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⚡🇬🇷🇮🇱🇧🇷 Greece has approved the purchase of a multi-layer air defense system worth $4 billion from Israel, several types of drones and Embraer’s C-390 military transport aircraft.

Greece wants to build a multi-layer anti-ballistic, anti-aircraft and anti-drone system, called “Achilles Shield,” with Israeli radars and missiles from Rafael and IAI defense companies forming the core of the system.

Greece currently uses U.S. Patriot and Russian S-300 systems to protect its airspace, with plans to spend €36 billion by 2036 to modernize it's armed forces, this includes buying up to 40 new F-35 fighter jets from the United States and FREMM frigates and other vessels from Italy.

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—🔥🇷🇸🤝🇪🇸 NEW: Serbia has deployed a Super Puma H-215 helicopter, five crew members, a liaison officer, 37 firefighters and three medical support personnel to help battle devastating wildfires in Spain under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

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—🔥🇲🇷🤝🇫🇷 BFM TV: "Emmanuel Macron thanks Croatia for its support in the fight against fires across all of France."

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—🔥🇷🇸🤝🇫🇷 NEW: Republika Srpska PM Savo Minić has offered the entity’s assistance to France as the country battles severe wildfires.

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🇬🇷 Greece to ban electric scooters for people below the age of 17.
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🇦🇹⚡️— Starting next year, Austria plans to extend military service to nine months; militia exercises will become mandatory.

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🇷🇺❌📱 — Russian Government and Russia's FSB charged Telegram Founder & CEO Pavel Durov under accusations of "aiding and abetting terrorism"

🔎 According to the FSB, the founder of Telegram is being placed on the international wanted list

According to Russia FSB, the charges are being because:
➡️ The Telegram administration did not remove channels, chats, and bots that were actively used by Ukrainian security services to prepare terrorist attacks and mass killings in Russia.

➡️ Crimes committed by Ukrainian security services using Telegram resulted in numerous casualties, including women and children, and caused billions of dollars in damage.

➡️ Ukrainian security service officers, posing as young women, used the Telegram service "Dayvinchik" to connect with Russian men and fraudulently involved them in terrorist activities.

➡️ Since July 2025, 46 young users of "Dayvinchik" have been arrested in 16 regions of Russia, carrying out attacks on police officers and arson at the direction of Ukrainian security services.

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🇷🇺🇩🇪⚡️— The Russian Ministry of Justice has released a film glorifying Hitler without any context.

The Ministry of Justice has published the Nazi propaganda film "Hitler – The Liberator" on its interactive website, "Protecting the Sovereignty of the Russian State: History and Present." In this film, the actions of the Austrian German leader are justified, and he is portrayed as the liberator of the Russian people from Bolshevism.

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—❗️🇷🇴 NEW: Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets after military radar detected a group of aerial targets near the Romania–Ukraine river border.

➡️ The targets did not penetrate Romanian airspace; they remained in the vicinity of the border, on the Ukrainian side, where explosions were subsequently recorded.

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🗺 🇽🇰 NEW: Google Maps Street View is now available in Kosovo.

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—🪖🇷🇸/🇽🇰 WATCH: The Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR carried out a joint patrol near the "Tabalije" base within the Ground Safety Zone.

➡️ According to the Serbian military, coordinated patrols remain one of the most significant forms of cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR, aimed at monitoring the security situation, preventing illegal activities, and strengthening mutual trust and understanding.

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—🇲🇪/🇽🇰 NEW: Pljevlja has become the second municipality in Montenegro to adopt a resolution calling for the country to withdraw its recognition of Kosovo, following a similar move by Zeta.

➡️ Both municipalities have Serb-majority populations.

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🇷🇴 Romania Bolsters Port Security with Triton Surveillance Systems

The Port of Constanța has deployed two autonomous Triton maritime surveillance systems to enhance the protection of its critical infrastructure. This move aims to provide real-time detection and monitoring of potential sea drone threats.

The deployment follows a June incident where a Ukrainian maritime drone, disrupted by Russian electronic warfare, detonated near the port. These advanced systems represent a necessary upgrade to regional security as maritime conflict dynamics evolve.

Minas Tirith | 24/7 News channel
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—Polymarket: "Researchers warn 6G could detect people through walls, monitor breathing & heartbeats, & potentially enable mass surveillance even without a phone."

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—🇹🇷 NEW: Turkish authorities have covered the dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as part of a major restoration and structural reinforcement project, aimed in part at improving the monument's resilience against a future major earthquake.

➡️ The landmark marks the 1,494th anniversary this year since construction began in 532 AD, when Byzantine Emperor Justinian I ordered the building of the cathedral in Constantinople.

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—❗️🇷🇴 NEW: Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets after military radar detected a group of aerial targets near the Romania–Ukraine river border. ➡️ The targets did not penetrate Romanian airspace; they remained in the vicinity of the border, on the Ukrainian…
—❗️🇷🇴 NEW: According to Romanian Ministry of Defense, military radars detected several aerial targets near the Danube border with Ukraine on Thursday evening.

➡️ The targets entered Romanian airspace for about 20 seconds at around 21:14 before crossing back into Ukraine, where explosions were later reported.

➡️ Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from Borcea Air Base, while residents of Tulcea County received a RO-Alert warning.

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—NEW: New sections of the Via Carpatia corridor are entering service, strengthening an EU transport axis between the Baltic and southeastern Europe.

➡️ Claims that Serbia will immediately lose €1 billion in transit revenue are not supported by confirmed data, while major parts of the corridor remain under construction.

➡️ The development nevertheless increases pressure on Croatia, Montenegro and Albania to accelerate the Adriatic–Ionian motorway and improve north–south connectivity.

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