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Information Iran’s government spokeswoman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, announced a significant plan to increase the country’s military budget by approximately 200%. This escalation in defence spending coincides with rising tensions between Iran and Israel, marked by a series of retaliatory strikes. Iran has engaged in military exchanges with Israel, including missile barrages and airstrikes, as both nations […]

Information In the recent parliamentary elections in Lithuania, the Social Democrats emerged victorious, leading with 52 seats in the 141-member assembly, according to nearly complete vote counts. Their win comes amid significant concerns over Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and the rising cost of living. Vilija Blinkeviciute, the party leader, expressed confidence that they would

Ruling Georgian Dream party wins election Georgia’s electoral commission has declared the ruling Georgian Dream party the winner of Saturday’s vote. Opposition parties are not recognizing the results. Lithuania votes in second round of parliamentary elections The Baltic nation’s opposition took a lead in the first round of voting. Will they be able to maintain

Police arrest man over Israeli Embassy attack plot in Germany Police have arrested a man suspected of links to the “Islamic State” group and planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy. Prosecutors say he had been planning to attack the diplomatic mission using firearms. Netanyahu says Hezbollah tried to kill him Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin

Information South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has reported that North Korea has begun sending troops to Russia to support its war efforts in Ukraine. An initial contingent of 1,500 special forces soldiers was deployed to Russia’s Vladivostok via a Russian Navy transport ship, with a total of 12,000 troops, including four brigades of special

Information Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was killed during an Israeli military operation, a fact confirmed by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Sinwar, known as the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks on Israel, was responsible for numerous acts of terrorism, including the killing of approximately 1,200 people and the taking of hundreds of

Information German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed hope for the integration of six Western Balkan nations—Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Albania—into the European Union during the Berlin Process summit. He emphasized that these nations’ membership is essential for a “complete” EU and suggested the timeline for this process should ideally not extend

Information In the small Estonian town of Abja-Paluoja, a large-scale evacuation exercise recently took place involving over 200 civilians, primarily women, children, and the elderly. This exercise, led by the Estonian Rescue Board and the Estonian Defense League (EDL), was a response to rising concerns about regional security, particularly fears of potential aggression from Russia.

Chinese aircraft carrier detected near Taiwan waters Taiwan reported China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier group sailing to the island’s south. The sighting came hours after the Chinese military put out a video saying it was “prepared for battle.” Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai Baba Siddique, a former minister in Maharashtra, was shot several