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Kiev has announced a fresh mobilization drive as Moscow seized the mining hub of Selydove and the U.S. said some North Korean troops were in Russia's Kursk region, warning that thousands more were on their way.

"What happened was not a coup de grace, but a method that we were forced to use to weaken Hezbollah and neutralize its offensive capabilities," the former head of Israel's National Security Council, former director of Mossad's research and intelligence division and former security adviser to Netanyahu, Uzi Arad, underlines to Kathimerini regarding Israel's attack on September 17 and 18 in which

Turkey's National Security Council convened on Thursday under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

While the council primarily focused on the situation in the Middle East, the statement also addressed issues in the Aegean and Mediterranean, highlighting that it will not permit its efforts to promote cooperation in these regions to be exploited.

O Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an emergency meeting with his government partner and leader of the far-right Nationalist Action Party, Devlet Bahceli, hours before Türkiye’s National Security Council meeting, where developments in the Middle East are expected to be discussed.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday met with Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahçeli in the capital Ankara ahead of a pivotal high-security meeting.

The encounter, lasting approximately 45 minutes, took place at Bahçeli's residence in Beytepe, according to a statement by the Presidency's Communication Directorate.

Greece is bracing for a potential wave of uncontrolled migration, a concern highlighted during Wednesday's meeting of the country's National Security Council (KYSYEA).

The discussions centered on migration challenges, the threat of terrorism, and the evacuation of Greek citizens from Lebanon and Israel.

Cyprus has fully activated a mechanism to allow third-country nationals evacuating the Middle East safe passage through the island as the crisis in the region worsens, government officials have said.

According to Israeli sources, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, is dead after the attack launched by Israel on the organization’s headquarters in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

The United States has imposed sanctions on ten individuals and two entities from Russia, accusing them of trying to influence the 2024 US presidential election. The US Department of the Treasury described these actions as part of a broader effort to counter Russia's alleged attempts to manipulate public opinion ahead of the November election.

Earlier this year, US President Joe Biden approved a directive for the armed forces to prepare for potential "coordinated nuclear confrontations" involving Russia, China, and North Korea, according to a report by the New York Times.