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Belgium and France Board 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker, Escort It to Zeebrugge for Detention

The named mission signals a broader Western push to disrupt Russia’s tanker network that moves oil outside sanctions.

Russia, Ukraine Issue Conflicting Claims Over Control of Zaliznichne in Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine Denies Russian Claim of Capturing Prydorozhnie in Zaporizhzhia

NATO Begins Planning for ‘Arctic Sentry’ Mission in the High North

Russia Says It Captured Pridorozhnoye in Zaporozhye as Forces Advance West

Italy and Germany Sign Strategic Cooperation Plan in Rome to Shape EU Agenda

Bundeswehr Grows to 184,200 After Best Recruitment Year Since 2011

Taiwan Condemns Chinese Drone Overflight of Pratas Islands

China Says U.S. Destroyer John Finn and Survey Ship Transited Taiwan Strait

Israeli Tank Fire Near Spanish UN Patrol in Lebanon Prompts UNIFIL Protest

Tusk Warns Europe to Unite as Trump Revives Greenland Talk and EU Fractures Over Venezuela

UK and France Launch Joint Strike on Suspected ISIS Underground Site Near Palmyra

AfD Returns to Munich Security Conference With Invitation to Rüdiger Lucassen

Putin Orders 2026 Training Call-Ups of Contract Reservists for Critical Infrastructure Protection

Poland Places Fighters on Alert to Track Russian Reconnaissance Plane Near Baltic Sea

Franco‑German Rift Widens as Disputes Stall Joint Projects

Ukraine Says Special Forces Destroyed An-26 and Three Air-Defense Radars in Crimea

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Defends ICE ‘Know Your Rights’ Video as DHS Reviews It

Germany Plans Body Armor and Helmets for 80,000 Civilian Defense Employees

Pentagon Chief Backs Second Caribbean Strike as Senators Press for Video and Legal Rationale