According to Rostec, a Russian state-owned technology company, the factory would produce up to 70 million cartridges per year in its first phase. Also announced was the ongoing construction of an AK-103 assault rifle factory. Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro shake hands in a file imageAFP 2 de…

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Photo credit: Wikipedia Summary– Egypt exposes critical flaws in Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet. – Outdated radar, weak jamming systems doomed the 2018 deal. – Su-35’s reliance on AWACS clashed with Egypt’s tactics. – Revelation highlights Russia’s struggles in the arms market. – Cairo’s shift reshapes…

Riding out in broad daylight outside the village of Yablunivka, 10 km from the border with Russia, a three-person T-64 or T-72 tank from the Ukrainian army’s 1st Tank Brigade engaged Russian troops at point-blank range last weekend. It fired several rounds from its 125-mm main gun—and then pumped…

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…

by Tarney Baldinger Kaniv is Sonoma’s sister city in Ukraine, with about the same population of Sonoma Valley. Having been there many times, I am fortunate to have friends there who stay in touch with me and continue to report on how they are surviving the war. They share videos of Ukrainians…

Russia's oil engine is stalling—and fast. According to fresh Finance Ministry data, oil revenues plunged nearly 30% in June to just 415.6 billion rubles ($5.27 billion), marking the weakest monthly take in two years. Total oil and gas tax receipts fell by a third year-on-year, down to 495 billion…

Last week, a police raid triggered a diplomatic crisis. Within a few days, the row between Russia and Azerbaijan had escalated, putting considerable strain on the already tense relationship between the two. It began with a controversial police raid in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on June 27.…

Is an apple a day really good for your health? 8 hours ago Jessica Bradley Getty Images We're told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our health? The world loves apples. Every year, almost 100 million tonnes of apples are…

Kyiv • UNN June 28 2025, 05:42 PM • 10715 views Senator Ron Wyden demands clear commitments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding adherence to sanctions against Russia. This includes clarification of comments about Russia's possible return to SWIFT and details of cooperation with…

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The HMAS Arafura represents the vanguard of a new maritime strategy centered on operational flexibility, regional presence, and sovereign shipbuilding capability. Built by Luerssen Australia in collaboration with local industry at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, the Arafura-class is…

Disa vende lindore në Evropë po planifikojnë një brez minash përgjatë kufirit me Rusinë dhe Bjellorusinë. Qëllimi është mbrojtja e krahut lindor të NATO-s nga një sulm i mundshëm rus. Që nga fillimi i luftës agresore të Rusisë kundër Ukrainës në shkurt të vitit 2022, vështirë se ka pasur një pyetje…

Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, there has hardly been a more pressing issue for NATO than the defense of its eastern borders. Over the past three years, five of the six NATO countries that share a border with Russia or Belarus — Finland, Estonia,…

Two years ago, Alisa Perales sued California and the US government because they wouldn’t let her vote. The academically gifted Perales, who was eight years old at the time, argued that the rule excluding under-18s from democracy, which is enshrined in the US constitution, amounted to age…

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Who is in charge at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? The answer is more complicated than it may seem. With no confirmed or acting CDC director, Robert F Kennedy Jr has direct control over the agency, allowing him to sign off – or not – on vaccine recommendations, according to…

German police probe possible Russian sabotage after army trucks torched by AFP Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) June 27, 2025 German police said Friday that they had opened a sabotage inquiry after several army trucks were torched, with footage on Russian social media claiming the blaze was started by…

Naval News Navy 2025 According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on June 26, 2025, the United States has unveiled its most ambitious naval modernization plan in recent history, embedded within a record-breaking $1.01 trillion national defense budget for fiscal year…

“Web of War” – Are Fibre Optic Cables Recyclable at All? Maybe They Biodegrade? Posted Today Ever since 2022, the war in Ukraine could be described as a war of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. They absolutely dominate the battlefield with no other weapons coming even close in terms of…

29 June, 02:10 PM Inside the War Share: Officer with the call sign Fortuna, Chief of Staff of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) (Photo: Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC)) Author: Russian citizens are increasingly joining the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), a unit fighting on the side of Ukraine against…

The Atlantic foamed, the wind gusted and the pirate queen swung from the rigging. She was ruler again, at least in spirit, of this corner of the west of Ireland. Five centuries after Grace O’Malley defied convention, and the English, by leading a renegade fleet, her descendants and admirers gathered…

06/29/2025June 29, 2025Deadly discovery on German trail days after attempted robbery A woman and a young girl were found dead on a forest path in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, on Sunday only days after a reported robbery on the same trail in Dorsten-Holsterhausen. Police said the woman,…

Today, there is a lot of news from the Kursk direction. Here, Colombian volunteers in the Ukrainian army launched a well-planned and decisive attack across the border to put an important position under their control. By doing so, they are not only establishing control in the area but also sabotaging…

A Greek-managed crude tanker has suffered an explosion at a position off the coast of Libya, according to maritime security consultancy Vanguard. In an advisory, Vanguard said that the 158,000 dwt tanker Vilamoura suffered a possible security incident at a position about 80 nautical miles off the…

The 110th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110) was held from June 18 to 27, with significant progress on a new non-mandatory code of safety for autonomous ships (MASS Code). The code addresses the emerging need for a regulatory framework to ensure the safe, secure and environmentally…

Ukrainian drones struck the electrical substation at Russia’s Kushchevskaya military airfield overnight on 24-25 June, damaging power infrastructure at the base that houses combat aircraft attacking Ukrainian positions, ASTRA reported citing its sources in Russian emergency services. Ukraine’s…

Russia Prisoners of War Africa Two men from Cameroon say they came to work in Russia but were forced into the army, put in uniform, sent to war, before surrendering to Ukrainian forces. by Kateryna Zakharchenko | June 30, 2025, 10:48 am Email Email Flip In the Siverskyi sector (Donetsk region),…

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A recent raid by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in Yekaterinburg targeting Azerbaijani homes has sparked strong condemnation from Azerbaijani civil society organisations. The operation resulted in the deaths and severe injuries of Azerbaijani citizens, as well as the detention of nine…

A shed with hundreds of cows, lovingly locked inside for safety by a fleeing Ukrainian farmer, had been transformed into a mass bovine coffin by the time Marcus Fillinger arrived. As Russian troops approached, the farmer had tried to do the best thing for his livestock. The outcome was the opposite.…

30 June, 09:35 AM Share: Rescue mission (Photo: Navy) Five civilians, who were washed into the open sea by the storm, were rescued by a Ukrainian Navy boat during a combat mission in the Black Sea, the Navy’s press service reported on Facebook on June 30. The boat’s crew responded to an alarm signal…

The German government will invest a “three-digit million euro sum” — over €100 million — into the production of Ukrainian An-196 Liutyi long-range strike UAVs, according to a report by Der Spiegel. The funding will support the manufacture of several hundred units, significantly boosting Ukraine’s…

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine had carried out several strikes on Russian strategic bombers and eye-wateringly expensive airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, which are in extremely short supply. Initially there seemed no point in analysing the consequences…

Authorities in Moscow are closely monitoring ongoing anti-government protests in Serbia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, warning Western countries against backing a “color revolution” in the Balkan state. “We hope Western countries, which often exploit domestic affairs in other…

A city in Virginia has awarded a hero’s proclamation to a 12-year-old boy who rescued his grandmother and two younger siblings from a fire that burned their house down recently. The courage that Ramir Parker demonstrated when confronted with the blaze “is a shining example of resilience,…