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France Predicts War In Europe Within The Next Five Years
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert Apparently, the French are already predicting the outbreak...

YouTube removes nearly 11,000 propaganda channels linked to China and Russia
In its continued fight against disinformation, Google has taken down nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from countries like China, Russia and several others. This move was part of Google’s...

When MAGA Goes Global, U.S. Power Shrinks
Donald Trump’s posts condemning Jair Bolsonaro’s arrest followed by a 50% Tariff slap on Brazil as a retaliation are symptomatic of a larger phenomenon. Since 2016, Trump, as the leader of the anti-establishment MAGA movement, has sought to build...

Call for Proposals for Civil Society Organisations in Moldova
Request for Grant Applications Project: Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN) Call type: Open competition for NEW partners Who can apply: Any registered civil-society organisation (CSO) in Moldova that has not previously received...

China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska
To understand why the role of the U.S. in the world is threatened, take climate change: China now is producing more solar and wind power capacity than the rest of the world combined and is exporting its green technology throughout the world by...

EIB Group backs more than €15 billion in new investment
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB and EIF Boards approve €15.5 billion for transport, housing, education, energy and business investment EIB strengthening support for water resilience...

NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization
By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order. Cover art by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. By...

Authorities Dismantled “Diskstation” Ransomware Attacking Synology NAS Devices Worldwide
Italian State Police, in collaboration with French and Romanian law enforcement agencies, have successfully dismantled the dangerous “Diskstation” ransomware group that specifically targeted Synology Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices across...

Grupo Bimbo sets out Mexico-wide capex plans
Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo plans to make investments worth more than $2bn across seven states in its domestic market through 2028. The states of Baja California, Yucatán, Mexico City, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Puebla, and the State of Mexico...

Dark web usage tops 3 million daily as illegal trade surges
The dark web is surging in popularity, with the number of daily users reaching over 3 million by March 2025, a study has found. Panda Security conducted an analysis showing that around 60% of dark web domains host illegal content, with over 30% of...

New archaeological discoveries at the site of the ancient city of Callatis
Tumular Necropolis of the Ancient City of Callatis Coroană funerară (Foto: Muzeul Național de Istorie a României) Steliu Lambru, 16.07.2025, 19:48 Recently, a joint team of archaeologists from the National History Museum of Romania and the “Vasile...

Exim Banca Romaneasca joins the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility
Romania becomes one of ten EU countries participating in European push to support trade with Ukraine. Backed by EIF, initiative to support as many as 25 Romanian exporters. A European Union initiative to facilitate exports to Ukraine gained...

Media Review: July 21
HOME SCENE 24 Chasa reports that GERB leader Boyko Borissov criticized President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliana Iotova on Sunday, urging them to contact their US counterparts to address the "minor issues" regarding Donald Trump's proposed...

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Boon to National Security
With Trump’s backing, the technology could be the answer to failing grids. There is no doubt that President Donald Trump is keen to put the United States at the forefront in the deployment of small modular nuclear reactors. Implementing the...

What's Real and What's Fake—Global Action Is Needed To Protect Us All
Did the late Pope Francis really stride around in a puffy down jacket? Did an elephant really wrap a crocodile in its jaws? More seriously, is the person with a telephone voice that seems 99.8 percent the voice of your daughter really in such...

Lemurs from Madagascar, strange snakes, and extinct fish at Pilsen Zoo
The zoo currently houses over 1,100 species, with around 6,500 animals, attracting about half a million visitors annually. It specializes in island fauna and flora. But another remarkable feature of the Pilsen Zoo is its many unusual exhibits not...

Ben Hudson to lead Hanwha European and UK defence operations
South Korean defence company Hanwha Aerospace has appointed Ben Hudson as the chief executive officer (CEO) for its defence operations in Europe and the UK. The appointment comes as Hanwha “looks to globalise” its business, with Hudson set to...

Iron Dome: Ukraine’s Neighbor Confirms Plan To Buy AD System; Could Become 1st Country To Acquire Israeli SAMs
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has profoundly altered Europe’s security landscape, compelling frontline NATO states to reassess their defense strategies. For Romania—a country that borders Ukraine, Moldova, and the Black...

Robotas Expands European Representative Network with New Strategic Partnerships
Robotas Technologies Ltd. is pleased to announce the expansion of its global sales representative network in Central and Eastern Europe through new partnerships with Weißer SMT Solutions in Germany and MicroVision Technologies (MVTech) in Romania...

Why NATO is betting big on the F-35
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter started its life as one of the more controversial programs in Pentagon history. Two decades of delays, blown budgets, software problems, and political fights made it look like the fifth-generation fighter...