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A major geopolitical conflict has hit the little German town of Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea. The two ports there are the logistical base for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline projects, designed to bring Russian natural gas to Europe. But work stopped after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on companies involved in the project. In August, American senators sent a letter to the local City Hall threatening not only management but also port employees with fines and sanctions.
This Soviet-era Zil PEU-1B six-wheeled rover was commissioned during the height of the Cold War by the USSR to retrieve fallen satellites, space junk and even cosmonauts returning from orbit. The search and rescue vehicle has been lovingly restored to its former glory over three years on the territory of the old Zil factory in Moscow and is now roving through the countryside once more.
With Russia's parliament set to rubber stamp a bill rejecting an arms treaty signed a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, is Europe on the verge of a new Cold War?
Montana's first-of-its kind law that makes it illegal for residents to use TikTok in the state is already facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by five people who use the app and argue the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. For more analysis and a deeper perspective of freedom of expression in the digital age, FRANCE 24 is joined by Bernard Benhamou, Secretary General of the Institute of Digital Sovereignty (ISN).
Military spending across the globe is at an all-time record high. European defense expenditures have hit their highest level since the end of the cold war. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrown a harsh light on the continent's military readiness after decades of peace. FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn explains.
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