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Greece, Albania, Kosovo send rescue teams to earthquake-shaken Turkey

The governments of Greece, Albania, and Kosovo have reacted with shock to the series of powerful earthquakes that shook Turkey on Sunday and Monday, pledging on-the-ground assistance and aid. A 7.8 and 7.5 earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on Sunday night. At the time of writing, more than …

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Bulgaria at risk of being without fighter jets for two years

Bulgaria is at risk of being without combat aviation for the next two years as maintenance of its outdated MiG29 fighters will not be completed before it receives its first F-16s from the US. By the end of this year, Bulgaria’s eight MiG-29 fighter jets are to be grounded, and …

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Poland relocates its Patriot missiles to Warsaw

Poland has moved its Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to a military airfield in western Warsaw where they will remain for the time being as part of the training of Polish troops, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland’s purchase of two MIM-104 Patriot batteries produced by American Raytheon company is …

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