‘Very Young Child’ ‘Hijacks’ Twitter Account of US Nuclear Command, Tweets Gibberish
A young child briefly “hijacked” the Twitter account of the US Strategic Command, the US government agency in charge of safeguarding America’s nuclear weapons.
Portugal to Send Special Forces to Former Colony Mozambique after Islamist Insurgents’ Attack on Palma
Portugal is going to dispatch soldiers from its special forces to its former colony Mozambique to provide training to local troops in the wake of the recent attack by Islamist insurgents on the northern Mozambican town of Palma.
US, French, German Arms Exports Grew, Russian, Chinese Declined in Past 5 Years, SIPRI Says
Three of the world’s top five weapon exporters – the United States, France, and Germany – saw their arms exports grow in the past 5 years, while the other two of the top five, Russia and China, sold fewer weapons…
Merkel’s Ruling CDU Loses Elections in Key German States Baden-Wuertemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Only six months before Germany’s 2021 general election, the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered on Sunday state election defeats in two crucial states, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
US Has No ‘Moral Capital’ after Capitol Riot, China Says on Hong Kong Election Change Criticism
Responding to American criticism of planned election law changes in Hong Kong as anti-democratic, a senior Chinese official lambasted the United States on Friday as having no “moral capital” to criticize after the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.
No ‘Gestures’ to Lure Iran to Nuclear Deal Reboot Talks, New US Administration Says
The new US administration of President Joe Biden reiterated on Thursday that it had no intention of making unilateral “gestures or incentives” in order to attract Iran to negotiations on rebooting the 2015 Iranian nuclear program deal.
Colombia Kills 10 FARC Dissident Rebels in Military Strike in Guaviare Jungle
Colombia’s military has killed 10 FARC guerrillas and wounded 3 others in a strike against a base belonging to a group of dissident insurgents defying the 2016 peace agreement between the government and the long-standing rebel movement.
