Breaking: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just “ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice” next Tuesday at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, the Washington Post reported Thursday. No reason was given for the rare and urgent meeting, which is…

Politics AFP - news@thelocal.com Published: 25 Sep, 2025 CET. Updated: Thu 25 Sep 2025 16:33 CET German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius addresses guests during the BDI Space Congress 2025 on September 25, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP Germany will spend €35 billion on outer…

American fighter jets scrambled on 24 September to identify and intercept four Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska, CBS News reported, citing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Two Russian Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighters flew in Alaska’s Air…

Today, Russian forces lost another Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to the official Facebook page of the Ukrainian Air Forces Command, the aircraft was shot down around 4 a.m. Reports indicate that this Su-34 was carrying out attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia using guided…

The pressures of the war in Ukraine are starting to bite for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policymakers in the Kremlin, with Moscow planning tax hikes and spending cuts to deal with its growing budget deficit. The draft budget for 2026 is expected to be submitted to parliament on…

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Mark your calendars: September 28, Moldova's heading to the polls! This tiny country is torn politically between Brussels and Moscow. Meanwhile, Russian officials are already throwing shade, calling Moldova’s democracy ''rock bottom.'' twisted anti-EU narratives and online propaganda — all trying to…

[Damascus] Syria and Ukraine announced on Thursday the resumption of diplomatic relations, restoring ties that were broken in 2022 under the ousted Assad regime. The announcement followed a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New…

You may never have wondered why you have five fingers at the end of each arm (or why you have fingers at all, for that matter) but the answer is surprisingly interesting and a little cheeky. A recent study published in the journal Nature suggests that the DNA triggers responsible for controlling the…

This story has been updated with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak's statement. Around 50% of gas stations in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol have stopped selling gasoline due to fuel supply disruptions, Russian pro-government media outlet Kommersant reported on Sept. 24. The publication,…

By night, Lamine Hanoun works as a hospital guard in Bir Moghrein, near Mauritania’s border with Morocco-occupied Western Sahara. By day, he twiddles his phone, checking TikTok and Facebook, which he uses to sell meteorites to the rest of the world. In this former French colonial garrison town,…

Sept. 17, 2025, 11:25 p.m. Italian pages in the history of Budzak Цей матеріал також доступний українською 118 Genoese shebeck vessel / SOURCE: wonderfulsail.com The role of Italian merchants - primarily Venetians and Genoese - in shaping the trade practices of medieval Budzhak remains almost…

Sep 25, 2025 and The populist forces that propelled Donald Trump’s rise will continue to shape US politics long after he leaves office. Rather than wait around hoping for the US to re-embrace reason, democratic values, and global leadership, the “rest of the West” must step up to preserve the…

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The Mexican navy tall ship that fatally smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge last spring is on its first sea voyage since the harrowing incident to give its hefty repairs a test run, The Post has learned. The Cuauhtémoc left Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co. in Staten Island for its “sea trial” in the ocean…

Two unidentified drones were observed overnight from September 25 to 26 over the Karlskrona archipelago in Sweden, SVT reported, citing police representative Mattias Lundgren. The archipelago houses Sweden’s main naval base in the country’s southeast. The drones flew within 10 kilometers of the…

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Twenty Ukrainians have left Alaska after their requests for re-parole through the Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian parole program were not approved in time, says Executive Director of New Chance Ukraine relief program Zori Opanasevych. “It hurts. I welcomed these…

Donald Trump has spent eight months attempting to remake the United States through a massive programme of cuts and deregulation. His administration has left almost no part of American life untouched – from classrooms to college campuses, offices to factory floors; museums, forests, oceans and even…

Russia, which has undermined the global order and security, is now suffering huge losses from the war despite support from China, India, and Brazil. Over the past two months, the number of gas stations in the country has decreased by 360 sites, or 2.6%, the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence has…

If a flood of videos on TikTok is to be believed, the people of Moldova are currently living through a reign of terror. These short videos claim that the country is being governed by a "dictatorship" of its pro-European President, Maia Sandu, and the ruling liberal-conservative Action and Solidarity…

News Politics Donald Trump’s about-face on Ukraine was a result of “disappointment” with Vladimir Putin, says Alexander Stubb. AI generated Text-to-speech Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers The main concern…

The closure of Aalborg airport in northern Denmark this week, following the incursion of drones into its airspace, is the latest in a string of recent airport shutdowns caused by the devices. Unmanned drones were also reportedly spotted at Esbjerg, Sonderborg and Skrydstrup airports — the latter,…

The Russian drone attack on Poland on the night of 9-10 September, as well as subsequent Russian provocations in the airspace of Estonia, Romania, Denmark and Norway, have drawn constant attention from Western media and policymakers. What is Putin’s game? Are Western countries responding adequately?…

Ukraine’s EU accession is following no fixed timeline. But even now, we can name two dates that will be decisive for Ukraine’s European integration. Both are tied to events in neighbouring states. The second of these dates is 12 April 2026, when parliamentary elections are set to take place in…

Kyiv's strikes on Russia's oil sector have severely disrupted fuel supplies and logistics for Moscow's armed forces, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Sept. 25. "The capabilities of the enemy's military-industrial complex have been significantly reduced; we can see this on the…

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has successfully demonstrated its artificial intelligence-based autonomous navigation optimization technology with a trans-Pacific voyage. The company announced on Thursday that it has completed a real-world trial of its independently developed Samsung Autonomous Ship…

Photo: Zhao Zishuo/Xinhua/Getty Images The United States has begun to act on a groundswell of interest in revitalizing its struggling shipbuilding industry and reducing China’s dominance in the sector. Washington’s attention was initially focused on the economic security risks posed by China’s…

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The outlet writes that although Moscow is testing NATO's response to violations of EU countries' airspace, there is growing concern about Russia's undersea espionage operations. Russian spying on cables In November 2024, Moscow's military spy ship Yantar, equipped with surveillance equipment,…

Polish Troops may be Granted Right to Shoot Down Russian Drones Independently #Europe #Poland #UAV Illustrative photo of Polish soldiers Poland is considering amending its legislation to allow its military to shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine without NATO and EU approval. Currently, Poland has…

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Russia is systematically restricting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from accessing Ukrainian prisoners of war and on the rare occasions when visits are allowed, it only shows those captives who are in a relatively good condition, hiding the sick, the maimed and the victims of…

Poland has reopened two border crossings with Belarus and is urging its citizens to leave Belarusian territory without delay. Source: a statement from the Polish Embassy in Minsk, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Terespol-Brest border crossing has been reopened for passenger traffic,…

NATO states placed big hopes on a long-scheduled Sept. 21 telephone call between authoritarian Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart President Donald J. Trump, as a make-or-break moment for peace in Ukraine and security and stability in Europe. On Sept. 2 Trump let pass without action…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that the country has effectively stopped living in conditions of peace due to the growing number of hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure and networks. Source: Merz during a speech to business representatives at the Schwarz Ecosystem Summit in Berlin,…