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Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares

A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.

Illegal migrants from Nigeria sit in a waiting room before going to the airport during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 30, 2024.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks with Greece's Defencee Minister Nikolaos Dendias next to US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby as they take part in a family photo with NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2026.

Pentagon policy chief Colby calls for NATO to be based on 'partnership rather than dependency'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Estonia says Russia planning military buildup to shift power in Europe

A ship sails on the day of the meeting between top US officials and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, in Nuuk, Greenland, January 14, 2026.

US to hand NATO commands in Italy, Virginia to European officers


Plane carrying Hegseth makes unscheduled landing due to windshield crack

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK due to a windshield crack, but he is reported safe.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025.

UK jets flew 12-hour mission with US, NATO near Russian border

The 12-hour mission occured amid a series of recent Russian drone intrusions into NATO airspace.

A Finnish F/A-18C fighter jet flies during NATO's media day for Ramstein Flag 25 (RAFL25) at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 8 2025.

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

Poland scrambled fighter jets as Russian missiles and drones struck western Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts nationwide and heavy fighting near Lviv.

 A car burns in front of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian drone and air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 5, 2025.

Northern Europe’s drone jitters: Airports, NATO posture, and a fast-evolving threat

Article 4 calls for consultations when a member’s security is threatened; Article 5 is collective defense if an armed attack occurs. Poland’s move signals gravity without crossing into Article 5.

A damaged drone lies after falling in the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka, in this picture obtained from social media, in Czosnowka, Poland, September 10, 2025

EU leaders back 'drone wall' to repel Russia after airspace violations

European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region's airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter jets over Estonia.

A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Russia not in a Cold War, but 'fiery' conflict with West, Moscow says

The war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War II, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Acting Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region Maria Kostyuk in Moscow, Russia, August 20, 2025.

Europe must adopt a wartime mindset as conflict with Russia becomes inevitable - opinion

The European states, as in the 1930s, refuse to see the danger standing at their threshold.

NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL Mark Rutte (right) and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speak to the media as a meeting is held on the latest developments in Ukraine and security in Europe, in Rome, in June. Europe faces dangers on its doorstep, the writer warns.

Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters

Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing.

Archbishop Marchel celebrates Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova, September 6, 2025.

Russia accuses NATO, EU of waging 'real war' on it via Ukraine

Tensions have mounted along Europe's eastern flank where Estonia has accused Moscow of sending 3 fighter jets into its airspace, a week after NATO jets shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, August 21, 2025.

Drones disrupt Danish airports again, Russia denies involvement

Russia's embassy in Copenhagen rejected as "absurd" speculation about Moscow's involvement in the Danish incursions.

Aalborg Airport, following the observation of drones over the airport on Wednesday evening and the night to Thursday, the airspace over Aalborg Airport was closed, in Aalborg, Denmark, September 25, 2025.