By Andrius Sytas and Marek Strzelecki NERIS SUBSTATION, Lithuania (Reuters) -Four NATO and European Union countries bordering Russia plan to build concrete bunkers and anti-drone nets at vital energy facilities under a plan to protect their power grids following Russian drone incursions.

Boosting NATO's presence close to Denmark sends "a message of assurance and cohesion within the Alliance," says a spokesperson.

Sergei Lavrov has been highly critical of Western countries and Israel in his speech at the UN General Assembly.

Ibrahim Al-Arjani, a billionaire from the Tarhabin Bedouin tribe, is largely responsible for gun and drug smuggling from Sinai into Israel. Alarming reports are coming in on an almost daily basis of drones flying in from Sinai loaded with either guns or drugs.

Denmark reported the latest in a series of drone sightings on Saturday, with the most recent incident occurring near military installations.

There has long been a contest between East and West, whether its competing militaries, economies, and ideologies. The ascendance of China in the last few decades has been at record pace and gives credence to its economic and military power.

Since Stoltenberg stepped down in November 2024, Trump has further reshaped NATO’s defense spending expectations in 2025, pushing allies at the alliance’s summit in The Hague in June 2025 toward a new benchmark of 5 percent of GDP by 2035. Update 09/29/25, 3:14 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.

Hungary plans to follow the U.S. in designating Antifa a terrorist organization as the two nations see their ties strengthen under President Donald Trump.