CENTCOM said U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after ballistic missile attacks on a Navy ship, escalating risks around Hormuz.
Johann Wadephul said German defense firms should benefit from Berlin’s support for Ukraine and participate in procurement tied to aid.
Finland has completed a 200-kilometer fence on its border with Russia, underscoring how security risks are reshaping infrastructure strategy.
Macron is seeking an EU-wide ban on social media use by children under 15 after France’s Constitutional Council blocked a national law.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv and nearby industrial and logistics sites as officials discussed a possible Ukraine-U.S.-Russia talks format.
AfD’s projected win in Saxony-Anhalt drew alarm from Poland and France, praise from Czechia, and new political-risk questions for Europe.
AfD won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, but coalition barriers and BSW leverage leave the German state facing a difficult government formation process.
Kaja Kallas shelved an EU defense expert group after Germany and Italy objected, exposing governance tensions over Europe’s defense strategy.
Putin endorsed using volunteers deemed completely unfit for military service to defend rear-area facilities from drones amid recruitment pressure.
Germany plans a broad anti-sabotage shield that would enlist critical infrastructure companies in drone and cyber defense.
Witkoff and Kushner are taking Trump’s Ukraine peace initiative from Moscow to Kyiv after talks the White House said covered concrete next steps.
NABU and SAP searched Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office in a probe into alleged protection of fraudulent call centers and asset laundering.