Germany will have 35,000 troops, up to 200 aircraft, frigates, and corvettes on very high alert as of 2025 to boost NATO’s new deterrence and defense strategy, German magazine Stern reported on Oct 12, citing German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ announcement at the NATO meeting in Brussels.
The Bulgarian government faces a vote of no-confidence in parliament on October 13 over plans for a transition to cleaner energy and other policies in the energy sector that have sparked angry protests from miners and other workers.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee over its decision to incorporate sports bodies in eastern Ukrainian areas that it occupies.
Relatives of Armita Garavand say the Iranian teen remains in a coma after reportedly being assaulted by the morality police for not wearing the mandatory hijab earlier this month.