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Biden to Name Arctic Ambassador as China Eyes Region

The United States and Nordic nations are growing wary of the risks of China's expanding influence in the Arctic. China considers itself a “near-Arctic state.”

The News Lens

Russia and China launch major military show of strength against West with 50,000 troops

The aim of the Pacific exercises is to show the joint resolve of Russia and China to stand up to the West, while also including other “allies” such as India and Mongolia

Daily Mirror

Romania to buy drones from Turkey's Baykar as part of military endowment

Romania plans to buy three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) systems from Turkish defence firm Baykar along with logistics support for an estimated $300 million before tax, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible

The Independent UK

History's bookends: Putin reversed many Gorbachev reforms

Mikhail Gorbachev stood for freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world

The Independent UK

Explainer: Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo

Kosovo will begin on Thursday a two-month implementation period for a controversial move to oblige Serbs, mainly those living in the northern part of the Balkan nation, bordering Serbia, to start using license plates issued by the government in Pristina.

Reuters

Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs

Dozens of U.S. NATO peacekeepers patrolled northern Kosovo on Thursday to preserve calm after Pristina announced that around 50,000 ethnic Serbs in the region would have to switch their car license plates to local ones within two months.

Reuters

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Montenegro blames criminal gang for cyber attacks on government

Montenegro on Wednesday blamed a criminal group called Cuba ransomware for cyber attacks that have hit its government digital infrastructure since last week, described by officials as unprecedented.

Reuters

Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy: sadly, history will judge this good man harshly

No other person but the final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev – who has died aged 91 – could bring to life the eternal debate on the role of the individual in history. Does real change happen because of impersonal structural factors, or because of individual choice by…

The Conversation

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ has brought bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: how Gorbachev's 1987 INF missile treaty has limited the arsenal available to Putin

Thanks to the final Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, a disarmament treaty has denied Vladimir Putin thousands more missiles which he could have ordered to be used against Ukraine. Russian forces attacking Ukraine have not been able to use land-based missiles with ranges of between 500km…

The Conversation

Montenegro says FBI will help investigate cyber attacks

The U.S. Federal Bureau for Investigation (FBI) will send Cyber Action Teams (CAT) to Montenegro to help it investigate recent cyber attacks on government digital infrastructure, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Is Ukraine’s counteroffensive progressing?

Ukraine’s troops say some southern areas have been retaken, but Russia has reportedly slowed their advance.

Al Jazeera

Don't underestimate Russia's military strength, German defence chief warns

Germany's chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow's military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so.

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Al Jazeera

Iran delivers European ‘peace initiative’ on Ukraine to Russia

Iran says it received the proposal from a European leader, but refuses to name the official.

The Independent UK

How Mikhail Gorbachev saw his life’s legacy destroyed under Vladimir Putin

Wrecking what Gorbachev sought to achieve has made Russia more vulnerable, as Kim Sengupta explains

The Independent UK

World War 3: Seven times it has been wrongly declared or predicted

Moscow’s remark echo a string of previous sinister predictions

Salon

Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

He opened the Soviet system — and destroyed it. UN head calls him a "statesman who changed the course of history"

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Evening Standard

Royal Navy chief: Breakdown of £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is ‘very disappointing’

Divers are seeking to identify the problem with the propeller shaft on the HMS Prince of Wales after it was forced to stop on its way to the US

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'deep sympathies' over death of Gorbachev who blasted Ukraine war

Vladimir Putin has expressed his "deepest sympathies" following the death of Mikhail Gorbachev despite the last leader of the Soviet Union having been reportedly "upset" over the Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - US

How Gorbachev’s political legacy was destroyed by Putin

Era of detente and arms control between Washington and Moscow has been replaced by a bloody war in Ukraine

Bangkok Post

Could your vacation end up changing the world?

As the United States sends stockpiles of weapons to Ukraine, another transatlantic mobilisation is underway. Freed from two years of Covid restrictions and testing requirements, Americans are once again travelling in large numbers. Market observers have predicted a six-fold increase in American tourism to Europe compared to summer 2021.  If…

Bangkok Post

Might Russia use its 'tactical' nuke weapons?

On Aug 25, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, announced that the country's combat aircraft have been "upgraded" by the Russians to carry nuclear weapons, and Belarusian pilots are being trained to deliver them. It got a single paragraph, or no notice at all, on most news sites. Nobody panicked.

The Independent UK

What is Nato and why was it formed?

Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ has brought bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

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