naval security, Beijing’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The ministry said the three-nation ‘Security Bond-2023’ wargames in the Gulf of Oman run from March 15 to 19,
Sri Lanka faces widespread work stoppages in spite of a government order banning industrial action
Several key industries ground to a halt in Sri Lanka on Wednesday as more than 40 trade unions protest a sharp rise in taxes, while the island nation grapples with an economic crisis.
The disruptions, which are impacting hospitals,
Buying US-designed nuclear submarines to be “sunk” near China is no way to defend the country, Paul Keating said
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has fired a broadside against the incumbent government for its endorsement of the AUKUS security arrangement and the purchase of American submarines. It doesn’t help protect the country and drags it into the US attempt to preserve its hegemony by containing China,
Spain and Portugal are now joined by Morocco, with the North African country calling the collaboration “unprecedented in football history”
Morocco has announced that it’s joining Spain and Portugal’s bid to stage the 2030 FIFA World Cup, apparently replacing Ukraine in the trio of potential hosts.
Madrid and Lisbon filed their joint candidacy in 2021,
Imran Khan claims the arrest ordered by his country’s authorities has “mala fide intent”
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan says the “real intent” of police is to “abduct and assassinate” him after security forces attempted to detain him on Wednesday despite resistance from hundreds of the politician’s supporters in the eastern city of Lahore.
The Russian president has rubbished Western media reports that a “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind the attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as “nonsense” recent claims that the attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines might have been carried by “pro-Ukrainian activists.” He made the remarks on Tuesday during a visit to an aircraft plant in the capital city of Russia’s Buryatia republic,
CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned that the “new economic reality” could last many years
Facebook’s parent company Meta will cut 10,000 of its global workforce in the coming months, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in an open letter to staff on Tuesday. This follows similar cuts in November which saw more than 11,000 workers laid off,
Statistics indicate a rise in crimes motivated by prejudice against race, religion and sexual orientation
Hate crimes in the United States have continued to rise sharply and have now reached their highest level since records began, according to data from 2021 analyzed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which was released on Monday.
The mysterious attack in Cheltenham, UK involved an American woman working for GCHQ, the Daily Mail reports
The woman injured in last week’s knife attack in Gloucestershire was an American intelligence operative seconded to British surveillance, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Last Thursday’s incident, initially described as attempted murder but then upgraded to terrorism,
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