16 March, 2025 French soldiers during training. Photo: l’independant.fr
According to the Ipsos poll commissioned by Le Parisien, 86% of French citizens support the reinstatement of military conscription, which was abolished in 2001.
In particular, 53…
The frozen conflict that has defined Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for its entire modern history now seems to be fully “unfrozen.” The possibility of renewed hostilities in BiH has become realistic.
The catalyst for this crisis was the verdict against …
10 March, 2025 Tajik HQ-17AE. Source: Defence Blog
Tajikistan has recently strengthened its air defense, following neighboring Uzbekistan, by acquiring Chinese anti-aircraft systems.
This was reported by the Defence Blog.
China’s HQ-17AE systems were…
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company
Details: Mahuchikh cleared 1.99 me…
The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that its vote in favour of a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression reflects the government’s position, following criticism from nationalists.
Source: ministry in comment to TASR news agency, as re…
23 February, 2025 LTR-25 radar. Photo credits: Spanish Ministry of Defense
The Spanish Armed Forces have deployed a long-range detection radar in Romania as part of NATO’s mission to strengthen its eastern flank.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense repor…
16 February, 2025 Illustrative photo of special forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). Photo from open sources
The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russ…
The Wall Street Journal, citing Western intelligence officials, has reported that Russian secret services operate a new shadow unit that targets the West and conducts covert attacks across Europe and other countries.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Quo…
On 9 February, parliamentary elections in the Republic of Kosovo are set to be held.
Kosovo usually appears in international news in connection with another escalation of tensions with Serbia, a country that considers Kosovo its territory, or due to t…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are attempting to pressure Kyiv into reopening the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory.
Fico is threatening to block EU aid to Ukraine, while Orbán has secured …