(Bloomberg) — NATO is increasing its surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea region with two ships deployed to the area following suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Finland and Estonia. Most Read from Bloomberg The move was unveiled on Friday by Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who called on policymakers to increase tec
Germany to invest €400 million in upgrading naval aviation
Germany plans to invest around €400 million ($412 million) in new naval aircraft and airbase upgrades, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Friday during a visit to a base on the North Sea. Pistorius said the investment would turn the Nordholz Naval Airbase, located in the district of Cuxhaven, into the most modern military airfield [&hell
Starmer and Macron agree to step up fight against people smugglers
Britain and France are intensifying their joint fight against people smuggling. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron met at Chequers, the country residence north-west of London for British prime ministers, and agreed to “work more closely together” to combat the illegal crossing of the English Channel
Putin seeks to remove two wrecked oil tankers from Kerch Strait
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for two wrecked tankers to be lifted out of the Kerch Strait to prevent an oil spill from spreading further. At a government meeting on Thursday, Putin said plans to lift the damaged tankers out of the strait should be made immediately and that the financing and training of […]
German prosecutors indict three people alleged of spying for China
German prosecutors have indicted three people of spying for China by obtaining information about military technology on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) spy agency. All three German nationals were arrested by police in April 2024 in Dusseldorf and in the town of Bad Homburg, located just outside of Frankfurt. At the time [&h