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[1/2] The remains of the Ninel Hotel, a hotel taken over by Russian security officials that was hit by the Ukrainian military on October 5, are seen in downtown Kherson, Ukraine November 17, 2022. Ukraine's SBU and Russia's FSB did not respond to requests for comment on Dollar’s account or other partisan operations. Pavlo Zaporozhets served in the Ukrainian army from 2014-17 and joined Ukraine's GUR military intelligence during the occupation of Kherson, Ladin said. While some details about the FSB account were true, Ladin said, the FSB falsely accused Zaporozhets of deliberately targeting civilians as well as the night patrol. Despite the liberation of Kherson, Dollar said he and Kosatka would continue aiding the resistance until Ukrainian troops recover Crimea, where the couple owns an apartment.

☆ The US Navy is offering its most experienced special-operations sailors up to $100,000 to stay in uniform
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Steve Balestrieri | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now the Navy is offering experienced Naval Special Warfare sailors with bonuses up to $100,000. Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia in July 2010. Phase Two of the program targets NSW sailors that are E-8s who have between 24 to 26 years of service. They can earn up to $50,000 in retention bonuses, with $25,000 offered each year. Phase Three of the program targets NSW sailors that are E-9s and have between 26 to 28 years of service.

☆ China tells U.S. to remain 'cool-headed' over suspected spy balloon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowBeijing urged Washington to remain "cool-headed" Friday, as it investigates reports that a suspected Chinese-operated spy balloon has been hovering over sensitive U.S. airspace. Spotted over MontanaFootage of what appears to be a high-altitude balloon was captured by an eyewitness over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday. A senior defense official said the balloon is still over the U.S. but declined to say where it is now. A senior defense official said authorities are continuing to monitor the balloon closely and will take "all necessary steps" to protect against foreign intelligence collection of sensitive information. The balloon does not pose a threat to civil aviation because of its altitude, the official added.

☆ Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Courtney Kube | Carol E. Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was the surveillance balloon. The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and military and defense leaders have discussed shooting it out of the sky, according to two U.S. officials and a senior defense official. "The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now," Pentagon spokesperson Brig. A senior defense official said the balloon is still over the U.S. but declined to say where it is now. Pentagon leaders presented the options to President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

☆ How US Navy SEALs train new special-operations units to make the seas into 'our playground'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US Navy SEALs travel around the world to train with other countries' special-operations forces. In 2022, SEALs in Europe trained with Croatia's ZSS, a relatively new special-operations unit. Through these training deployments, US Navy SEALs help new special-operations units to become proficient in new missions and skill sets. When it comes to progression of training, SEALs use the same "crawl, walk, run" approach they employ in their own training. These relationships with foreign special-operations units give US special operators access to almost any region of the world.

☆ Military tech is racing towards a dangerous AI future, and Russia's war in Ukraine is paving the way, drone experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Currently, the drones are guided at launch by a human operator, according to independent Russian outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe. But more advanced drone technology is enabling what Rogers calls "on" the loop of control. "In the case of the systems that we have seen used, there's still a human operator authorizing the use of force," she said. Under pressure and potentially under fire, a drone operator may take the machine's prompt less as a suggestion and more as an infallible instruction. In a fully autonomous future of drone warfare, he asked, will drone AI be programmed "to avoid those who are waving a white flag?"

☆ Spain church machete attack suspect was 25-year-old Moroccan, police confirm
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] People observe a moment of silence a day after a 25-year-old Moroccan suspect attacked two churches, in Algeciras, Spain January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoMADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due to be deported from the country, police said on Thursday. A police source denied local media reports that the suspect had been under surveillance by security operatives in the days or months before the attack. The man was not in Spain legally and his deportation process began in June last year and was ongoing, the source added. According to a High Court ruling, the perpetrators were linked to Al Qaeda and the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group.

☆ U.S. arms exports up 49% in fiscal 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 49% to $205.6 billion in the latest fiscal year, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. Sales approved in the year included $13.9 billion worth of F-15ID fighter jets to Indonesia, $6.9 billion worth of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships to Greece, and $6 billion worth of M1A2 Abrams tanks to Poland. General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) makes the Abrams tank, Boeing (BA.N) makes the F-15 jet and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) makes the ships. The direct military sales by U.S. companies rose 48.6% to $153.7 billion in fiscal 2022 from $103 billion in fiscal 2021, while sales arranged through the U.S. government rose 49.1% to $51.9 billion in 2022 from $34.8 billion the prior year, the State Department said. Sales of U.S. military equipment in the prior fiscal year totaled $138 billion.

☆ The Oath Keepers promised to defend liberty — and ended up trying to overthrow American democracy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Oath Keepers were founded in 2009, pledging to stand up to tyranny. The Oath Keepers, to be sure, are not to be confused with a charming but a little bit problematic ex. A look at the list of 10 orders the Oath Keepers insisted its members — cops and soldiers — would not carry out reveals as much. Thanks to the magic of the Internet Archive, however, we can see just how they were received on the Oath Keepers' website at the time. But there is, in my take, nothing different about the underlying threat that Oath Keepers posed from day one."

☆ Opinion | Vaccines, Inflation, Abortion: 2022 in Charts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Steven Rattner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

By the end of 2022, 23 percent of American women resided in states with effective bans on abortion. June 2022 March 2022 Dec. 2021 Sept. 2022 Dec. 2022 Fed Funds Rate 6% 5 4 3 2 1 2022 2023 2025 2024 Longer run Unemployment 5% 4 3 2 1 2022 2023 2025 2024 Longer run G.D.P. Growth 4% 3 2 1 2022 2023 2025 2024 Longer run Core Inflation 5% 4 3 2 1 2022 2023 2025 2024 Sept. 2022 June 2022 March 2022 Dec. 2021 Dec. 2022 Fed Funds Rate G.D.P. Growth 4% 6% 5 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 2022 2023 2025 2022 2023 2025 2024 2024 Longer run Longer run Core Inflation Unemployment 5% 5% 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 2022 2023 2025 2022 2023 2025 2024 2024 Longer run Source: Federal Open Market CommitteeThe sustained period of high inflation left the Fed playing catch-up, as it had initially believed that the surge would prove transitory. 150 100 Xi Jinping addresses in 2017 & 2022 50 1982-2012 Economy Military Market Technology Reform Security Source: Capital EconomicsThen there was China: Our biggest source of imported goods became ever more clearly our biggest strategic adversary.

☆ Peru communities settle scores with Christmas ritual fighting
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CHUMBIVILCAS, Peru, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Most Christmas ceremonies would be ruined if attendees threw a punch. On Christmas Day, hundreds of residents of Chumbivilcas province in Peru's Cusco region gather to take part in an ancient fighting ritual aimed at settling scores and resolving conflict before the year's end. The ritual has been described as a method of alternative governance outside Peru's justice system. Ronderos, members of a grassroots justice system in Peru's Andean communities, stand by to break up the fighting when necessary. Finally, with scores settled, the fights typically end with a hug, smile or handshake.

☆ Chile to open embassy in Palestinian territories, says president
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Natalia A. Ramos Miranda | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean country one of only a handful to have an embassy-level office in the territories that are contested with Israel. "I am taking a risk (saying) this... we are going to raise our official representation in Palestine from having a charge d'affaires; now we are going to open an embassy," Boric said, without giving details on where the embassy would be located. A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Chile said it would not be making a public statement on the matter. The Palestinian territories, which Palestinians want recognized as a state, encompass the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and contest control over East Jerusalem. In September, Boric postponed receiving the credentials of Israel's new ambassador to Chile after Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager.

☆ Ukraine conflict spurs some Russians to seek Kalashnikov training
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Guy Faulconbridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] A woman takes part in an initial military training for civilians at the sports and patriotic club "Yaropolk" in Krasnogorsk outside Moscow, Russia December 3, 2022. Russia, Putin says, is defending Russians in Ukraine against a decadent West that ultimately wants to carve up Russia's vast resources and eradicate Russian civilisation. The club's videos show training to a popular song with the lyrics: "Be afraid - we, the Russians, are coming." Directorate "A", known as Alpha Group, is one of Russia's most elite special forces units. Russia presents the conflict in Ukraine as an attempt to root out neo-Nazis who Moscow says have persecuted Russian speakers.

☆ Casey DeSantis, Florida's 'co-governor': Rivals, friends, and former colleagues say she's the secret behind husband Ron DeSantis' meteoric rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lyz Lenz | Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

Florida's first lady, Casey DeSantis, is a close confidant to her powerful husband, several people told Insider. He added, "We would not see Ron DeSantis outside of press conferences if he did not have a wife and kids." Ron DeSantis began clawing his way into the national spotlight in 2017 as a member of the US House of Representatives. She smiled wryly and said: "Everyone knows my husband, Ron DeSantis, is endorsed by President Trump, but he's also an amazing dad. "Ron DeSantis would be a very good candidate for the St. Johns county commission if he did not have Casey DeSantis in his life," Schorsch said.

☆ North Korea flies warplanes near border and tests another ballistic missile
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The 10 aircraft from the North flew as close as 7 miles from the inter-Korean border, according to South Korea's military. It marks the second time in the past week that North Korea flew military aircraft near the border. The Pentagon said it was aware of the latest North Korean ballistic missile launch and that it would continue monitoring the situation. The State Department condemned the latest ballistic missile launch and cited that any tests conducted by North Korea are in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions. So far this year, North Korea has fired more than 35 ballistic missile tests.

☆ China is using civilian ships to enhance navy capability and reach
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Aerial view of fishing boats setting sail to South China Sea for fishing on August 16, 2022 in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province of China. Hundreds of fishing boats anchored for months at a time among disputed islands in the South China Sea. The civilian vessels do more than just augment the raw numbers of ships, performing tasks that would be difficult for the military to carry out. "Because they are ostensibly civilian fishing vessels, navies' ships are unable to deal with them lest China accuse the Philippines of provoking an incident and using force against civilians," he said. In the event of a conflict, China's use of civilian vessels would complicate the rules of engagement, he said.

☆ China is using a stealth fleet of fishing boats and ferries to boost its naval power, say military experts
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China is utilizing a range of civilian ships to bolster its navy resources, AP reports. But a fleet of scientific ships, fishing boats, and ocean ferries also offer a military dimension. Poling added that the use of civilian vessels for military purposes complicates military interactions. Chinese authorities have commanded civilian fishing trawlers for military purposes for decades. China has also launched ships for ostensibly civilian purposes that could potentially be converted to military use quickly.

☆ Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force's core strength are its 232 F-15 Eagles, at least 84 of which are F-15SA variants designed specifically for Saudi Arabia. A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at King Faisal Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2021. US and Bahraini officials in front of unmanned naval vessels at at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama in January. US Navy/MCS1 Mark Thomas MahmodIMX 2022 was also the first time Israel and Saudi Arabia, which don't have diplomatic relations, officially took part in an exercise together.

☆ Audiat în procesul în care este acuzat de calomnie, Navalnîi i-a transmis judecătoarei să ia lecții de drept
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Alexei Navalnîi s-a prezentat vineri în fața tribunalului pentru reluarea unui proces de calomnie, la zece zile după ce a fost condamnat la aproape trei ani de închisoare pentru că ar fi încălcat un control judiciar datând din 2014. Apărarea a cerut la debutul celei de-a doua audieri a procesului recuzarea judecătoarei, iar Alexei Navalnîi a transmis, din cabina de sticlă rezervată acuzaţilor, preşedintei Vera Alimova, să se ducă să ia lecţii de drept, a relatat Agerpres. La fel ca la fiecare proces al principalului opozant al lui Vladimir Putin, efective importante de poliţie au fost desfăşurate în jurul clădirii tribunalului. Opozantul îi calificase pe cei care interveneau în acest videoclip, între care și veteranul respectiv, drept o „ruşine a naţiunii” şi „trădători”. Inamic declarat al Kremlinului, Alexei Navalnîi, 44 de ani, a fost condamnat pe 2 februarie la doi ani şi opt luni de închisoare pentru că ar fi încălcat un control judiciar datând din 2014.

Persons: Alexei Navalnîi, Vera Alimova, Vladimir Putin, Opozantul, Ignat Locations: Agerpres, Militantul

„Curtea a amânat astăzi audierea pentru defăimare întrucât Aleksei Navalnîi este în detenţie şi nu a fost adus (la tribunal)'', a indicat Mihailova, adăugând că apărarea opozantului rus a susţinut această decizie. În speţa în al cărei cadru miercuri a fost amânată şedinţa, Navalnîi este acuzat că a difuzat informaţii ''jignitoare'' cu privire la un fost combatant care sprijinise un recent referendum constituţional prin care au fost consolidate puterile lui Vladimir Putin. El riscă o amendă şi până la cinci ani de închisoare, susţinând că este vorba despre un proces politic. El este, de asemenea, vizat de la finalul lunii decembrie de o anchetă pentru „fraude masive'', faptă pasibilă de o pedeapsă de 10 ani de închisaore. Navalnîi a fost arestat duminică seara, la punctul de control al paşapoartelor de pe aeroportul Şeremetievo din Moscova.

Persons: Aleksei Navalnîi, Navalnîi, Vladimir Putin ., El, Deşi Locations: Moscova, Rusia, Berlin

☆ Al-Qaida revendică un atentat sinucigaş în rândul trupelor franceze şi ameninţă cu noi atacuri şi mai violente
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Princiopala alianţă jihadistă în Sahel, GSIM - sau JNIM, acronimul său arab - denunţă presupuse morţi ale unor civili într-un recent atac aerian şi o continuare a prezenţei militare franceze în această subregiune. ”Noi vrem să transmitem Guvernului şi poporului franceze că, indiferent care va fi forţa puterii de ocupaţie, ea nu va putea învinge voinţa poporului de a trăi liber. Dacă nu vă retrageţi, veţi asista la noi atacuri şi mai violente”, ameninţă gruparea. Armata franceză a anunţat la 8 ianuarie că opt militari din cadrul Forţei sale antijihadiste Barkhane au fost răniţi în Mali, într-un atac sinucigaş cu un vehicul. Comunicatul GSIM a fost autentificat de centrul american de supraveghere a site-urilor jihadiste SITE.

Persons: Princiopala, ., Marc Conruyt Organizations: Armata franceză, Major, . Franţa, Statul Locations: Mali, Burkina Faso, Franţa, francez, Sahara

☆ Un veteran de război, numele căruia figurează în lista dosarelor politice, indignat că PG nu i-a revizuit cauza
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +5 min

Acesta afirmă că dosarul său a fost recunoscut de APCE ca fiind politic și fabricat la comanda lui Vlad Plahotniuc. Faptul ar fi fost recunoscut și de Procuratura Generală, care însă n-ar fi făcut nimic pentru a-l elibera din detenție. Cu părere de rău am observat că reprezentantul Procuraturii a fost contra revizuirii dosarului meu. Am înțeles că „mână pe mână se spală ”și Procuratura ca și Judecătoria își ajută colegii. Astfel, în schimbul a trei ani de detenție, veteranul a fost pedepsit cu muncă neremunerată în folosul comunității.

Persons: Arslan Safarmatov, Safarmatov, Vlad Plahotniuc, Alexandr Stoianogo, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Justiție, Supremă de Justiție, filat, Arslan, Ilan Șor Organizations: Procuratura, de Justiție, Supremă de Locations: Procuratura, veteranului, Chișinău, AGORA, Orhei, Rusia

Комбатанты обещают не пускать на выборы президента Молдовы избирателей из ПриднестровьяКомбатанты призвали жителей Левобережья оставаться дома и объявили, что в день президентских выборов 1 ноября заблокируют въезд на 42 участка. Ветераны войны в Приднестровье из Каушанского и Штефан-Водского районов Молдавии накануне выборов организовали марш протеста в нескольких населенных пунктах республики, где Центральная избирательная комиссия решила открыть участки для голосования избирателей из ПМР. Комбатанты призвали жителей Левобережья оставаться дома и объявили, что в день президентских выборов 1 ноября заблокируют въезд на 42 участка. Напомним, на этой неделе глава ассоциации Combatant Михаил Марку обратился с к ветеранам «не вовлекаться в провокационные действия в день президентских выборов». В этих условиях, если какое-то обострение будет, то миротворческие силы должны будут на это реагировать», — подчеркнул сопредседатель ОКК от Приднестровья Олег Беляков.

Persons: Комбатанты, Вадим Красносельский, Николай Катаной, Майя Санду, Андрей Нэстасе, Михаил Марку, Константин Ковриг, Марку, Олег Беляков Organizations: Центральная избирательная комиссия, Действие и солидарность, ПДС, ACUM, Платформа Достоинство и правда, Combatant, Forța Veteranilor («Сила ветеранов, EADaily, Объединенной контрольная комиссия (ОКК, Зона безопасности, Миротворческие силы, ОКК Locations: Молдова, Приднестровье, Комбатанты, Левобережья, Каушанский, Штефан-Водский районы, Молдавия, ПМР, Днестр, Красносельский, Урсоая, Каушанский район, Карабах, Украина, Днестре, Тирасполь, РМ

☆ Андрей Нэстасе собирается с мужиками. Как он будет бороться с «подвозом» из Приднестровья, и что с этим не так
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-30 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +6 min

Призыв кандидата в президенты Андрея Нэстасе к «крепким мужчинам» не допустить в день выборов «подвоз» на участки избирателей из Приднестровья, вызвал неоднозначную реакцию в обществе. Эксперты считают, что призыв Нэстасе носит провокационный характер, и не исключают, что это может привести к столкновениям и дестабилизации ситуации. В связи с этим Нэстасе призвал «всех крепких мужчин» в день выборов отправиться на избирательные участки, где будут голосовать жители Приднестровья, чтобы помешать «подвозу избирателей». Как уточнил NM зампредседателя DA Александр Слусарь, Нэстасе сомневается, что полиция будет пресекать подвоз людей на автобусах, поэтому созывает своих сторонников помочь полиции. Теперь Нэстасе дает повод Додону указать на Нэстасе пальцем и сказать, что о таких провокациях Додон и предупреждал», — заключил эксперт.

Persons: Forta Veteranilor, Андрей Нэстасе, Нэстасе, Игорь Додон, Александр Слусарь, Константин Ковриг, Михаил Марку, Дорин Чимил, Cергей Паю, Марин Максиан, Дритан Таулла, Александр Чобэнаш, Вячеслав Балан, Балан, Стелла Жантуан, Алексей Тулбуре, Тулбуре, Алексей Тулбуое, Додон Organizations: МВД, Платформа Достоинство и правда» (DA), NM, DA, Combatant, Forta Veteranilor, ЦИК, Центральная избирательная комиссия (ЦИК), Генинспектора полиция (ГИП), Национальное агентство автотранспорта (ANTA), ГИП, Международная миссия Европейской сети, ENEMO, Эксперт, Центризбирком, ООН, Совет Европы Locations: NM, ENEMO ., ., Приднестровье, Молдова, Днестр, РМ, Гагаузия

Молдавские комбатанты предупреждают о риске новой войны на ДнестреИз-за действий экстремистски настроенных сил, Молдова подвержена риску оказаться в ситуации Карабаха или Украины. Глава ассоциации Combatant Михаил Марку обратился с призывом к ветеранам войны на Днестре «не вовлекаться в провокационные действия в день президентских выборов». Отмечаем, что руководство организации Forța Veteranilor нетранспарентно, преследуя иные цели, чем объявленные. Они привлекают людей, вводя их в заблуждение, обманывают, играют на патриотизме ветеранов, обращаюсь к гражданскому духу настоящих ветеранов» — заявил Марку. В этой связи он объявил, что члены ассоциации Combatant отзывают своих представителей из организации Forța Veteranilor и призывают последнюю не нарушать закон, а также не вовлекаться в политические игры.

Persons: Михаил Марку, Константин Ковриг, Марку, Андрей Нэстасе, Игорь Додон, Майя Санду, Додон Organizations: Combatant, Forța Veteranilor («Сила ветеранов, Forța Veteranilor, Платформа Достоинство и правда, ACUM, Действие и солидарность Locations: Днестре, Молдова, Карабах, Украина, Приднестровье, Молдавия, ПМР, РМ, Кишинев

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