canada-names-new-ambassador-to-us-as-key-trade-talks-loom

Terms of North American free trade deal set to be renegotiated in 2026 under shadow of US tariff policies., Terms of North American free trade deal set to be renegotiated in 2026 under shadow of US tariff policies. Canada has named former BlackRock executive Mark Wiseman as the new ambassadorContinue Reading

finland-raises-military-reserve-age-to-65,-aims-for-1-million-troops-by-2031,-as-nato-warns-of-russian-threat

On 22 December, Finnish President Alexander Stubb signed a law raising the maximum age for remaining in the military reserve to 65, according to the Finnish Ministry of Defense. Russia may be preparing its military, economic, and intelligence resources for direct confrontation with Europe within the next five years, the FinancialContinue Reading

hrabovske-won’t-be-last:-russia-raids-into-sumy-oblast,-abducts-52-ukrainian-civilians-to-fake-“front-collapse,”-says-expert

The incursion of Russian troops into the border village of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, followed by the abduction of 52 civilians, was not intended to seize or hold territory, says Ivan Tymochko, head of the Council of Reservists of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, as per Channel 24.  Meanwhile, analystsContinue Reading

warehouse-diaries:-the-automated-ghost-of-christmas-peak

It was October, at the beginning of Amazon’s “peak season”— the long run-up to the holidays when package volume begins to swell. It was my second night working as a “jam breaker” in a facility known as PIT9, an automated sortation center located in the woods near Pittsburgh International Airport.Continue Reading