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Spanish Submarine Isaac Peral (S-81) Embarks on First International Mission Under NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian
The Spanish Navy's new S-80 Plus class submarine, Isaac Peral (S-81), has departed for its first international deployment, joining NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean. The mission, lasting until the end of November, is a crucial step in consolidating Spain's naval modernization and integrating its advanced technology into alliance security efforts. By contributing the…
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HMS Agamemnon Completes First Submersion in Major Milestone for Royal Navy
The newest UK nuclear attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, an Astute-class vessel, successfully completed its first "trim dive" at the BAE Systems shipyard. This key milestone involved three days of stability and safety tests by Royal Navy crews to verify the 97-meter submarine's watertight integrity and balance. The achievement, which follows the vessel's formal commissioning by…
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Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defense Partner to Enhance PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Supply Chain
Lockheed Martin and Diehl Defence have partnered to strengthen the PAC-3 MSE interceptor global supply chain, signing an MoU to meet surging demand for the critical air defence missile. The collaboration will create a resilient, multi-source supply network by focusing on integrating European components and establishing a robust local production footprint in Germany. This move…
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Newly appointed French Prime Minister Lecornu resigns after naming cabinet
President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Lecornu appointed prime minister after criticism over cabinet lineup.
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Italy becomes the first in EU to pass law regulating use of AI
Italy has become the first EU nation to adopt a comprehensive national AI law (Law No. 132), effective October 10, 2025. Key provisions include: • Five years in prison for illegally sharing AI-generated deepfakes. • Requires parental consent for AI access by minors under 14. • Emphasizes human authorship over AI-generated content. The law allocates…
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Turkish Steel Dome to rival Israel’s Iron Dome
Turkey has launched its new "Steel Dome" ("Çelik Kubbe") air defense system, a domestically-developed project aimed at rivaling Israel's "Iron Dome". Unveiled by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the system is designed to counter a wide range of aerial threats and reduce Turkey's reliance on foreign military suppliers, building upon multiple, integrated layers of defense from…
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Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on August 15, which hogged global headlines, is done and dusted. Trump’s delegation included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in addition to Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff accompanying Trump. US officials travelling…
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India–UK economic partnership: The signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
India and the UK signed the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 24, 2025, aiming to double their bilateral trade to $112 billion by 2030. This landmark deal provides duty-free access for 99% of Indian exports to the UK, benefiting key sectors and simplifying visa procedures for professionals. It also includes a crucial Double…
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Investigation ‘Calypso’: EPPO strikes criminal networks flooding EU with fraudulent Chinese imports
Investigation 'Calypso'Tons of goods illegally imported through port of Piraeus, €700 million in losses(Luxembourg, 26 June 2025) – A coordinated raid by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece), Madrid (Spain), Paris (France) and Sofia (Bulgaria) has dealt a significant blow to criminal networks flooding the EU market with goods fraudulently imported from…
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Aerial Surveillance
Pakistan’s former Air Marshal Masood Akhtar has admitted in an interview that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) lost an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft during India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the night of May 9/10 to a BrahMos missile strike at PAFs base in Bholari. Akhtar posted on X: “They (Indian forces) fired four…
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Behind The Spider’s Web
Volodymyr Zelensky is on pig’s back, oinking over Operation ‘Spider’s Web. According to him, 117 drones were used in the operation with a corresponding number of drone operators involved. 34% of the Russian strategic cruise missile carriers stationed at air bases were hit. The drone attack supposedly destroyed or damaged over 40 strategic bombers, including…
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The Menace of Ageing Dennis
US President Donald Trump signing executive orders almost every day and displaying these is creating much humour worldwide. Many view this like little Dennis the Menace showing his homework in class, then returning home and telling his mom his report card is poor because the teacher herself is in the same class of kindergarten for…
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Shilly-Shally Trump
The blow hot blow cold stratagem of US President Donald Trump is on full display. Trump withdrew from the environment-related Paris Accord and the Iran Nuclear Deal in his first presidency. But the volatility in his second tenure is limitless; throttling WHO, murdering WTO, wants Canada as 51st state, ownership of Panama Canal and Greenland,…
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The Return of the Nuclear Deterrence Challenge in Europe
April, 14. The war in Ukraine has brought the nuclear question back again as a central topic in European security. And now the Trump Administration with its focus on European defense by Europeans, coupled with the unfinished business of the Ukraine war, have intensified considerations of what is the way ahead for NATO deterrence of…
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India awarded observer status in 4 nation Eurodrone program
India has been awarded observer status in the four-nation Eurodrone program, which is nearing conclusion. India has joined Japan as an observer on a project established by Italy, France, Germany, and Spain and managed by Europe-based contracting agency OCCAR to construct a MALE drone that will allow Europe more autonomy in the drone business.The Eurodrone,…
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Ukraine’s 30-Day Ceasefire
On face value, it appears that the US stopping arms supplies and intelligence sharing to Ukraine for just one day made President Volodymyr Zelensky agree to the 30-day Ukraine truce proposal by the POTUS Donald Trump. But actually, there is much more to it. Zelensky’s Kursk offensive fizzled out with Russian troops moving 15-km inside…
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Avenging Adolf Hitler
The despicable manner in which Volodymyr Zelensky argued with the POTUS Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the White Household was no surprise. The joke in circulation is that Zelensky rhymes with Lewinsky (Monica) and both got a mouthful in the Oval Office. Those who consider Zelensky, strutting around in a T-shirt like…
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The High-Heeled Coot
The POTUS Donald Trump has mentioned how Volodymyr Zelensky talked the US into spending USD 350 billion (USD 200 billion more than Europe) to go into a war that never had to start. He also points out Zelensky admitting that half of that money is missing, and that Zelensky probably wanted to the keep the…
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Pro Israeli Judge poised to preside over the ICJ
Judge Julia Sebutinde, a Ugandan jurist is all set to assume the presidency at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Judge Sebutinde is famously known for an opposing ICJ opinion in July 2024 which found Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territory to be unlawful. She pointed out the case to be a “one-sided forensic audit…
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Turkey’s power play in Nagorno Karabah
The small regional conflict in Nagorno Karabah in Caucasus erupted again on September 27th. The conflict has over 100 year history and has varied between skirmishes and full blown wars. This time was different. It immediately became one of the hottest topics around the world mostly because it would significantly affect the world energy markets.…
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The Big Caucasus Trade
On 19 September Azerbaijan launched a flash military campaign on Nagorno Karabakh. Within a day the leaders of the self-governing region, known as Artsakh by the local population, had tosurrender after the main defense points were neutralized. Soon after that, David Babayan, an adviser to the president of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, declared that “99.9%[of the…
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