AI-generated image used for representation (Source: ChatGPT) Islamic Nato in the making? Turkey is seeking to join a defence alliance between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, this can be seen as an effort in direction to reshape security alignments in the Middle East region and beyond, as Bloomberg reported.The pact, initially signed by Pakistan and […]
US President Donald Trump and Denmark PM Frederiksen (File photo) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s renewed claims about Greenland, the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Frederiksen dismissed Trump’s repetitive assertions that the US “needs” Greenland for “security reasons”, calling it an “unacceptable pleasure.” Speaking to a […]
The deal was signed in Ankara during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first official visit to Turkey, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Picture credit: AP) Turkey and the United Kingdom on Monday finalised a landmark agreement worth £8 billion ($10.7 billion) for the sale of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, marking the […]
Trump hails Mecca Agreement as “big and bold step” US President Donald Trump on Sunday threw his weight behind the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, calling it a “big, bold, and important first step”.The pact, signed on August 7, has brought the three major Islamic nations closer on […]
Following recent drone incursions from suspected Russia, the European Commission is moving to accelerate its “drone wall” plan.Allied nations are grappling with a dual challenge: devising long-term strategies to counter Russia’s persistent hybrid threats while preparing civilians for the next potential wave of drone incursions. Responses range from layered air-defense systems to civilian-target exercises against […]
Russian intelligence has been spying on Nato military bases through civilian internet-connected cameras, using hacked devices to monitor the transfer of military equipment to Ukraine, Dutch intelligence services said in a joint investigation.The AIVD domestic security and MIVD military intelligence agencies said they uncovered a “large-scale Russian operation” targeting cameras along military transport routes in […]
Ankara: Western leaders came to Turkiye to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. They each left with a revolver and six rounds. The unconventional gift from the host of this week’s Nato summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was meant to showcase his country’s growing defence industry.But it left officials across the alliance scratching […]
Trump has softened his stance on Spain after his lash out Madrid said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had softened his rhetoric on Spain hours after threatening to halt trade with the Nato ally, because he had been made aware of a surge in Madrid’s contributions to the alliance in recent years.On his […]
Turkey spent eight months and more than $120 million transforming a former military airport before one of the world’s largest passenger aircraft could touch down. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to the United States and expected to be converted into an interim presidential aircraft while Boeing continues work on the delayed VC-25B […]
Russian strikes also hit several other regions across Ukraine. Russia launched another wave of overnight missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, killing at least two people and injuring several others, as the war showed no signs of easing ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump on the […]
