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Ten governments condemn Joshua Wong’s 10-year sentence under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US call for an end to…
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BREAKING: NAVTEX issued for the Abeille Marengo – surveys for the Greece–Cyprus cable resume
The Heraklion station of the Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service has issued NAVTEX 1411/26, clearing the way for the Abeille Marengo to resume seabed surveys for the Greece–Cyprus cable.
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Afipsky: reports of Ukrainian drone strike on the refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory – Moscow claims 142 drones downed
Ukrainian monitoring channels reported a fire at the Afipsky refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory overnight, while Russia’s Defence Ministry says…
Europe
Trump after meeting Putin’s envoy: “A big, beautiful deal” on Ukraine and Europe – Kushner outlines five goals for a new security architecture
Donald Trump said there will be a deal on the war in Ukraine after meeting Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev, while…
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UNFICYP explained: the UN force in Cyprus since 1964
What UNFICYP is, why the Security Council created it in 1964, what it does along the 180 km buffer zone…
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Strait of Hormuz: two more tankers ablaze after hitting mines, Revolutionary Guards say
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Larissa: Greek Chief of Defence at the EU IR26 exercise – medals for ASPIDES personnel and a “window” for more operations
Greek Chief of Defence General Dimitrios Houpis and EU Military Committee chair General Seán Clancy attended the EU IR26 observation…
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Strait of Hormuz: two more tankers ablaze after hitting mines, Revolutionary Guards say
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy says two more oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday after hitting…
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BALKAN SHIELD 26: Special Forces from eight countries train in Litochoro with live fire, air assault and FPV drones
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Saudi Arabia: Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi phones Faisal bin Farhan amid Houthi attacks on the kingdom
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Saudi Arabia: Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi phones Faisal bin Farhan amid Houthi attacks on the kingdom
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Afipsky: reports of Ukrainian drone strike on the refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory – Moscow claims 142 drones downed
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Turkey: soldier killed on the border by fire “assessed to have come from Iran” – investigations open in Ankara and Tehran
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Opinion: Answering the Turkish-Libyan memorandum by exercising Greece’s maritime rights
Greece has lawful tools under the Law of the Sea to answer Turkish policy in practice: straight baselines, a gradual…
Opinion Greece
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…
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Western Sahara explained: why the UN mission MINURSO has ended
MINURSO, the UN mission created in 1991 to prepare a referendum in Western Sahara, has ended after the Security Council…
Analysis
NATO Article 4 explained: how the consultation clause works
Article 4 lets any NATO Ally call the others to consult when it feels threatened. It has been used nine…