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Dire warnings to Iran over ballistic missiles for Russia; Swedish aid package holds out possibility of Gripen fighter jets. What we know on day 930

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets the new UK government on Tuesday, with the close allies expected to share their resolve on Ukraine and paper over differences on Gaza.

The European Union is failing to invest enough in military projects and relying too much on the US and other countries, according to a landmark report released Monday. Almost two-thirds of the EU's defense orders between mid-2022 and mid-2023 were placed with US companies, with another 15 percent going to…

Ukraine is ramping up the use of little-known fire-spitting drones that could ‘terrify’ Russian units, analysts say.

Iran has denied reports of missile transfer to Russia and called the claim ‘psychological warfare’.

European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning

Ukrainian official calls for Western support to target Russian military warehouses amid suspicions of Iranian missile support in Ukraine conflict.

A senior Ukrainian official says tWestern partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort

Public diplomacy – the art of rallying a foreign audience behind a nation’s interests – used to be about attracting support through charm, values and cultural exports. It is what political scientist Joseph Nye first referred to as “soft power.”