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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill providing new aid to Ukraine and imposing further sanctions on Russia, in a vote that exposed a widening split between President Donald Trump, Republican leaders in Congress and a cross-party group of lawmakers seeking to maintain American support for Kyiv.
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A fresh confrontation between Taiwanese and Chinese coast guard vessels near the Pratas Islands has underscored how the South China Sea is becoming an increasingly important theatre in the broader contest between Taipei and Beijing.
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Ukraine’s decision to make the Gripen a central component of its future air force marks a pivotal moment not only for Kyiv’s defence strategy but also for Swedish aerospace group Saab. The aircraft is poised to enter the most demanding operational environment faced by any Western fighter in recent years: a high-intensity war against Russia.
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Ukraine and Moldova have moved closer to the next formal stage of EU accession talks after all 27 member states agreed to open negotiations on the first cluster of issues, ending a blockage that had delayed progress in both countries’ membership bids.
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The presence of Rusal, the aluminium producer that owns Ireland’s Aughinish Alumina refinery, illustrates the contradictions at the heart of Europe’s sanctions policy and raises difficult questions about strategic dependence, industrial competitiveness and geopolitical risk.
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Ukraine says its drones struck the Russian missile corvette Boikiy at the Kronstadt naval base near St Petersburg, targeting a Baltic Fleet vessel that has military value and has also been associated with Russia’s efforts to protect sanctioned oil shipping.
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Greece has issued a formal diplomatic protest to Ukraine after an explosive maritime drone was discovered near the Ionian island of Lefkada, in an incident that has raised concern in Athens over the possible spread of the war at sea into the Mediterranean.
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Poland has formally proposed the creation of a new permanent United States military base on its territory, as Warsaw seeks to reinforce the American military presence on NATO’s eastern flank amid uncertainty over future US deployments in Europe.
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NATO’s annual Baltic Sea naval exercise will begin this week at roughly half last year’s scale, underlining both the alliance’s continuing focus on the region and the pressure on Western naval resources from commitments elsewhere.
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Ukraine has claimed a long-range strike on Russia’s St Petersburg Oil Terminal, marking one of the most distant publicly acknowledged Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure since the start of the full-scale war.
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The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have announced the first signature project under the second pillar of AUKUS, moving the alliance’s advanced technology agenda from broad ambition towards a delivery timetable.
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France’s decision to restrict Israel’s official participation at Eurosatory 2026 has turned one of Europe’s largest defence exhibitions into a test of how military trade, diplomacy and political pressure now intersect.
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Deepfakes, synthetic imagery and AI-generated impersonation are no longer futuristic concerns. They are increasingly becoming practical tools that can be exploited for harassment, fraud and manipulation. Regulators across Europe are only beginning to grapple with the implications.
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China’s desert missile build-up raises new questions for Europe’s Indo-Pacific posture https://t.co/fkO4FCFRvW via @EU_Global_News

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The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have announced the first signature project under the second pillar of AUKUS, moving the alliance’s advanced technology agenda from broad ambition towards a delivery timetable.
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