Daily brief
The European Union has ordered the evacuation of its embassy in Saudi Arabia, while Romania activated the EU's civil protection mechanism to repatriate 273 of its citizens from the Middle East amid a regional security crisis.
Mexico's president has publicly rejected proposals from President Donald Trump to send troops and arms into the country.
The EU's environment chief suggested countries could 'rewild' their borders with natural landscapes to deter military invasions.
EU rearmament efforts are testing stability and trust among countries in the Western Balkans, according to a report.
The EU is attempting to broker a partnership between Gulf states and Ukrainian manufacturers to produce a low-cost, $1,000 drone defense system.