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Hindustan Times
35 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Latvian president believes NATO will overcome obstacles, meet 5% goal
By Andrius Sytas Latvian president believes NATO will overcome obstacles, meet 5% goal RIGA, - Latvia's president expressed confidence NATO would agree to a new higher defence spending target demanded by U.S. President Donald Trump, despite Spanish objections, saying the alliance had little choice given the growing threat from Russia. Spain on Thursday asked to opt out of the plan to increase members' defence spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, as requested by Trump, a move which could derail next week's NATO summit at the Hague. Any agreement to raise defence spending needs unanimous approval by the 32 member states. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics told Reuters on Friday he understood why countries further from Russia might have difficulties convincing their voters to spend more on defence. But he said the need was pressing. 'I do hope there is the understanding in Madrid that this is a critical time for the Alliance, both when it comes to its defence capabilities, but also to the Trans-Atlantic relationship,' he said in an interview in Riga. 'I think that they don't have much of a choice,' he added. At an estimated 1.28% of GDP, Spain had the lowest proportion of expenditure on defence in the alliance last year, according to NATO estimates. Latvia and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia are urgently ramping up their militaries, fearing that their neighbour and former overlord Russia could push on from its 2022 invasion of Ukraine to take more territory. They spent more than 3% of GDP on defence this year, and have committed to top 5% for the next few years. "We are saying that we need to spend as soon as possible now in order to avoid a worst-case scenario, spending much more later," Rinkevics said. "While Russia is stuck in Ukraine, that possibility of a direct military attack is not very high," he said. "But it may change very, very quickly ... if a development in Ukraine leads Russian leadership to believe that NATO is weak, that Ukraine is defeated, that NATO is divided". This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
38 minutes ago
- Time of India
Amid Israel-Iran conflict, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's bizarre posts re-surface. Internet is in complete disbelief
At a time when Israel and Iran are bombing each other and tensions are rising in the Middle East, users on X, formerly known as Twitter, have digged up old tweets of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei . While his current feed is a barrage of anti-Israel declarations and revolutionary slogans, if you scroll a little back, his old tweets offers musings on love and literature. Khamenei is being mocked mercilessly over a slew of bizarre social media posts that resurfaced as the Israel-Iran war broke out — including his musings about treating a woman right and even being 'naughty&playful' as a school kid. Most of his old posts are written in SMS-style abbreviations and date back at least a decade- in sharp contrast to his anti-Israel and war rhetoric. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo ALSO READ: Amid Israel-Iran conflict and World War III fear, Trump rants about not playing golf for weeks Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's old tweets re-surface Dozens of posts have since been plucked from the feed and dunked on with the internet's usual mixture of irony, affection and complete disbelief. Live Events In one of his tweets from 2013, Khamenei recalled trying to be the class clown in clerical robes. He offered a throwback to when he was a 'naughty&playful' young boy who just wanted to stay cool while wearing his traditional cloak to school. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote, "I went 2school w/a cloak since1st days;it was uncomfortable 2wear it in front f other kids, but I tried 2make up 4it by being naughty&playful.' Social media users were quick to fire back, with one X user replying: 'U have nothing 2 B ashamed of. You're just as naughty and playful as ever.' 'Born to be playboi carti, forced to be ayatollah,' another chimed in. ALSO READ: 16 billion passwords leaked in largest data breach ever: Check tips to protect your Facebook, Instagram accounts Netizens did not stop here as they seized on another 2013 post in which the supreme leader offered up love advice. 'U can't leave all tasks 2ur #wife&then criticize if she's a scientist/politician,yet when interacting within family,she's a #flower,' he wrote in the Sep. 3, 2013 post. Things got even weirder when users unearthed decade-old reflections on emotional labor in marriage. 'Men have responsibility toward women's needs & feelings,' he tweeted. On Thursday, over a decade later, one user dubbed him the 'Chad Ayatollah.' 'Man has a responsibility to understand #woman's needs and feelings and must not be neglectful toward her #emotional state,' he said in a seperate post just days later. One user fired back sarcastically, 'So true king.' 'When Wifeguyatollah Khamenei discloses the strategies that have sustained his marriage for over 60 years, I sit my black ass down and listen,' another chimed in. ALSO READ: Is Pentagon erasing Juneteenth? A mail from Pete Hegseth's office to staff has raised concerns Latest on Israel-Iran conflict Missiles fired from Iran on Friday left at least 19 people injured in the northern Israeli port of Haifa, a local hospital said, on the second week of war between the arch foes. Iran has been firing daily missile salvos at Israel for the past week, since a wide-ranging Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear installations and military bases triggered war. Iran said on Sunday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 224 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
'It feels like a missile is following me': Iranians speak out amid relentless bombings
After days of relentless tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran, daily life across Iran has taken a dark turn, marked by fear, disrupted routines, and deep uncertainty. For many civilians, the war feels inescapable. 'This is war,' a 58-year-old father of two in Tehran told CNN, adding, 'no one really understands what that means.' As reports from inside Iran, contact with the outside world has become increasingly difficult. Internet access is patchy, phone lines unreliable. Only a few, mostly wealthy activists, have access to Starlink terminals providing independent connectivity. Most voices interviewed by CNN requested anonymity out of fear of state reprisal. Shops remain open, but cash is hard to come by. In Shiraz, a 55-year-old English teacher described long queues at banks and exhausted workers unable to meet withdrawal requests. In Tehran, some stores are allowing customers to buy on credit due to issues accessing funds from Sepah Bank. 'Gasoline is useless to us because we have nowhere to go outside Tehran,' said the father. A conscript soldier, 27, said that he feels targeted by the very skies above him: 'It feels like a missile is following me. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like ¡Todo a tu favor con Orange! Orange Undo I go to Karaj and they bomb there. I come to Tehran and they bomb here.' Confined by military rules, he can't even check the news. In Shiraz, a hairdresser expressed helplessness: 'You watch the videos, the photos. People are being killed, our country is being looted.' Another resident said, 'Rebuilding all this may take decades, if not longer, and in the end it's we the people who will have to bear the cost.' According to Iranian officials, more than 200 people have been killed so far. Israel's strikes have reportedly targeted key military and nuclear infrastructure, but Iran accuses it of hitting energy and digital systems as well. Not everyone sees the strikes as unjustified. A nurse from Mashad said, 'We are paying the price for a dictatorship and its arrogance.' A student from Shiraz added bluntly, 'I'm genuinely happy… it's worth it, for the sake of future generations.' Meanwhile, tensions have surged with US President Donald Trump teasing the involvement of American aircraft in the conflict. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed Trump's call for surrender, warning, 'America's involvement… would 100% be at their loss.' Still, defiance is growing. 'I lost a son during the Iran-Iraq War,' a 78-year-old mosque caretaker in Isfahan told CNN. 'I'll be happy to fight America and the Zionists again.' As nationalism grows and flags fly from car windows, Iranians brace for more. 'Now that Trump has come this far, he will see it through to the end,' said an engineering student in Mashad. 'They don't let a wounded bear go free.'
