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Romania shoots down drone near Black Sea gas platform, blames Russia
Romania's air force shot down a sea drone linked to Russia as it approached an offshore gas platform, and the president blamed Moscow.
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Analysis ✳
Germany, Italy, Australia, India and Iran All Say They're Under Hybrid Attack
This week, officials in Germany, Italy, Australia, India and Iran each said their country was already under attack, calling it 'hybrid war' rather than war — a mix of drone incursions, cut undersea cables and cyberattacks that stops short of open warfare.
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Ukraine hits Russian oil port as tension rises across key sea routes
On 12 August Ukraine sent naval drones at Novorossiysk, Russia's main Black Sea oil-export port, part of an ongoing strike campaign.
World ✳
NATO condemns airspace violations after Germany calls them a deliberate test
NATO issued a joint statement condemning recent airspace violations and other hybrid incidents.
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Bomb-carrying drone at Leipzig airport revives German debate on striking back at Russia
A drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport, reopening German debate over how to respond to such threats.
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Report Says Ambiguity Itself, Not Just Attacks, Is Blocking Europe's Response
A new Italian study finds Russian, Chinese and Iranian influence campaigns running side by side against Italy's institutions, each exploiting the same openings.
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Pro-Russian accounts pushed to turn Spain's Ceuta migrant crisis into an EU-breaking story
After migrants crossed in large numbers into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, Spain and Italy began checking IDs at their shared borders again, straining the EU's normally open-border area known as Schengen.
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German fact-checkers say fake posts target four state elections
Tagesschau's fact-checking team found dozens of fake posts spreading before state elections in Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony.
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Europe Bought a Lot of Hardware in Ankara. It Is Not the Same as Buying Security.
At the NATO Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, allies signed deals worth tens of billions and launched a procurement 'one-stop shop.' But the gold rush concentrated on aircraft and munitions while leaving the digital and maritime battlespace thinly covered — and a Canadian snub of South Korean industry exposed how politics still routes the money.