Greece’s military is carrying out unscheduled exercises along the country’s northern borders, with fighter jets flying over an informal tent city of 11,000 migrants. The drills foresee activation of rapid-response ground units and aircraft, as well as air defense units in parts of the eastern Aegean Sea. Source: Ekathimerini
Brexit could split apart the United Kingdom, according to Spain, as Madrid dropped its historic opposition to Scotland joining the EU as an independent country. Source: The Daily Telegraph
The US State Department has once more urged Turkey to refrain from statements and actions that increase tension in the Eastern Mediterranean sea. Source: Ekathimerini
The United States has suspended a total of $1.66 billion in security assistance to Pakistan, Department of Defense spokesperson Col. Rob Manning told reporters. Source: Sputnik
