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US vows to defend NATO territory after suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland

The US and other Western allies of Poland expressed concern about the incident, fearing it may lead to further heightening tensions in the region.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stands in front of Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jets as he holds a press conference regarding the threat posed by Russian drones in Polish airspace at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, about 30 km south-west of Lodz, Poland, September 11, 2025
Soldiers walk next to a site where a roof of a house was destroyed, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, with some being shot down by Poland with the backing from its NATO allies, in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025.

UN Security Council to meet over violation of Polish airspace, Poland says

Russia's Defence Ministry said its drones had carried out a major attack on military facilities in western Ukraine, but it had not planned to hit any targets in Poland.

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A member of the Polish Army inspects a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, September 10, 2025.

NATO Articles 4 and 5: Could Ukraine war trigger alliance defence obligations? - explainer

Poland downed Russian drones for the first time, called the attack a “provocation,” and warned NATO it was the closest to open conflict since World War II.

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Soldiers patrol the street after a drone or similar object struck a residential building according to local authorities, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki municipality, Poland September 10, 2025.

Poland downs drones, the first NATO member to open fire during Ukraine war

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was "the closest we have been to open conflict since World War Two," although he also said he had "no reason to believe we're on the brink of war.

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Standing with Ukraine, but not risking a greater war with Russia - opinion

US and NATO remedies would need to calculate variously complex hazards of competitive risk-taking.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands at a news conference in Kyiv last month. The alliance is obligated to stand with the victim state, but could incur serious risks of a wider war with Russia.

Can a Finland and Taiwan style NATO agreement end the Russia-Ukraine war? - analysis

According to reports, Trump’s close circle, led by Steve Witkoff, is working to devise a creative solution in which Ukraine would receive security guarantees “in the style of NATO’s Article 5."

AUGUST 31, 2025ByDR. DORON FELDMAN
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shake hands at a news conference in Kyiv last month. The alliance is obligated to stand with the victim state, but could incur serious risks of a wider war with Russia.

Voices from the Arab press: Between the Yalta and Alaska summits

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE
ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH of three world leaders attending the Yalta Conference in February 1945, in Crimea: (front row, L-R) British prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

Russia's Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: Big power security guarantee, no NATO

Meanwhile, US VP JD Vance told NBC that Russia has made significant concessions towards peace deal, and Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked UAE for facilitating a prisoner exchange.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByREUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, August 21, 2025.

Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say

Speaking afterwards beside Trump, Putin said the meeting would hopefully open up the road to peace in Ukraine - but neither leader gave specifics about what they discussed.

AUGUST 22, 2025ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet in Anchorage, Alaska, last week. The Alaska summit can be scored Putin 1, Trump 0, the writer maintains.

Military options for Ukraine developed and will be presented to Western national security advisers

US President Donald Trump has publicly ruled out deploying US troops in Ukraine, but on Tuesday appeared to leave the door open to other US military involvement.

AUGUST 21, 2025ByREUTERS
Young recruits of the 28th Knights of the Winter Campaign Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attend an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 4, 2025; illustrative.

Putin's no-NATO demands for Ukraine remain the same over a decade after 2008 conference - opinion

For Putin, the war in Ukraine is not only about Kyiv's independence, it's about preserving Russia's power over former Soviet states.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByBRIG. GEN. (RES.) AMIR AVIVI
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025

Australia's EOS to export anti-drone laser technology

The laser system includes advanced features like algorithms, radar, threat detection, target acquisition systems, and beam locking systems.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Australia's 100-kilowatt high-power laser weapon system.

Netherlands rules out recognizing Palestinian state for now

"The Netherlands is not planning to recognize a Palestinian state at this time," Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp told an emergency parliamentary debate on Gaza.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks to the media, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

Pioneering AI, autonomous technologies to support NATO’s global evolving operational needs

Our mission is clear: to empower NATO forces as well as other friendly users with cutting-edge, human-guided autonomous systems that can adapt to the realities of modern warfare.

AUGUST 7, 2025ByGAL NIR, CHIEF GLOBAL BUSINESS OFFICER, XTEND DEFENSE
Military personnel using holographic heads-up display, virtual reality to facilitate operations; illustrative.

Anti-drone system propels Greek plans for home-grown defense industry

The successful test run added impetus to the Greek government's plans to develop a home-grown industry to mass produce anti-drone and drone systems.

AUGUST 5, 2025ByREUTERS
(Illustrative) A futuristic drone