Romanian Defence Minister Ionuț Moșteanu has confirmed that Romania intends to acquire the Iron Dome air defence system, as part of a broader strategy to enhance national security.

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Romania to become first European country to acquire Iron Dome air defence system

^{Defence Industry Europe (Defence Industry)}

"The Baltic region is tense due to the aggressive policies of European coastal states," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

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Russia vows to 'firmly defend' interests in Baltic after Estonia HIMARS test

^{Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)}

Turkey, Portugal, China and Qatar also among countries that will be attending The Hague Group’s ‘emergency summit’ in Colombia next week

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Exclusive: Spain and Ireland to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel

More than 20 countries are convening in Bogota next week to declare “concrete measures against Israel’s violations of international law”, diplomats told Middle East Eye.

^{Sondos Asem (Middle East Eye)}

Russian threat sparks emergency planning in Europe.

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The Netherlands explores turning rail wagons into hospitals for wounded soldiers

^{Martina Sapio (POLITICO)}

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Shuaib Almosawa
and Murtaza Hussain
Jul 13, 2025

But, despite the provocative nature of the attacks, there is no indication that Ansarallah has violated its existing ceasefire agreement with the U.S. or that it plans to resume attacks against U.S. shipping in the region. The truce between Ansarallah and the Trump administration, which was mediated by Oman and signed in May, strictly covered direct strikes between the two entities. After weeks of fighting, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in which the Yemeni group would agree to stop targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea in exchange for an end to the U.S. bombing campaign.

Peter Link

2025-07-14 22:58:33

Amid Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Ansarallah Says It Remains Committed to Truce with U.S.

Shuaib Almosawa
and Murtaza Hussain
Jul 13, 2025

But, despite the provocative nature of the attacks, there is no indication that Ansarallah has violated its existing ceasefire agreement with the U.S. or that it plans to resume attacks against U.S. shipping in the region. The truce between Ansarallah and the Trump administration, which was mediated by Oman and signed in May, strictly covered direct strikes between the two entities. After weeks of fighting, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in which the Yemeni group would agree to stop targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea in exchange for an end to the U.S. bombing campaign.

Amid Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Ansarallah Says It Remains Committed to Truce with U.S.

“Our military operations remain directed exclusively at Israel," Muhammad al-Bukhaiti told Drop Site. "Should the United States reengage in the conflict, any escalation will be met in kind.”

^{Shuaib Almosawa (Drop Site News)}

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Shuaib Almosawa
and Murtaza Hussain
Jul 13, 2025

But, despite the provocative nature of the attacks, there is no indication that Ansarallah has violated its existing ceasefire agreement with the U.S. or that it plans to resume attacks against U.S. shipping in the region. The truce between Ansarallah and the Trump administration, which was mediated by Oman and signed in May, strictly covered direct strikes between the two entities. After weeks of fighting, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in which the Yemeni group would agree to stop targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea in exchange for an end to the U.S. bombing campaign.

Peter Link

2025-07-14 22:58:33

Amid Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Ansarallah Says It Remains Committed to Truce with U.S.

Shuaib Almosawa
and Murtaza Hussain
Jul 13, 2025

But, despite the provocative nature of the attacks, there is no indication that Ansarallah has violated its existing ceasefire agreement with the U.S. or that it plans to resume attacks against U.S. shipping in the region. The truce between Ansarallah and the Trump administration, which was mediated by Oman and signed in May, strictly covered direct strikes between the two entities. After weeks of fighting, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in which the Yemeni group would agree to stop targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea in exchange for an end to the U.S. bombing campaign.

Amid Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Ansarallah Says It Remains Committed to Truce with U.S.

“Our military operations remain directed exclusively at Israel," Muhammad al-Bukhaiti told Drop Site. "Should the United States reengage in the conflict, any escalation will be met in kind.”

^{Shuaib Almosawa (Drop Site News)}

US president says he will supply billions of dollars of military equipment paid for by European allies

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Trump does deal with Nato allies to arm Ukraine and warns Russia of severe sanctions

^{Julian Borger (The Guardian)}

Shuaib Almosawa
and Murtaza Hussain
Jul 13, 2025

But, despite the provocative nature of the attacks, there is no indication that Ansarallah has violated its existing ceasefire agreement with the U.S. or that it plans to resume attacks against U.S. shipping in the region. The truce between Ansarallah and the Trump administration, which was mediated by Oman and signed in May, strictly covered direct strikes between the two entities. After weeks of fighting, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire in which the Yemeni group would agree to stop targeting U.S. ships in the Red Sea in exchange for an end to the U.S. bombing campaign.

Amid Attacks on Israel-Linked Shipping, Ansarallah Says It Remains Committed to Truce with U.S.

“Our military operations remain directed exclusively at Israel," Muhammad al-Bukhaiti told Drop Site. "Should the United States reengage in the conflict, any escalation will be met in kind.”

^{Shuaib Almosawa (Drop Site News)}

Russia plans to hire one million Indian workers by year's end. This move addresses labour shortages in industrial regions like Sverdlovsk. The Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry confirms this initiative. A new consulate in Yekaterinburg will manage the process. Other countries like Sri Lanka and North Korea are also being considered for labour.

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Russia to import 1 million skilled workforce from India

^{PTI (Economic Times)}

30 new cases reported in Alberta over the weekend

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France will resume production of the SCALP cruise missile in 2025 after a gap of 15 years, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced.

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France to Resume SCALP Cruise Missile Production After 15 Years

France will resume production of the SCALP cruise missile in 2025 after a gap of 15 years, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced. The MBDA missile has been delivered to Ukraine in la

^{Inder Singh Bisht (The Defense Post)}

Donald Trump's Truth Social post defending Pam Bondi has seen more than 36,000 replies so far, many from people unhappy with the president's remarks.

Trump Gets 'Ratioed' on Truth Social for First Time Amid Epstein Backlash

^{Jordan King (Newsweek)}

China is rapidly scaling up its solar and wind energy infrastructure, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all utility-scale projects currently under construction worldwide, according to a new report from the Global Energy Monitor (GEM). With 510 gigawatts (GW) already under construction and a total pipeline of over 1.3 terawatts (TW), China is consolidating its position as a dominant force in the global energy transition.

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Nearly three-quarters of solar and wind projects are being built in China

^{Conservation news}

Google recently disabled uBlock Origin and other extensions for Chrome users with no apparent option to restore them. The good news is that you can still make uBlock Origin work. Here is how.

You can still enable uBlock Origin in Chrome, here is how

^{Taras Buria (Neowin)}

The U.S. Space Force and the entire private space industry are telling Congress this is a recipe for disaster.

Disaster Looms As President Trump Plans To Defund Satellite Crash Avoidance Service

^{Ryan Erik King (Jalopnik)}

Developers took 19% longer to finish tasks using AI tools

Study shows AI coding assistants actually slow down experienced developers

The research, conducted by the non-profit Model Evaluation & Threat Research (METR), set out to measure the real-world impact of advanced AI tools on software development. Over...

^{Skye Jacobs (TechSpot)}

Caught between a collapse in sales and punishing tariffs, the automaker is making a dramatic pivot, creating a bizarre pricing situation and leaving recent buyers with a serious case of regret.

Tesla Makes a Desperate Move in Canada As Sales Collapse

^{Luc Olinga (Gizmodo)}

The Rivian you buy today won't be the Rivian you interact with five years from now.

Your Next EV Won't Be Obsolete: How Rivian Is Designing for the Next Decade

^{Joel Feder (The Drive)}

Police used a facial recognition software to identify women seen twerking on a police car.

Police use facial recognition to identify women twerking on police car

^{Madeline Harden (KBTX)}

Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan.

Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 ‘appeared visually merged in optical sensor data’, space tracking firm says, a feat US seeks to match by 2026.

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China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission

^{Phoebe Zhang (South China Morning Post)}

Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.

Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view many types of content

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

Gaza's Government Media Office said Israeli forces have killed more than 700 people at water distribution sites since October 2023.

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'Horrific': Israeli Military Kills Seven Children in Latest Attack on Water Distribution Site

Gaza's Government Media Office said Israeli forces have killed more than 700 people at water distribution sites since October 2023.

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in New York City drove home the political promise of economic populism. A bold progressive economic agenda can win working-class voters in the Midwest too.

From New York to Ohio, Americans Support Economic Populism

^jacobin.com

BulletVPN has announced its abrupt closure, but users of the VPN service can get a free subscription with an alternative provider.

BulletVPN shuts down, killing lifetime members' subscriptions

^{Christian Cawley (PCGamesN)}

Israeli settlers brutally beat 20-year-old Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet to death in the West Bank, while U.S. officials remain silent. His family demands justice for the senseless killing. Why do Americans continue to be murdered by Israelis with no consequences? #JusticeForSayf

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Family Demands US Probe Into Israeli Settlers' 'Lynching' of American Citizen

The family of Sayfollah Musallet called his killing by Israeli settlers "an unimaginable nightmare and an injustice that no family should ever have to face."

^{julia-conley (Common Dreams)}

Google will merge ChromeOS and Android into a unified platform, according to Sameer Samat, President of Android Ecosystem at Google. "We're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they're getting done," Samat said during a recent interview.

"This is not about security," said the head of Gaza's fishers' union. "It's economic, social, and psychological warfare, a weapon of slow, deliberate suffocation."

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In Act of 'Brutal Sadism,' Israel Bans Gazans From Entering Sea Under Pain of Death

"This is not about security," said the head of Gaza's fishers' union. "It's economic, social, and psychological warfare, a weapon of slow, deliberate suffocation."

^{brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)}

In a closed-door session last week, senators advanced legislation that would authorize $925 billion in military spending for the coming fiscal year.

After Passage of GOP Medicaid Cuts, Congress Debates Nearly $1 Trillion Military Budget

^{jake-johnson (Common Dreams)}

The designation, pushed by right-wing think tank ALEC, allows fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding.

Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel

^{Mother Jones}