Nicole Ferraro, Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcastMarch 31, 2025 At a Glance How the Internet Society measures and tracks Internet resilience (03:20)Frequency of subsea cable cuts and examples that highlight the need for resilient fiber infrastructure (08:20)Best practices and recommendations for…

The owner of a cargo ship that struck a U.S. military-contracted tanker off England's northeast coast last month said on Monday it is setting up a fund for potential lawsuits over the collision. MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M & Co KG, a subsidiary of Ernst Russ which owns the Portuguese-flagged…

The former international head of Doctors Without Borders says she was left “stunned” after New York University canceled her presentation because some of her slides discussing cuts at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could be viewed as “anti-governmental”. Dr Joanne Liu,…

A devastating earthquake has wrought destruction across central Myanmar, toppling ancient sites, bringing down hospital buildings and collapsing homes. Myanmar quake mapThe 7.7 magnitude quake on Friday was followed by a number of aftershocks along the Sagaing fault. It also caused damage in…

More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science. The letter comes amid the administration’s relentless assault on US scientific institutions which has…

Spotlight A Taiwan-supported initiative - Burn Care Alliance project is helping Ukrainian doctors save burn patients with advanced materials, modern equipment, and global expertise. by Press Service of the CF "Christian Medical Association of Ukraine" | Mar. 31, 2025, 3:11 pm Patient. Photo by Yuriy…

Winter sea ice in the Arctic has reached a record low in 2025, according to Nasa and the US’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The annual peak, recorded on 22 March, was the lowest since records began 47 years ago, with sea ice covering just 5.53m sq miles – about 1.1m sq miles less than last year…

France's foreign trade minister, Laurent Saint-Martin, said on Monday he was "deeply shocked" by calls by the US Embassy in Paris for a number of French companies to drop their diversity programs in line with US President Donald Trump's domestic policy. "We are going to have a discussion with the…

Norwegian authorities have uncovered a fraudulent maritime insurance operation linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, charging four individuals with forgery and running an illegal insurance business. The scam, orchestrated by a company named Ro Marine AS, has raised concerns about the risks associated…

This is a decisive moment – not only for the defense of Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole. As the United States turns away from the continent, European security is threatened by Russian imperialism now more than ever. The coming weeks will determine the ability of Ukraine and its European partners…

U.S. President Donald Trump's spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, arrived in Ukraine and visited cities in Kyiv Oblast liberated from Russian forces in 2022, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman said on March 31. Azman invited Burns to visit Bucha, Borodianka, and Irpin. Three years ago, Russia's…

Naval News Navy 2025 On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Strategic Command officially assessed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operates six Jin-class (Type 094) ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), constituting China’s first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent, as each vessel is…

In mid-March, the Chinese start-up company Sealien Robotics announced that it had sold one or more of its “deep-sea surveillance robots” to an unidentified Middle Eastern nation. The deal was reported by the South China Morning Post. Details of the deal were scant, and little was known about the…

Early on March 29, a vessel bearing a strong resemblance to MV Jairan, the second of two sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) ships carrying sodium perchlorate from China, was spotted in Bandar Abbas Anchorage at 56.3515N 26.9960E midway between the islands of Qeshm and Hormoz.…

Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina has found herself at the centre of a storm of online abuse following her bombshell announcement that she will represent Australia after being granted permanent residency. The world No.12 has not returned to Russia for more than two years after coming out as…

Greenland's newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the US will not "get" the Arctic territory. "We do not belong to anyone else," Nielsen wrote on Facebook, adding the island's population "determines" its own future. This comes as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced…

Countries must take tougher action in the face of increased tampering with satellite navigation systems that threaten more groundings and collisions, according to three specialist United Nations agencies. Jamming or spoofing critical signals is rising, with a knock-on impact for maritime safety and…

Today, there are many interesting updates from the Toretsk direction. Here, with Russian forces weakened and stretched thin, Ukraine is pressing forward in Toretsk with a coordinated and relentless assault. Using precision airstrikes, artillery, and elite ground units, еhey are systematically…

The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has welcomed a U.S.-Ukraine agreement to restore free navigation in international waters of the Black Sea, emphasizing that such a move would ensure stable food supplies for nations in need, the association's press service reported. "The operation of Ukraine's…

The legitimate Mariupol City Council has reported that a Russian military base on the right bank of the city was set on fire by the Mariupol Resistance underground movement. Source: Mariupol City Council Details: Several vehicles were reportedly burnt down and the Russian ammunition was destroyed.…

The president’s order called for curbing the independence of the sprawling network of museums and urging it to promote “American greatness.” Listen to this article · 7:10 min Learn more The Smithsonian, whose headquarters are in a turreted red-sandstone building known as the Castle, operates…

Russia has stumbled into a trap of its own making by bringing up the Black Sea during peace talks. Had they stuck to land negotiations, they could have exploited a ceasefire loophole: with fighting paused on land but no maritime boundaries drawn, their warships could have freely patrolled…

The geopolitics in the Horn of Africa have taken a new turn, with Somalia indicating that it is ready to offer the U.S exclusive control of it ports in the Gulf of Aden. This was revealed in a letter leaked last week, which appeared to have been written by Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029. “There are methods…

There was "anger," "surprise," and "panic" among the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden after Ukraine sunk the Mosvka, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, a report published by the New York Times on March 29 suggests. The Moskva sank on April 14, 2022, after being struck by two…

US president Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “p****d off” with Russian president Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs of 25 per cent to 50 per cent on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Mr Trump told NBC News he was angry after…

Screenshot According to Intelligence Online, the Russian military has used large-scale electronic warfare systems to jam tactical communications of the last Ukrainian troops retreating from the Russian region of Kursk. Russian General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, who is leading the counteroffensive…

An Su-27 bombs a bridge in Belgorod. Via WarTranslated Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-27 fighters, modified to lob American- and French-made precision glide bombs, are blowing up bridges in western Russia. A video montage that circulated online on Thursday depicts bombs slamming into at least two…

Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded thinktank now taken over by Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency”, received email notices of their mass firing late Friday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing.…

A shiny, sanctions-busting Russian limousine for Kim Jong-un. A fawning, rapturous reception for Vladimir Putin. These grand gestures may be welcomed by the North Korean and Russian leaders, but are intended as much for their global audience as for each other. The real prize is the strategic…

"I took a deep breath. Even the air is different outside prison," said Tequila, sitting in her soldier's uniform on a metal-framed bed in a military barrack. She is one of more than 100 female convicts in Ukraine who have chosen to swap prison time for parole and military service. Their arrival on…

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday March, 28, 2025. (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American…

The popularity of traditional Japanese sumo has seen a welcome rise in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the Eastern European country three years ago. With some 3,000 competitors in the full-contact sport, it often draws comparisons with the folk dance Hopak, the national…

On the evening of February 23, 2022 the soldiers of the 2nd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, one of Russia’s most storied units, made final preparations for a pre-dawn advance into Ukraine. The unit, formed in 1962 during the Cold War to give the GRU — Soviet military intelligence — its own…

Military Though huge for a ship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) makes for an extremely tight air base (Image Credit: US Navy) by manhhai / BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Chris Lange Published: March 29, 2025 11:49 am NATO has long been known for its…

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has created a Space Policy Directorate to bring together public and private companies, as well as space scientists, to interact with the Ukrainian army. Source: Kateryna Chernohorenko, Deputy Minister of Defence for Digitalisation at the Space For Ukraine forum, as…

On 28 March, the Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group reported that Russian troops attempted an assault on the Kupiansk front in Kharkiv Oblast but faced a crushing defeat as Ukrainian forces destroyed their armored vehicles and landing troops. Kupiansk is a critical railway and logistical center,…

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ONE of Vladimir Putin's limousines exploded and caught fire in Moscow as the tyrant orders sewers to be searched and the pat down of his own guards. An Aurus limousine from Putin's "official car fleet" blew up in a huge blast on a street just north of Moscow's FSB secret service headquarters in…

This marks a new phase in Sweden’s participation in the alliance, having previously supported Air Policing operations from Swedish territory since joining NATO. The deployment reflects Sweden’s growing role within NATO and its commitment to collective defence efforts. The Swedish Gripen fighters…