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Denmark announces plans to conscript women for military service

Denmark will increase its defence spending by 40.5 billion Danish crowns, equivalent to around USD 5.9 billion, over the next five years.

SubscriberWrites: Contradictions in conflicts

Those involved in the direct conflicts willingly are less than 0.5% of the population in the conflict areas and the 80% casualties are from the 99.5% who do not want these conflicts.

Kremlin, NATO differ over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ and start talks

Ukraine summoned Vatican ambassador to express 'disappointment' with Pope Francis’ comments that Ukraine should have 'the courage of the white flag' to negotiate end to conflict.

EU’s real problem isn’t war fatigue. It lacks a grand strategy

Can Europe convert its geoeconomic heft into geopolitical traction? Its sovereign stature today is incomplete without its role as a security actor, an unfinished project for many decades.

‘There’ll be no European & NATO ground troops on Ukrainian soil,’ says Germany’s Scholz

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday ruled out suggestions that European countries and NATO alliance members would send ground troops to

Hungary set to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession, clearing last hurdle

The Nordic country's neutrality lasted through two world wars and the simmering conflict of the Cold War.

Why Asia and the world need Ukraine to win the war against Russia

If Russia wins, every aggressive power around the world would be tempted to follow in its footsteps. If aggression ultimately pays, why wouldn’t all those with territorial claims against their neighbours act on them?

Securing Ukraine is very much part of Europe’s agenda. But when will Kyiv join NATO?

The Ukrainian side has made its efforts and intentions clear from the outset and is paying a huge price for it too, but NATO’s stance is far from lucid.

Why Trump’s threat to NATO can force Europe to rethink its nuclear defence

The world that emerges from the Second Cold War will have little resemblance to the one we inherited from its first iteration.

How Trump’s NATO-bashing has sent shockwaves throughout Europe

Former US President Donald Trump said last week that Russia is free to attack any NATO ally that wasn’t meeting defence spending obligations. Many wonder if it has hurt his presidential bid. 

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.