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Russia starts military drills in the Mediterranean

The Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Vladimir Korolev announced that Russia's Navy and Aerospace Forces will hold joint large-scale naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea as from today 1st September, till…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Our morning briefing for today covers news in Malta, the Mediterranean, Syria, the US, Turkey, the Korean peninsula and the Sun. (more…)

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Spanish aircraft suspended from NATO’s Estonian mission

El Pais reports that the Spanish Eurofighter jets deployed in the Baltics have halted their air-policing drills after one of them accidentally fired a missile on Tuesday over southeast Estonia, Allied…

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Estonia urges NATO for investigation on Spanish aircraft missile launching

Estonia urged the head of NATO on Wednesday to investigate the accidental launching of an air-to-air missile in its airspace on Tuesday by a NATO Air Policing mission plane. The…

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Spanish fighter jet accidentally launches an air-to-air missile in the Estonian air space

Estonian World reports on how a Spanish Eurofighter jet accidentally launched an air-to-air missile in the Estonian air space on 7 August. The incident occurred on 7 August at 3:44 PM…

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Two “outsiders” to politics meet. Here it’s how it went.

Politico / AP / Reuters / New York Times / Euronews / TGCOM / ANSA: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and US President Donald Trump held a joint press conference following…

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The Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The world news scene was 'overshadowed' by Trump's tirades and comments at NATO summit and in Britain. He can easily be dubbed as a the 'agent of disruption'…

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Developing Story – Asked whether he’s pulling US out of NATO, Trump said: “I think I probably can but that’s unnecessary.”

Donald Trump claimed victory at the Nato summit, saying progress had been made on defence spending after throwing the Brussels meeting into chaos with fresh attacks on European allies. U.S. President…

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Merkel responds to Trump’s comment about captivated Germany

CNN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hit back at US President Donald Trump's claim that "Germany is a captive of Russia" by drawing on her own upbringing in Soviet-controlled East Germany. "I wanted to…

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The Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the NATO summit to the World Cup, here are the most salient news reported by news outlets and which we think are worth knowing of. NATO Secretary-General…

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Russia, Budgets and Defence – NATO’s summit main items

The Guardian / Euronews: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said: "We don't accept his legal annexation of Crimea, we don`t accept cyber propaganda, interference in domestic political processes. "But for me that…

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NATO invites Macedonia for accession talks, as Greece takes actions to protect itself from Russian interference on the matter

Euronews / AFP: Nato invited Macedonia to start accession talks as earlier on today Greece has taken "the necessary measures to protect its national interest" after "interference" by Russian officials in…

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Need to put pressure on Iran is on Pompeo’s agenda as he arrives in Europe

EuroNews: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Brussels on Tuesday, where he plans meetings on the sidelines of the NATO summit aimed at stepping up pressure on Iran and reassuring allies…

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The Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning The successful rescue operation in Thailand ended successfully, highlighting a number of 'human traits' that at times are overshadowed by the dullness of other happenings around us. This…

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Trump visits Europe for summits with NATO and Russia against a backdrop of ‘geopolitical disruption’

AP: President Donald Trump launched a weeklong Europe trip Tuesday with harsh criticism for NATO allies and predicted predicted that his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin “may be the…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the morning briefing for today. Malta's newspapers report that Bojan Cmelik a Serbian national with no fixed address this morning was accused of attempting to kill businessman…

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More allies pledge support for NATO ahead of Alliance summit

Politico: NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said more NATO members will in 2018 meet a pledge to spend 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense. This declaration comes a week before…

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Trump warns NATO allies

New York Times: President Trump has written sharply worded letters to the leaders of several NATO allies — including Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada — taking them to task for spending…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The human, the diplomatic and the political impact of migration dominate the latest developments reported in our Morning Briefing. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has confirmed his offer…

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US ambassador to Estonia to resign following Trump’s comments on EU and NATO

The U.S. ambassador to Estonia says he will resign late next month, making him the third U.S. ambassador to step down in 2018. In a private Facebook message shared with…

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Air Strikes on Syria – NATO to meet later on today

CNN reports that following the trilateral airstrikes launched in Syria, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will be held Saturday afternoon, a NATO official tells CNN. France, the United…

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Balkans : It is open hunting season on independent thinkers

POLITICO reports that in the Balkans the West is fighting back against Russia in a battle for influence in the Balkans. But although the European Union has renewed its interest…

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