Trump has repeatedly claimed that he would end the war started by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 in one day. In an attempt to anticipate any upcoming cuts to Ukraine funding, the government of outgoing President Joe Biden is looking to send the last of more than $6 billion…
Text size The secretary of Russia’s Security Council Sergei Shoigu will visit China next week for talks with top Chinese officials, Russian state news agencies reported. Moscow and Beijing have deepened military and defence ties since Russia ordered troops into Ukraine nearly three years ago, with Chinese President Xi Jinping one of Russian President Vladimir…
is continuing to build out its suite of productivity tools for its privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs and Microsoft Word. The latest update is to , which now has a “suggesting mode.” Proton claims that this is the “first and only encrypted, real-time collaboration feature designed for teams managing sensitive documents to streamline review processes…
China’s top spy agency said a tip-off led investigators to crack a case of attempted smuggling of gallium – an essential component in military radar units that is subject to export controls – adding that it would continue to work to shut down theft of the country’s strategic minerals by “foreign espionage agencies”. The Ministry…
Text size China on Wednesday condemned curbs finalised this week by the United State on investment in sensitive technology, adding that it “reserves the right” to take its own measures. The new rules announced by the Treasury on Monday will prohibit US-headquartered firms, citizens, and permanent residents from engaging in transactions involving cutting-edge technology with…
Opposition parties cried foul after Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory with 54 percent support in a vote on Saturday. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said her country had fallen victim to a “Russia[n] special operation,” and vowed she wouldn’t accept the election results, demanding a re-run. She also called on Georgian citizens to take…
After POLITICO reached out to Babiš and his ANO party for comment, his right-hand man, ANO Vice Chair Karel Havlíček, replied that “it’s nonsense” to say the party has moved toward the far right. Dita Charanzová told POLITICO that “it was clear from the developments in the Czech Republic that the ANO movement would push nationalistic…
“The total value of business in China for Finnish companies is estimated to be more than 20 billion euros per year,” a 2023 report from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs said, which labeled China as “one of our most important trade partners.” “Chinese investments play the largest role in Finland compared to any other…
In late September, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped Earth observation satellite, named the “Hong Kong Youth Science and Technology Innovation Satellite” (香港青年科創號) with support from the ADA Space, a company that is associated with China’s central government and its military-civilian fusion strategy. This cutting-edge satellite – billed by…
What You Need to Know: Had the U.S. Navy proceeded with plans to build 29 Seawolf-class submarines, it may have been better equipped to counter modern threats, especially from China. The Seawolf boasts superior speed, size, and stealth compared to its successors, the Los Angeles and Virginia classes. -However, expanding the Seawolf fleet would have…