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NATO upgrades Baltic Air Policing mission to air defence
NATO has agreed to upgrade its decades-old Baltic air policing mission into air defence, giving pilots a wider mandate, including destroying "objects that pose a threat", Lithuan...
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France's highest court may rule on Le Pen's appeal by April, before presidential election
France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, said on Wednesday that it could rule on an appeal lodged by far-right leader Marine Le Pen by early April 2027 at the latest, b...
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Trump says Ukraine to be allowed to make Patriot missile interceptors
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a huge boost for Kyiv, which has long so...
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Trump told NATO leaders he wants to keep US in alliance, source says
President Donald Trump told NATO allies he wanted to keep the United States in the alliance at a leaders' meeting in Ankara on Wednesday, a source familiar with the talks told ...
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Cheers and boos for Le Pen's French campaign launch after guilty verdict
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was greeted by cheers and boos on Wednesday as she launched her presidential campaign in western France, a day after an appeals court enabled...
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Denmark ready to defend 'every inch of NATO', including Danish kingdom, PM says
Denmark is ready to defend every inch of NATO, including the kingdom of Denmark, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in Ankara on Wednesday, a day after U.S. President ...
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Political survivor Le Pen makes her boldest gamble yet for France's presidency
In launching her fourth bid for the French presidency, just hours after judges cleared her to run, Marine Le Pen portrayed herself as a fighter who had defied the odds to overcome...
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UK and the Netherlands sign new $3.2 billion maritime partnership
British and Dutch forces will be equipped with new amphibious transport ships under a £2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) maritime partnership signed on Tuesday, the British governme...
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Trump reiterates at NATO summit that Greenland should be controlled by US, not Denmark
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark, reaffirming a stance that has caused tensions among NATO allies just as l...
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French court shortens Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for elected office, potentially re-opening a path fo...
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Moldova's Sandu names Osmochescu acting prime minister
President Maia Sandu on Tuesday named Deputy Prime Minister Eugeniu Osmochescu, a former international financial official, as acting prime minister to replace Alexandru Munteanu,...
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Ukraine strikes eight Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers, Kyiv says
Ukrainian drones struck eight tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" that were delivering fuel to Crimea overnight, Kyiv's military said on Tuesday, part of a mounting effo...
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Kremlin says Russia will follow NATO summit closely
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia would closely monitor the outcome of the NATO summit in Turkey, adding that a series of "confrontational" statements about Russia had prec...
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Woman suspected in Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv, report says
The body of a Ukrainian woman suspected of carrying out a bomb attack that targeted a wealthy Ukrainian-born businessman in Monaco last week was found near Ukraine's capital Kyiv...
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Kremlin says Putin and Trump agreed during weekend call to talk again in 'near future'
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had agreed in a weekend call that they would talk again "in the near future," sug...
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NATO defence push already strains Europe's budgets
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will insist at this week's alliance summit that member states are keeping their promise to boost defence spending. Yet progress has been uneven an...
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France softens stance on Turkey SAMP/T air defence sale, sources say
France is open to a possible sale of the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air-defence system to Turkey after years of political opposition, according to five sources familiar with the matter...
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Drone debris damages Russia's Ust-Luga, Vysotsk ports, other regions report attacks
Ukrainian drone attacks on Monday damaged the Baltic Sea ports of Vysotsk and Ust-Luga, a major oil exporting outlet, and caused a power blackout in the Crimean city of Sevastopol...
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