Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine talks widen as Gulf tensions rise and Microsoft outage drags on
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after earlier talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as European leaders moved closer to a shared position on how Europe should be represented in any future Russia Ukraine peace talks. The Dublin discussions also brought Italy's Giorgia Meloni and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham together on defence, Ukraine and migration. π π πAcross the Gulf, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it struck a US early warning radar site in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and the Eastern Province after... [Continue Reading]
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Germany's Bundeswehr study finds widespread sexual harassment and abuse among female soldiers
Germany's defence minister has pledged a zero-tolerance approach after a new study found widespread sexual harassment and abuse within the Bundeswehr. The research, described as the first comprehensive study of its kind into the armed forces, was released this week and focuses on experiences inside the military ranks. It comes at a time when Germany is trying to increase recruitment in response to global threats.The study was carried out by the Centre for Military History and Social Sciences in Potsdam and surveyed thousands of service members. It found that more than 60% of female soldiers reported some form of sexual... [Continue Reading]

