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Rubio: Venezuela’s electoral system must be replaced before any vote, as Machado returns home
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Venezuela's election machinery was built to rig votes and must be replaced first, a…
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Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv: one killed and 14 injured, a university dormitory damaged and the Southern Bridge closed, Ukrainian officials say
Ukrainian officials say a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv late on 26 October killed one person and injured 14, damaging a dormitory, a school and the Southern…
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Rick Scott: trip to Israel, Greece and Cyprus “strengthened” my hard line on Erdoğan, citing Turkish F-16 violations and the occupation of northern Cyprus
In an interview with Jewish Insider published on October 26, Florida Senator Rick Scott said his trip to Israel, Greece…
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Cronos field: Eni signs the main contracts in Nicosia, with first Cypriot gas in 2028 through Egypt
Eni signed on October 26 the main engineering, procurement, construction and drilling contracts for the Cronos gas field in Block…
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Cyprus and Israel sign a deal for a new Sa’ar 62 offshore patrol vessel with Rafael systems, and an upgrade for the “Ioannidis”
The defence ministries of Cyprus and Israel signed an agreement on October 26 for a second Israeli-built offshore patrol vessel…
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Erdoğan on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: the EU’s reactions have “no legitimate justification”, and he expects respect for the “common will” of Turkey and Libya
Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara on October 26, Erdoğan said the reactions to the ratification of the memorandum,…
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Ukraine’s General Staff reports 177 clashes and 36 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front, and claims strikes on Russian radars and command posts
Ukraine’s General Staff says its forces stopped 36 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front among 177 clashes over the past…
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Rick Scott: trip to Israel, Greece and Cyprus “strengthened” my hard line on Erdoğan, citing Turkish F-16 violations and the occupation of northern Cyprus
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Rick Scott: trip to Israel, Greece and Cyprus “strengthened” my hard line on Erdoğan, citing Turkish F-16 violations and the occupation of northern Cyprus
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Middle East War Live: Israel, Iran, Gaza and Lebanon
Israeli strike on Gaza’s Islamic University kills three; the military says it targeted a Hamas operative
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Houthis and Red Sea Live: Yemen, Shipping Attacks and Strikes
Egypt’s parliament authorises Sisi to back Saudi Arabia militarily against the Houthis, with a two-thirds majority
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Ukraine’s General Staff reports 177 clashes and 36 Russian attacks on the Pokrovsk front, and claims strikes on Russian radars and command posts
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Erdoğan on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: the EU’s reactions have “no legitimate justification”, and he expects respect for the “common will” of Turkey and Libya
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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…
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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…
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Greece-Egypt EEZ agreement explained: what the 2020 deal says
The 2020 Greece-Egypt treaty delimits part of the two countries' exclusive economic zones. Here is what it says, what it…
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Mediazona and the BBC have named nearly 283,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
The independent Russian outlet Mediazona and the BBC’s Russian service have identified 282,993 Russian soldiers killed in the war against…