Sailors atop a ‘Yasen-M’ attack submarine. Sevmash photo As recently as 2018, the Kremlin planned to remake the Russian navy’s submarine fleet with as many as 14 new Borei-class ballistic missile submarines and 12 Yasen-M-class attack submarines, both nuclear-powered. That was before COVID—and…

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – As Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine the Narwhal prepares to start sea acceptance tests before the end of April, a contract for the next two submarines is likely to be signed this year, reports said Friday. CSBC Corporation, Taiwan made the necessary adjustments during this…

The Baltic Sea handles around 15 percent of global shipping traffic — approximately 2,500 vessels daily, according to researcher Julian Pawlak. A rising number of these ships belong to Russia’s “shadow fleet,” a group of hundreds of aging, poorly regulated oil tankers that Moscow uses to bypass…

A large fire broke out this morning in the Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant in Petrozavodsk, Russia causing damage to one of the new structures at the facility. According to the Ministry of Emergency Services, more than 60 firefighters and 20 units of equipment were dispatched. Reports…

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This was reported by Forbes. Before yesterday’s crash, the Russian Air Force had already lost four such aircraft: one crashed, one was shot down, and two were destroyed or severely damaged during Ukrainian drone strikes on an airfield. From January to March, drone attacks on the Engels airbase…

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 3, 2025 The SAL SPU-200 integrates multi-frequency GNSS protection with signal authentication, ensuring that ships maintain accurate positioning, even in the presence of hostile interference. Credit: AST Networks As GPS jamming and spoofing incidents escalate…

Last spring, a Cameroonian-flagged cargo ship, the Barbaros, steamed through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. The Barbaros had begun its journey in Russia and was en route to a port in eastern Libya controlled by a warlord whose forces have been accused of crimes against humanity by a U.N. fact-finding…

PRAGUE - The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on April 3 that the US government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language programme into Russia. Prague-based RFE/RL, founded during the Cold War to counter Soviet propaganda and funded by the US, has been at odds…

The Kremlin is capitalizing on Syria’s energy crisis in an effort to keep its military bases in the country, even as it refuses to hand over fugitive former dictator Bashar al-Assad to the new government. Syria has been in desperate need of oil, diesel and gas since December 2024, when Islamist…

Russia not on Trump's tariff list 2 hours ago Vitaliy ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC Monitoring Reuters Local media say Moscow's absence is "to the disappointment of many in the West" One country that did not feature on Donald Trump's list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios…

The US Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by the office of the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to review and get rid of any that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, US officials said on Tuesday. Academy officials were told to review the library late…

Russia's Office of the Prosecutor General has declared the Elton John AIDS Foundation an "undesirable" organisation. Source: Russian Prosecutor General's Office; Meduza, a Latvia-based Russian news outlet; Radio Liberty Details: The Prosecutor General's Office believes that the organisation,…

A precision strike by Ukrainian forces destroyed four Russian helicopters at a base in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast using US-made HIMARS missile launchers, as Ukrainian special forces monitored the operation with surveillance drones. “The target was engaged,” the Ukrainian special operations command…

In 2025, Estonia plans to begin constructing fortifications, including bunkers, along its border with Russia, ERR reports. US President Donald Trump has been pushing for Kyiv-Moscow talks, allegedly to end the Russo-Ukrainian war. Meanwhile, the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,…

As part of Donald Trump’s vow to stop the “really bad people,” through his campaign of maximum pressure, the U.S. today, April 2, imposed sanctions on Russian businessmen sending aid to the Houthis. Among the activities the U.S. is citing is the stealing of Ukrainian grain from Crimea and shipping…

(Reuters) - Greek and Turkish Cypriots will cooperate on removing landmines between their estranged communities and undertake initiatives on the environment and climate change, their leaders agreed on Wednesday, weeks after the U.N. hailed the first meaningful progress in years in talks on the…

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has asked the country's Supreme Court to suspend a ban on the Taliban, Russian news agencies reported Monday. The Supreme Court is due to consider the move in a hearing behind closed doors on April 17. Russia, which has included the Taliban on a list of banned…

The HUR shared this update on Facebook, accompanied by footage of the reconnaissance team's combat efforts, as reported by Ukrinform. "The drones of the HUR’s Prymary special forces skillfully evaded enemy anti-aircraft missiles and hit the 02510 BC-16 and Raptor landing boats. They later targeted…

A bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators has prepared a plan to slap a 500% tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, and uranium if Russia refuses to engage in good-faith negotiations for a lasting peace with Ukraine. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey…

Ukraine has developed a mobile air defense system built on the US High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, also known as the Humvee. Retaining only the Humvee’s chassis, Kyiv’s modified surface-to-air missile vehicle prioritizes maneuverability and mobility. It is equipped with a new cabin and a…

The offshore wind energy industry in the United States continues to face challenges with four project developers each filing in the past few days to pause their state-level regulatory reviews. The developers are reported to be citing “uncertainties” in the U.S. market or seeking to create…

During the cyberattack on Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railways), tactics, techniques and procedures typical of Russian secret services had been used. Source: Yevheniia Nakonechna, Head of the State Centre for Cyber Defence of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of…

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The Vlissingen vessel is a part of the rMCM programme. Credit: © Naval Group. The Royal Netherlands Navy’s first mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel, Vlissingen, has embarked on its maiden sea trials from Concarneau, France. These trials are aimed at assessing and verifying the ship’s capabilities at…

Photo: Lviv City Council Ulyana Guz In Lviv, in the Mercury Center, an exhibition of paintings and ceramic products of military personnel recovering from injuries at the UNBROKEN Center was opened. The Lviv City Council reported this. What is the problem? One of the key areas of mental health…

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/abaerbock German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, during her visit to Kyiv, called on Vladimir Putin to agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, and noted that the first step to building trust would be the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.…

Facts 20:53 01.04.2025 1 min read Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has held online talks with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani, who confirmed continued assistance to Ukrainians, the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine reported. "On March 31, an online meeting of the defense ministers of Japan…

The TWZ Newsletter By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last week, a large force of B-2 Spirit bombers and other supporting assets deployed to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which TWZ was first to report on. The unprecedented stealth bomber deployment comes amid…

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Koliadiuk was curious. The 19-year-old Ukrainian agronomy student spotted an ad seeking women to enroll in a tractor driving course and decided to try. But the industrial vehicle was huge and complex, and she wasn’t sure she could operate it. “In the…

Watch: Operation Interbow, the specialised training being given to the Ukrainian armed forces' medics Since the start of the war, more than 52,000 Ukrainians have been trained in the UK in basic battlefield first aid and over 450 in combat medic skills. However, the UK-designed Platoon Combat…

A Danish 11-year-old raised over 34,000 Danish kroner (approximately $4,900) by making beaded Easter chicks to help Ukrainian children who lost their homes during the ongoing war. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Denmark was a strong supporter of Ukraine, providing billions in military aid,…

Enable 2FA as time-traveling hackers strike. NurPhoto via Getty Images Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with further Medusa mitigation advice from the FBI as well as additional comment from Boris Cipot, and a report into another “as a service”…

Energy Security Prohibitions to operate marine loading buoys were issued Monday to Caspian Pipeline Consortium Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a guest book as he visits a nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk, in Murmansk, Russia, in March 2025.Photo: SPUTNIK/REUTERS/SCANPIX

Homepage News World Photos 12:41 31 Mar 2025 Ulyana Guz The exhibition "Touches of Cultures. Spain and Ukraine" opened at the National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts "González Martí" in February 2025. It is designed to introduce the two peoples to each other's cultures and show how much they…

Until recently, Navy cryptologic warfare officers (CWOs) were responsible for three disciplines: electromagnetic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SigInt), and cyberspace operations. To be promoted, officers sought experience in all three disciplines.1 However, the fiscal year 2023 National…

At any given moment, huge tankers, vast cruise ships and enormous bulk carriers are sailing the oceans powered by one of the dirtiest fuels on Earth. Heavy fuel oil (HFO) dominates shipping. To clean up the resulting air pollution, the industry mostly uses exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS),…