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French warplanes scrambled to Russian aircraft in Baltics 11 times in just one week
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Turkish forces harass aircraft carrying European defense ministers to Cyprus
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France bans display of Israeli offensive weapons at Eurosatory arms fair
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Hegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France
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