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Dbeibah answers Trump’s “s***hole countries” remark: “Libya is a sovereign state”
Libya’s Government of National Unity prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah rejected, without naming Donald Trump, any insult to Libya after 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 agreed Patriot deliveries to be unblocked.
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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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Mitsotakis: strong alliances, dialogue and legally binding agreements are Greece’s answer to revisionism, with Egypt as the example
In his weekly review on October 25, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece answers its neighbours’ revisionism with strong alliances,…
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Mitsotakis in Saudi Arabia: the Greek Patriot battery stays, with defence, Iran and energy security at the centre
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Greece will continue the Patriot mission in Saudi…
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US State Department on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: ratification is “provocative and unconstructive”, position unchanged
The US State Department called the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum a “non-constructive and provocative development” that has raised tensions…
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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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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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EUNOMIA 7-26 concludes: Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy complete a quadripartite air-naval exercise
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CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper flies over Hormuz as U.S. forces cite 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported and 3,000 transits supported
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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
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Ukraine strikes Oryol and Tolyatti plants linked to Russian missile production; governor reports three dead in Oryol
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Romania and Turkey: Neculăescu and Fidan agree to work more closely on Black Sea security after the Khoryv attack
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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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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…
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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…