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How Germany Plans to Build a Massive Tank Force
Germany remains committed to bolstering its military strength, increasing defense spending, and initiating the largest purchase of main battle tanks and other armored vehicles. The German-language newspaper Handelsblatt first reported that Berlin...

NEPI Rockcastle to deploy 54.1 MW solar park in western Romania under EUR 110 mln programme
NEPI Rockcastle said its renewable energy output is expected to expand to cover 48% of the electricity demand of its shopping centres and tenants in Romania by the end of 2026. CEE’s largest retail real estate company is deploying a new 54.1 MW...

Southern Europe: a soft target in Russia’s expanding hybrid war
Much has been said recently about the resilience of European states that face an imminent threat of Russian aggression. However, little attention has been paid to their Southern neighbours. Threatened with lapsing into complacency, these countries...

Wagner Group ‘proxies’ carried out arson on Ukraine-linked warehouse in London
Five men have been convicted for their involvement in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse full of supplies destined for Ukraine (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA) Three men acting on the orders of Russia’s terrorist Wagner Group...

Timing is everything: Why synchronization and resilience are critical for 5G’s next leap (Reader Forum)
The early promise of 5G is giving way to more mature, real-world deployments, and with that comes a deeper understanding of what it really takes to deliver the next generation of mobile connectivity. Across the globe, operators are deploying...
Private companies line up to join Robinhood’s tokenized equity platform: CEO
Robinhood is seeing a surge of interest from private companies eager to tokenize their shares after the firm launched its stock token platform in the European Union last week. In a Tuesday interview with Bloomberg News, CEO Vlad Tenev said the...

Arsonists recruited by Leicestershire man attacked Ukraine-linked warehouse
Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group. The trio were recruited by a Leicestershire man in an attack which caused about £1 million worth of damage. The blaze...

Arsonists guilty of attack on Ukraine-linked warehouse for Wagner Group
Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group. About £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old...

Full list of players for each team in the 2025 NBA Summer League
With the draft and free agency in the rearview, summer league action is the next major tentpole on the NBA's offseason calendar. The action begins when eight franchises send teams to either Salt Lake City or San Francisco from July 5-8, before all...

“We need to end nuclear weapons, before they end us”
Introduction by Croakey: Amid so much focus on militarisation globally, it’s more important than ever to understand what it takes to prevent and avoid conflict, especially in the context of a nuclear arms race. In a rare win for efforts to promote...

NATO's vicious circle: more spending, less security, growing divisions
Illustration: Xia Qing/GTScheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in The Hague, the 2025 NATO Summit will focus on increasing defense spending and production to, in NATO's words, "prepare for an uncertain future, prevent a war on NATO territory and...

The Wagner network behind arson attack in London
The hooded man douses the doors in petrol and ignites the rag, showing it to the camera before setting the warehouse ablaze:The fire ravaged units 1 and 2 of the Cromwell Industrial Estate in east London. Smouldering in the ruins was £100,000 of...

Robinhood's OpenAI, Space X Tokens Aren't Just A Gimmick—Here's What's Still To Come
Robinhood HOOD is currently in talks with European Union regulators over its new tokenized equities offering, CEO Vlad Tenev confirmed. He said the firm "welcomes" regulatory scrutiny as part of launching what it sees as a major leap forward in...

Helsinki Welcomes Top Double-Handed Teams
by Offshore Racing Congress 7 Jul 12:43 PDT 8-12 July 2025 The countdown is over - the 2025 Garmin ORC Double-Handed European Championship has officially begun in Helsinki. Organised by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) in collaboration with...

Neobanks Fail to Deliver on Big Promises; Industry Poised for Consolidation and Strategic Shifts
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox While neobanks promised to disrupt traditional banking with cheaper, branchless, and digital-first services, these ambitions have largely failed to materialize....

Janicke Askevold in post-production on Solomamma
03/07/2025 - The Norwegian director’s sophomore feature is a drama that explores the emotional terrain of single motherhood, looking at questions of identity and human connection Lisa Loven Kongsli in Solomamma (© Bacon Pictures/Torjus Thesen)...

Is Warsaw One of Europe's Most Exciting Cities?
Above: Warsaw's gorgeously reconstructed Old Town and, in its rising downtown, the new museum of modern art, by the New York–based architect Thomas Phifer. “You’re going to hate it,” a friend in Warsaw told me last November, as I headed out one...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Business Post: From ‘shocking’ engagement to 12,000 subscribers
Ireland’s Business Post is aiming to have its newsroom fully funded by digital subscriptions next year following the first phase of its digital transformation project. The “profitable and growing” Business Post has in the past two years...

Macron unveiled as Official Technical Supplier in Europe
MUNICH (Germany) - Italian sportswear firm Macron will be the Official Technical Supplier of a wide array of FIBA's European club and youth national team competitions through at least June 2029, FIBA Europe announced on Tuesday. The partnership is...