Source link The military cooperation agreement with Washington limits Helsinki’s sovereignty, the Finnish foreign ministry said on Thursday, advising that its ratification will therefore require a two-thirds majority in the parliament. Finland joined NATO in April 2023, abandoning a decades-long policy of neutrality. It began negotiating a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US almost […]
Source link Ukraine can use Telegram for influence operations but the messaging application still represents a threat, the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence service (GUR), Kirill Budanov, said on Wednesday. In comments sent to the media by Kiev’s Center for Strategic Communications, Budanov admitted the wide reach of the encrypted instant-messaging platform, calling it […]
Source link New legislation targets apps and social networks controlled by countries Washington considers “adversaries” US lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that could force TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the video app in order to prevent it from being banned in the country. The Congressional bill, dubbed ‘The Protecting Americans From Foreign […]
Source link The former US secretary of state has said the president shouldn’t dismiss concerns about his mental state Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said President Joe Biden’s advancing age is a “legitimate issue” on the campaign trail, as he seeks to secure a second term in the White House in the […]
Source link US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized over a medical emergency on Sunday, the Pentagon announced. According to Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder, Austin was “transported by his security detail to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be seen for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.” DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can […]
Source link HMS Queen Elizabeth will be replaced by its sister ship during the exercise, the UK military has announced The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to skip the upcoming major NATO exercise it was supposed to lead, after suffering an unexpected “issue” in one of its propeller shafts shortly before […]
Source link China’s defense minister Dong Jun has told his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu that strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a pillar of maintaining peace around the globe, in his first public appearance since his appointment at the end of last year. As two great powers, Russia and China should deepen their cooperation […]
Source link The rebel group has vowed to keep up its attacks and target US vessels following Western airstrikes Yemen’s Houthi rebels have vowed more attacks on American shipping interests in the Red Sea region, saying US and UK airstrikes against the Iran-allied group in recent days have made such vessels legitimate targets for destruction. […]
Source link Intelligence staff in Berlin have reportedly accused Moscow of using impersonators to discredit Western governments German officials have been warned to be on their guard against Russian pranksters when answering phone calls, Bild has claimed. The media outlet cited a memo from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), which […]