Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case on 15/08/23
Former US President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday (14 August) when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe... Romania deploys ship, chopper to find stray Black Sea mines on 15/08/23
Romania's navy said it deployed a ship and a helicopter on Monday (14 August) to scout for stray mines on the country's Black Sea coast, after a pier in the seaside resort of Costinesti was lighly damaged in an explosion. Beyond melting ice caps: Why climate change is a security issue on 14/08/23
Addressing climate change must be a top priority for the European defence community as it is now presenting threats to national and international security, writes Kris Peeters. Nigerian delegation says Niger junta is open to diplomacy on 14/08/23
Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa's regional bloc, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said on Sunday (13 August) after meeting the junta in Niamey. German MP says she was detained in Turkey for social media posts on 14/08/23
A German lawmaker said on 13 August she was detained when entering Turkey earlier this month based on social media posts she made in 2019, adding that she would still travel to Turkey and speak her mind about its government. Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea on 14/08/23
A Russian warship on Sunday (13 August) fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month. Argentine far-right outsider Javier Milei takes shock lead in primary vote on 14/08/23
Argentine voters punished the country's two main political forces in a primary election on Sunday (13 August), pushing a rock-singing libertarian outsider candidate into first place in a huge shake-up in the race towards presidential elections in October. Russia says it thwarts Ukrainian attacks on Crimean Bridge on 13/08/23
Ukrainian forces targeted the Crimean Bridge and a number of other unspecified targets on the Crimean peninsula on Saturday (12 August) in a flurry of rocket and drone attacks, but there were no casualties or damage, Russia's Defence Ministry said. Armenia calls for UN help on Nagorno-Karabakh on 13/08/23
Armenia on Saturday (12 August) urged the UN Security Council to hold a crisis meeting on Nagorno-Karabakh, citing a "deteriorating humanitarian situation" after accusing Azerbaijan of blocking supplies to the disputed region. Travellers frustrated as Lithuania tightens border with Belarus on 13/08/23
Next week, Lithuania will shut two of its six border checkpoints with Belarus, as a response to escalating tensions between the neighbours, with Vilnius warning of a provocations threat by Minsk.
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