Cyprus
Cyprus National Guard: officers at the French Cavalry School for the EBRC Jaguar – next stop the RICM
Armoured officers of the Cyprus National Guard visited the French Army’s Cavalry School at Saumur, where they were briefed on…
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Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: ten days and nine nights of “real combat” in the Lu Sheng 2 exercise – with M1A2T tanks and drones in the defence of the north
Taiwan’s army is in the middle of its annual brigade-level Lu Sheng 2 exercise, which this year runs ten days…
Greece
Hürriyet: Athens–Berlin “bargaining” over U212 CD submarines – Ankara reportedly asked for the same, built at Gölcük
Turkish daily Hürriyet claims Ankara has approached Berlin for the same new-generation submarines that interest Greece, proposing part of the…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio: 60 days to study lifting the sanctions on Russia – a sharp remark on Zelensky over Starlink
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s decision to suspend the Graham Act’s sanctions and tariffs on Russia,…
Air Force
Romanian F-16s shoot down two jet-powered drones over the Black Sea, defence ministry says
Romania's defence ministry says two F-16s shot down two jet-powered Geran-family drones over its territorial waters on 17 October, after…
Europe
Steadfast Duel 26 ends: NATO command exercise has Estonia rehearsing its own war plan
NATO's Steadfast Duel 26 command post exercise ended on 15 October with all 32 allies taking part. Estonia says it…
Europe
Challenger 3: 2,000 kilometres and more than 200 rounds fired in trials – a new, tougher phase from November
Britain’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank has covered 2,000 kilometres in trials and fired more than 200 rounds from…
Drones
Ukraine: the Frodo ground robot tested with the “Buria” remote weapon station – shots up to 1.3 km
Ukraine’s Frodo unmanned ground vehicle, fitted with the “Buria” remote weapon station, was tested in the Kharkiv area in front…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: the Houthis released 159 detainees of the government forces with the support of the Red Cross
The Houthi authorities in Sanaa released 159 people held in connection with the Yemen conflict on Saturday, with the support…
Middle East & North Africa
Araghchi in Baghdad: new talks with the US only with “credible guarantees” – “The choice on Hormuz belongs to Washington”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Baghdad that Tehran stays open to negotiations with…
Analysis
Turkey–Azerbaijan: the headscarf in schools and Israel bring the first big quarrel of “one nation, two states”
New dress rules in Azerbaijani public schools that in practice ban the headscarf, and Baku’s close ties with Israel, have…
Middle East & North Africa
Rubio to Aoun: no return of the explosives to Hezbollah – the Lebanese president asks for pressure on Israel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that the seized Hezbollah explosives must not be returned…