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Canada receives its first two F-35As at Luke Air Force Base as Ottawa keeps the rest of the order under review

The Royal Canadian Air Force took delivery of its first two F-35A Lightning IIs, designated CF-35A, at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on October 22, while the…

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Zelensky presses for Patriot interceptors as Ukraine’s Air Force reports 140 drones and four missiles overnight

Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched 140 Shahed-type drones and four missiles overnight into 26 October, as Zelensky asks for…

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Middle East & North Africa

Israel’s Hebron operation: Palestinian Authority says 2,670 displaced as demolitions and evacuations continue

Israel's operation in Hebron, launched after two soldiers were killed on 23 October, continues with demolitions and evacuations; the Palestinian…

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Asia-Pacific

U.S. Marines fly the Neros Archer one-way attack drone with live explosives at Camp Fuji, Japan, for the first time

U.S. Marines tested the Neros Archer one-way attack drone with a live payload at Camp Fuji on 20 October, flown…

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Asia-Pacific

Keen Sword 27: Chinese warships, drones and Y-9s around Japan, and Russian Il-20s over the Sea of Japan

While Japanese and US forces train in Keen Sword 27, Chinese warships, intelligence aircraft and drones pass through the straits…

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Middle East & North Africa

Dbeibah answers Trump’s “s***hole countries” remark: “Libya is a sovereign state”

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Greece

Turkish defence minister Güler courts Cairo: a maritime deal with Turkey would give Egypt “15,000 sq km more” than one with Greece

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Greece

Mitsotakis: strong alliances, dialogue and legally binding agreements are Greece’s answer to revisionism, with Egypt as the example

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Greece

Mitsotakis in Saudi Arabia: the Greek Patriot battery stays, with defence, Iran and energy security at the centre

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Greece

US State Department on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: ratification is “provocative and unconstructive”, position unchanged

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Middle East & North Africa

CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper flies over Hormuz as U.S. forces cite 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported and 3,000 transits supported

25 Oct

Greece

ERMIS-3: Greece’s first laser link with a low-orbit satellite, at Mount Holomontas

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Turkish defence minister Güler courts Cairo: a maritime deal with Turkey would give Egypt “15,000 sq km more” than one with Greece

Turkey’s defence minister Yaşar Güler invited Egypt to sign a maritime delimitation with Ankara, claiming it would yield about 15,000…

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Greece

Mitsotakis: strong alliances, dialogue and legally binding agreements are Greece’s answer to revisionism, with Egypt as the example

5:45 am

Greece

Mitsotakis in Saudi Arabia: the Greek Patriot battery stays, with defence, Iran and energy security at the centre

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Middle East & North Africa

CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper flies over Hormuz as U.S. forces cite 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported and 3,000 transits supported

U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper toured the Strait of Hormuz by U.S. Army helicopter on 25 October as CENTCOM claimed…

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Defense Industry

Canada and Turkey launch a “Strategic Partnership” with a defence-industry memorandum, years after Ottawa’s arms-export curbs

25 Oct

Europe

Strait of Hormuz: Britain and France lead planning of the multinational mission, with autonomous mine-hunting already in the region

25 Oct

Pipelines & prices

Economy & Energy

Economy & Energy

Lebanon puts Tripoli and Beirut ports on the IMEC corridor; Aoun in Tripoli: weapons only in the army’s hands

25 Oct

Economy & Energy

Jackdaw gas field gets UK green light: 6% more domestic gas at peak and a new £2 billion Energy Wealth Fund

24 Oct

Analysis

Iran war timeline 2026: Epic Fury, Hormuz and the US blockade

24 Oct

Southeast Europe

Balkans

Balkans

EU-Western Balkans summit set for 25 November in Brussels, a day before the Special European Council

23 Oct

Balkans

Kosovo: UN mission head warns tensions are “eroding trust” as Council splits over UNMIK’s future

21 Oct

Balkans

UK urges UN Security Council to review UNMIK and press Serbia on Banjska and missing persons

21 Oct

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Turkish defence minister Güler courts Cairo: a maritime deal with Turkey would give Egypt “15,000 sq km more” than one with Greece

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Cyprus: Live Updates

EUNOMIA 7-26 concludes: Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy complete a quadripartite air-naval exercise

24 Oct · 13:40

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Middle East War Live: Israel, Iran, Gaza and Lebanon

Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish delegations meet Iranian officials in Tehran as Trump weighs a deal or renewed strikes

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Houthis and Red Sea Live: Yemen, Shipping Attacks and Strikes

Houthis fire two missiles at Aden airport, Yemen says; Saudi-led coalition downs missile aimed at Riyadh

25 Oct · 09:35

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Russia-Ukraine War: Live Updates

Zelensky presses for Patriot interceptors as Ukraine’s Air Force reports 140 drones and four missiles overnight

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Turkey Watch: Live Updates on Ankara

Romania and Turkey: Neculăescu and Fidan agree to work more closely on Black Sea security after the Khoryv attack

25 Oct · 12:40

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Proposal: the Dutch AEV 3 Kodiak engineer vehicles on a Leopard 2 hull could fill a long-standing gap in the Hellenic Army

The Netherlands will replace its ten AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineer vehicles. Opinion: acquiring them at surplus prices could give…

23 Oct8 min read

Opinion Greece

Opinion: Phase C of the new force structure – Electronic warfare needs a plan, funding and a test range, not just a slide

Greece’s new force structure recognises the electromagnetic spectrum as a domain of operations, but announced no funding, equipment or timetable…

20 Oct6 min read

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Casus belli explained: Turkey’s 1995 threat of war against Greece

Turkey’s casus belli is a standing threat of war if Greece extends its Aegean waters to 12 miles. What the…

25 Oct7 min read

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SafePay ransomware: CISA, FBI and partners warn of a group that has hit at least 600 organisations since August 2024

CISA, the FBI and partners in Germany and the UK issued joint advisory AA26-293A on October 20, describing how the…

25 Oct3 min read

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