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Hiker or Russian Spy? Latvia Advises Its People How to Be on the Lookout.
A Latvian security agency tells people to note radio gear and provocative questions, but some signs of espionage that it ...
Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned ...
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Hoekstra Calls on Ottawa, G-7 Allies to Pony Up on Defense Spending
Hoekstra didn't specifically address trade issues or U.S. tariffs in his remarks at the annual B7 summit in Ottawa. The summit, hosted this year by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, involves business ...
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Lithuanian parliament votes to withdraw from landmine ban treaty
Lithuania's parliament, the Seimas, has voted to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, the international convention banning ...
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Lives at Risk After Some States Withdraw From Landmine Treaty
As a string of European states announce withdrawals from a global treaty banning antipersonnel landmines, campaigners are ...
Lithuania's parliament approves exit from landmines treaty amid Russia threat
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday voted in favour of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines amid concerns over the military threat posed by ...
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Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – which all border Russia – have made moves to pull out of the Ottawa Treaty ... them bolster the defense of NATO’s eastern flank.