This post was originally published on herePhase-two talks between Israel and Hamas have commenced in Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed today. If agreed to, this would place Gaza under the authority of an interim political body not affiliated by Hamas, as well as an international peacekeeping force. Egypt claims that a 15-member governing committee…
This post was originally published on here Germany will deploy an unspecified number of Eurofighter jets to the Polish military airbase in Malbork and invest €10 billion in drones, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Wednesday at a meeting of nato defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Pistorius noted that the additional patrol flights in Poland…
This post was originally published on here German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius torpedoed his own bill to reintroduce conscription yesterday. Pistorius wanted to shift gently toward conscription, having all men, and any women who wanted, fill in a questionnaire assessing their fitness for military service. It was supposed to nudge young Germans toward signing up.…
This post was originally published on here French President Emmanuel Macron has been forced to roll back his landmark pension reforms—his most notable achievement in office—to try and get a stable government. France has some of the most generous pension provision in the developed world. Whereas in most countries retirement age is 66 to 67,…
Eighty years of The United States and Britain in Prophecy
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This post was originally published on here Last week, Sébastien Lecornu went down in the history books as France’s shortest-lived prime minister. On Friday, President Emmanuel Macron named his replacement: Sébastien Lecornu. It seems an appropriate choice for the country that gave the world surrealism. Lecornu has until the end of today to set a…
This post was originally published on hereChinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels bullied Philippine boats near Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea yesterday, with one intentionally ramming a Philippine boat. Pag-asa lies well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone as defined by international law, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law…
This post was originally published on here Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages it has held in captivity for the past two years. The anguish of uncertainty gripping the nation since these people were stolen during the October 7 attack is finally past. Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square was packed with…
This post was originally published on here Nato’s annual nuclear deterrence exercises, “Steadfast Noon,” commenced today in the Netherlands with around 2,000 military personnel and 71 aircraft from 14 nations. Though the training is routine, rising global tensions mean that the worst-case scenario the pilots are practicing for may soon become reality. The exercise includes…