Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia's former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit shot himself dead in Odintsovo following his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin on July 7, the pro-government newspaper Izvestia reported, citing unnamed sources. Starovoit's ouster…

The Kyiv Independent’s Oleksiy Sorokin sat down with Eivind Vad Petersson, state secretary to the Norwegian foreign minister and co-chair of the joint Norwegian-Ukrainian Working Group on Nuclear Safety and Security. They discussed the threats Russia’s war poses to Ukraine’s nuclear power plants,…

A Russian serviceman pulls over a car during a counter-sabotage drill in Crimea. February 12, 2025. Sergei Malgavko / TASS / Profimedia Since January, all vehicles in Russia must display license plates featuring the national flag — a rule extended to annexed Crimea. Many car owners on the peninsula,…

On his first operational mission after completing training, 26-year-old rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan broke the Coast Guard's record for most lives saved in a single response. When Texas' Guadelupe River jumped its banks in a flash-flood event on Friday, the river gage near the town of Hunt hit 29…

"Tonight, during the air attack by the Russian occupiers, forces and means of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 15 enemy kamikaze drones 'SHAHED-136'," the Ukrainian military reported. The Naval Forces noted that, together with units of other components of Ukraine's Defense…

Kyiv • UNN July 7 2025, 12:15 PM • 1912 views Extreme heat has caused a critical drop in water levels in rivers across Central and Eastern Europe. In Hungary, the water level in the Tisza has decreased by 60%, and in the Danube by 40%, leading to the suspension of ferry services between Bulgaria and…

Ukrainian partisans have obtained classified documents from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, revealing the operational details of boats tasked with escorting the so-called “shadow fleet” — tankers smuggling oil in violation of international sanctions. According to the partisan movement Atesh on July 7, the…

Defense 07 July 2025 Irina Marica Like this article? Share it with your friends! Facebook Twitter Google Pinterest Reddit Email LinkedIn Romania is set to take command of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task Group (MCM BS TG) for the next six months, with a formal ceremony scheduled for…

Geopolitics Russia July 3, 2025, 1:52 PM Baltic coastal states are stepping up their legal enforcement measures to further pressure Russia’s continued use of a so-called shadow fleet of tankers to circumvent Western sanctions and fund its war on Ukraine. On Tuesday, Sweden and Germany joined Denmark…

Published by 6 de julio, 2025 Topics: China cuba Russia Cuba cannot save itself, and the regime knows it. In the midst of an energy and economic darkness, the island has reached out to its historic trading partners to try to weather the worst crisis in its history, and among them, some are quietly…

This is part of a series of regular assessments of the efforts, spearheaded by the Trump administration, to achieve a negotiated end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read the previous edition here. When it comes to last week’s biggest story concerning Russia’s war on Ukraine, the facts are clear: The…

In this image from video posted on a Wagner Group-affiliated Telegram channel in July 2024, a man in a Burkina Faso armed forces uniform uses a machete to cut up a dead body lying on the ground. (AP Photo) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of…

Markets Share this articleX (Twitter)FacebookEmail Polymarket Embroiled in $160M Controversy Over Whether Zelensky Wore a Suit at NATO The disputed resolution reignites a debate about the fairness of UMA's governance protocol. By Oliver Knight|Edited by Sheldon Reback Jul 7, 2025, 3:06 p.m. (Glib…

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Russian GPS Jamming in the Arctic Circle #Arctic #Russia #World Image on topic GPS With increasing threats from Russia’s use of GPS jamming and spoofing in the Baltic Sea, Arctic states must increase their use of countermeasures and leverage emerging technology to combat the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare…

Baykar Adapts Cruise Missile for Aerial Target Interception #Asia #Aviation #Aviation armament #Baykar #Cruise missiles #Turkey #World Kemankes 1 missile. Photo credits: Baykar The Turkish miniature cruise missile Kemankes 1, developed by Baykar, has been successfully adapted to intercept aerial…

The wreck of HMS Cassandra lies on the bed of the Baltic Sea (Image: Pen New) A sunken Royal Navy warship in the Baltic Sea is a "ticking timebomb" that could trigger “catastrophic damage” unless urgent action is taken, experts have warned. The Ministry of Defence is preparing a mission to examine…

Explosions in Russia's Vladivostok damaged a gas pipeline and destroyed a water pipeline that supplied military facilities in the area, an unnamed intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on July 5. A fire followed the explosions and destroyed branches of the Vladivostok gas pipeline along the…

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this on Telegram. Starting at 20:00 on Friday, July 4, Russia launched 322 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of decoy drones from multiple directions, including Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Shatalovo. The main…

The U.S. has "reviewed" the components it is supplying Ukraine, but did not halt assistance, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on July 4. "The United States has not stopped supplying weapons and supporting Ukraine, it has reviewed the decision to supply specific components... (this is)…

Unknown Drones Attack Engels Airbase #Europe #Russia #UAV #World Unknown kamikaze drones that attacked Engels airbase. 05/07/2025. Photo: Astra A recently published video from the outlet Astra shows unidentified strike drones targeting Russia’s strategic aviation base in Engels. These drones appear…

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4 July 2025, 11:03 By Rebecca Henrys An 11-year-old boy from Denmark has become the first non-Ukrainian national to receive the 'Future of Ukraine' award. Jens Fogh Thomsen was surprised by Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy who told him that he has been a friend of Ukraine through his volunteer…

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a statement posted on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. Between 18:00 on Thursday, July 3, and the morning of July 4, Russian forces launched a total of 550 aerial targets. These included: 539 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various decoy…

When the Russians launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 3-4 July, not only people but also local street dogs took shelter in the Teremky metro station. Source: the animal welfare organisation UAnimals Details: "During tonight's attack, a local dog was also in the shelter with…

Presidents of the United States have been generally kind to Western Europe since the end of World War II. They have been especially kind to the United Kingdom: partly because it was mainly from the UK’s loins that the US sprang and partly because of their common participation in the 20th century’s…

Workers at Ukrainian data center operator GigaCenter have composed music based on the operational sounds of their data center. Among the sounds used are the hum of servers, system signals, and the rustling of shoe covers. The song also includes the voices of Viktor and Maria from technical support.…

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukraine confirmed strikes on the Energia factory in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast overnight on July 3, a facility that produces components for missiles and drones, including batteries for the Iskander missile system and cruise missiles. The…

VLADIMIR Putin's alleged secret daughter is reportedly working at two Parisian art galleries that showcase anti-war exhibitions. Elizaveta Krivonogikh, 22 – also known as Luiza Rozova and now Elizaveta Rudnova – is said to be rubbing shoulders with Russian dissidents and Ukrainian artists in the…

THE KINAHAN CRIME group and international drug criminals partnered up with Iranian fundraisers for Hezbollah and paid €5 million up front for the cocaine that was to be shipped to Ireland on board the MV Matthew, The Journal has learned. The money was handed over to a South American drug cartel and…

How Civil Society Lost Its Post–Cold War Power July 3, 2025 A climate activist from Greenpeace at a protest art installation in London, February 2025 Chris J. Ratcliffe / Reuters SARAH BUSH is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. JENNIFER HADDEN is an Associate Professor…

Earlier this week, the Netherlands' national coast guard agency temporarily lost service on its shoreside VHF radio systems, and for half a day it was forced to rely on phones for communications with vessel traffic. VHF marine radio is the international standard for ship-to-ship communications and…

Key questions: Why has Russia begun repressing the Azerbaijani diaspora? How is Baku responding, and what is the "Russian sector" being accused of? Who’s trying to overthrow Armenia’s legitimate government, and what role does the local church play? How is Armenia attempting to break free from…

In their new book After the Spike, demographers Dean Spears and Michael Geruso make the counterintuitive case for worrying less about overpopulation and more about depopulation. Comparing it to climate change, they say population shrinkage is coming and once it starts it could be hard to stop. The…