Members of the public gather to watch British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales leave from Portsmouth Naval Base on the south coast of England. File photo taken on April 22, 2025.

UK, France seek to break Iran’s grip on Hormuz Strait

Two major European powers set to use ships, drones to counter Iran's mine threat

UAE President, King of Spain condemns Iranian attacks

King Felipe VI condemns blatant Iranian attacks targeting UAE, several countries in region

In phone call with UAE President, King of Spain condemns Iranian attacks against the UAE and other countries in the region

Pope renews appeal for peace in Middle East

Pontiff calls for dialogue amid Middle East turmoil

Pope Leo XIV speaks next to Italian cardinal Baldassare Reina at the end of a mass during a pastoral visit to the parish of “St. Mary Queen of Peace" at Ostia Lido, near Rome, on February 15, 2026.

Cheap drones, costly defence: Lessons from Ukraine

Kyiv’s interceptor drones and tactics show how to counter inexpensive aerial attacks

This photograph taken on December 27, 2025 shows Ukrainian air defence firing at drones during a Russian drones and missiles attack, in Kyiv.

3 leaders reaffirm Arctic security commitment

NATO exercise highlights Arctic defense against external threats

A model rocket at the Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, Sweden, May 13, 2021. The Swedish government is turning an old research base above the Arctic Circle into a state-of-the-art satellite launching centre.

Mideast turmoil revives Norway Arctic drilling push

Norway eyes Arctic drilling amid Middle East tensions

File photo: A LNG ship is pictured at the island Melkoya where Norwegian energy giant Equinor has built a facility for receiving and processing natural gas from the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.

Norway pushes Arctic drilling as Middle East war rages

Oslo seeks EU support to expand oil and gas exploration in the Arctic

File photo: A LNG ship is pictured at the island Melkoya where Norwegian energy giant Equinor has built a facility for receiving and processing natural gas from the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.

Blast outside Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries

Investigation launched following a series of nighttime attacks this week

Amsterdam city skyline.

Thiel brings 'Antichrist' lecture to Vatican's doorstep

Vatican's backyard hosts divisive Antichrist discussions

FILE - Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, offers a pair of hundred dollar bills to attendees during a keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference, April 7, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

UK defence chief suggests Putin's 'hidden hand' in Iran

Iran's drone attacks: British Defence Minister Healey hints at Russian connection

A dog sits at the main gate of the U.K.’s RAF Akrotiri air base after it was hit by a drone strike early morning near Limassol, Cyprus, Monday, March, 2, 2026.

French soldier killed in drone attack into Iraq: Macron

French soldier's death in Iraq attack announced by President Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that an Iran drone strike has killed a French soldier near Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

6 French soldiers wounded in 'drone attack' into Iraq

Drone attack injures French soldiers in Iraqi Kurdistan

Kurdish Permerga fighters join a parade Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. A drone attack wounded six French soldiers in Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, the French military said on Thursday (March 12, 2026).

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