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Kremlin says Russia is ready to resume trilateral Ukraine talks around 10 November after Putin meets Witkoff
After a nearly three-hour meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff on 21 October, the Kremlin said Russia is ready in…
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U.S. and Paraguay sign air-interception agreement and open nuclear talks during Deputy Secretary Landau’s Asunción visit
A State Department fact sheet lists an aerial intercept agreement, new security assistance and talks on a civil nuclear 123 Agreement after Landau's visit to Paraguay.
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BREAKING: US orders non-emergency diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia after deadly Houthi attacks
The State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia after a series…
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UN experts say fate of North Koreans returned from China is unknown, urge Beijing to stop repatriations
UN-appointed independent experts say there is no information on the whereabouts or treatment of North Koreans forcibly returned from China…
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Naval Postgraduate School selects nine Digital Trident II projects for Pacific challenges
The Naval Postgraduate School has chosen nine research projects, from a counter-drone interceptor prototype to space awareness and unmanned-systems logistics,…
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US sanctions law firm Karnakis and Karnakis, with an address in Piraeus, over Iran’s “shadow fleet” – Treasury also cites a probe of a possible Greek bank link
The US Treasury sanctioned the Panama- and Greece-based law firm Karnakis and Karnakis and the Piraeus-addressed Roxette Maritime Shipping and…
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California Air National Guard flies first wildfire medevac standby in the HH-60W Jolly Green II at Yosemite’s Dome Fire
The 129th Rescue Wing deployed its new HH-60W to Yosemite National Park on 9 to 12 October, providing overnight medical…
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UN: migrants paid up to $509 million to smugglers on sea routes to Europe in 2025, with 3,404 dead or missing
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Palestinian President Abbas to visit Cyprus at the end of October – Turkish media bristle as Nicosia keeps ties with both sides
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Middle East War Live: Israel, Iran, Gaza and Lebanon
Dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew to Iran’s border and turned back, Axios reports – a show of force a week before Israel’s elections
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BREAKING: US orders non-emergency diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia after deadly Houthi attacks
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Kremlin says Russia is ready to resume trilateral Ukraine talks around 10 November after Putin meets Witkoff
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Ankara hits back at Israel over the Turkish–Libyan memorandum: its “disinformation” office calls the charge of destabilising the Eastern Mediterranean “clear disinformation”
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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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Opinion: Sanctions on Libya – Athens must make the Turkish–Libyan memorandum costly for Benghazi and Tripoli
After Libya’s House of Representatives approved the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, an opinion piece argues Athens must impose national measures at once…
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The Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum explained
The 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum draws a sea boundary that ignores Greek islands. This explainer sets out what it is, what…
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NATO Article 5 explained: what it covers and why Greece joined
Article 5 is NATO's collective defence clause. This explainer sets out what the treaty text says, where it applies and…