Swedish prosecutors have charged a 34-year-old man with attempted espionage for Russia, the Nordic country's prosecution authority. It said in a statement that the man previously worked in the armed forces where he had access to highly classified information. "The suspect attempted to disclose (the information) by travelling to Moscow...
Russian neo-nazi group pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ agenda
According to The Byline Times, a Russian ultra-nationalist network is coordinating its activities with British far-right activists to incite racial hatred in the UK. The focus is on the ‘Brotherhood of Academics’ — a youth movement established under the auspices of the ‘Tsargrad’ society, led by sanctioned Russian oligarch Konstantin...
Major French Rail Strike
A major strike by French railway workers on Tuesday, brought significant parts of the country’s rail network to a halt. According to reports, one in three TGV high-speed trains was cancelled, along with half of Intercités services and the majority of regional trains. The country’s leading trade unions are demanding...
Elon Musk becomes world’s first dollar trillionaire
Elon Musk is projected to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new analysis by Informa Connect Academy. The finding, part of the academy’s 2024 Trillion Dollar Club report, is based on Musk’s wealth growing at an average annual rate of 110%. The Tesla, SpaceX, and X...
Dan Jarvis appointed as UK defense minister
Dan Jarvis has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary, Downing Street announced on Friday, after John Healey resigned amid a dispute over military funding. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the appointment, saying he was pleased to have Mr Jarvis take on the role as the government seeks to...
Moscow’s secret military base near Finland
Russia is building a new military base near the border with Finland, in the Novaya Vilga area near Petrozavodsk. Reports of this facility began to emerge in Russia after Pavel Fradkov, the Russian Deputy Minister of Defence, personally inspected the progress of the construction work. Preparatory work began in November...
The President of Serbia announced that he will resign soon
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has stated that he plans to step down from his post in three or four months’ time, or “perhaps even sooner”. “I’ve started packing up my books at the Presidential Administration. I have a lot of books, and I’m trying to work out where to put...
British defence сhief raises alarm over defence funding gap amid growing Russian threat
Sir Richard Knighton, the Chief of the Defence Staff, has publicly expressed concern that the country is running out of time to strengthen its defences in response to the threat from Russia. The defence chief’s warnings came amid London’s significant lag behind the country’s Defence Investment Plan. This document sets...
The EU has published its annual report on the drugs situation
Based on data from 29 countries (27 EU Member States, Norway and Turkey), drugs are having an increasingly negative impact on public health and safety in Europe.Organised criminal groups are increasingly resorting to violence. Opioids, particularly when combined with other substances, remain the leading cause of drug-related deaths in Europe....
Russia is deploying private military contractors on tankers belonging to its ‘shadow’ fleet
Representatives of Russian paramilitary groups are present on the tankers of the Russian ‘shadow’ fleet. In particular, these vessels carry individuals in uniform who do not perform the duties of crew members but hold a certain degree of authority on board, raising suspicions about their links to paramilitary structures or...