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President-elect Donald Trump has sparked international controversy by suggesting military force to seize Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Trump's plan will see Kyiv hand over Crimea and the Donbas border region to Moscow.

Local media reports suggest that the UK and the US used Cyprus military bases, especially the RAF Akrotiri military base in Northern Cyprus to supply fighter jets and rocket launchers used by Israel in the Gaza bombing.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announces the largest UK deployment to NATO since the Cold War which adds 2000 sailors, 400 royal marines, and 16000 British troops to the NATO forces.

The non-profit newsroom Disclose has exposed French sporting giant Decathlon for continuing to sell goods in Russia, despite sanctions.

While NATO has admitted to a scarce stock of military assistance for Ukraine, Russia tests out its nuclear power and claims that its army is full to the brim.

The British government has updated the Defence Command Paper with an aim to create a global response force and increase the stockpiles.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden's bid to join Nato, the military alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg says.

NATO had published new polling figures which show the extent of public support across the 31 member-states of the alliance.

The British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has outlined five 'transnational priorities' for reforming the global multilateral system.

Britain, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands are committed to supplying Ukraine with "short and medium-range air defence missiles" to bolster resistance against Russia.

The Cyber Commanders' Forum and the Cyber Conference (CyCon) 2023 brought together leaders and experts from across the world to address cybersecurity challenges.

Involving 34 teams from 11 countries, the largest Western Europe-led cyber warfare exercise took place back in February.

Rishi Sunak has underlined Britain's support for Ukraine's future membership of NATO in a meeting with the President of Ukraine at the European Political Community Summit.

Ahead of his attendance at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo, Norway, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has observed British armed forces in NATO exercises in Estonia.

Britain has deployed 1500 troops in a major NATO exercise in Estonia. British troops are set to participate among 14,000 personnel from 11 NATO member-states.

NATO Chiefs of Defence have met in Brussels with new Regional Plans on the agenda as concerns over the security threat posed by Russia motivate action.

Russia may sabotage undersea cables to punish Western nations for supporting Ukraine, NATO's intelligence chief warned on Wednesday, as the alliance boosts efforts to protect undersea infrastructure following the Nord Stream attacks.

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, marking the completion of a swift journey into the military alliance for the Nordic nation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials said.

In London, Britain's government said Monday that Ukrainian crews who have been training to use UK-donated Challenger 2 tanks are now ready to deploy to the frontline.

NATO castigated Vladimir Putin over his nuclear rhetoric a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a standoff with the West.

Moscow on Wednesday warned of a "serious" escalation of the Ukraine crisis if London gives Kyiv the armour piercing rounds.

Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine peace settlement might be built on a Chinese proposal to stop the conflict, but that Kyiv and the West were not yet ready.

Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks over EU peace plan.

Estonia goes to polls with parties split on Ukraine aid.

The two countries have the support of all but two of NATO's 30 members, the holdouts being Hungary and particularly Turkey.

President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people.

The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly.

China blasts US over 'hysterical' balloon claim

World leaders are meeting at the Munich Security Conference with conflict still raging almost a year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.