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UK tells OSCE that Ukraine’s armed forces are lawful combatants, rejecting Russia’s “terrorism” label
In a statement to the OSCE on 12 November, the UK said Ukrainian troops hold combatant and prisoner-of-war status under…
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Russia’s ambassador to the US, Alexander Darchiev, dies suddenly at 66
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the sudden death of Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev on Wednesday. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said he died in Moscow of a chronic…
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow could sign non-aggression pacts with individual NATO members, with “additional security guarantees”
Alexei Drobinin, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Foreign Policy Planning Department, said Moscow could conclude bilateral non-aggression-type agreements with…
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European Parliament demands Russia return deported Ukrainian children, citing 20,651 verified cases
MEPs adopted a resolution by 536 votes to 8 on 12 November demanding the unconditional return of Ukrainian children deported…
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Saudi Arabia: air defence destroys three Houthi cruise missiles heading for Riyadh – the Houthis claim F-15s were turned back from Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed three Houthi cruise missiles fired towards Riyadh on Wednesday, the second day running the…
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Treaty of Sèvres explained: what it gave Greece and why it never took effect
The Treaty of Sèvres of 10 August 1920 would have given Greece Eastern Thrace, Imbros, Tenedos and the administration of…
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Russia fires ballistic missiles, Zircons and 123 drones at Ukraine hours before Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow
Russia launched Iskander-M, KN-23 and Zircon missiles and 123 drones at Ukraine overnight, with Kyiv and its region the main…
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Houthi missile debris falls on a village in the Mecca region; the Houthis deny targeting the city
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Opinion: the moment of decision that could decide the Aegean, from the cockpit of an F-16
A reader’s opinion on what real air combat means, what a simulator can and cannot offer, and why over the…
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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…
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NATO 5% defence target explained: where Greece stands
NATO's 5% pledge from The Hague splits into 3.5% for core defence and 1.5% for wider security by 2035. Here…
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Greece’s F-35s: what has been signed, when they arrive, what is missing on weapons and what changes for the Hellenic Air Force
Greece has signed for 20 F-35A fighters with an option for 20 more. A complete guide to the contract, the…