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Brussels, Belgium—The European Union seeks to reach an agreement over cryptocurrency regulation. EU financial regulators and finance ministers have been monitoring and discussing the steady growth of crypto assets with some concern. Now, they are pushing toward an agreement on how to regulate the emerging market. “Currently there is a diversity of approaches, but at some point, […]
Skopje, FYROM—The name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) enters its final mile. A referendum will take place Sept. 30 to decide whether or not the Prespa Agreement between the two countries will be ratified. If the agreement receives the green-light from the citizens of FYROM, the country will change […]
The United States Navy has been conducting regular Freedom of Navigation operations throughout the South China Sea for years now, pressing China’s aggressive claims of sovereignty over the entire expansive waterway extending thousands of miles from Chinese shores. Many nations have competing claims over portions of the South China Sea, with much of the international […]
Ankara, Turkey—The Turkish Navy is planning a new base in the occupied territory of north Cyprus. According to the Yeni Safak newspaper, which is closely associated with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Navy is exploring the possibility of a new naval base on the island. The process has already begun with an official […]
Rome, Italy—The Italian government has once more entered a row with the EU over migrant distribution. This time, however, it has threatened to cease EU funding unless other European countries agree to receive more migrants. If the European Commission doesn’t agree to a fairer distribution of migrants “the 5-Star and I will not be willing to […]
The Israelis are no strangers to the counter-terrorist world of Special Operations. They arguably have the most experience in that they have been dealing with counter-terror issues in and around their own country for decades. They have developed several Special Operations units that integrated with their conventional troops, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and each […]
London, Great Britain—The British Government has identified two Russian nationals as the main suspects for the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. The Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov as the main perpetrators. They are believed to be working for the Russian military […]
Berlin, Germany—The GSG 9 is expanding. The elite counter-terrorism unit of the German federal police is looking to increase its numbers by a third. “We’re talking about around a third of the current strength of the unit,” said GSG 9 commander Jérome Fuchs. He did stress, however, that recruiting the right officers will be a […]
At least 10 passengers have already been transported to a nearby hospital after an Emirates flight arriving at JFK Airport in New York City was placed under quarantine. More than 100 people on board, including crew members, have reported experiencing symptoms of an illness that has yet to be identified by local health officials. The […]
Brussels, Belgium—Disagreement over the next EU budget is holding up the European Defence Fund (EDF) and its projects. The EDF was launched in June 2017 and will be operational in 2019. The Fund’s primary objective is to improve the European defence industry by making it more efficient and coordinated. A European Commission spokesperson said that […]
Bashar al Assad’s Syrian regime, bolstered by Russian and Iranian forces, is currently preparing to mount an offensive against Idlib, the last remaining major rebel stronghold in the nation, prompting a series of statements and warnings from U.S. officials, and perhaps most telling, a slurry of Russian propaganda efforts aiming to frame the impending battle […]
Brussels, Belgium — The battle for the next European Union (EU) multi-annual budget is underway. How the Europeans decide to spend their money will tell quite a lot about their priorities. Currently, education, defence, security, and digital technology appear to be favoured, and agriculture (France’s sweetheart) shunned. But the tedious bureaucratic process of deciding and […]
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