The German government will set up a new state-owned company which will provide startups with the money they need to transform a great idea into a successful business, Spiegel reports. As of 2018, startups will be able to apply to a new state-owned fund for the venture capital needed to accelerate the growth of their businesses, according to a government report seen by Spiegel. Source The Local
Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft violated Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday (Sept. 23) in the sixth incursion by People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft since Sept. 17.
On Wednesday evening, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that two Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft had entered the ADIZ off the southwest coast of Taiwan earlier that day. The Taiwanese Air Force responded by scrambling fighter jets to drive the planes away, broadcasting radio warnings, and tracking the aircraft with its land-based anti-aircraft missiles. Source Taiwan News
A senior European Parliament member has questioned whether Pakistani migrants are using Bosnia-Herzegovina as a gateway to enter European Union. Source Idia Blooms
Ankara indicated on Thursday that it is putting the demilitarization of several Greek islands on the table of talks with Athens aimed at reducing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean. Source Ekathimerini
