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Military convoy expected in Hungary today: what drivers should know
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (561+ words) A military convoy will travel between Szolnok and Eger on Thursday, 2 July, and drivers in the area are being asked to use extra caution near the vehicles, according to the official Facebook page of the MH Kiss J'zsef 86th Helicopter Brigade....
Russia Blames Sweden After Drone Drops Fake Bomb Near Embassy
16+ min ago (407+ words) In brief: Russia's embassy in Sweden said two drones entered its compound in Stockholm overnight, with one dropping red paint and another crashing near the building while carrying what Moscow described as a mock explosive device. The embassy accused Swedish…...
Lithuania Moves To Lift Ban On Nuclear Weapons And Foreign Bases
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (351+ words) Lithuania's parliamentary parties have agreed on a proposal to remove constitutional bans on nuclear weapons and foreign military bases in the Baltic state, the president said, highlighting how Russia is reshaping security thinking in the region. The change, a significant…...
Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Iranian attack in Bahrain
25+ min ago (88+ words) UN News Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Iranian attack in Bahrain The 15-member Security Council is convening an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to address the escalating situation between Iran and Bahrain. Stay tuned for live updates. Security Council…...
Gulf States Backed the Iran Deal to Avoid the Alternative, Not Because They Trust Tehran
21+ min ago (825+ words) The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military…...
Cops say Ghanaian's death linked to extortion, not xenophobia, as Accra protests
38+ min ago (73+ words) News24 Cops say Ghanaian's death linked to extortion, not xenophobia, as Accra protests - Cape Town bus aid for Zimbabweans sparks Action SA backlash - Life after looting: Foreign nationals ordered to leave, shops stripped bare - US giant to buy SA's biggest electricity…...
Russia-Linked Tankers May Have Sent Drones Over Europe's Most Sensitive Military Sites. At Least 144 Times
57+ min ago (236+ words) The suspected campaign was aimed at'identifying weaknesses in'European air defense systems, the report says. According to'the IISS, researchers analyzed 144'drone incursions into the airspace of'12 NATO countries and Ireland between August 2024'and February 2026. The incidents were part of'a'wider drone activity…...
Russian drones spied on NATO nuclear and air bases from shadow fleet ships
52+ min ago (712+ words) Independent researchers uncovered 144 maritime launched drone flights over 18 months, suggesting coordinated Russian surveillance of Western nuclear and air bases. According to an international think tank on strategic affairs, over 18 months Russia conducted surveillance of nuclear facilities in the United Kingdom,…...
Russia Deploys Its Most Powerful Nuclear Warship To Guard Arctic Nuclear Submarines
27+ min ago (835+ words) Russia's only nuclear-powered surface warship is in the final stage of sea trials before returning to active service, with the Admiral Nakhimov expected to strengthen the country's Arctic naval presence by protecting its fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The…...
NATO source: Europeans have covered defence gaps left by US cuts
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (384+ words) NATO is set to announce at next week's Ankara summit that its European members have filled almost all the gaps left by the United States in the alliance's defence plans, a NATO source told Reuters on Wednesday. The main gap…...