US weighs a new round of tariffs on semiconductors, Politico reports
Taiwan parliament approves military drone spending, but rejects special budget
Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments
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Russia says it launched a 'massive' overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities
Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine, targeting nine cities with missiles and drones
August 27, 2026NATO
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Burnham's summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plans
After enjoying a summer of well-received measures giving "people some breathing space now", British Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces a much greater test
August 27, 2026
Arts|Europe|Interview|MidEast
Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6
A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6, well
August 27, 2026
Business|Economy|Science|Technology
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors
Canadian military spending is surging, with companies expanding into defense contracting
August 26, 2026
Economy|Europe|World
Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
Swiss voters will decide in a referendum next month whether to approve a more restrictive form of neutrality that would block their country from imposing
August 26, 2026
Europe|World
NATO members discuss Strait of Hormuz options without alliance involvement
NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his
August 21, 2026
Europe|World
Norway boosts defence footprint with expansion of Arctic brigade
Norway expanded on Thursday a recently created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic, the latest move by a NATO nation to boost its defence footprint
August 20, 2026
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Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future
Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic coastguard vessels 50 years
August 19, 2026
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EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics
European Union officials are hoping a referendum in Iceland on whether to restart membership talks will help boost support within Europe
August 18, 2026
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Suspected Russian drone shot down in Romanian airspace
An F-18 fighter on a NATO air policing mission shot down a drone that illegally breached Romanian national airspace, the fourth unmanned aircraft shot down over the
August 16, 2026
Europe|World
Italian NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Latvian airspace
An Italian fighter jet, part of a NATO mission, shot down a drone of unknown origin that entered the airspace of NATO and EU member Latvia on Friday during Ukrainian
August 14, 2026
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Czech Republic to lift defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, PM says
The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around 2% now, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday.
March 06, 2025
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Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
Europe|Political|World
Russia attacks Ukrainian port on Danube, Zelenskiy urges US to send Patriots
Russia struck Ukraine's largest grain export port on the Danube on Thursday, causing damage and starting a fire, authorities said, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that
August 13, 2026
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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia
August 11, 2026
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NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions
Romania is taking a new approach to drones entering its airspace by shooting them down
July 28, 2026
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Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
Romania has shot down a suspected Russian drone after it crossed into its airspace
July 26, 2026
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US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control
As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Farnborough Airshow this week hoping to tap Europe's military spending boom, they encountered
July 24, 2026
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New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
July 24, 2026
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Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence
Germany and France are set to deepen nuclear cooperation
July 17, 2026
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Soccer-Spain's Sanchez to attend World Cup final alongside Trump amid tensions
Spain's Pedro Sanchez and U.S.
July 17, 2026
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Saab profit beats forecast as defence boom spurs surge in orders
Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab reported a bigger-than-expected rise in operating earnings for the second quarter on Friday as booming demand
July 17, 2026
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Quiet U.S. pullback in Eastern Europe sparks wider allied worries
As Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur prepared to fly to the NATO summit in Ankara this month, he revealed to local journalists that several hundred U.S. troops
July 17, 2026
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Latvia boosts security at dam, gas storage facility due to Russian threat, PM says
Latvia has increased security around a hydroelectric dam upstream from its capital Riga and at a huge underground gas storage facility due to intelligence
July 16, 2026