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Turkey warns blocking Trump’s Gaza plan would be ‘huge failure’ for US, world - interview
Fidan said a credible Palestinian civil administration and a vetted, trained police force needed to be in place to allow Hamas to disarm.
Greek Parliament approves $758 million purchase for 36 PULS launchers from Elbit Systems
US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say
If the GOP has a future, it looks a lot like Marco Rubio - comment
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine-Russia peace talks
Key Russian demands for peace include a pledge that Ukraine never join NATO, caps on its army, and recognition of Moscow's control of annexed regions.
Turkish firms sign $6.5 billion contracts to reinforce 'Steel Dome' defense system
NATO member Turkey first announced plans to build its Steel Dome, a system similar to Israel's Iron Dome, in July 2024.
Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine as leaked call shows Witkoff advising Moscow
Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine despite a leaked call showing US envoy Steve Witkoff advising Moscow on how to pitch a peace plan to Trump.
Putin says authorities must galvanize Russian identity in Ukraine
Putin signed a decree ordering the consolidation of the Russian language and identity in annexed parts of Ukraine. The strategy aims to reach 95% of "Russian civic identity" by 2036.
US, Ukraine say they have an 'updated and refined' peace framework, but questions remain
Officials say the updated framework includes stronger security guarantees as Kyiv faces pressure over territorial concessions and ongoing Russian advances.
US offered Ukraine security guarantee modeled after article 5 of NATO treaty, Axios reports
Trump's plan says any future "significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack" by Russia "shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community.
Why Saudi Arabia becoming part of major non-NATO allies of US group matters - analysis
Saudi Arabia’s joining the group of twenty Major Non-NATO Allies of the United States is an important step for Riyadh-Washington relations.
US agrees to sell F-35s, 300 tanks to Saudi Arabia in major defense deal
The two countries also signed a joint declaration on the completion of negotiations on civil nuclear energy cooperation.
Belgium pays €350,000 to former al-Qaeda terrorist after illegal extradition to US
Trabelsi - formerly a Tunisian professional footballer - was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel air base
Israel's lessons learned from Syria's Sharaa historic White House meeting with Trump - analysis
There are many skeptics about Sharaa who think the new government in Damascus has a problem with its extremist past - only time will tell whether this changes.
Israel secures status as 'security brain of the Middle East' amid new defense alliances - opinion
Despite political pressures, the Abraham Accords endure, forming a security network that, alongside MEAD, is reshaping the region. Israel must now manage competing global and regional interests.
