Erdoğan’s rival warns von der Leyen after Turkey gaffe – POLITICO

Former European Council President Charles Michel criticized the Commission chief’s remarks, defending Turkey as a “core NATO ally” and “key migration partner.” EU Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sánchez Amor called the comments “totally inconsistent with recurrent signals for stronger cooperation on security and defense.” Despite his detention, the top political rival of Turkish President […]

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Romanian government collapses – POLITICO

The move came as a surprise to the Socialists & Democrats group in the European Parliament, to which the PSD belongs. After spending years scolding the center-right European People’s Party for forging similar alliances with the far right, the developments in Romania put the EU’s premier center-left group in an awkward spot. Bolojan and his […]

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Secret Service shoots armed man near White House

Secret Service officers shot a man during an exchange of gunfire Monday near the White House in an incident that wounded a child who happened to be in the area. The incident near the Washington Monument comes amid increased concerns about political violence about a week after a gunman attempted to breach the security perimeter at the […]

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Germany says Europe needs to learn from Ukraine’s drone warfare successes – POLITICO

Wadephul is not alone in calling for further investment in the kind of cutting-edge drones developed by Ukraine. During a large military exercise in Champagne last week, French President Emmanuel Macron similarly underscored drone technology’s importance for national defense. Drones — which as Ukraine has demonstrated, can be manufactured quickly and perform well against more […]

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