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Today: August 27, 2026
Today: August 27, 2026

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CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran

CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran

CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran
Crime|Europe|World

Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies

Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated "

Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies
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Russia bombards 9 Ukrainian cities overnight, calling the strikes 'massive'

Russia has launched a major attack on Ukraine that targeted nine cities with missiles and drones

Russia bombards 9 Ukrainian cities overnight, calling the strikes 'massive'
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

Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors
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Russia's foreign spy chief confirms he held talks with CIA director in Moscow

Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, said on Thursday that he had held a "working-level meeting" with CIA director John Ratcliffe in

Russia's foreign spy chief confirms he held talks with CIA director in Moscow
Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance

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

Burnham's summer reprieve gives way to a reckoning over his spending plans
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

Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6
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

Swiss to vote on whether to tighten neutrality, end peacetime cooperation with NATO
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

NATO members discuss Strait of Hormuz options without alliance involvement
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

Norway boosts defence footprint with expansion of Arctic brigade
Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World

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

Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future
Economy|Europe|Political|World

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

EU sees Iceland vote as potential boost for enlargement optics
Europe|World

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

Suspected Russian drone shot down in Romanian airspace
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

Italian NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Latvian airspace
Economy|Europe|Political

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.

Czech Republic to lift defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, PM says
Europe|MidEast|Political|US|World

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

Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO, other steps over Iran rift, source says
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

Russia attacks Ukrainian port on Danube, Zelenskiy urges US to send Patriots
Economy|Europe|Political|World

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

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia
Crime|Europe|Political|Technology|World

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

NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions
Europe|Political|World

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

Romania scrambles F-16 jets and downs a suspected Russian drone, the third in 3 days
Business|Economy|Technology|World

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

US weapons makers confront Europe's drive for local control
Crime|Science|Technology|World

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

New warnings that Russian operatives are targeting the emails of US nuclear scientists and defense contractors
Business|Europe|World

Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence

Germany and France are set to deepen nuclear cooperation

Germany and France initiate nuclear cooperation as Europe seeks greater security independence
Europe|Political|Sports|World

Soccer-Spain's Sanchez to attend World Cup final alongside Trump amid tensions

Spain's Pedro Sanchez and U.S.

Soccer-Spain's Sanchez to attend World Cup final alongside Trump amid tensions