The Syrian government's news outlets are hailing the arrival of the first crude oil tanker into the country since the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. It comes mounting evidence points to Russia building a supply chain to alleviate Syria’s ongoing energy crisis. In a posting…

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision. The recommendation comes as part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of…

I loved the 1980s, when I was a college student, and I especially loved the music. Lately, I’ve been thinking of a classic ’80s anti-war song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, a British new-wave band, whose lyrics were an angry ode to the airplane that dropped the first nuclear weapon on Japan:…

Photo: Сергей Иванович via Adobe Stock Remote Visualization According to reports from Ukraine’s air force, Russia launched more than 19,000 missiles, including over 14,700 one-way attack drones, at targets in Ukraine from September 28, 2022, through December 28, 2024. Most of these one-way attack…

Share on: The ambassador of Russia in Cuba, Víktor Koronelli, reaffirmed his country's support for the improvement of the island's beleaguered energy system. During a work visit to the province of Mayabeque, Koronelli spoke about a project to modernize three generation units of 100 MW in Cuba,…

His first national voyage since joining the Navy in November 2023 The first visit to Galicia of the submarine 'Isaac Peral' S-81 of the Spanish Navy @DefAviation Esp 3·20·2025 · 21:57 0 The Spanish Navy's new S-81 submarine, the first of its class, "Isaac Peral," is the protagonist of a historic…

Two men have been found guilty of plotting to assassinate the Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government. The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending…

Visit the UK Parliament website House of Commons Library Home Research Resources Training and events About Subscribe Search UK ParliamentHouse of Commons LibraryResearch BriefingUkraine and Russia: A shift in US policy Research Briefing Published Thursday, 20 March, 2025 Research Briefing Americas…

Ukraine’s Air Force has released new official photographs providing the clearest view yet of their innovative “FrankenBuk” air defense system, which combines Soviet-era Buk-M1 tracked vehicles with Western RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles. This hybrid system represents just one of several creative…

​​Russia has overtaken the United Arab Emirates as India's top naphtha supplier in the past year, as Indian refiners capitalize on discounted Russian shipments, Reuters reported on March 20, citing preliminary ship-tracking data. Russia has redirected fuel exports to Asia following Europe's ban on…

"You're not in power yet but already lying like Goebbels," Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and prime minister, wrote on Telegram on Thursday, comparing Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. Medvedev, who served a single term as…

Regional tensions over the South China Sea have tanked the sales of a popular children’s doll in Vietnam after it was put under investigation and accused of being unpatriotic because a design marking appeared to resemble China’s “nine-dash line”. The Baby Three doll is Chinese-made and had…

The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February. Listen to this article · 3:21 min Learn more The latest recall of the Tesla Cybertruck includes all models manufactured from Nov. 13, 2023 to…

Bloomberg Total Views: 918 February 28, 2025 Share this article By Weilun Soon Feb 28, 2025, (Bloomberg) –An aging oil tanker sanctioned by the US is being taken apart in an Indian scrapyard, a potential watershed moment for the so-called dark fleet in a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape.…

Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine early on Wednesday, firing Iskander-M and S-300 missiles and deploying 145 Shahed-type drones, as well as decoy drones, according to Ukraine’s Air Force Command. Ukrainian military officials reported that air defenses shot down 72 attack drones…

The U.S. Military Sealift Command has marked a key milestone nearly a decade after it started the program to introduce a new class of fleet replenishment oilers, now known as the John Lewis class. Construction was authorized in 2016 and began in 2018 on the first ship of the class, and now she has…

A heated exchange between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a televised February 28 White House meeting triggered a variety of responses around the globe. In the Czech Republic, it unleashed an unprecedented wave of solidarity with Ukraine. Within the space…

NewsArticlesBlogsVideo content Eng Укр Pol Esp Eng Укр Defense industry of UkraineUkraineWar with RussiaWorldEuropeMilitary assistance 19 March, 2025 Patriot PAC-3 anti-aircraft missile system launcher. Photo: Swedish Ministry of Defense Air Defense Ukraine Ukraine - USA USA US President Donald…

By Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran. Maya joined Newsweek in 2024 from the Londoners and had previously written for MyLondon, the Camden New…

The recently leaked trove of internal chat logs among members of the Black Basta ransomware operation has revealed possible connections between the e-crime gang and Russian authorities. The leak, containing over 200,000 messages from September 2023 to September 2024, was published by a Telegram user…

The French Caesar and Swedish Archer are two of the best artillery guns the West has produced, and both of them are in use after being donated to Ukraine. They are purpose-built for the kind of war the Ukrainians are fighting - where eyes are everywhere thanks to spy drones, and where any vehicle…

Military USAF’s ‘Angry Kitten’ EW pods to turn F-16s, A-10s, C-130s into electronic warriors The ongoing testing on the C-130 Hercules introduces real-time updates to electronic warfare tactics. Updated: Mar 18, 2025 01:39 PM EST Kapil Kajal a day ago Representative image of F-16. US military The…

France has said it will establish another nuclear-capable air base — its fourth — which will be equipped with two squadrons of the latest version of the homegrown Dassault Rafale multirole fighter. The change in fortunes for the base, Luxeuil, in eastern France, once threatened with closure, comes…

A Russian fighter drops a glide bomb. Russian air force capture A year ago, Russian air force fighter-bombers were lobbing a hundred glide bombs every day all along the 800-mile front line of Russia’s wider war on Ukraine. The satellite-guided KAB or UMPK glide bombs, each traveling 25 miles or…

More pages honoring diversity in US military history have been removed from defense department websites as the Pentagon undergoes what appears to be a purge of content that it considered to be related to diversity, equity and inclusion – or DEI. Articles about the Native American code talkers in the…

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has approved the use of the Liut (Rage) ground robotic system in defence forces units. The system is designed for various tasks, including reconnaissance and fire support. Quote: "The Liut robotic system has been tested in real combat conditions. The robot is armed with a…

Home page | All news | Association of Ukrainians in Ireland: Unity, culture, and support for Ukraine Association of Ukrainians in Ireland: Unity, culture, and support for Ukraine #DiasporaNews March 17,2025 265 Today on March 17 Ireland is celebrating its national holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. For…

[By Sheridan Ward] It is estimated that there are 3,800 shipwrecks scattered across the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Most date from the Second World War. However, shipwrecks are not an issue consigned to the past. In the last decade, a global average of 73 ships with a displacement of more than 100…

Ukraine Opens Its First Interactive Mathematics Museum – The Cuboid Museum of Mathematics

In Greece, four book shelves were opened in February 2025 four Ukrainian book shelves. The opening, part of a project initiated by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, also took place in Finland, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, and Morocco. This is stated in a message on the page of the Office of…

In the wake of Western sanctions surrounding the Ukraine war, Russia developed a network of clandestine oil tankers to ensure the continuity of its energy exports – the so-called “shadow fleet.” This system of tanker ships, through various deceptive practices, has been successful in evading…

Image Source: Getty This article is part of the series—Raisina Edit 2025 As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, a battlefield beneath the waves intensifies. Seabed warfare has become a critical domain of modern geotech conflict. With society’s increasing reliance on undersea…

Germany's Stefanie Babst is often called a “former NATO chief strategist." Dr Stefanie Babst joined the International Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization back in 1999 and, over the course of 22 years, held various positions within the Public Diplomacy Division. From 2006 to 2012, she…

Ukrainian forces have discovered and destroyed a production hub where the soldiers of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Russian Federation repaired their armoured vehicles. The attack has been carried out with HIMARS. Quote: "They [the Russians – ed.] wanted to improve the armour but improved their…

Tesla sales have tumbled, X has seen an exodus of users, and now it seems cracks are appearing among those who have turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system as a means of staying connected in remote areas. While the number of Starlink users has been growing, some subscribers have been venting…

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GRAND FORKS — When bombs started dropping in February 2022 in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, Olia Fedorova sought shelter in her cellar. The shelling continued daily for months while many of the city’s residents fled. Some, like Fedorova, stayed. She was 28 at the time and is the…