Victoria Friedman
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Victoria Friedman is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in technology, eastern Europe, and defense.
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Ex-South Korean President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decision, Apologizes for Suffering It Caused
A Seoul court had found the former president guilty on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating an insurrection, sentencing him to life imprisonment.
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NORAD Detects, Tracks Russian Military Aircraft Flying Near Alaska
NORAD highlighted that this activity from the Russian air force in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone ‘occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.’
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Sweden Announces $1.42 Billion Air Defense Package for Ukraine
Sweden has also recently committed $100 million toward a NATO-coordinated purchase of critical defense equipment from the United States for Ukraine.
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Former South Korean President Sentenced to Life for Insurrection
Yoon Suk Yeol previously told the court it was within presidential powers to call for a state of emergency and that doing so cannot constitute an insurrection.
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UK Inflation Falls to 3 Percent, Economists Forecast Interest Rate Cut in Spring
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the Bank of England is expecting inflation to return to the 2 percent target within the next few months.
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UK Must Step Up, Go Faster on Defense Spending, Starmer Says
The prime minister’s comments follow calls by UK and German defense chiefs for the public to back an increase in military spending.
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Rubio Signs Civil Nuclear Energy Deal With Hungary
Rubio also met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is campaigning to be elected to his fifth consecutive term in office.
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UK, German Defense Chiefs Call for Public to Support Rearmament to Deter Russia
‘Strength deters aggression. Weakness invites it,’ the defense chiefs wrote.
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Portugal Approves Bill Imposing Restrictions on Children Accessing Social Media
The move is one of the first by a European country to pass legislation restricting social media access for minors.
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Denmark, Sweden to Provide Fighter Jets for NATO Arctic Sentry Mission
NATO said on Feb. 11 that it had launched Arctic Sentry, a military exercise in the Arctic region and High North, to strengthen its presence in the Arctic.
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Ex-South Korean President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decision, Apologizes for Suffering It Caused
A Seoul court had found the former president guilty on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating an insurrection, sentencing him to life imprisonment.
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NORAD Detects, Tracks Russian Military Aircraft Flying Near Alaska
NORAD highlighted that this activity from the Russian air force in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone ‘occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.’
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Sweden Announces $1.42 Billion Air Defense Package for Ukraine
Sweden has also recently committed $100 million toward a NATO-coordinated purchase of critical defense equipment from the United States for Ukraine.
|
Former South Korean President Sentenced to Life for Insurrection
Yoon Suk Yeol previously told the court it was within presidential powers to call for a state of emergency and that doing so cannot constitute an insurrection.
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UK Inflation Falls to 3 Percent, Economists Forecast Interest Rate Cut in Spring
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the Bank of England is expecting inflation to return to the 2 percent target within the next few months.
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UK Must Step Up, Go Faster on Defense Spending, Starmer Says
The prime minister’s comments follow calls by UK and German defense chiefs for the public to back an increase in military spending.
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Rubio Signs Civil Nuclear Energy Deal With Hungary
Rubio also met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is campaigning to be elected to his fifth consecutive term in office.
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UK, German Defense Chiefs Call for Public to Support Rearmament to Deter Russia
‘Strength deters aggression. Weakness invites it,’ the defense chiefs wrote.
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Portugal Approves Bill Imposing Restrictions on Children Accessing Social Media
The move is one of the first by a European country to pass legislation restricting social media access for minors.
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Denmark, Sweden to Provide Fighter Jets for NATO Arctic Sentry Mission
NATO said on Feb. 11 that it had launched Arctic Sentry, a military exercise in the Arctic region and High North, to strengthen its presence in the Arctic.
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