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Greek Firms Vie for EU Defense Contracts Amidst €800 Billion Spending Increase
Facing Europe's defense shift from the US, roughly 250 Greek firms, including Metlen building a Volos defense hub, aim to secure a share of the EU's €800 billion defense budget increase, competing with Turkey's established industry and advocating for reinstated mandatory co-production.
Greek Firms Vie for EU Defense Contracts Amidst €800 Billion Spending Increase
Facing Europe's defense shift from the US, roughly 250 Greek firms, including Metlen building a Volos defense hub, aim to secure a share of the EU's €800 billion defense budget increase, competing with Turkey's established industry and advocating for reinstated mandatory co-production.
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44% Bias Score
WWI Victoria Cross of 'Pirate of Basra' Sells for £200,000
Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley's Victoria Cross, awarded posthumously for his bravery as a British secret agent and river pilot during WWI, sold for £200,000 at auction; he was executed by the Turks in 1916 after a mission to resupply Kut.
WWI Victoria Cross of 'Pirate of Basra' Sells for £200,000
Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley's Victoria Cross, awarded posthumously for his bravery as a British secret agent and river pilot during WWI, sold for £200,000 at auction; he was executed by the Turks in 1916 after a mission to resupply Kut.
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16% Bias Score
Bundeswehr Faces Persistent Personnel Shortage Despite Funding Increase
Germany's Bundeswehr is facing a significant personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers compared to the planned 203,000, despite increased recruitment efforts; high attrition rates and infrastructure challenges persist alongside equipment upgrades funded by a €100 billion special fund.
Bundeswehr Faces Persistent Personnel Shortage Despite Funding Increase
Germany's Bundeswehr is facing a significant personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers compared to the planned 203,000, despite increased recruitment efforts; high attrition rates and infrastructure challenges persist alongside equipment upgrades funded by a €100 billion special fund.
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48% Bias Score
France's Defense Spending: A Historical and Strategic Analysis
France allocates at least 2% of its GDP to defense, as per the 2023 NATO summit; however, the actual military budget, excluding pensions, was €48.2 billion (1.6% of GDP) in 2024, showing a historical context of significant military spending despite geopolitical shifts and budget reallocations.
France's Defense Spending: A Historical and Strategic Analysis
France allocates at least 2% of its GDP to defense, as per the 2023 NATO summit; however, the actual military budget, excluding pensions, was €48.2 billion (1.6% of GDP) in 2024, showing a historical context of significant military spending despite geopolitical shifts and budget reallocations.
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48% Bias Score
Moscow Drone Attack Kills Three, Disrupts Air Travel
On July 30, 2024, a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding areas resulted in at least three deaths, infrastructure damage, and airport closures; Russia claims to have intercepted hundreds of drones.
Moscow Drone Attack Kills Three, Disrupts Air Travel
On July 30, 2024, a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding areas resulted in at least three deaths, infrastructure damage, and airport closures; Russia claims to have intercepted hundreds of drones.
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60% Bias Score
Ukrainian Soldier, Declared Dead, Survives Three-Day Crawl Through Enemy Territory
A Ukrainian soldier, presumed dead after a grenade blast, survived a three-day crawl through a minefield and enemy-held territory after a mission behind enemy lines went fatally wrong in autumn.
Ukrainian Soldier, Declared Dead, Survives Three-Day Crawl Through Enemy Territory
A Ukrainian soldier, presumed dead after a grenade blast, survived a three-day crawl through a minefield and enemy-held territory after a mission behind enemy lines went fatally wrong in autumn.
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40% Bias Score
EU Defense Integration: Legal, Technological, and Political Hurdles
The EU's pursuit of a unified defense capability faces legal, technological, and cost-related challenges, requiring a decision between technological independence and sovereignty to avoid vulnerabilities.
EU Defense Integration: Legal, Technological, and Political Hurdles
The EU's pursuit of a unified defense capability faces legal, technological, and cost-related challenges, requiring a decision between technological independence and sovereignty to avoid vulnerabilities.
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36% Bias Score
German Bundeswehr Faces Critical Personnel Shortage
Germany's Bundeswehr faces a critical personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers despite aiming for 203,000, exacerbated by a 25% attrition rate among new recruits, prompting calls for improved recruitment and retention strategies.
German Bundeswehr Faces Critical Personnel Shortage
Germany's Bundeswehr faces a critical personnel shortage, with only 181,000 soldiers despite aiming for 203,000, exacerbated by a 25% attrition rate among new recruits, prompting calls for improved recruitment and retention strategies.
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48% Bias Score
Looted WWII Plane Returns to Netherlands
The Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, will display a Fokker D.VII fighter plane, used by the Dutch navy before WWII, on loan from Germany's Deutsches Museum. The plane, looted by Nazis and found in Bavaria after WWII, returns to the Netherlands in September.
Looted WWII Plane Returns to Netherlands
The Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg, Netherlands, will display a Fokker D.VII fighter plane, used by the Dutch navy before WWII, on loan from Germany's Deutsches Museum. The plane, looted by Nazis and found in Bavaria after WWII, returns to the Netherlands in September.
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40% Bias Score
Indonesia: Military in Civilian Roles Stirs Reform Concerns
Amnesty International Indonesia criticized the appointment of active military personnel, Letkol Teddy Indra Wijaya and Mayjen TNI Novi Helmy Prasetya, to civilian positions as Cabinet Secretary and Bulog CEO respectively, viewing it as a setback for post-1998 reforms aimed at maintaining the militar...
Indonesia: Military in Civilian Roles Stirs Reform Concerns
Amnesty International Indonesia criticized the appointment of active military personnel, Letkol Teddy Indra Wijaya and Mayjen TNI Novi Helmy Prasetya, to civilian positions as Cabinet Secretary and Bulog CEO respectively, viewing it as a setback for post-1998 reforms aimed at maintaining the militar...
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40% Bias Score
Drone Attack Kills Three in Moscow, Ukraine Aims for Ceasefire
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding areas on Tuesday killed at least three people and damaged buildings and infrastructure, prompting Russia to launch a terrorism investigation and temporarily restrict flights; Ukraine says the attack is meant to pressure Putin into a ...
Drone Attack Kills Three in Moscow, Ukraine Aims for Ceasefire
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding areas on Tuesday killed at least three people and damaged buildings and infrastructure, prompting Russia to launch a terrorism investigation and temporarily restrict flights; Ukraine says the attack is meant to pressure Putin into a ...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Warns of Imminent Nuclear War, Highlights B-83's Devastating Power
Donald Trump issued a stark warning about the potential use of the US's most powerful nuclear bomb, the B-83, citing its ability to cause millions of casualties in major cities like Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing and escalating global tensions.
Trump Warns of Imminent Nuclear War, Highlights B-83's Devastating Power
Donald Trump issued a stark warning about the potential use of the US's most powerful nuclear bomb, the B-83, citing its ability to cause millions of casualties in major cities like Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing and escalating global tensions.
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60% Bias Score
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