Poland presses SpaceX to reverse Starlink rules that exclude Polish users from its European roaming zone. Deputy PM Gawkowski says customers face higher costs and unequal treatment.

Erdogan says the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement could expand beyond Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to 'all brotherly countries' seeking regional stability

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement could expand beyond its three current members—Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan—and is open to "all brotherly countries" seeking peace, prosperity and stability in the region. He said the pact is built on collective deterrence to strengthen regional security.

US and 40 countries urge advance notification of ballistic missile launches in joint statement issued via US mission to UN in Geneva. Plan calls for details on munition class, launch window, area, and direction.

The United States and 40 other countries have called for advance notification of ballistic missile launches. According to a joint statement posted on the website of the US mission to the UN in Geneva, the notification should include information on the class of munition, the planned launch window, the area, and the direction.

UK seeks to resume high-level military contacts with Russia over 'unintended escalation' fears, The Times reports. Last contact between British and Russian defence chiefs was September 2022.

Britain wants to resume high-level military contacts with Russia; British military chiefs fear the risk of 'unintended escalation' due to the absence of dialogue, The Times reports. The question was raised after the Russian frigate Grigorovich fired warning shots in June in the English Channel near a British-flagged yacht; the last contact between Russian Chief of theStaff Gerasimov and the UK Chief of the Defence Staff was in September 2022.

Georgian PM Kobakhidze says a private Georgian company sent fuel to Abkhazia to address a deficit, carried out under Georgia's law on occupied territories.

A private Georgian company sent a fuel shipment to Abkhazia due to a fuel shortage in the country, GeorgianIrakli Kobakhidze told journalists. He said the procedure was carried out under Georgian law, specifically the law 'On Occupied Territories,' and stressed that the fuel was imported by business, not the state, adding that Georgia will continue to ease conditions for the local Georgian and Abkhaz populations where possible.