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Germany plans task force to counter hybrid Baltic Sea area threats
Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Friday that he wants to set up a rapid response task force to tackle hybrid threats…
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Nord Stream suspect accuses Italy of pressure to confess
A Ukrainian former military officer is on the 10th day of a hunger strike in an Italian prison, where he has accused the authorities of…
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Nord Stream sabotage suspect alleges abuse in Italian jail
A Ukrainian man imprisoned in Italy and accused of involvement in the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, has…
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Poland said its fighter jets intercepted a Russian spy plane flying dark over the Baltic Sea
Poland said it scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to intercept a Russian Il-20 spy plane. Warsaw said the plane didn't violate Polish…
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Roads closed, two injured as storm sweeps across Germany
Severe weather roiled Germany on Sunday, causing damage in several states and injuring at least two people - though on the coast,…
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German, Swedish fighter jets track Russian reconnaissance plane flying over Baltic Sea
BERLIN (AP) — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane…
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Inside NATO's 'eyes in the sky' watching Russian moves from 30,000 feet
Business Insider got access to a NATO AWACS flight for an eight-hour surveillance mission. The mission provided aerial support for a NATO…
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UK ‘woefully’ unprepared for Chinese and Russian undersea cable sabotage, says report
China and Russia are stepping up sabotage operations targeting undersea cables and the UK is unprepared to meet the mounting threat,…
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NATO begins Baltic drills, Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
NATO forces began conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first ships departing from the north-eastern German port of…
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Russia condemns 'provocative' NATO naval exercise in Baltic Sea
Russia on Wednesday criticized a two-week NATO naval exercise in the Baltic Sea as "provocative," one day before it was to begin. Deputy…
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UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane near NATO's eastern flank
By Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the…
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Scientists Revive Organism Found Buried at Bottom of Ocean
A team of researchers in Germany have revived algae cells found buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, where they'd lain dormant for more…
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New undersea cable broken under 'NATO lake'
By Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company…
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NATO investigating damage to further undersea cable in Baltic Sea
NATO officials are investigating damage discovered on Sunday to another undersea cable running across the Baltic Sea, this time a…
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Latvia seeks cooperation from Baltic Sea allies in finding cause of undersea data cable rupture
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa said Sunday that her government has reached out to Sweden and other Baltic Sea…
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British submarine hunters will be flying new patrols amid fresh fears bad actors could cut critical underwater cables
The UK is sending submarine-hunting aircraft to participate in a new NATO operation in the Baltic Sea. The operation is a response to…
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Scholz says German Navy will join extra NATO mission in Baltic Sea
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance's presence in the Baltic Sea as it…
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea towed to Sassnitz
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen has been towed to the city…
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Disabled oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea being towed eastwards
A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25…
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German tug secures 'shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift in Baltic Sea
German rescue teams have managed to secure towing lines to a loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near…
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NATO naval unit to monitor critical infrastructure in Baltic Sea
NATO's standing maritime group is to set off from its base in the German port of Kiel for the Baltic Sea to monitor critical underwater…
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Finnish investigators find anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed following cable damage
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an…
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Germany calls for new sanctions on Russia's dark fleet that is 'damaging major undersea cables' nearly every month
Germany's foreign minister urged new European Union sanctions on Russia's dark fleet. As part of a probe into a cut cable, Finland said…