
Japan sending troops to train with NATO’s Ukraine mission
Four soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will be deployed to NATO’s Ukraine mission in Wiesbaden, Germany.
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EU leaders condemn Russia for drone crash in Romania
A Russian drone crashed into the roof of a residential building in Galați, near Romania’s borders with Moldova and Ukraine.
POLITICOMacron attended the final phase of Orion 26, Europe's largest military exercises involving thousands of French and European troops testing defense readiness.
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Macron shows up to Europe's biggest war games and somehow makes it look cool
French President Macron attended the final phase of the Orion 26 military exercises, a large-scale combat simulation involving thousands of French and European troops that began in February amid growing concerns over European defense readiness.
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UK and Poland sign new defense and migration pact
The agreement adds to a growing number of bilateral deals signed since Russia’s invasion — and U.S. criticism of NATO.
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Merz, die Weisen und ein Mittag im Kanzleramt
Heute legen die Wirtschaftsweisen ihr Frühjahrsgutachten vor, das die Wachstumsprognose für Deutschland nochmals halbiert. Beim anschließenden Mittagessen mit Kanzler Friedrich Merz droht jedoch no…
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Russische Angst und das Momentum der Ukraine. Mit Nico Lange
Massive Angriffe auf Kyjiw, der Einsatz der russischen Oreschnik-Rakete und gleichzeitig neue diplomatische Gespräche in Berlin: Während Moskau militärisch eskaliert, versucht die Ukraine gemeinsam…
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Russia batters Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack
Moscow used some 600 drones and 30 missiles, including at least one Oreshnik, a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, Ukraine’s air force said.
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Europe races to make it harder for Trump to rattle NATO
European leaders tested solutions to NATO’s new problem: how to handle an America that can both anchor the alliance and shake it.
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Magyar to visit Brussels next week to discuss unfreezing funds for Hungary
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said several days of talks with Brussels over the frozen funds had already taken place at expert level in recent days.
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Rutte shrugs off shrinking US military presence in Europe as ‘expected’
A potential U.S. announcement to keep cutting commitments to the alliance is part of “normal business,” NATO boss Mark Rutte said.
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