Sweden’s military confirmed that a citizen spotted an unknown submarine off the coast of Stockholm on October 31. The government did not confirm the submarine’s nationality, but authorities believe it belonged to Russia.
Russia agreed to lease twelve Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft, long range bombers, to Argentina in exchange for beef and wheat. This agreement incensed tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom, whose decades-long dispute over the Falkland Islands continues.
Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, has identified more spies within its armed forces. The spy discovered in this incident worked at a NATO facility in Šiauliai. Lithuanian officials did not state which country the spies worked for, but they did not rule out connections to Russia and Belarus. Other experts believe several more Russian spies have infiltrated Lithuania.
The U.S.-led international force formally ended its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan during the bloodiest year of the war, the longest in American history.
Friday, President Vladimir Putin approved a new military doctrine that names the United States and NATO as major threats to Russia’s national security. In the first change since the 2010 edition, Russia also stated its right to use nuclear weapons
Ukraine’s new Parliament voted to end all blocks on forming alliances with foreign military. The bill pushes Ukraine closer to a NATO membership, which caused backlash from Russia.
ISIS urged Muslims in Western countries to kill “in any manner” those involved in a coalition fighting ISIS, singling out the French.
