Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has overturned the country’s pro-Palestine policies Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has lifted an embargo on arms sales to Israel after allegedly enlisting the help of an Israeli private intelligence firm to oust his left-wing, pro-Palestine predecessor. Jansa’s government announced the decision on Thursday, adding that it would also overturn an entry ban on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. “This will restore the conditions for a normal political dialog with Israel,” the Slovenian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that the move would help “strengthen the role of the Republic of Slovenia in the efforts to achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East.” Former Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob barred the export of military goods to I...
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It’s time for the EU to return to common sense in relations with Moscow, Judita Lassakova has said Residents of EU countries will ultimately suffer from the bloc’s decision to cut economic relations with Russia, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing Slovakia, Judita Lassakova, has said. She spoke to the news agency TASS during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) last week; the interview was published by the agency on Friday. “This will not end well,” she said about the sweeping economic restrictions imposed by Brussels on Moscow since the escalation of the Ukraine in February 2022. “We live on the same planet, and by erecting walls and borders, we only distance ourselves from each other and destroy the last remaining channels of communication. And all this will lead to situations that will ultimately harm ordinary citizens, the people,” ...
BlackCore has targeted elections in France, New York, Scotland, and two African states, officials in Paris have claimed An Israeli cyber company suspected of interfering in French local elections and targeting pro-Palestinian candidates also allegedly meddled in votes in New York City and Scotland and ran operations in Angola and Togo, officials in Paris have said. Last month, a Reuters report claimed that French authorities believed Israeli firm BlackCore was behind an online smear campaign targeting three French mayoral candidates from the left-wing, pro-Palestine France Unbowed party (LFI) – in Marseille, Toulouse, and Roubaix – ahead of March local elections. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez later confirmed that a probe was underway but would not reveal the focus of the investigation. On Thursday, France’s government disinformation detection agency, Viginum, suggested that Blac...
The president’s call comes in response to the depletion of American weapons stockpiles amid the US-Israeli war on Iran US President Donald Trump has called on Republicans in Congress to pass a $350 billion military spending package that would also impose sweeping new national voting rules before the midterm elections. In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump urged lawmakers to move “immediately” on what he called “Recon 3.0,” a new budget bill that Republicans hope to pass without Democratic support. Trump said the money is needed to bring the US military budget to $1.5 trillion and “build the arsenal of freedom.” He said the package would fund the Golden Dome missile shield, the F-47 fighter, the B-21 bomber, drones, space-based military capabilities and new ammunition stockpiles. The president argued that the spending bill would create hundreds of thousands of hig...
The statement by Likud came after the US president said he wasn’t sure the Israeli leader should be seeking another term Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will run for office again in the election later this year, his Likud party has announced. On Tuesday, ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl claimed that US President Donald Trump told him he was not sure if Netanyahu should seek another term. “He’s had an amazing career. Does he want to continue?” the president said as cited by Karl. According to the journalist, Trump described Netanyahu as “a wartime prime minister” and insisted that “we will very shortly win the war [against Iran] one way or the other.” Likud responded to the report by issuing a short statement on X on Wednesday, stating that “Prime Minister Netanyahu will run in the upcoming ele...
The live-fire drill comes as Taipei is expanding its missile arsenal despite repeated warnings from Beijing Taiwan has launched approximately 36 US-supplied missiles into the water off the coast of mainland China, in a first-of-its-kind live-fire drill on the self-governing island’s west coast. The exercise comes amid mounting tensions between Taipei and Beijing, which considers Taiwan sovereign Chinese territory. The drills took place on Wednesday and involved the firing of reduced-range training rockets from US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) into the Taiwan Strait. According to Taipei, the exercise was meant to simulate an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrate HIMARS’ ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding counter strikes. HIMARS has a range of up to around 300 km, meaning it could potentially hit targets in China’s southeas...