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Europe Scoreboard: Feb. 6, 2026
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (1724+ words) Naples' Julian Parker and Hohenfels' Benjamin Tocco try to gain leverage during a 138-pound round-robin match at the 2026 DODEA European wrestling championships on Feb. 6, 2026, at Wiesbaden Sports and Fitness Center in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Friday at…...
Longtime defense spending laggard Spain inks $1.7 billion deal for Patriot systems
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) A Patriot missile is launched during a live-fire exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2025. Spain recently signed a contract to buy four Patriot systems for $1.7 billion. (JaDarius Duncan/U.S. Army) NATO ally Spain will buy four Patriot air missile defense…...
Europe Scoreboard: Nov. 7, 2025
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (331+ words) Ramstein middle hitter Cooper Warren hits the ball at the net during a round-robin match against Stuttgart at the 2025 DODEA European boys volleyball championships on Nov. 7, 2025, at Kaiserslautern High School in Kaiserslautern, Germany. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) Division I…...
US veterans among those on Gaza flotilla detained by Israeli forces, organizers say
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Gaza City as seen from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane in March 2024. Organizers of an international aid flotilla say five U.S. veterans were among the hundreds detained by Israeli forces this week as the group tried to break…...
NATO defense spending surges to record $1.6 trillion as higher target looms
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (608+ words) Latvian special operations forces climb and clear a flight of stairs in a simulated urban environment during an exercise on Camp Grayling, Michigan, in 2023. Latvia is, behind Poland and Lithuania, the third largest defense spender in NATO on a per…...
Europe swelters under scorching temperatures as regions issue heat alerts
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (811+ words) People use a street water fountain during a heat wave, Monday, June 30, 2025 in Paris. (Christophe Ena/AP) ANKARA, Turkey " Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heat wave…...
The success of a key NATO summit is in doubt after Spain rejects a big hike in defense spending
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1055+ words) President Donald Trump, center, stops to talk with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, as they attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a summit of heads of state and government…...
Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (681+ words) Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference at the Spanish Embassy in Beijing on April 11, 2025. (Ng Han Guan/AP) MADRID " Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that's due…...
Spain and Portugal focus on cause of huge blackout with power almost fully restored
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (716+ words) People wait outside a closed train station, during a major power outage in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Emilio Morenatti/AP) MADRID " The cause of Spain and Portugal's widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after…...
Widespread power outage hits Naval Station Rota, but operational abilities unaffected
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (320+ words) Naval Station Rota was affected by a major power outage that hit Spain and Portugal. The widespread power outage was being felt at U.S. Naval Station Rota in Spain's Andalusia region, but the base's operational abilities, including flight and ship operations,…...