A freighter carrying artillery shells from Jordan to Germany has taken refuge at the port of Vigo, Galicia after a cargo shift made further navigation hazardous. The tweendecker HC Eva-Marie was under way for Germany late last month when she was caught in Storm Eowyn. Due to the severity of the…

Photo: https://t.me/Koord_shtab/10645?single The Ukrainian defenders released on February 5 include 47 sergeants, 69 soldiers, 16 sailors and 18 officers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War has said. "This is the 61st POW exchange organized by the Coordination HQ…

If US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose new tariffs on the EU, Brussels might hit Silicon Valley with a retaliatory measure some call a "bazooka". Source: European Pravda, citing Financial Times Details: The European Commission is preparing to use its "anti-coercion…

The Viper Shield system has been developed by L3Harris Technologies and Lockheed Martin as part of the companies’ broader electronic warfare programs. Its design is based on previous generations of electronic countermeasure technologies but incorporates an all-digital architecture. Safety of flight…

The Council of Europe announced on 4 February 2025, that the European Union has laid the legal foundations for establishing a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine. According to the statement, the tribunal will have the authority to hold Russian political and…

A new set of migration laws came into effect in Russia on Wednesday that will make it easier for authorities to expel migrants with impunity. The latest legal changes are aimed at further streamlining the procedure of deporting “illegal” migrants, according to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.…

News Stay up to date with our Newsletter Home> News> Germany takes first Boxer air defence vehicle and prepares for evaluation trials Germany takes first Boxer air defence vehicle and prepares for evaluation trials 5th February 2025 - 18:27 GMT | by Shephard News Team in London RSS More deliveries…

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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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