Europe
Costa and von der Leyen tell MEPs EU sanctions on Russia “will stay until Russia stops the war”
Reporting to the European Parliament on the October summit, Costa and von der Leyen covered the 2028-2034 budget, Ukraine, Russia…
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Metsola on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum: “Greece and Cyprus can rely on our solidarity” – the European Parliament joins Costa and von der Leyen
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola expressed Parliament’s solidarity with Greece and Cyprus over the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, answering Greek MEP Elisabeth…
Analysis
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…
Economy & Energy
European Parliament backs EU critical raw materials centre, €2 billion fund and scrap export clause
MEPs voted 470 to 83 for a European critical raw materials agency, a proposed €2 billion fund, joint stockpiling and…
Europe
NATO to send more surveillance and forensic assets to the Black Sea after drone attacks on merchant ships
After a North Atlantic Council meeting, NATO says it will add maritime patrol aircraft, radars, drones and explosive-forensics teams in…
Europe
EU calls the Turkish–Libyan memorandum “null and void”: Costa and von der Leyen express solidarity with Greece and Cyprus
In a joint statement, European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the Turkish–Libyan memorandum…
Europe
Russian GRU hackers targeted a warship shipyard and an aircraft engine maker in two NATO countries
Symantec says the Russian cyber-espionage group APT28, tracked as Swallowtail, targeted a warship shipyard, a military aircraft engine maker and…
Europe
UK Armed Forces and NHS war-game the care of casualties returning from future conflicts
More than 100 military experts, clinicians and civil servants tested plans to treat Armed Forces personnel injured in future conflicts,…
Europe
EU unveils new Arctic strategy: cable hub, icebreaker pooling and satellite upgrades
The EU has presented a Joint Communication on the Arctic that proposes an Arctic Cable Hub, joint icebreaker procurement and…
Asia-Pacific
South Korea withdraws part of its embassy staff from Ukraine amid the dispute over North Korean prisoners
South Korea is withdrawing part of its embassy staff from Ukraine, escalating its diplomatic dispute with Kyiv over the transfer…
Europe
EU foreign policy chief says six suspected Russian drone attacks in ten days mark a dangerous escalation in the Black Sea
The EU's High Representative cites six suspected Russian drone attacks on Black Sea shipping in ten days, seven missing sailors…
Defense Industry
Elbit Systems wins a $235 million contract for PULS launchers and EXTRA-MR rockets for a European country – the system Greece’s Army has also chosen
Israel’s Elbit Systems has won a contract worth about $235 million to supply EXTRA-MR rockets and PULS launchers to an…