A hacker who claimed responsibility for dozens of cyberattacks on government institutions in Spain and the U.S. was arrested by Spanish National Police. Spanish officials touted the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, accusing the unnamed hacker of breaching systems used by the U.S. Army, United…

The Danish Maritime Authority announced that it will begin taking steps to strengthen the supervision and monitoring of tankers anchoring in its waterways. It is part of an effort that they said will ensure compliance with the rules for safety at sea, environmental protection, and protection of…

Azerbaijan 05/02/2025 12:39 Azerbaijan helps to rebuild shelter at Ukraine’s National Library Ukraine for Children The shelter of the National Library of Ukraine for Children in Kiev has been reconstructed with the support of the Azerbaijani government. The opening ceremony was attended by…

Far-right American commentator Tucker Carlson is spreading misinformation and parroting Kremlin narratives, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.K. journalist Piers Morgan published Feb. 4. In a previous interview between Carlson and Morgan, Carlson accused Zelensky of behaving…

Naval News Navy 2025 The ocean patrol vessel HSwMS Carlskrona marks a step in Sweden's maritime engagement by becoming, for the second time in the country’s history, a ship placed under the command of COM SNMG1 (Commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1). This integration aligns with NATO’s…

The number of brick-and-mortar sex shops in major Russian cities has declined as business shifts online and sanctions drive up supply costs, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday, citing an analysis by Yandex Maps. Russia had 1,990 adult stores in January, a 7.8% decrease from the same…

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A Russian jazz musician suffering from a serious autoimmune disease and spinal condition was sentenced to six years in prison for anti-war and anti-Putin Facebook posts, a group of his supporters said Wednesday. Saxophonist Andrei Shabanov, who is legally disabled, was arrested in March on…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported that Russian special services orchestrated the explosion at a military recruitment center in Rivne on 1 February, which killed the suspect who carried the bomb and injured eight Ukrainian servicemen. The revelation lends credence to the claim that…

After loitering off the Syrian coast for weeks, two Russian cargo ships docked at the port of Tartus, part of a reluctant mission to unravel one of the Kremlin's biggest foreign policy successes since the Soviet collapse. The two ships -- the Sparta and the Sparta II -- arrived on January 22 at…

From his office in the parliamentary building in the capital city of Greenland, Kuno Fencker can look out on the statue gazing out at the sea, a man of stone holding a shepherd’s staff in his right hand and a Bible under his arm. It is a depiction of the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede,…

With Mike Johnson re-elected as Speaker of the House (with the support of then President-elect Donald J. Trump) on the first ballot, it bodes well for the Trump agenda regarding the energy sector of the economy and the PVF industry. Oil pricing in early January finds WTI at $74.07/barrel and Brent…

A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint conducted a highly unusual flight in the Gulf of California between Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and the rest of that country yesterday, according to online flight tracking data. The strategic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) plane looks to have…

As speculation mounts over possible negotiations to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is important to understand the nature of the war unleashed by Vladimir Putin almost three years ago. Crucially, this is not a conventional war for land that can be resolved by offering limited territorial…

Exclusives Ukraine’s contested cultural ban strikes at the heart of Putin’s imperial strategy. Ukraine’s cultural blockade of Russian art is more than wartime nationalism —it’s a frontline defense against Putin’s “Russian world” colonial ideology. Military Russia’s Astrakhan gas processing plant…

02/02/2025 17:13 Japan has launched the Michibiki navigation satellite aboard the H3 Rocket No. 5 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Report informs via Xinhua. The H3 Rocket No. 5, carrying the Michibiki satellite, lifted off at 5:30 p.m. local time. The satellite was later…

How Can Google Be Sharpened as a Tool? If you are hoping to perform an effective search on Google, Boolean search operators are your best friend. If you do not know what these are, familiarize yourself with them. The most useful operator is “search term.” Words or phrases within quotation marks are…

When asked what the response should be as to why the US military is stationed in Europe, a burly American airman succinctly replied, “I would tell them to read a history book.” This sentiment underscores an enduring truth: as much as Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt sought to keep…

“The skipper’s backing was crucial, because trying to get [junior officers] freed up during in-port time to play a game. . . . The department heads were not very happy at first.” —Larry Bond, interview with the author Over the past 50-plus years, Navy officers and sailors have trained at sea with…

ABOARD A FRENCH NAVY FLIGHT OVER THE BALTIC SEA — With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below — closer, closer and closer still until the camera operator could make out details on the vessel’s front deck and…

AYFKM? “Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic. Kyle Orland – Jan 31, 2025 12:00 pm | 67 I'm mad as f*** and I'm not gonna take these AI Overviews anymore! Credit: Getty Images I'm mad as…

The Russian Orthodox Church seeks to increase the number of military chaplains deployed with Russian forces in Ukraine fivefold, aiming to provide spiritual support and combat what it describes as the "brutalization" of soldiers. The Church is calling for at least 1,500 clergy members to be embedded…

In the past half decade, innovators have heeded calls to increase the Navy’s ship count by putting containerized missiles on merchant ships. They have improved the weapons, drones, and sensors to the point the Navy is experimenting with mounting them on container ships.1 Even so, U.S. politicians,…

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Somewhere in the streets of Russian-occupied Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a woman puts a sticker on the wall. It’s a short message, but if she is seen doing it, she will face arrest, prosecution, and likely, torture. The message is: "Soon, we will be home again." On another sticker, the most…

Kenya has a strong tradition of investigative journalism. Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 33 and freedom of the media in Article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). However, the Media Council of Kenya has recorded at least 612 cases of violations of press freedom in the country…

Russian missile strike damaged approximately 15 cultural heritage monuments in Odesa’s historic center on 31 January, Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said. Russian forces hit historical centre part of Odesa with ballistic missles on 31 January, injuring seven people as of 1 February, Governor Oleh…

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Updated January 14, 2025 Oil tanker Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 in December. NATO and EU leaders agreed to launch a monitoring mission of the Baltic Sea in the wake of several "serious incidents" damaging critical undersea infrastructure, some of…

The latest vessel to be detained in the growing investigations into damaged cables in the Baltic is a Norwegian-owned reefer cargo ship used in the fish trade. Norwegian police confirmed in a briefing this morning that they directed the vessel, the Silver Dania, into the port of Tromsø and are now…

On January 17, the US Coast Guard released its much-anticipated final rule on cybersecurity in the US Marine Transportation System, which establishes mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements for the maritime sector. The new regulations are effective July 16, 2025 and represent the most…

Elon Musk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump and the world's richest person, is setting the tone for Germany’s election campaign. With his statements in support of the far-right, he is making Germany’s mainstream parties nervous ahead of the parliamentary elections on 23 February. Read more…

European security is taking center stage as leaders grapple with the alarming incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. Following multiple cases of cable severing over recent months, including the latest incident involving the Bulgarian-registered vessel Vezhen, discussions on enhancing…

Initiated on 13 January 2025, ‘Baltic Sentry’ is building maritime surveillance and presence activity to deter rogue actor threats to the Baltic Sea’s CUI network. Two NATO task groups – Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) – sit centrally…

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