The European Commission has adopted what is being called a crucial measure to enhance maritime safety and environmental protection around the EU’s coastline. Under the measure added to the 20-year-old Vessel Monitoring Directive, ships are now going to be required to provide insurance information.…

London banned the export of video game controllers to Russia, which are used to pilot Russian drones on the front line in Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine, the U.K. Foreign Ministry announced on April 24. The new sanctions package includes 150 trade sanctions against Russia, Politico reported,…

On 22 April, a colossal explosion shook Vladimir Oblast, Russia, in what may be the most spectacular military disaster—or the most daring Ukrainian strike—of the year so far. The 51st arsenal, a vast ammunition depot located near the village of Barsovo, erupted in flames, leaving locals in stunned…

The U.S. government is continuing its support to strengthen the capabilities of the Tunisian armed forces to enable them to respond effectively to a fragile security situation and a worsening immigrant crisis in the northern Africa region. According to U.S. officials in Tunisia for the commissioning…

On the morning of 25 April, a Russian attack completely destroyed the base of the Hospitallers medical volunteer battalion in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The battalion, founded by Yana Zinkevych, has been providing critical medical support during Russia’s war since 2014. The Hospitallers…

Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy chief of Ukraine’s defense intelligence (HUR) says Russia’s leadership fears not only Ukraine’s battlefield successes but also three internal threats that could trigger the collapse of the regime and fracture the country, ArmyInform reports. The Kremlin’s…

Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion 18 hours ago Chris Baraniuk Getty Images Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of health, climate change and extreme weather research at risk. Now, scientists are…

Russian forces launched a motorized assault on Ukrainian positions near Bahatyr in Donetsk Oblast using 18 motorcycles and 10 civilian vehicles equipped with anti-drone protection, according to Militarnyi. For months, Russia has been pushing to capture the remaining parts of Donetsk Oblast in…

US Marines knocked down on Sunday two drones using the MADIS short-range air defense system during a drill in Zambales, a province in the northern Philippines facing the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in what opposition groups claimed the activity endangered the local population.…

News Politics Targeted MPs take the travel ban as a ‘compliment’ and say it shows their Ukraine advocacy ‘got under Putin’s skin.’ Share options Copy Link EMail Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin According to the ministry, the MPs targeted had made “hostile statements and unfounded accusations” against…

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Russian businessman Albert Avdolyan has been hit with EU sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but can partially circumvent the bloc’s travel ban thanks to a Maltese passport he bought under a “golden” visa scheme that faces a European court ruling on its future this week. Avdolyan, who received…

media memo The annual weekend celebrating America’s free press went forward, even as the Trump administration chips away at press freedoms. Listen to this article · 6:51 min Learn more At the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington on Saturday.Credit...U.S. Network Pool…

Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are "aggressively" targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly targeted social engineering operations, per Volexity,…

Nearly half of birch wood certified by leading sustainability schemes is misidentified and does not come from the labelled country of origin, according to new testing. The analysis raises fears that large quantities of sanctioned wood from Russia and Belarus are still illegally entering Britain. New…

“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” screamed Elon Musk, wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world’s richest person…

29 April, 05:26 PM Share: The Kremlin has appointed new Russian Orthodox Church representatives to promote Russian propaganda in Ukraine. (Photo: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR)) Author: The Kremlin has appointed four new representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) tasked…

Russia's Interior Ministry drafted a bill on granting asylum to foreigners unable to uphold so-called "traditional family values" in their home countries, the Russian state-controlled RBC news agency reported on April 29, citing the document and an undisclosed source. Under existing law, temporary…

The TWZ Newsletter By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Northrop Grumman has just unveiled its new Lumberjack loitering one-way attack drone at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C., at which TWZ is in attendance. We talked to Michael Bastin, Director of…

A Russian space satellite that U.S. officials tie to its nuclear anti-satellite weapon program seems to be spinning uncontrollably and may no longer be functioning, Reuters reported on April 25, citing U.S. experts. The Cosmos 2553 satellite, which Russia denies is a part of its space weapon…

The Pravda network has published hundreds of thousands of articles since November, including falsehoods about King Charles and Keir Starmer new Jacob Judah | Fiona Hamilton, Chief Reporter Tuesday April 29 2025, 10.00pm, The Times Jacob Judah | Fiona Hamilton, Chief Reporter Tuesday April 29 2025,…

The French Foreign Ministry officially accused Russia of responsibility for a series of cyberattacks against the country, including the breach of Emmanuel Macron’s presidential campaign in 2017. “In the past, this group was also used by GRU in the sabotage of the TV5Monde broadcasting station in…

The TWZ Newsletter By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The U.S. Marine Corps has taken delivery of the Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm, or ExDECS, weapon, its maker Epirus announced today to coincide with the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington,…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during Pope Francis’ funeral at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Office of the President of Ukraine, via Getty Images.) This article is brought to you by…

SCROLL TO EXPLORE After Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western partners imposed unprecedented financial sanctions and export controls against Russia. These measures aim to achieve three objectives: 1. Significantly reduce Russia’s revenues from commodities exports;…

April 29, 2025 | By Greg Hadley Share Article Everything’s coming together to make 2025 a pivotal year in the Space Force’s long-running effort to make GPS more resistant to jamming, a senior service official said April 29. “That entire architecture is really focused now on meeting the anti-jam and…

NATO warships deployed to the Red Sea have been using their deck weapons, from autocannons to naval artillery guns, to shoot down Houthi drones over the past few months. The engagements demonstrate that naval deck guns are not only still relevant but also offer warships a more cost-effective way to…

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In this guest article, Kamil Sadowski considers the challenges of protecting the maritime infrastructure which underpins much of Europe’s economic activity and is increasingly seen as a major vulnerability for many NATO nations. Ensuring the security of naval bases, commercial ports and harbours,…

CWIHP e-Dossier No. 47 The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954 Mark Kramer Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea…

Vladimir Putin appointed Dmitrii Ovsiannikov as the governor of Sevastopol in Crimea on July 28 2016 (PA) PA Archive Niva Yadav1 minute ago The Crimean Peninsula, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea, has long been a fiercely disputed territory. Stuck in the middle of Ukraine and Russia,…

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has come out swinging in opposition to the White House's recently-imposed tariffs on foreign goods. ILWU members work at the main container ports on the U.S. West Coast, and the volume of arriving import cargo is set to plummet because of the…

The participating countries—Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States—are deploying a range of assets including surface ships, submarines, helicopters, and maritime patrol aircraft. These units are conducting complex scenarios…

North Korean workers in Far East Russia’s Sakhalin region have discovered remnants of an early 20th-century Japanese temple, local media reported Tuesday. A stone slab with engraved Japanese characters was dug up during repair work at a kindergarten in the southern town of Korsakov, according to the…

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Russian air defenses were seen battling a drone over the Yelabuga special economic zone on Wednesday, where Moscow builds its Shahed loitering munitions. Footage on Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels showed air-defense munitions struggling to destroy what appears to be a drone resembling a…