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Australia agrees to buy US Tomahawk missiles to boost long range strike capability
The Tomahawk cruise missiles have a strike range of more than 1,000 kms and will be carried by the Australian Navy’s Hobart Class destroyers Australian announced on Monday that the country has finalised an agreement to purchase highly effective long-range weapons from the United States. This move comes as Australia seeks to respond to the…
Turkey’s Erdogan to back Sweden joining Nato – Stoltenberg
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg has said. At a briefing, he said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would forward Sweden’s bid to the Turkish parliament and “ensure ratification”. Earlier, he had appeared to suggest Turkey would only back Sweden if…
Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as tensions simmer
Israel says it has carried out an air strike against what it said was a “military structure” used by the armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese health ministry said four people were killed in the strike on a house in the town of Maifadoun, around 30km from the Israeli border. Security sources told…
France and UK confirm boots on the ground after ceasefire in Ukraine
The security guarantees for Ukraine envisioned by the “Coalition of the Willing” and the United States include a high-tech mechanism to monitor a ceasefire, a multinational force led by France and the UK, and a legally binding obligation to assist Kyiv in case of a future Russian attack. France and the United Kingdom have confirmed…
