Czechia was the destination of Hsiao’s first unofficial foreign trip as vice-president, since her election victory as running mate of President Lai Ching-te. The Chinese government regularly denounces similar foreign policy steps on Taiwan’s part, with acts of political protest or diplomatic…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The lifeblood of global communication flows through more than 807,800 miles worth of garden hose-wide cables woven across the sea floor. These cables, which reportedly transmit over $10 trillion…

As mariners gathered in Oslo for Nor-Shipping 2025, the event’s ‘#Future-Proof’ theme set the tone for forward-looking conversations across the industry. The discussions about the IHO’s incoming S-100 data standards and their potential for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)…

Last fall, Olha Tytarenko introduced Yale’s first Ukrainian language course taught by an on-campus instructor. That course, “Elementary Ukrainian I,” evolved into a particularly powerful cultural experience for her students, who found themselves deeply drawn to Ukrainian poetry. Now, Tytarenko, a…

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked as doubts linger over the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, according to maritime risk analytics firm Windward and ship tracking data on Thursday. The signals have been…

In August 2023, the Ukrainian defense ministry tasked the Night Watch electronic warfare team with a critical mission: defending the port of Reni from Russia’s Shahed drones. Reni, one of the ports of the Danube River in southwestern Ukraine, is a vital backup to Ukraine’s main strategic port,…

Russian Telegram channels are circulating a screenshot allegedly showing a news article from the website of the U.S. news channel Fox News. The headline reads: "Zelenskyy showed up at the NATO summit wearing a suit and hoping to get Trump's attention but failed again." This is fake. No such article…

Homepage News Society 16:37 26 Jun 2025 Illustrative photo / Open sources Alvina Kaminska The Kharkiv region is set to become the first in Ukraine to build an underground kindergarten with space for 500 children. Dumka reports that Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military…

In a surprising development from Russia, military experts and industry insiders are reportedly discussing a radical plan to transform the Tupolev Tu-214, a civilian airliner, into a “mobilization missile carrier” capable of launching the Kh-101 and Kh-22 cruise missiles. Photo credit: KAPO Kuwait…

Science For many years, scientists have known that dung beetles use celestial bodies to help them navigate, but no one has really been able to figure out exactly how they do it. Dung beetles scour around collecting feces, assembling what they find into a giant ball and rolling it around with their…

Ukraine Receives Mariupol and Melitopol Minesweepers From Belgium and Netherlands, Henichesk to Follow #Belgium #Europe #Fleet #Military assistance #Minesweeper #Navy #Navy of Ukraine #Netherlands #Ukraine #World Raising the flag of the Ukrainian Navy aboard the Melitopol minesweeper. Photo credits:…

Australia will deploy up to 100 soldiers and a military aircraft to Europe in an effort to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the contributions at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) leaders summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday. At…

As Belgrade's asphalt shimmers in blistering 40-degree sunshine, the city is bracing for heat of a very different kind: Students have scheduled another major protest for Saturday. All eyes are on the Serbian capital, and both anticipation and uncertainty across the country are rising as students…

Russia’s education minister on Wednesday accused fellow former Soviet republics of presenting what Moscow deems to be a distorted and overly negative portrayal of the Soviet Union and Russia in their school textbooks. The comments come amid a broader push by the Kremlin to reassert its influence…

By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof's capture in 2015, along with…

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy is again underway for its annual mission to the Arctic as one of only two large icebreakers currently operational for the United States. She departed her homeport of Seattle, Washington, on June 19 for what the USCG reports will be a “months-long” deployment. The…

Russia Deploys Naval Guns as Fixed Firing Points #Air Defense #Europe #Russia #War with Russia #World AK-306 naval anti-aircraft gun system in the Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine. Photo credits: B-AREV Russian forces have started deploying AK-306 naval anti-aircraft gun systems as stationary…

NATO leaders agreed to a sharp increase in defense spending at their June 25 summit in The Hague, delivering a big win for US President Donald Trump while reaffirming their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked. Here are the main takeaways from the meeting. Trump Flattery As…

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Russian media outlets, pro-war Telegram channels, and bot accounts on the social media platform X are spreading a video allegedly showing the funeral of a Ukrainian service member. The video caption reads "Just how you wanted it, bro" accompanied by hamburger emojis, and features music from a…

Regulation Company says the global distress alert system will not be affected if it cuts commercial services Inmarsat satellites are part of the global system to alert rescuers to vessels in distress.Photo: Inmarsat

A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on June 17 destroyed a Ukrainian publishing house and damaged several other book-related businesses, the Ukrainian publishing industry news service Chytomo has reported. Ukrainian Priority Publishing was completely destroyed when Russian forces launched 175…

International View Tommy Koh on undersea sabotage: «We need to make it an international crime» Former Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh led the negotiations on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). He now recognizes its shortcomings, but still believes it to be the best possible agreement.…

Mutiny breaks out on Russian battleship 29 June 1905 The news from Odesa yesterday is fresh proof of the utter absence of discipline in what remains of the Russian navy. The crew of the great battleship Kniaz Potemkin have mutinied and attacked the officers. Telegrams from Odesa to Washington, St…

Qatar residents are reporting GPS glitches that experts link to regional spoofing campaigns likely tied to recent military tensions between Iran and Israel. A ceasefire may have taken hold between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile strike on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base, but an unusual side effect…

Доступно на русском After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its ties with Iran’s intelligence services grew closer. High-level officials from Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) and Federal Security Service (FSB) began visiting Iran more often, and military cooperation increased —…

Passengers booked on Eurostar train services have been urged to cancel or delay their trips after a huge theft of cable in France, which threatened to disrupt the Nato summit in the Netherlands. Engineers are scrambling to repair the high-speed line after 600m of cable was stolen or cut at Lille…

Unseenlabs launched its satellite as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (source: SpaceX) 25 Jun 2025by Jamey Bergman A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Unseenlabs satellite, BRO-18, for use in geolocating ships via radio frequency detection…

Two years after its launch, Canopée, the first cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings rigid sails, has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion according to the joint venture between Jifmar and Zéphyr & Borée, which operates the vessel for the Ariane rocket program.…

Calamities are a golden opportunity for unscrupulous scammers, who often try to trick unwitting survivors out of their money by pretending to be a government agency. It appears that the same scam has been tried in shipping, according to EOS Risk Group's Martin Kelly: one enterprising fraud group has…

Insurance News By Matthew Sellers Jun 18, 2025 Share The cost of insuring vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz has soared, as underwriters scramble to reprice risk in response to the deteriorating security environment around one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. Marine insurers…

According to the Navy’s press service, during the night of March 24, one Russian boat was destroyed and 20 kamikaze drones were shot down. Navy Commander Oleksiy Neizhpapa shared a video of the boat’s destruction and wrote: “Another Black Sea Fleet boat with troops has been destroyed. Thanks to our…

In this guest article, David O’Sullivan considers the challenges of the RN’s project CABOT that aims to create an anti-submarine barrier in the North Atlantic based predominantly on autonomous platforms. Project CABOT builds on the RN’s previous study outputs under Project CHARYBDIS and the UK-led…

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Today, there are interesting updates from the Kupiansk direction, Kharkiv Oblast. Here, the strategic Battle for Kupiansk is unfolding as Russian forces intensify efforts to cross the Oskil River and encircle the city, hoping to shift momentum in their favor. Yet, despite repeated assaults and…

Russian naval ship 'disguised' itself while passing through English Channel 14 minutes ago Ned Davies, Joshua Cheetham & Matt MurphyBBC Verify BBC A Russian warship disguised itself using a fake ID signal while travelling through the English Channel with two sanctioned oil tankers, a BBC Verify…