Middle East & North Africa
Rubio: “No need for major combat operations” against Iran – the “red lines” and the Europeans’ pressure
After the G7 meeting in Paris, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the economic campaign against Iran is so damaging…
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Middle East & North Africa
Strait of Hormuz: the Revolutionary Guards say two tankers are burning – what they claim about US fighter jets – sources
The IRGC Navy says two tankers that tried to use an “unapproved” route are burning off the Strait of Hormuz’s…
Cyprus
EU and UK adopt three Joint Committee decisions and set a deadline for Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas work
At the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee in Brussels on 10 November, the EU and UK adopted three decisions and agreed…
Europe
UK and France say any adversary would face the “combined strength” of both nuclear forces after Nuclear Steering Group meeting
The UK-France Nuclear Steering Group met in London and said any adversary threatening the vital interests of either nation should…
Balkans
Dendias: the Western Balkans could become a major source of destabilisation – a warning to Europe
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias warned in Athens that Europe is not paying the attention the Western Balkans need, and that…
Analysis
Blue Homeland explained: what Turkey’s maritime doctrine claims
The Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan) is a Turkish naval doctrine claiming vast maritime zones in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.…
Africa
Sudan: UNICEF says drones hit a power station every day in late October, with strikes from up to 1,500 km away
UNICEF's James Elder told journalists in Geneva on 10 November that two in three child casualties in Sudan this year…
Middle East & North Africa
Syria and Jordan: 11 agreements and a joint inquiry into the deadly strikes in Daraa – what al-Shaibani said about Yemen
Syria and Jordan signed 11 memoranda and a protocol in Damascus on November 9, and said a joint committee has…
Europe
Kraków shooting: six killed in Main Market Square, three more found dead at suspect’s home, Tusk calls it terrorism
A gunman killed six people and wounded 16 in Kraków's Main Market Square; prosecutors classify the attack as a terrorist…
Politics & Diplomacy
Canada imposes new sanctions on Russia targeting ballistic missiles – how many names Ottawa adds to the blacklist
Canada’s foreign minister Anita Anand announced sanctions on 38 entities and 24 individuals on November 9, targeting Russia’s ballistic missile…
Politics & Diplomacy
CSTO summit in Moscow without Armenia – Pashinyan in Paris and Russia’s proposal on Yerevan’s voting right
Vladimir Putin hosts the CSTO summit in Moscow on November 11, with Armenia absent. Moscow has tabled a draft decision…
Asia-Pacific
North Korea tests a new “high-speed” torpedo – when the Navy is to receive it
North Korea says it tested a new high-speed torpedo in the Sea of Japan on November 9, with the weapon…