Defence correspondent

Nato summits tend to be “pre-cooked”, not least to present a united front.
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A week of war that left Iran stunned and bloodied | Iran
In the week since Israel first unleashed its surprise attack on Iran, many of the assumptions underpinning the balance of power in the Middle East have been swept away, leaving the fate of the region more uncertain than at any time since the Arab…
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Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?
Among U.S. politicians, there’s one consistent narrative you’ll hear repeated over and over. Iran, the story goes, must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran is unstable and untrustworthy; Iran is theocratic; Iran is evil….
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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientists Killed By Secret Israeli Weapon: Report
As Israeli jets struck military targets, high-ranking officers and nuclear-related facilities in Iran during the opening salvo of Operation Rising Lion, there was another extremely high-stakes clandestine mission taking place. Code-named…
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Pornhub and other adult sites back online in France after three-week protest | France
Major adult websites Pornhub, YouPorn and RedTube were back online in France Friday after a court suspended a decision requiring pornographic platforms based in the European Union to verify users’ ages.
The three platforms’ owner, Aylo, based…
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