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Europe’s little-known mutual defence clause: Is it a NATO substitute?
Several European leaders have called for a discussion on using the bloc’s mutual assistance clause amid US tensions.
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What’s Netanyahu’s planned ‘hexagon’ alliance – and can it work?
Analysts call PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance pitch a ‘fantasy world’ as Israel faces growing international isolation.
Netanyahu says Israel will forge regional alliance to rival ‘radical axes’
Israeli PM says his country is working to counter what he called ‘radical Shia axis’ and ’emerging radical Sunni axis’.
Is the Eastern Mediterranean becoming Israel’s new front against Turkiye?
Turkiye closely monitoring Israel’s regional manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean as tensions widen.
Bulgarian court rejects Lebanon’s extradition request over Beirut blast
No senior figure has been held accountable since the devastating explosion more than five years ago.
![A drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 5, 2020 [File: AP Photo/Hussein Malla]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/beirut-port-1722767320.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
IRGC says tanker seized near Iran’s waters based on judicial order
The latest vessel confiscation comes as regional tensions remain high, months after the June war with Israel and the US.
Turkish Cypriots elect Tufan Erhurman in northern Cyprus polls
More than 218,000 people voted in TRNC leadership election that could shape the island’s political direction.
![Republican Turkish Party leader Tufan Erhurman and his wife Nilden Erhurman cast their ballots at a polling station during the Turkish Cypriot leadership election on October 19, 2025. [Birol Bebek/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/000_79AY2ZR-1760896894.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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The secret to a long healthy life?
Five ‘Blue Zones’ host some of the healthiest, longest-living people. What’s behind their longevity?
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UN talks with Cypriot leaders fail to reach deal on new border crossings
Negotiations aimed at reuniting the divided island have been stalled since 2017.
Greece probes Azerbaijani arrested for espionage for links to Iran
Arrest comes shortly after Cyprus detains ethnic-Azeri suspected of planning attack on military base for Iran.
Cyprus recovers at least seven bodies after refugee boat capsizes
The border protection agency Frontex says irregular crossings into the EU over the Mediterranean rose last year.
