torsdag 26 mars 2026

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Political situation in Israel
IDF top warns of shortage of soldiers: “Ten red flags”

The Israeli military IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warns that the military will “implode” due to growing problems with soldier shortages, reports the Times of Israel.

– I am waving ten red flags in front of you, he is reported to have said during a meeting with the security cabinet on Wednesday evening.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid repeats the warning during a press conference where he criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

– The government is sending the army into a multi-front war without

The future of NATO
NATO spends more money on defense after Trump pressure

After heavy pressure from US President Donald Trump, defense spending in NATO increased by 20 percent last year. This is stated in a new report from the alliance, reports AFP.

Expenditures amounted to 5.4 trillion kronor in 2025. According to NATO, all member states are now above the two percent target, which was set in 2014.

Due to the security situation and Trump's pressure, the alliance has agreed to raise the target to five percent of GDP to be spent on defense by 2035.

- Without the current president of the United States, I do not believe that we would have ever reached this commitment to spend


Elections in Denmark

Record number of women in the new parliament after the election

After the elections in Denmark, it is clear that a record number of women will take their seats in the parliament. 86 of the 179 members who will govern the country are women, reports DR. The channel also writes that the average age in the new parliament is a record low – 43.9 years.

23-year-old Sofie Therese Svendsen from De Konservative is the youngest member. She does not attach much importance to the fact that a record number of women have been elected to the parliament.

– It is good that politicians reflect the population, but ultimately it is the voters who decide what the composition should look like, she says.

five percent of GDP on defense, says NATO chief Mark Rutte according to The Guardian.

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