U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a press conference after a NATO Defense Minister meeting in Brussels at 9:15 a.m. ET on June 16. …
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Secretary of Defense Austin Holds Press Conference After NATO Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a press conference after a NATO Defense Minister meeting in Brussels at 9:15 a.m. ET on June 16. …
Russian National Charged for Alleged Ransomware Extortion From US, Foreign Businesses
A Russian hacker has been arrested and charged for allegedly deploying malicious software to dozens of computers and launching cyberattacks against multiple businesses in the United States and abroad. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of the Russian-controlled Chechen Republic, was arrested and charged in Arizona on June 15 with conspiring to commit wire fraud and conspiring to intentionally damage…
Australia Cancels Russian Embassy’s Lease Near Parliament House
The Australian government is introducing legislation to terminate a new diplomatic lease for the Russian embassy near Parliament House in Canberra on national security grounds. Announcing the decision at a press conference in Canberra on June 15, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government had received “very clear” security advice about the risks posed by…
Romanian Prosecutors Change Human Trafficking Charge Against Andrew Tate
BUCHAREST—Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human trafficking in continued form, saying it was a more serious crime than separate counts of trafficking. The Tate brothers and two Romanian female suspects are under house arrest pending a criminal investigation…
American Arrested for Pushing 2 US Tourists Into Ravine at Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, Leaving One Woman Dead
BERLIN—An American man has been arrested over the death of one U.S. tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope, authorities said Thursday. The incident near the popular tourist attraction happened on Wednesday afternoon near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over…
CCP Propaganda Seeks to Undermine European Unity, Experts Say
WASHINGTON—China’s communist leadership is attempting to fracture European unity and sow distrust in international organizations, according to testimony received by a U.S. government agency. China now considers a politically fragmented Europe to be among its core interests, according to Andrew Small, a senior fellow for the German Marshall Fund think tank. “I think that has…
Republicans Calling for More Oversight on Ukraine Spending Amid Growing Scrutiny
The proposed $874.2 billion Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) defense budget that the House Armed Services Committee will begin vetting June 21 provides $80 million in military assistance for Ukraine but closes out further funding for Kyiv for the current fiscal year that ends Oct. 1. Since the February 2022 Russian invasion, the United States has…
Turkey Won’t Back Swedish NATO Bid Unless It Stops Anti-Turkish Protests: Erdogan
ANKARA—Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Turkey cannot approach Sweden’s NATO bid positively while “terrorists” were protesting in Stockholm, and Turkey’s position would…
ECB Lifts Interest Rates to 22-year Highs
LONDON—The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the eighth successive time, as expected, on Thursday and signalled further policy tightening, as it battles high inflation. The central bank for the 20 countries that share the euro also said it expected inflation to stay above its 2 percent target through 2025 and hinted once again…
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