After having spent five days east of Sardinia, the Russian-flagged military cargo ship Sparta IV is again drawing attention, now maneuvering west of Portugal. The ship is drawing focus from the NATO allies for its unexplained behavior, which is also leading to broad speculation online. The Sparta IV…

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Telecom 20:28 20.02.2026 1 min read Poland continues to finance the operation of over 29,000 Starlink satellite communication terminals in Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said. "Poland continues to fund over 29,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine. This ensures that despite the…

Nasa said Friday it was planning to launch its delayed Artemis II moon mission on 6 March after successfully completing a fueling test that had caused it to stand down earlier this month. Jared Isaacman, the space agency’s newly confirmed administrator, cited “major progress” since the original…

Has China entered what I have called the era of “late communism,” a term I use to describe the CCP’s terminal phase, comparable to the final years of the Soviet Union? The CIA, the institution outside China with the deepest intelligence on the country, appears to believe it has. And these…

Hungary announced on Feb. 20 that it will block the European Union's 90-billion-euro ($107 million) loan to Ukraine until Russian oil flows via the damaged Druzhba pipeline resume. The move comes amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Hungary, one of the EU's most Kremlin-friendly states, and…

Through a brief statement published on its Telegram channel, the Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that it is awaiting the delivery of additional Mirage 2000-5 fighters from France, aiming to strengthen its combat aviation in the face of the Russian invasion. The development follows a new round of…

“Two wars are being waged against European democracy” – Maia Sandu President of the Republic of Moldova at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe today, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, warned that…

The U.S. Army has allocated $33.8 million to Lockheed Martin to support ground and launch testing of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar as part of the Patriot SAM system. This means verifying the capability to intercept ballistic and hypersonic missiles such as Iskander-M…

Ukraine is still mourning Lana Chornohorska, a 26-year-old drone pilot beloved by many as a "catalyst" in art and cultural activism who never seemed to run out of energy. Chornohorska, who went by her callsign "Satie," was fatally injured by a Russian drone in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast on…

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia. Roy Medvedev in Moscow in 1990. In the West, he was known as the most independent historian of the Soviet era. By Feb. 14, 2026Updated 11:09 a.m.…

Russia attacked Ukraine with 129 Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas loitering munitions as well as drones of other types on the night of 10-11 February. About 80 of the UAVs were Shaheds. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Details: Early reports indicated that as of 08:00, Ukrainian air defence forces had…

Headquarters of the Washington Post in downtown Washington, D.C.. The newspaper laid off most of its international correspondents and closed many international bureaus. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP The Washington Post laid off most of its foreign correspondents, including some of the last American…

Musicians from the Kyiv-Classic orchestra take the applause after a concert at the Ukrainian capital's central train station in a bid to "warm souls" Genya SAVILOV Tags As featured on +3 A Friday night concert in Kyiv to 'warm souls' Between two air-raid alerts, the Kyiv Classic Orchestra on Friday…

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 154 Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas loitering munitions, as well as drones of other types, on the night of 12-13 February. About 100 of them were Shaheds. Source: Ukrainian Air Force Command Details: Early reports indicate that…

News World leaders meet amid fresh questions about the transatlantic alliance and the stability of the global order. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Live February 13, 2026 6:05 am CET By Welcome to our live coverage of the Munich Security Conference,…

A selection of excerpts from poems by Ukrainian women poets in French translation appeared at Paris metro stations. As part of the campaign, ten excerpts were placed at ten metro stations. Parisians will be able to discover Ukrainian women’s poetry from January 28 to March 11, 2026. “Ukrainian…

exclusive Why One Big Ship Buyer Wants Shadow Fleet Tankers GMS seeks a U.S. license to legally pay cash for sanctioned ‘floating rust buckets’ Over 1,400 so-called dark fleet ships have moved sanctioned oil for years. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down how these tankers evade scrutiny and how the…

Around 62% of Czech citizens support the continuation of a Prague-led initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine. Source: České noviny, a Czech news outlet, as reported by European Pravda Details: A poll conducted in January found that 62% of Czechs back the continuation of the Czech-led…