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The financial landscape in the Nordic region is undergoing a significant transformation as investor interest in defense stocks reaches unprecedented levels. This surge, particularly evident in late 2025, is driving the rapid emergence of specialized defense funds, signaling a profound re-evaluation of the sector’s role in investment portfolios. Fueled by escalating global defense budgets and persistent geopolitical tensions, this trend is reshaping market dynamics and prompting a redefinition of ethical investing.This shift has immediate and far-reaching implications for investors and the broader financial markets. Once largely shunned by many institutional investors due to ethical concerns, the defense industry is now…

Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met with the ambassadors of the G7 countries to discuss the possibility of creating new joint projects in the defense-industrial sector. According to Ukrinform, Shmyhal reported this on Facebook. During the meeting, Shmyhal thanked the G7 for its consistent and important assistance since the first days of Russian aggression and informed them about Ukraine’s key needs ahead of winter, including additional air defense systems and ammunition for them; FPV drones for the front, and interceptors to defend against Shahed-type drones. Shmyhal proposed considering the possibility of creating new joint projects in the defense industry. They also…

The 15th National Games of China, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, just ended. I must confess that my only engagement with the quadrennial event was to impatiently scroll down whenever headlines or images of the games appeared on my screen.I have done the same for the Olympic Games, the Fifa World Cup, Wimbledon and everything in between, because I have no interest in sporting events – or sports in general. The skills specific to certain games, the complicated rules and the jargon bore me. Who or what, for instance, is a “wicket maiden”?I went to a secondary…

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Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue.Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, of Bradford University, are about to publish a book that they believe should be a wake-up call to the world.They are this weekend travelling to The Hague for a key meeting of states, arguing that the human mind is a new frontier in warfare and there needs to be urgent global action to prevent the weaponisation of neuroscience.“It does sound like science fiction,” said Crowley. “The danger is…

Despite years of bold claims from Moscow about next-generation weaponry, many of Russia’s most publicized military projects have failed to meet expectations. From advanced tanks kept away from the front to warships sunk by drones, these high-profile systems reveal the widening gap between Russian military propaganda and battlefield performance. Nov 21, 2025 17:24 13 min read Listen to this article Listening Authors Table of contentsAs Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine grinds on, the costs to its forces remain severe: hundreds of soldiers are reported killed each day, warplanes largely avoid the front line, armored vehicles are routinely destroyed, and the…

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NEW DELHI: Russia and India are working on the mutual deployment of ground stations for their navigation satellite systems, GLONASS and NavIC for enhanced accuracy, a senior Russian diplomat said.”Work is underway on the mutual parity placement of ground stations for collecting measurements of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS and the Indian regional navigation satellite system NavIC,” Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov was quoted saying by the state-run TASS news agency.Rostec’s Big India Message: ‘Whatever You Need’ As S-400, Su-57E Deals With Russia Near Final StageAlipov said space cooperation continues to be one of the strongest pillars…