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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


NATO condemns Russia for Estonian airspace violation, vows to defend itself

"Russia should be in no doubt: NATO and Allies will employ... all necessary military and non-military tools to defend ourselves and deter all threats from all directions," the alliance said.

Local officials take pictures inside a school building that was damaged yesterday in what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Foros, Crimea September 22, 2025.

Russia actions risk direct confrontation with NATO, Britain says at UNSC

Additionally, US Envoy to the UN Michael Waltz told the UNSC that the "United States and our allies will defend every inch of NATO territory."

Local officials take pictures inside a school building that was damaged yesterday in what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Foros, Crimea September 22, 2025.

Russian jets enter Estonia's airspace in latest test for NATO

Three fighter jets stayed in Estonian airspace for 12 minutes before being forced to withdraw.

A drone carries a Russian flag at a training ground during the joint Russia-Belarus "Zapad-2025" military drills near Borisov, Belarus September 15, 2025

‘More visible and credible,’ NATO debuts eastern sentry after Russian drone incursions

In response to the Russian incursion, NATO launched Operation Eastern Sentry, a framework that allows commanders to move fighters, sensors, and ground-based air defenses.

 Norway's Air Force F-16 fighters (R) and Italy's Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters patrol over the Baltics during a NATO air policing mission from Zokniai air base near Siauliai, Lithuania, May 20, 2015.

US vows to defend NATO territory after suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland

The US and other Western allies of Poland expressed concern about the incident, fearing it may lead to further heightening tensions in the region.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stands in front of Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets as he holds a press conference regarding the threat posed by Russian drones in Polish airspace at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, about 30 km south-west of Lodz, Poland, September 11, 2025

UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says

Russia's Defence Ministry said its drones had carried out a major attack on military facilities in western Ukraine, but it had not planned to hit any targets in Poland.

Soldiers walk next to a site where a roof of a house was destroyed, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, with some being shot down by Poland with the backing from its NATO allies, in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025.

NATO Articles 4 and 5: Could Ukraine war trigger alliance defence obligations? - explainer

Poland downed Russian drones for the first time, called the attack a “provocation,” and warned NATO it was the closest to open conflict since World War II.

A member of the Polish Army inspects a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025.

Poland downs drones, the first NATO member to open fire during Ukraine war

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two," although he also said he had "no reason to believe we're on the brink of war.

Soldiers patrol the street after a drone or similar object struck a residential building according to local authorities, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki municipality, Poland September 10, 2025.

Standing with Ukraine, but not risking a greater war with Russia - opinion

US and NATO remedies would need to calculate variously complex hazards of competitive risk-taking.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands at a news conference in Kyiv last month. The alliance is obligated to stand with the victim state, but could incur serious risks of a wider war with Russia.

Can a Finland and Taiwan style NATO agreement end the Russia-Ukraine war? - analysis

According to reports, Trump’s close circle, led by Steve Witkoff, is working to devise a creative solution in which Ukraine would receive security guarantees “in the style of NATO’s Article 5."

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands at a news conference in Kyiv last month. The alliance is obligated to stand with the victim state, but could incur serious risks of a wider war with Russia.