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A new Council on Geostrategy paper argues that Britain should use its bases in Cyprus, naval reach and relationships with Greece, Turkey and Egypt to give NATO's southern flank a more coherent military strategy. Britain urged to lead NATO push in Mediterranean first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

The Netherlands will not participate in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster has said, adding that the event can “no longer be considered neutral” given divisions over the Gaza war. “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the contest, undermining its neutral character. The Eurovision Song Contest has therefore become a platform for division,” said Taco Zimmerman, director general of AVROTROS, in a statement from the broadcaster on Monday. The...

An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

Russian forces have struck an apartment building in the centre of Chernihiv with a drone, causing a fire. Early reports indicate that 14 people have been injured.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US goal at this stage is to completely isolate Iran economically

The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. President Trump shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.
Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.

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The video, linked on X/Twitter by anti-regime London-based journalist Niyak Ghorbani, showed various locations Barron had been at specific points in the past, including Trump Tower.

European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on August 24 for official celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country. Among the guests is new UK prime minister Andy Burnham, his first overseas trip since taking office in July. FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more from Kyiv.
Iranian Army Chief General Hatami: An Iranian will fight even for 20 generations and will not allow Iran to be harmed. The enemy should know that Iran is not a testing ground for its adventurism.

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In his first foreign trip since taking office, Prime Minister Andy Burnham affirmed support for Kyiv despite new warnings from Moscow of consequences for doing so.

Iran warns of 'consequences' for countries joining US economic sanctions The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that there would be "consequences" for countries joining the US campaign of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic. "The necessary warnings have certainly been issued, as any complicity with America in implementing its aggressive actions against Iran will undoubtedly have consequences," ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said during a weekly press conference. His commen

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Andrey Marochko stated that fighters of Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted the heaviest losses on the enemy

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An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

Brazil’s presidential candidates opened the televised campaign season on Sunday with a debate that turned repeatedly to the country’s position between Washington and Beijing. The exchange comes in an election cycle already shaped by American tariffs, a visa dispute over election monitoring and the Lula government’s warming ties with China. Ronaldo Caiado, Augusto Cury and Renan Santos took to the debate stage in Sao Paulo but the lecterns reserved for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Senator

Dutch broadcaster AvroTros will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, in protest at Israel's participation in the competition amid the war in Gaza.

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Explosion in Chernihiv. Drones raid reported
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, according to three Pakistani sources, days before Munir was expected to hold talks in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday. The call, which has not been previously reported, came as the U.S. threatened to roll out major economic sanctions targeting Iran and its trade partners. The White House Office of the Press Secretary did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was un
(Corrects time of press conference in paragraph 2) BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Monday Beijing will closely watch developments and do what is necessary to protect its rights as the U.S. prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions that are expected to target Tehran's trading partners. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is set to hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) on Monday, has threatened to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran and ur
South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said North Korea continues to prepare for an additional deployment of troops to Russia, but has detected no signs that such a deployment is imminent.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said the proposed measures include a deferral of taxes and insurance payments, as well as a freeze on tax audits.

Self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated the Ukrainian people on the 35th anniversary of Independence Day, without mentioning that his regime has been supporting Russia's war against Ukraine for five years.

Britain wil give Ukraine secret blueprints to the SCALP missile today in Kyiv which will be used to conduct long range strikes on Russian territory. Wow more consequences from Russia inbound…

Explosions were reported in Odesa

The Russian e-commerce company Ozon evacuated its warehouses in Adygeisk and Nevinnomyssk due to the threat of a drone attack

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A Damascus court sentenced Ahmed Hassoun, Syria's Grand Mufti under deposed President Bashar al-Assad, to life in prison over his role in crimes against civilians. Hassoun is considered a symbol of the Assad regime who provided religious cover for massacres. https://t.co/izsQZyUWQd
The United States should balance the burden on its defense industry and security assistance between the Middle East and Ukraine.
Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei on the Mecca Defense Pact: We have no reason to think that a pact in which three Islamic countries and two neighboring Muslim countries are members is targeted against Iranians. Regional countries have reached the conclusion that the only concern of the United States in the region is to protect the illegitimate interests of the Zionist regime.
Russia has violated international law and undermined European security by launching its war against Ukraine, making a return to normal relations with Russia impossible as long as this aggressive war continues.

Defence minister says police ‘need time’ but ‘in the meantime’ the government has told platforms to take down content glorifying dangerous driving The prime minister will use the trip to Kyiv to announce that the UK government will allow the European defence company MBDA to declassify information about UK-made components of the Anglo-French Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles to help Ukraine build its own version. While the announcement will probably take years to have an impact on the war, it is likely

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At Kursk and North Slobozhansky(Sumy) direction Ukrainian forces have repelled 6 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports