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โ€”โ—๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ The Spectator Index: "Greece and Israel sign $3.6 billion air defense deal."

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: The Serbs for Trump organization is bringing Republicans from across the US together in Dallas, Texas, for a convention during RNC week.

โžก๏ธ Among the notable guests are Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Byron Donalds, Anna Paulina Luna, Claudia Tenney, Abe Hamadeh and Richard Grenell.

๐Ÿ”— The National Independent

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ WATCH: A symbolic flotilla gathered off Ceuta on Sunday, August 30, in a show of support for the Spanish enclave amid ongoing tensions over migration and the border with Morocco.

โžก๏ธ Residents assembled around the Baluarte and nearby areas waving Spanish and Ceuta flags while chanting โ€œยกViva Espaรฑa y viva Ceuta!โ€ as the boats passed offshore.

๐Ÿ”— El Faro de Ceuta

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทโŒ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Greek City Times: "Greece rejects Turkeyโ€™s Aegean sovereignty claims as unfounded and unacceptable, reaffirming that its sovereignty is clear and based on international treaties."

๐Ÿ”— Greece Rejects Turkish Claims Over Aegean Sovereignty

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WATCH: Tรผrkiye has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador after two Turkish merchant vessels were reportedly hit in drone attacks in the Black Sea.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ WATCH: Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡ says the Serbian Armed Forces will demonstrate armed quadruped robots within 15 days.

โžก๏ธ The Chinese-made systems are being tested in Serbia, with Vuฤiฤ‡ saying they could carry machine guns, rocket launchers and other weapons.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ WATCH: Last night, young people in cities across Serbia and Republic of Srpska gathered to pay tribute to the late General Ratko Mladiฤ‡. ๐Ÿ”— Based Serbia โœ… @balkanspectator โ€” the leading Balkan news channel in English
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น/๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Lazio fans: "General Mladic the last heroe of Europe"

๐Ÿ”— ะœะฐั€ั‚ะธะฝะตZ

โ€”โš ๏ธ NOTE: This photo seems to be not current as apparently Italian media hasn't published anything about it and also people seem to be wearing winter clothes, as one subscriber reported.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ WATCH: A symbolic flotilla gathered off Ceuta on Sunday, August 30, in a show of support for the Spanish enclave amid ongoing tensions over migration and the border with Morocco. โžก๏ธ Residents assembled around the Baluarte and nearby areas waving Spanishโ€ฆ
โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: A Spanish Army sergeant was injured after troops patrolling Ceuta were attacked with stones overnight, marking the second such assault in less than 48 hours.

โžก๏ธ Police detained four people following the latest incident, while military representatives warn of escalating tensions in the Spanish enclave.

๐Ÿ”— EL ESPAร‘OL

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด NEW: Romanian Daniela Rus, first woman to lead MITโ€™s CSAIL lab and co-founder of Liquid AI, makes TIMEโ€™s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in AI.

๐Ÿ”— Brave Romania

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: A Spanish Army sergeant was injured after troops patrolling Ceuta were attacked with stones overnight, marking the second such assault in less than 48 hours. โžก๏ธ Police detained four people following the latest incident, while military representativesโ€ฆ
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ BREAKING: "Third ambush against Ceuta military personnel in 72 hours: three invaders threw a Molotov cocktail at a patrol." โ€”EL ESPAร‘OL

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#BREAKING | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง โ€” The US is considering opposing Britains sovereignty over the Falklands Islands if defence spending under Andy Burnham is not increased, โ€” The Telegraph

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: A Spanish Army sergeant was injured after troops patrolling Ceuta were attacked with stones overnight, marking the second such assault in less than 48 hours. โžก๏ธ Police detained four people following the latest incident, while military representativesโ€ฆ
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: A Ceuta judge has ordered four Moroccan suspects into pre-trial detention over the stone attack on a Spanish military patrol that left a sergeant lightly injured.

โžก๏ธ Prosecutors are seeking six years in prison for each suspect and have also requested their expulsion from Spain.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท WATCH: Police in Istanbulโ€™s Fatih district have used a drone to warn people drinking alcohol near the cityโ€™s historic walls.

โžก๏ธ The drone broadcast a message stating that alcohol consumption was prohibited in the area and ordering those present to leave.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ NEW: Serbia has opened a new humanoid robot production facility in ล abac in partnership with Chinese companies Minth Group and AgiBot, with President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡ saying robotic systems could eventually be adapted for defence roles.

โžก๏ธ Serbia has additionally acquired Chinaโ€™s CM-400AKG missile system, becoming the first European country known to operate the Chinese weapon.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณโŒโ˜ข๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ POLITICO: "China has privately assured Finland that it would not allow Russia to use nuclear weapons, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview released Saturday."

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท WATCH: Footage circulating online shows Greek forces confronting a migrant boat near Turkish waters.

โ€”โš ๏ธ NOTE: The footage is from 2020, one subscriber reported.

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