German ship had to abort inspection of Turkish vessel following protest from Ankara. The German government voiced concern after Turkey stopped the inspection of a suspicious vessel off the Libyan coast, which German forces had boarded as part of an EU-led arms control mission.

On Sunday, the German frigate “Hamburg,” which is in the Mediterranean as part of the EU’s Operation Irini to enforce the U.N. arms embargo on Libya, stopped the Turkish vessel “Rosaline A” about 200 kilometers off the coast because of suspicions that arms were being transported. Source Politico

China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei. Source Reuters

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said foreign families who object to caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad being shown in schools could face deportation.

Speaking to French Europe 1 Radio, Darmanin said the provocative caricatures are protected under free speech and those who ask teachers not to show the images will be sued. Source Daily Sabah

The new ships will replace four subs, some dating back to World War Two, to face the mainland’s fleet of 76. Washington is supplying missiles and attack drones, but not submarines so far. “Outside” forces are thought to be helping Taiwan build its submarines. Source AsiaNews

The Sweden Democrats are now once again Sweden’s largest party by a good margin. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson believes that it is due to the Social Democrats’ strategy against corona infection, Nyheter Idag reports. Source Fria Tider

The move involves about 150 aircraft and follows the disappearance of a jet minutes after takeoff on Tuesday. Taiwan has grounded all of its F-16 fighter jets for safety inspections as it continues to search for a plane after it went missing during a training exercise on Tuesday night. Source Al Jazeera