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NATO finalises Baltic plans

NATO has finalised plans to send troops to the Baltic states and eastern Poland.

Russia

Video: Russia's cold war aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov

This is the Admiral Kuznetsov, the Russian aircraft carrier said to be so unreliable it has to travel with a tug in case it breaks down.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EU split on defence

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Europe News

EU split on defence plans

EU defence ministers appeared to be split on Tuesday as they mulled a Franco-German plan to boost defence cooperation in Europe.

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Slovakia

EU lays groundwork for a coherent, collective and speedy defence strategy

France and Germany have laid the groundwork for a European defence plan at an informal meeting of defence ministers in Bratislava.

Switzerland

Swiss vote to beef up government surveillance powers

Voters in Switzerland have approved a draft law to beef up surveillance powers in the alpine country.

World News

Clinton and Trump talk tough at commander-in-chief forum

The candidates to become the next US president have squared off on the same stage for the first time.

Slovakia

UK's Boris Johnson in Bratislava ahead of EU Summit of the EU 27

While the UK question hangs over Europe, Brexit is not on the official agenda for the upcoming informal EU Summit on 16 September in Bratislava A flurry of pre-summit meetings have already been taking

Lithuania

Lithuania creates fake town to help prepare for a military invasion

A new town has sprung up in Lithuania.

Iran

Iran deploys air defence missiles at Fordo nuclear site

State media in Iran says the army has begun deploying a Russian supplied S-300 air missile defence system around the Fordo nuclear facility.

China

China warns it could set up an air defence zone in South China Sea

A defiant China has now formalised its objections to an international tribunal ruling that says its claims to territorial rights in the South China Sea have no legal…

Europe News

NATO, EU ink cooperation deal

NATO and the EU have signed a deal aimed at boosting cooperation on defence.

World

NATO: Defence is a platform for engaging in dialogue with Russia

NATO was once considered a relic of the Cold War, but now it is once again having to confront Russia which invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014 and annexed the Crimean…

Belgium

Cyberspace is officially a war zone - NATO

Cyber attacks against a member nation could trigger an Article 5 collective response by all 28 states involved.

Economy

Global defence spending rises for first time since 2011

For the first time in four years there has been a rise in global defence spending according to the latest report by the Stockholm International

Germany

119 billion euros for German Army

The decision comes after criticism of the material German forces used abroad

USA

Brand new US warship breaks down on way to home port

Business Line

Business Line: the high cost of high security, and fighting terror with kittens...

Europe is on high security alert following the attacks in Paris on November 13. During this short period of time Europeans have had to get used to a

Turkey

Turkey insists it seeks no fight with Russia on its Syrian border as Russia boosts air base defences

Tuesday’s shooting down by Turkey of a Russian jet on its Syrian border is the worst incident between a NATO member and Moscow in half a century

United Kingdom

Britain to boost defence spending and create rapid strike force

David Cameron has announced a massive boost to Britain’s defence budget in the wake of the Paris attacks. Speaking after visiting the French capital