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Make Orbán Great Again – Hungary’s EU presidency reviewed

Euractiv.com - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 06:30
Compared to the spectacular start of the Hungarian presidency in July, recent months, however, have been somewhat quiet
Categories: European Union

How the European Commission’s deadlock might finally break

Euractiv.com - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 06:00
Join host Giada Santana and reporter Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro as they analyse the fallout from the Valencia disaster and its ripple effects on the Commission’s formation.
Categories: European Union

Parliament on cusp of centrist coalition agreement, unblocking new Commission

Euractiv.com - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 06:00
Euractiv understands that a broad deal to confirm the new Commission could potentially be announced today.
Categories: European Union

Hayer: A united centre to defend Europe and counter radicals

Euractiv.com - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 06:00
It is the centre ground's job to save the EU from drifting apart in this era of profound change, writes Renew Europe leader Valérie Hayer.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine launches first US-supplied long-range missiles into Russia

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Ukraine said Tuesday it hit ammunition warehouses in the Bryansk region of Russia in a predawn strike, an attack the warring sides said for the first time involved the deployment of long-range U.S.-supplied ballistic missiles.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Russia Says Ukraine Used ATACMS Against Military Target In Bryansk

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on November 19 that Ukraine used six U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles in its attack on the Bryansk region overnight, claiming Russian forces managed to shoot down five of the missiles and damage one.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

UN underlines solidarity with Ukraine 1,000 days into Russian invasion

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
The international community must continue to show solidarity with Ukraine, a senior UN aid official said on Tuesday, marking 1,000 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Putin Signs New Doctrine Widening Rules On Nuclear Weapons Use

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on November 19 updating and expanding Moscow's nuclear doctrine to allow for the use of atomic weapons in case of an attack on Russia by a nonnuclear actor that is backed by a nuclear power.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Taiwan to buy $2.2 bln of US weapons after Trump urged more spending

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Taiwan plans to spend 70.6 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$2.2 billion) on American weapons next year, confirming recent speculation that it would make big new purchases to signal its commitment to President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that it pay more for U.S. "protection."
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Norway to invite France, Germany, UK and US to discussions on strategic partnership for new frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence today announced its intention to invite the French, German, British and US governments to begin discussions regarding a potential strategic partnership for deliveries of new frigates to replace the Royal Norwegian Navy's current Fridtjof Nansen-class.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Lebanon: Increased violence is the 'horrific new normal' for children, warns UNICEF

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), told reporters in Geneva that ground clashes inside Lebanon - some of them very close to UNIFIL positions - have become "more violent".
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

US envoy sees 'real opportunity' to end Hezbollah-Israel conflict

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
A U.S. diplomat expressed hope Tuesday about a possible cease-fire agreement that would end fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists for up to 10 years

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
A Hong Kong court jailed 45 democracy supporters for up to 10 years on Tuesday at the end of the city's biggest national security trial that has damaged its reputation as an outpost of freedom in Greater China and drawn criticism from the United States and other Western countries.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Europeans Probe Baltic Cable Damage As Suspicions Turn Toward Russia

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
European government and the United States have accused Russia of intensifying "hybrid attacks" following reports that Baltic Sea fiber-optic communications cables were damaged by suspected sabotage, although they have not yet directly tied Moscow to the damage.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Iran increases its near weapons-grade uranium

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Iran has increased its supply of uranium that has been enriched to 60% purity, according to confidential International Atomic Energy Agency reports sent to member states and seen by several news agencies.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Innovation Lab pioneers remote start system for the KC-46 Pegasus

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing Innovation Lab at McConnell Air Force Base invented a new remote start device for the KC-46A Pegasus called the Auxiliary Power Unit Start System this year.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

Global Unity: US, Australia, Canada and UK

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
In an era defined by rapid technology advancements and with a worldwide platform saturated with Great Power Competition, the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, Oct. 21-Nov. 4.
Categories: Defence`s Feeds

EU defence cooperation: Council approves conclusions on the PESCO Strategic Review

Globalsecurity.org - Wed, 20/11/2024 - 04:46
The Council approved conclusions on the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Strategic Review.
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