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Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jussi Niinistö, has approved the amendment of the country’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with the US Navy for spare parts and support for the country’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multirole combat aircraft. According to a statement

Key Points The United Kingdom is likely to be governed by a centre-right Conservative Party minority government, either under incumbent prime minister Theresa May or her replacement as Conservative leader. A weak and potentially unstable UK government increases the risk of slow progress in EU

The shareholders of publicly listed US aircraft components manufacturer LMI Aerospace have approved the acquisition of Belgian aerospace firm Sonaca Group. LMI shareholders are to receive USD14 per share in a deal that was first announced in February. The transaction is expected to close at the end

AN ATTEMPT by the Islamic State-affiliated group Dawlah Islamiya to hoist the group's flag for propaganda purposes was hindered when soldiers clashed with militants in Mamasapano town in the Philippines' Mindanao province on 4 June, The Philippine Star reported. According to the report the militants

Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has released images of what appears to have been the 8 June test-firing of anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs) from North Korea's east coast. The images show that the transport-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicles used to fire the missiles were similar to

The district court of Manhattan in New York City in the United States released on 8 June criminal complaints against two suspected militants of Lebanon-based Hizbullah, identified as 32-year-old Ali Kourani from Bronx, New York, and 37-year-old Samer el Debek, from Dearborn, Michigan. Kourani and El

The Paraguayan government is looking to resupply its armed forces via a number of limited but important acquisitions, including some aircraft upgrades. According to Paraguay's acquisitions directorate, Montevideo is looking to repair a Bell 427 helicopter, overhaul an Esquilo UH-50, and repair a

Key Points USAF requesting USD127 million for improved training ranges Top USAF officer says virtual training key to maximising pilot effectiveness The US Air Force (USAF) requested funding in its fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) budget request for construction of improved aircraft ranges in Utah and

TWO unnamed men, suspected to be involved in the 24 May double suicide attack in Jakarta, were arrested in a police operation in in the city of Soreang in Indonesia's West Java province on 7 June, EFE reported. No further details were provided.

TWO 20-year-old unnamed men were detained by police in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom on 7 June as part of the investigation into the 22 May suicide attack that killed 22 people, Reuters reported. According to the report one of them presented himself voluntarily at a police station

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Dans la région Somali, les camps de déplacés se remplissent. Addis-Abeba assure que « tout est sous contrôle », mais 7,8 millions d’Ethiopiens ont besoin d’une aide alimentaire d’urgence.

The US Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing to deliver seven P-8A Poseidon deployable mission readiness trainers (DMRTs).

Orbital ATK has delivered its 500th advanced anti-radiation guided missile (AARGM) to the US Navy, marking a significant delivery milestone for the weapon.

US-based information technology services provider CSRA has won a SeaPort-e task order to continue providing support to the US Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Program Executive Officer (PEO) Aircraft Carriers.

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has secured a $41.95m contract modification from the US Naval Sea Systems Command for the production of TB-37 multi-function towed array (MFTA) production units up to September 2019.

In Brasilien gerät Präsident Michel Temer aufgrund von Korruptionsvorwürfen zu­nehmend unter Druck. Bereits im Mai wurden strafrechtliche Ermittlungen gegen ihn aufgenommen. Nun rückt auch eine Entscheidung des Obersten Wahlgerichts über den Vorwurf illegaler Wahlkampffinanzierung näher. Der Wahlsieg, den Temer 2014 zusam­men mit Dilma Rousseff errang, könnte annulliert werden. Zugleich sind die regionalen Verzweigungen des Bestechungssystems in den letzten Monaten immer deutlicher geworden. Dafür sorgten Aussagen, die verurteilte Manager des Odebrecht-Konzerns gegen Strafminderung machten. Die brasilianische Justiz hat diese Informa­tionen jetzt ausländischen Staatsanwaltschaften zugänglich gemacht, so dass auch in anderen lateinamerikanischen Ländern mit neuen Prozessen gegen mutmaßlich korrupte Poli­tikerinnen und Politiker zu rechnen ist. Angesichts der Affäre sollte Deutschland in der Zusammenarbeit mit Brasilien und Lateinamerika noch stärker die Umsetzung von Antikorruptionsmaßnahmen fördern. Darüber hinaus gilt es dafür zu sorgen, dass deutsche Unternehmen sich nicht an illegalen Praktiken in der Region beteiligen.

 

 

Das Wahlergebnis widerspricht allen Erwartungen und zeigt ein gespaltenes Land. Eindeutiger Wahlverlierer sind die Conservatives und Theresa May.

In Lemberg warb Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering für eine europäisch-integrative Identität, die sich mit den Identitäten der Nationen und Regionen Europas verbindet.