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Romania's Defense Ministry deployed two Romanian F-16 jets and two Spanish F-18 jets today after Russian drones targeted Ukrainian civilian infrastructure close to the border.

The Romanian Defense Ministry condemned the Russian attacks, calling them "unjustified" and in violation of international law.

Read the full story here.


On our EU Confidential podcast, Sarah Wheaton and her guests unpack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's lobbying mission to the White House and the UN.

Plus, we listen in on an interview with the Danish prime minister and continue our Who’s Who mini-series profiling new EU commissioners.

🎧 Listen here.




Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected a proposal by the United States and France for a three-week cease-fire with Hezbollah, vowing to keep fighting "with full force."

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US President Joe Biden announced $7.9 billion in security assistance to Ukraine before meeting with its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Read the full story here.


The European Union could become an arsenal of democracy and create its own stores of weapons that could be used by member countries in case of a military emergency, Andrius Kubilius, the defense commissioner nominee, told us.

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On July 1, 2021, hundreds of men, women and children arrived in the village of Patacua, northern Mozambique. 

In a region plagued by a violent Islamist insurgency, they had come in search of protection from government soldiers operating out of a nearby TotalEnergies’ gas plant. 

Instead, they found brutality. 

Read our full investigation.


Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen blasted China for supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine and accused Beijing of not playing by international trade rules.

Here’s the story.


Britain’s top diplomat directly accused Vladimir Putin of running a “mafia state” and likened him to a slave-owner in a fiery address at the United Nations Security Council.

Here's the full story.


UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rejected a claim by Benjamin Netanyahu that Britain undermined Israel's security when it blocked some arms exports to Tel Aviv.

Here's the full story.


Ukraine has found its favored middleman to help end the war with Russia: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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A Russian warship menaced a Norwegian fishing vessel in the Arctic Ocean earlier this month, firing a warning shot that forced it to flee, according to the small boat's skipper.

Full story.


Former US President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted “so badly” for Vice President Kamala Harris to win the 2024 US presidential election.

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Western allies fear a political power grab is under way in Ukraine that is slowly eroding the separation of powers — and may imperil efforts to keep electricity in flowing this winter.

We spoke to the man at the center of the controversy.


Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 274 people today, according to Lebanese health authorities.

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Israel carried out a “targeted strike” on the Lebanese capital Beirut today.

Israeli media reports that the target of the attack was Ibrahim Aqil, a senior member of Hezbollah's top military body, the Jihad Council, and commander of the militant group's special operations unit. It is not clear whether Aqil has been killed.

Here's the full story.




European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today announced a plan in Kyiv to provide up to €35 billion as an EU loan to Ukraine.

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"We, as journalists, need to ask ourselves some difficult questions," writes Opinion Editor Jamie Dettmer.

"When [the war in Ukraine] is over, will the West’s media coverage — especially its English-language coverage — get a passing grade?"

Read the full commentary.

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