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Eurostat reports that police-recorded sexual violence in the EU rose 79.2% from 2013 to 2023 and that rape offences more than doubled (a 141% increase) in that period; in 2023 the EU recorded 91,370 r...
The available reporting contains multiple, recent claims that Russian GRU Major General Andrei (Andrey) Averyanov was killed in a December 2025 strike on the tanker QENDIL, but those claims are unveri...
Evidence cited here shows *no simple, generalizable link* that countries with more liberal pornography laws uniformly have lower sex crime rates; some studies report substitution effects where pornogr...
Several countries have bought the Saab JAS 39 Gripen instead of the Lockheed Martin F‑35 for reasons that include lower acquisition and lifecycle costs, easier logistics for dispersed operations, and ...
Available reporting in the provided set shows several countries operate or have ordered the Saab Gripen and others operate or have ordered the Lockheed Martin F‑35, but none of the sources present a s...
The Entry/Exit System (EES) will collect from non‑EU nationals in the majority of Schengen and EU countries when it starts operations on 12 October 2025, with progressive roll‑out completing by April ...
The claim that "pornography can reduce sex crimes" rests on a mix of empirical findings suggesting a possible substitution effect where access to sexually explicit material correlates with declines in...
Claims that the U.S. can remotely “kill” allied F‑35s are not supported by official statements: the Pentagon and manufacturers have denied a remote disable capability, and several NATO partners say th...
The assembled material shows that the US treats visa overstays — including by European nationals — as potential grounds for detention, visa revocation, and removal, and that the government has recentl...
Several countries operate the Saab JAS 39 Gripen as their chosen frontline fighter rather than the Lockheed Martin F‑35; those operators widely reported in the supplied sources are Sweden, Brazil, Sou...
The analyses examined here converge on a practical effective range for the .30-06 Springfield (commonly called “3006”) of roughly , with most contemporary sources placing the realistic maximum point-b...
Vladimir Putin and Kremlin-aligned networks have driven a multifaceted disinformation campaign that mixes to weaken support for Ukraine and influence elections across Europe. Reporting from multiple o...
The EU "Chat Control" proposal would force messaging providers to scan private communications for illegal content, a change that could , while potentially favoring large centralized players over feder...
Research on pornography consumption and sex-crime rates produces mixed findings: some natural-experiment and ecological studies report declines in reported sexual assaults as access to pornography ros...
Published figures for per‑hour operating and maintenance costs vary widely: Saab’s public data cited by outlets puts Gripen C/D at about $20,600 and Gripen E/F at about $22,100 per flight hour while a...
Few public sources show governments publishing formal, regular “availability” or “mission-capable” (MC) rates for their Gripen fleets; Sweden’s official reporting on Gripen readiness is the clearest e...
Western countries have supplied Ukraine a mix of Soviet‑era and Western main battle tanks since 2022: large numbers of modernized T‑72s and other former Warsaw‑bloc tanks from Poland, Czechia and othe...
Public reporting and industry statements give conflicting pictures: Saab and some secondary outlets report Gripen C/D at about $20,600–$22,100 per flight hour and F-35A over $46,000 per hour (Saab-sou...
NATO-member Denmark and Sweden conducted the first bilateral dissimilar aerial-combat drills between Danish F‑35As and Swedish JAS‑39 Gripen aircraft on 11 and 13 March 2024; NATO’s Allied Air Command...
Available reporting consistently says the Saab Gripen has a substantially lower cost per flight hour than the Eurofighter Typhoon, but the exact numbers vary widely between sources and depend on what ...