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Romania's F-16s Shoot Down Two Drones Over the Black Sea as NATO's Eastern Flank Heats Up
Romanian F-16 fighter jets intercepted and shot down two drones minutes after they entered national airspace over the Black Sea near Sulina, days after drone strikes on two chemical tankers off Romania's coast rattled commercial shipping.
Joseph Kabila Launches New FRN Coalition to Replace M23 in Eastern Congo
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila has launched the Front pour la Refondation de la Nation (FRN), a new politico-military coalition set to replace the AFC-M23 alliance in eastern Congo — a dramatic escalation in a conflict he long denied backing.
Libya's eastern parliament ousts Aguila Saleh after 12 years as speaker
Libya's eastern House of Representatives has replaced Aguila Saleh, its speaker of 12 years, with Tobruk lawmaker Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi — a day after MPs voted to cap the speakership at a single 12-month term, in a shake-up analysts read as a power play by Khalifa Haftar's clan.
Seven Wounded in Knife Attack at Polish School; 19-Year-Old Student Detained
Seven people were wounded in a knife attack at a vocational school in Ostrołęka, north-eastern Poland, on Wednesday. Police detained a 19-year-old student near the town beach; two of the injured were reported to be in serious condition.
NATO Drafts 'Theory of Victory' Plan to Defeat a Russian Attack on Its Eastern Flank With Drones and AI
NATO's supreme commander, General Alexus Grynkewich, will present a strategy called 'Theory of Victory' in Poland on October 12, outlining how the alliance would use drones, AI and conventional forces to stop a Russian incursion and destroy enemy command and control, according to a Bloomberg report.
Trump Names Belarus Envoy John Coale as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
President Donald Trump has nominated his Belarus envoy John Coale as the new special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, crediting the lawyer with securing the release of more than 65 Americans and over 800 political prisoners in Eastern Europe. He replaces Adam Boehler, who brought home 196 hostages.