Terrorism

Global Military Electro-Optics / Infrared Systems Strategic Report 2024: Market to Reach $13.4 Billion by 2030 - Soldier Modernization Initiatives Augur Well for the Market

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Military, Growth, Top, Atmosphere of Earth, EO, Terrorism, Electro-optics

DUBLIN, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Military Electro-Optics / Infrared Systems - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Military Electro-Optics / Infrared Systems - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global market for Military Electro-Optics / Infrared Systems estimated at US$8.8 Billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of US$13.4 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.4% over the analysis period 2022-2030.
  • Air, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 4.7% CAGR and reach US$5.8 Billion by the end of the analysis period.
  • The increasing significance of military electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems, driven by evolving defense requirements, is highlighted in the context of a global economic update.

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings announces offering of its Series Q junior subordinated debentures

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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JUNO BEACH, Fla. , Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced an offering of its Series Q junior subordinated debentures due Sept. 1, 2054, (the "junior subordinated debentures") in an underwritten public offering.

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  • JUNO BEACH, Fla. , Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced an offering of its Series Q junior subordinated debentures due Sept. 1, 2054, (the "junior subordinated debentures") in an underwritten public offering.
  • NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, at its option, may redeem some or all of the junior subordinated debentures at the times and prices described in the prospectus supplement.
  • The junior subordinated debentures will be guaranteed by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings' parent company, NextEra Energy.
  • NextEra Energy expects the credit rating agencies (S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings) to ascribe 50% equity credit to the junior subordinated debentures in the calculation of its credit metrics.

Government of Canada introduces legislation to combat harmful content online, including the sexual exploitation of children

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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The Bill would create stronger online protection for children and better safeguard everyone in Canada from online hate and other types of harmful content.

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  • The Bill would create stronger online protection for children and better safeguard everyone in Canada from online hate and other types of harmful content.
  • Government of Canada introduces legislation to combat harmful content online, including the sexual exploitation of children.
  • The Bill would create stronger online protections for children and better safeguard everyone in Canada from online hate and other types of harmful content.
  • They could also include design features to limit children's exposure to harmful content, including explicit adult content, cyberbullying content and content that incites self-harm.

Statement on the Finding of Terrorism in the Sentencing of the Perpetrator in the London Family Attack

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Friends, Terrorism, Violence, Muslims, Violent extremism, Family, Hatred, Nursing

LONDON, ON, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, sentencing in the Afzaal family trial concluded with a decision that has met the expectations of the family members and Canada's Muslim communities.

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  • LONDON, ON, Feb. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, sentencing in the Afzaal family trial concluded with a decision that has met the expectations of the family members and Canada's Muslim communities.
  • This designation adds to the perpetrator's previous murder convictions and marks the first time in Canadian history that a case involving white nationalism has met the threshold of terrorism.
  • London's Muslim community has waited for nearly three years to see justice served in this case, which has devastated family, friends, and the wider community.
  • This decision will not bring back "Our London Family", as the Afzaal family is fondly remembered.

TERRORISM IN VELTMAN MURDER CASE

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Ministry, Islamophobia, Ram pickup, Terrorism, Muslims, Life, Hatred, White nationalism, PPSC, Crime, Public, Running

He was sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of Talat Salman, Syed Salman Afzaal, Madiha Salman, and Yumnah Afzaal.

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  • He was sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of Talat Salman, Syed Salman Afzaal, Madiha Salman, and Yumnah Afzaal.
  • He was also sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder of the youngest member of the Afzaal family, the lone survivor, who was only nine years old at the time of the attack.
  • George Dolhai, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions had this to say: "Today's sentence denounces these planned and deliberate murders as terrorism.
  • This case was prosecuted by both the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, and the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario.

MVG Studios Walks the Line: Inside the Texas Border Crisis

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Saturday, February 17, 2024
Fentanyl, An American Story, Weapon, Human voice, Atmosphere, Freedom, American Story, American Dream, DPS, Food, Terrorism, Empowerment, Federation, Public security, Texas Military Forces, EAGLE, Operation Lone Star, Fear, Wagon wheel, MVG, Interview, Partnership, Drug

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Feb. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MVG Studios (MVG) is filming the 4th episode of Unconstitutional: An American Story, a new educational docuseries covering a variety of issues affecting Americans. Filming will take place Feb. 19-20 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Episode 4 will cover the migration crossing at the U.S. border and the constitutional crisis occurring between the state and federal government. MVG crews will interview residents that live near the border towns, local politicians, businesses, and gather footage and evidence of illegal border crossings. On Feb. 19, MVG will host and livestream "The Voice of Free Enterprise" podcast between 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel restaurant at 1824 Del Rio Boulevard, Eagle Pass, Texas. The podcast aims to bring American citizens together and gather varying viewpoints, without a party line focus, to help educate citizens so they can make informed decisions. Food and refreshments will be provided. The public, politicians and media are invited to attend. To learn more, request an interview or get involved, please contact Frankie Cicala at 732-281-9280 or [email protected].

Key Points: 
  • Episode 4 will cover the migration crossing at the U.S. border and the constitutional crisis occurring between the state and federal government.
  • MVG crews will interview residents that live near the border towns, local politicians, businesses, and gather footage and evidence of illegal border crossings.
  • In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 454 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
  • Delmedico is the CEO and founder of MVG Studios, the film production company behind the docuseries: Unconstitutional: An American Story.

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund Issues Notice Regarding February 2024 Distribution

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

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  • A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
  • The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units.

Israel-Egypt peace treaty has stood the test of time over 45 years: expert explains its significance

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Security studies, Hamas, Lebanon War, Intelligence, Tourism, Terrorism, Public opinion, Appendix, History, Demilitarisation, Death, Policy, UN, Sinai Peninsula, Islamism, Arms industry

The peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, signed in 1979 to end hostilities and normalise relations between them, turns 45 on 26 March. The Conversation Africa asked Ofir Winter, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, who studies Egyptian politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict, for his insights on the peace deal and the key challenging moments since it was signed.When and why did the peace treaty come into force?It marked the first treaty of its kind between an Arab country and Israel.

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The peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, signed in 1979 to end hostilities and normalise relations between them, turns 45 on 26 March. The Conversation Africa asked Ofir Winter, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, who studies Egyptian politics and the Arab-Israeli conflict, for his insights on the peace deal and the key challenging moments since it was signed.

When and why did the peace treaty come into force?

  • It marked the first treaty of its kind between an Arab country and Israel.
  • Since then, five more Arab countries – Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan – have made peace with Israel.
  • The peace deal, and its consequences, are viewed as having reshaped the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict for the better.
  • And it wanted to strengthen its ties with the United States, by being at peace with its ally, Israel.

What challenges has the treaty faced?

  • Since then, the Israeli embassy has left its previous permanent residence and operates on a reduced scale and with a lower profile.
  • Read more:
    Hamas-Israeli conflict: what's at stake for Egypt

    However, past crises did not escalate to the point of suspending the peace agreement.

  • Egypt also benefits from intelligence cooperation with Israel in the fight against terrorism in Sinai.

Gaza conflict and the peace treaty

  • Even before the current war, Egypt had long been concerned about alleged Israeli plots to resolve the Gaza issue at its expense.
  • According to the military appendix of the 1979 peace agreement, areas C and D near the Egyptian-Israeli border are subject to demilitarisation.
  • A mechanism of military coordination between the Israeli and Egyptian defence forces monitors the parties’ commitments in the peace agreement.
  • Even amid the tensions stemming from the war in Gaza, Egypt has no intention of abrogating its peace treaty with Israel.
  • These include recalling the Egyptian ambassador from Tel Aviv, before resorting to more severe actions like suspending the peace treaty or some of its aspects, which could be harmful for both sides.


Ofir Winter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Eversource Energy Announces Pathway to Fully Exit its Offshore Wind Investments Pursuant to Agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners to Sell Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind Projects

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Alternative Energy, Energy, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Acquisition, Public policy, Weather, Investment, Natural gas, Innovation system, Confidentiality, Growth, Terrorism, Sale, GIP, Wind, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Risk, Climate change, Public expenditure, Economics, Goldman Sachs, Delays, Ropes & Gray, Partnership, Renewable energy

Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) (“Eversource”) today announced it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its 50 percent ownership share in South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

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  • Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) (“Eversource”) today announced it has executed a definitive agreement to sell its 50 percent ownership share in South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
  • The agreement covers Eversource’s 50 percent share in the 132-megawatt South Fork Wind project and the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project.
  • Eversource is expected to enter into a separate construction management agreement as a contractor to Revolution Wind to complete the onshore work that is currently underway.
  • Eversource will maintain its previously announced tax equity investment in South Fork Wind.

Financial sanctions: banks’ reactions depend on their location, research reveals

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
International law, Research, Investment, World War II, Financial Action Task Force, Terrorism, Deutsche Bundesbank, Freezing, Government, Lung compliance, FATF, BNP Paribas, Travel, Cryptocurrency

However, our latest research shows that even universally adopted sanctions can throw a spanner into the works of the global financial system for want of being enforced everywhere.

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  • However, our latest research shows that even universally adopted sanctions can throw a spanner into the works of the global financial system for want of being enforced everywhere.
  • Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, much ink has been spilled over the sanctions on Russia.
  • And since the late 1980s, there has been a shift toward imposing financial sanctions, which involve freezing assets and investments.

How sanctions impact lending

  • Sanctions will impose extra compliance costs on a bank, as it must fulfill reporting requirements and undertake due diligence checks to ensure its transactions are legal.
  • The bank will also have to factor in the litigation costs and the reputational risk involved if its due diligence should fail.
  • We wanted to understand how these costs and risks alter lending decisions.

Location, location, location

  • The data show how much each bank in Germany was lending in foreign countries from 2002 to 2015.
  • Importantly, German banks are also required to record how much their foreign affiliates (branches and subsidiaries outside Germany) are lending in each country.

The importance of the Financial Action Task Force

  • Founded in 1989, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also known by its French name, Groupe d’action financière (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation that sets international standards to allow national authorities to go after illicit funds linked to money laundering, terrorism and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
  • Our analysis showed that German bank affiliates located outside the FATF increased their positions in sanctioned countries by an average of 95% relative to German banks inside the FATF.

Levelling the playing field

  • One key takeaway from this is that, regardless of whether it is the litigation risks or compliance costs that ultimately drive the decision to lend in sanctioned countries (or not), you don’t have a level playing field.
  • Banks in locations with weaker standards for the integrity of the financial system seem to find lending in sanctioned countries more attractive.
  • To guarantee a level playing field, it is also vital to make sure all countries effectively comply with these sanctions.


Grant of EUR 5000 from the French National Research Agency (ANR), “Investissements d’Avenir” (LabEx
Ecodec/ANR-11-LABX-0047). Deutsche Bundesbank (German central bank) provided on-site access to the database External Position Report and free accommodation on the premises of the central bank during the author’s research visits.