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“The EU is clearly a major pole in the global order – and increasingly an autonomous one"

Thomas Ossowski has been selected as Germany’s new ambassador to Brussels, Euractiv has learned.

Americas The US Army has tested the Tactical Resupply Vehicle-150 (TRV-150) drone during a training exercise focused on innovation and realistic battlefield conditions. Capable of carrying up to 150 pounds (68 kilograms) of supplies, the TRV-150 enables soldiers to receive equipment remotely without exposing themselves to danger. During the two-week exercise in the CENTCOM region, troops trained on assembling, operating, and coordinating TRV-150 flights. L3Harris has delivered the Meadowlands Counter Communications System (CCS) to the US Space Force’s Electromagnetic Warfare unit. Meadowlands is a ground-based, transportable system designed to jam or disrupt adversary satellite communications. Mounted on wheeled trailers for easier movement, the technology is a more compact version of previous CCS models, L3Harris emphasized. Middle East & Africa The US State Department has approved a potential $325 million sale to Kuwait for sustainment support and related equipment for the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank systems. The proposed deal includes services and equipment to support both Kuwait’s legacy M1A2 tanks and its newer M1A2K variants.  It also covers repair parts, spare parts, replacement materials, and other logistics and program support components. Kuwait currently operates around 218 Abrams tanks. Europe Poland’s Armament Agency announced it has halted a procurement process covering the acquisition of […]

Today’s mafia doesn’t break kneecaps – it signs contracts, pulling strings with the quiet precision of Michael Corleone.

Americas Roshel has signed an agreement with Singapore’s ST Engineering to produce the ExtremV amphibious all-terrain vehicle in Canada. The ExtremV is a key candidate for Canada’s Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement program, which seeks a replacement for the aging BV206 fleet for military and emergency response teams. Roshel will lead the vehicle’s domestic production and engage Canadian-owned businesses to procure key components. MD Helicopters is pitching its five-bladed MD 530F as the US Army’s next training platform to prepare the next generation of military pilots. The aircraft, designed to replicate the operational characteristics of rotorcraft like the UH-60M Black Hawk, AH-64E Apache, and CH-47F Chinook, promises a realistic training experience that mirrors real-world flight conditions. Built on the company’s 500 series airframe, the MD 530F is powered by a Rolls Royce C30 engine that delivers 650 shaft horsepower, making it ideal for high-altitude environments. Middle East & Africa Turkish defense firm STM has successfully completed the first test firing of its new First-Person View (FPV) Kamikaze Drone, the KarguFpv, which struck its target with full accuracy. The system, developed as part of Türkiye’s push for a fully independent defence industry, marks STM’s latest addition to its combat-proven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]

Ever since the start of the war in Ukraine, opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and that of his Chechen counterpart Ramzan Kadyrov have been busy organising themselves from exile in Europe, preparing for the independence of Chechnya. Each of these factions represents part of the Chechen diaspora, and they are lobbying the European Union, the Council of Europe, various governments and Kyiv. In Ukraine, several Chechen battalions are fighting their common enemy: the Russian military. [...]

About a hundred metres from the Champs-Élysées in Paris, down a narrow street that cuts across the "most beautiful avenue in the whole world", stands 17 Rue du Colisée, nestled between a Lacoste flagship store and a now defunct Iraqi [...]

Paris - Amarante International's business intel deputy director to leaveNicolas Boutinot, the deputy director of Amarante International's business intelligence and [...]

On 22 May 2025, a Paris administrative court upheld the decision to withdraw the professional licence of a security guard [...]

As Europe ponders the need for greater technological independence, the [...]

Forward Observations Group (FOG) is currently holding advanced training courses at Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina for [...]

With the right reforms, the G-7 can sustain the rules-based order.

The historical roots of Trump’s assault on the NSC.

Tusk’s government faces make-or-break confidence vote as coalition allies set tough conditions amid fears of early elections.

EU Commission raises rule of law concerns over Spain’s Catalan amnesty law, warning it may amount to a self-amnesty traded for political support.

Des heurts ont à nouveau éclaté entre manifestants et forces de l'ordre à Ballymena, en Irlande du Nord, dans la soirée du mardi 10 juin. Des heurts avaient déjà eu lieu la veille après l'inculpation de deux adolescents pour une tentative de viol contre une jeune fille.

L’armée soudanaise, qui a juré de « défendre le pays et sa souveraineté nationale », estime que cette attaque aux confins du Soudan, de la Libye et de l’Egypte fait partie d’un complot plus vaste soutenu par des puissances étrangères.

Sui Khar, the vice-chairman of the Chin National Front (CNF), says that Myanmar's civil war is approaching a tipping point, both within and beyond Chin State.

Environmental groups say that Indonesia's nickel industry has caused significant environmental degradation and social displacement.

Border tensions with Cambodia, a Shinawatra in power: the current situation bears an alarming resemblance to the country's last two military takeovers.