Military spending surge not making Europe safer, expert says
ZAGREB — A surge in military spending in Europe last year did not make the bloc safer, a prominent Croatian military expert said in...
Nicaragua Spies on Its Citizens with Russia’s Help
According to the report, Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America, published in late December by the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)...
Iran pushes for new maritime security zone in bid to intimidate West
Iran’s Defense Minister has suggested that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) increases its role as a maritime organization, with the goal of projecting its...
Taliban using campaign against IS to boost legitimacy
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has intensified its war with the rival Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) terror group, killing several senior leaders and commanders in...
Sexual assaults in U.S military increased by 1% last year
The US military saw a 1% increase in sexual assaults last year, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual report. There were 7,378 reports of...
Tajikistan pleads poverty, spends money on unneeded luxuries
The government of Tajikistan is so cash-starved that it can barely afford to feed its people or provide them with drinking water. It does,...
Germany Labels Youth Wing of Far-right AfD Party as Extremist Group
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has reclassified the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) youth wing as an extremist entity that...
Russia ‘Weaponising Religion’ and Persecuting Churches in Ukraine
A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine and is persecuting churches in the occupied areas. The report,...
South-East Asian nations mobilise to secure their interest at South China Sea
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) face increasing pressure in balancing...
Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues
Khartoum was rocked by further shelling on Friday after several international leaders called Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, urging him to agree...