Balkans
KFOR gets a new commander: Italy’s Maj. Gen. Vergori succeeds Türkiye’s Ulutaş in Pristina
Major General Roberto Vergori of Italy has taken over the NATO-led Kosovo Force from Türkiye's Major General Özkan Ulutaş at…
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Africa
UN releases $8.5 million for northern Ethiopia as access to Tigray improves but fighting continues
The UN relief chief released $8.5 million for more than 200,000 people in northern Ethiopia; the UN says access to…
Europe
UK pledges £17 million for repairs to Chornobyl shelter, which it says a Russian drone damaged
The UK government says it will give £17 million towards repairs to the Chornobyl plant's protective shelter, part of an…
Defense Industry
UK launches Project Safari with QinetiQ to open military test ranges to small firms
The UK Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ have launched Project Safari to give small firms a single entry point to…
Defense Industry
Sikorsky unveils Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a containerised kit of four VTOL drones
Sikorsky has introduced the Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a 20-foot container holding four VTOL drones, mission software and support kit.…
Europe
UK to shield Falklands-linked businesses from Argentine measures under trading-interests law
London says it is preparing Protection of Trading Interests measures so that UK firms are not forced to follow Argentine…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN Security Council renews Haiti sanctions for a year, with 14 votes in favour and a Russian abstention
Resolution 2831 (2026) keeps the travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo on Haiti and widens the grounds for listing…
Europe
Pistorius to Dendias: “We hope for a good German offer” on U212 CD submarines, as TKMS says it has not yet submitted one
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius promoted TKMS’s Type 212 CD submarines to his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Crete, but…
Defense Industry
DSEI UK 2027 launched with a warning: allies have “until the end of 2030, at best” to be ready
UK Armaments Director Rupert Pearce and Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton open the run-up to the September…
Defense Industry
Lockheed Martin puts $300 million into Grand Prairie, Texas, as it expands munitions production
The company says the Texas site will support PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM and JATM, with a Hadrian machining cell due…
Africa
UN envoy Tetteh tells Security Council to “hold spoilers accountable” as Libya’s election agreement stalls
Hanna Serwaa Tetteh says the High Council of State rejected the 30 August agreement on a path to elections, as…
Europe
EU opens accession talks with Ukraine on the internal market and on competitiveness and inclusive growth
The EU has opened two more negotiating clusters with Ukraine, covering 17 chapters, and set benchmarks for their provisional closure.