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Athens · Friday, 6 November 2026

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Yemen: government says it “neutralised” 20,000 Houthis in a month – more than 40,000 strikes in “Dawn of Yemen” Houthi missile towards Medina and an alert in Yanbu, where Greece’s Patriot battery is stationed – Houthis reportedly ask Riyadh for $51 billion to stop Taiwan: “Congress’s support is bipartisan” – the $14 billion arms package sits in Trump’s drawer Guterres urges North and South Korea to restore military hotlines as DMZ tensions mount Lakenheath: satellite images show fencing of 22 shelters for US nuclear bombs in Britain – it will surpass Incirlik Turkey: soldier killed on the border by fire “assessed to have come from Iran” – investigations open in Ankara and Tehran The Mecca Pact: Turkey’s parliament ratifies the joint defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan FT: Russian order for 90 missile launchers for Iran’s Mi-28 helicopters – US sanctions on Tehran’s MANPADS middlemen Ukraine: emergency NATO-Ukraine Council before “Ramstein” – Kyiv asks allies to swap their Patriot missiles Persian Gulf: tanker hit by two projectiles off Qatar, while Iran’s navy says three more struck mines

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