Germany grapples with wave of spying threats from Russia and China


by BBC News

BBC News— Six arrests in quick succession show Germany is being targeted by spies but also that it is fighting back.

The Washington Times—Biden signs new infrastructure security memo, amid growing threats from China and Russia. President Biden on Tuesday signed a national security memorandum laying out an updated, government-wide plan to protect critical American infrastructure in the face of growing cyberthreats posed by China, Russia and other U.S. adversaries.

RussiaFeed—Elensky gift to Putin foiled. Xi, China stands with Serbia. Russia blocks Rumble, Germany bans Z&V. https://youtu.be/PedF0qEz5_Y

Los Angeles Times—The latest threat to China? The rise of the DINKs. Shorthand for gainfully employed U.S. couples whose only responsibilities were to themselves, the acronym DINK — dual income, no kids — was coined to capture the unabashed materialism of the 1980s. Four decades later, the term has made a comeback, with millennials embracing it on social media to flaunt their free time, lavish spending habits and the other perks of choosing to be child-free. It has taken off far beyond United States, including in one country where it would have been hard to...