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Hegseth signs memo for cuts to Pentagon civilian workforce. The intent of the realignment, he said, is to "execute a top-to-bottom methodology that results in a force structure that is lean, mean and prepared to win." - UPI
US AFRICOM Strikes ISIS Positions in Somalia. The strikes targeted Islamic State positions southeast of Bosaso in Somalia's Puntland region - Ethiopian News Agency
There were salutes, smiles and tears as Idaho Guard Airmen deploy to the Middle East. the Airmen were headed for southwest Asia (i.e. the Middle East) - BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO NEWS
‘Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war - AP NEWS
Helsinki Airport introduces body scanner to detect drugs. Since the start of the year, the scanner has already exposed five smuggling cases - Yle Uutiset
Lifesaving mRNA Vaccine Technology Appears Targeted under Trump and RFK, Jr. Covid-19 vaccines credited with saving 3 million lives in the U.S. alone - Scientific American
Bacteria invade brain after implanting medical devices. New research could transform design of brain implants for neurological disorders to make them safer - Newswise
Sea Levels Rose More Than Expected in 2024, According to a NASA Analysis. Various factors can drive ocean warming and, in turn, thermal expansion, according to the statement - Smithsonian
Carney says Ottawa will boost Arctic security with help from Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence in the Arctic - Global News
Irish Chamber Relaunches With Focus on Southeast U.S. The organization now known as the Irish American Chamber Southeast went into hibernation during the COVID-19 pandemic - Global Atlanta
Billionaire Bajaj Family To Buy Allianz’s Stake In Indian Insurance JVs For $2.8 Billion - Forbes
Why Chinese Bred Innovation While India Inc. Laxed — Geopolitical Cushioning? The safer political environment breeds laxer localization - SWARAJYA
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders are meeting for talks in Geneva to discuss a solution for the Mediterranean island, which has been divided since 1974 following a Turkish military invasion - SWI
Syrian Apocalypto: terrorists rip out a heart and eat it...Leo Strauss said, lashing out at progressive relativism, "if everything is the same, then cannibalism is just a matter of taste" - ARUTZ SHEVA
More ships in Gulf of Finland are hiding their locations. The Finnish Coast Guard has reported a rise in ships moving through the Gulf of Finland - HELSINKI TIMES
European Oceans Pact: is maritime transport on board? As Europe moves towards climate neutrality and its ‘Zero Pollution’ ambition, how can the maritime industry chart a course towards sustainability - Friends of Europe
Post-Ukraine: Europe Already Planning Military Buildup. Trump, the real estate developer, conflates U.S. mistakes (Vietnam, Iraq) with flaws in the structure - Hudson Institute
Vietnam completes acquisition of L-39 Skyfox trainers. The Czech manufacturer, Aero Vodochody, has said that it has completed delivery of Vietnam's order of 12 L-39 Skyfox trainer and light attack aircraft - JANES DEFENCE NEWS
Denmark places $184 million contract for Naval Strike Missiles. The missiles are being purchased through a government-to-government sale with Norway and will be operated from Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates - SHEPHARD NEWS
IT unemployment jumped in February despite AI hiring surge. An undersupply of high-demand skills, including AI and data science, is shaping enterprise talent strategies - CIO DIVE
Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Campaign Infecting Over 1 Million Devices Worldwide. The tech giant, which detected the activity in early December 2024, is tracking it under the broader umbrella Storm-0408 - The Hacker News
Syria's Sharaa urges Alawites to surrender after deadly clashes. Restoring security has been one of the most complex tasks for Syria's new authorities - AL-MONITOR
Oman Is Supporting The Houthis: It Should Be Held To Account. Oman cannot have it both ways—it cannot benefit from American friendship and assistance while enabling a crisis - THE NATIONAL INTEREST
Heavy Industry Is Europe’s Trump Card. The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States - FOREIGN POLICY
BOK downgrades growth forecast, underscores need for supplementary budget. The Bank of Korea (BOK) downgraded its forecast for the country’s economic growth in 2025 to 1.5% - HANKYOREH
Secession: Why Redrawing US State Borders Makes Politicians So Mad. Over the past five years, 33 counties in Illinois have voted to secede from the state - Mises Wire
How to Counter Blockship Attacks in Key U.S. Waterways. The vulnerability of U.S. military forces and civilian commerce to blockship attacks is a significant concern - RAND
The role of Medicaid in addressing the opioid epidemic. Estimated drug overdose deaths in 2023, the last complete year of reporting, were 107,543...with roughly 76% of those deaths linked to opioids - BROOKINGS
Putin’s secret weapon: The threat to the UK lurking on our sea beds. Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect an undersea cable supplying electricity from Finland - BBC
A middle-aged Japanese recently pleaded guilty to a strange crime: attempting to sell “weapons-grade plutonium” acquired in Myanmar - THE WORLD
Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine could have an anti-China motive. Europe humiliated but subservient to US demands - Peoples Dispatch
US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack. Over 1,000 personnel have been affected - Tech Radar
Electric Commercial Truck Maker Nikola Files for Bankruptcy: EV Notes Updated . The company bought the Wilmer plant from Trina Solar in December 2024 as a way to establish Freyr’s solar manufacturing footprint- IndustryWeek
Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate - FRANCE 24
Princeton scientists, researchers scramble to preserve datasets amid federal data wipe - THE PRINCETONIAN
Will Europe return to Putin’s gas? A deal with the devil would boost the continent’s miserable economy - The Economist
Contentious new report says China's military buildup may not be for warfare. "The PLA remains fundamentally focused on upholding Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule rather than preparing for war," wrote Timothy Heath - CNN
Survey Shows Employers Worldwide Struggling with Personnel Shortages. Among Japanese executives, the most common measures considered to address the prolonged labor shortage were “raising wages” and “upgrading the skills - Nippon.com
Prabowo says new export measure to add $80b to forex reserves. Indonesia's natural resources must benefit the welfare of the nation and the people, through development funding - The Jakarta Post
Singapore says Asia sees US as ‘landlord seeking rent’. Singapore, like much of South-east Asia, has sought a middle path in an increasingly complicated geopolitical picture - THE BUSINESS TIMES
Warren Buffett bought shares in booze, pizza and pool companies in Q4, while ditching Ulta Beauty - MarketWatch
Asian model under strain in Mongolia. To keep up with GDP growth, country needs more women in the workforce - NIKKEI ASIA
Europeans think US is 'necessary partner' not 'ally', study finds. A study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) shows that Europeans no longer see the US as an 'ally' - EURO NEWS
Rumor of DOGE visit to Parkersburg's Bureau of Fiscal Service draws protest. When a billionaire does it, it is the people who end up having to be the checks and balances - The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
"Your Mission is to Win Our Wars". China’s shipbuilding infrastructure dwarfs ours, yet we are geopolitically an island nation, as Alfred Thayer Mahan and Nicholas Spykman taught us many years ago - RealClearDefense
Northern Opportunities: A Conversation With Canada's Territorial Premiers. Comprising almost half of Canada's landmass, the three Territories play a critical role in the country’s relations with neighboring Arctic partners - Wilson Center
The Stoic Generation. Silicon Valley tech barons and young men in weight rooms across the country are searching for guidance, and they often find it among the maxims of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius - ACTON INSTITUTE
Washington state courts slow in vacating hundreds of thousands of illegal drug convictions - OPB
Saab doubles up on Giraffe 1X radar capacity with grand opening of UK production base - BREAKING DEFENSE
SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip firm Ampere. The deal under discussion could be valued at USD 6.5 billion, including debt - Evertiq