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UK seals £8 billion fighter jet deal with Turkey for 20 Typhoons

During a visit to Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a major defense deal with President Erdogan for 20 Typhoon jets worth £8 billion, strengthening NATO ties and Turkey’s air power amid regional tensions

Reuters | 10.27.25

Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter NATO airspace

US president says he supports NATO countries shooting down Russian jets violating allied airspace, after repeated Moscow incursions, speaking ahead of his meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky

Reuters | 09.23.25

חיילים של צבא גרמניה ב טקס השקת גדוד חדש שיוצב בקביעות ב ליטא בעיר וילנה ב-22 במאי

After Trump’s cold shoulder, European countries invest billions in arms

European nations are rapidly expanding arms production and military capacity following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. refusal to carry NATO’s full burden, with German defense company Rheinmetall opening continent's largest ammunition plant

Ze'ev Avrahami, Berlin | 08.31.25

NATO needs more long-range missiles to deter Russia, US general says

As Russia boosts missile production, NATO faces pressure to expand its own long-range arsenal; With Europe still relying heavily on US capabilities, new joint programs aim to close the gap and prepare the alliance for high-stakes, long-distance warfare

Reuters | 07.11.25

Israeli lawmaker denies Trump claim Iran's Fordow nuclear site destroyed

Shas leader Aryeh Deri says ‘no one has visited there yet’ as Trump denies intel claim that US strikes only briefly delayed Iran's nuclear program; ‘We set Iran back decades,’ he says, adding that confirmation from intelligence agencies forthcoming

News Agencies | 06.25.25

Polish eurosceptic Nawrocki wins presidential vote, electoral commission says

Populist candidate edges out liberal Warsaw mayor in tight runoff, signaling nationalist shift and new challenge to PM Tusk’s centrist coalition

News agencies | 06.02.25

Jewish US admiral at NATO fired in expanding national security purge

Reason for Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield's sacking unclear, with official suggesting motive may be related to Pentagon's crackdown on DEI initiatives

Reuters | 04.07.25

Turkey blocks Israel from NATO exercise: 'Wielding veto as political tool'

Decision follows meeting between Israeli diplomats and defense alliance representatives, during which to there was strong enthusiasm for Jerusalem's participation

Itamar Eichner | 03.09.25

Elbit Systems wins $60 million contract for counter-drone solutions

Israeli firm to provide ReDrone counter-UAV system to NATO country; system, integrating radar, SIGINT and electro-optics, detects, classifies and neutralizes drones, tackling escalating global threat of unmanned aerial vehicles

Ynet | 01.06.25

Putin ally accuses NATO of already being party to Ukraine war

Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Duma and a close ally of President Vladimir Putin says that the alliance is already heavily involved in military decision-making and determining which Russian cities should be attacked

Reuters | 09.13.24

קושנר, והמתחם הצבאי בו ישקיע באי סזאן באלבניה

$1 billion Jared Kushner venture turns historic war sites into getaways

Kushner plans to convert former military sites in Albania and Serbia into luxury resorts; despite environmental and heritage preservation concerns, local governments support projects, set to break ground next year

Calcalist | 08.07.24

אסמאעיל הניה, יו"ר הלשכה המדינית של חמאס, בפגישה עם נשיא טורקיה, רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן

Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war

Ankara has vetoed all NATO engagement with Israel since October, including joint meetings and exercises; Erdogan tells NATO summit it is not possible to continue the alliance's partnership with the Israeli administration

Reuters | 08.01.24

Wilders: Turkey should be kicked out of NATO after threatening Israel with war

Far-right Dutch leader says Erdogan is nuts; Ankara Foreign Ministry compares Netanyahu to Hitler and says he will end up like the Nazi dictator

Itamar Eichner | 07.29.24

Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel

Turkish leader announces Ankara will withhold support for cooperation between military alliance and Israel 'until comprehensive and sustainable peace is established in Palestine'

Reuters | 07.12.24

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the 80th anniversary of D-Day

At D-Day commemoration, Biden pledges continued Ukraine support

POTUS urges Western and NATO allies to recapture spirit of D-Day and work together at time when he says democracy under greatest threat since end of WWII

Reuters | 06.06.24