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NATO to bolster Baltic military presence, after Christmas Day power cable cuts
NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte pledged to send drones, frigates and aircraft to the region as he highlighted a concerted campaign of ‘cyber-attacks, assassination attempts and sabotage.’ NATO will increase its military presence and technological innovation in the Baltic Sea to protect critical infrastructure from sabotage, the head of the transatlantic alliance said at a…
Taiwan extends mandatory 4-month military service to 1 year, raises soldiers’ pay
TAIPEI – Taiwan is extending its compulsory military service from the current four months to one year, as part of efforts to bolster the island’s combat readiness amid rising cross-strait tensions. China’s threat has become even more severe since Beijing’s military drills in August, President Tsai Ing-wen said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Nobody…
