President Donald Trump may declare a national housing emergency this fall, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The move would tee up housing affordability as a key issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, which appear to be top of mind for the Trump Administration as redistricting fights play…

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by The Editorial Team September 4, 2025 Credit: Shutterstock FacebookEmail A landmark declaration calling for stronger protections for seafarers was adopted on 2 September at a Philippine government–led international conference in Manila. The Manila Declaration on Seafarers’ Human Rights, Safety and…

The Ukrainian film-maker Alexander Rodnyansky was once at the very centre of Russia’s cultural life. Over two decades he ran one of Russia’s biggest media conglomerates, produced some of the most celebrated films in recent Russian history – including the Oscar nominees Leviathan and Loveless – and…

KYIV, Ukraine — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia. Speaking after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris,…

NORWAY will share ships and crews with the Royal Navy under a landmark deal to guard the Arctic from Russian nuke subs. Oslo has agreed to buy at least five British sub-hunting frigates for £10billion amid warnings that undersea Kremlin threats are at record- high. 2 British Defence Secretary John…

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress. The order will designate “department of war” as a…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Evidence has emerged that Ukraine has topped up its hard-worked fleet of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters from a somewhat surprising source: Azerbaijan. While the number of…

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For centuries, Russia’s sheer size has been its greatest asset, making the country virtually unconquerable and guaranteeing an almost limitless supply of human and material resources that have helped secure generations of superpower status. However, there are signs that this may now be changing.…

The U.S. military is deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to help fight the Latin American cartels, coming shortly after two Venezuelan military aircraft flew close to a U.S. Navy ship in the region. The Department of Defense (DOD) has ordered 10 F-35 fighter planes to be deployed to Puerto Rico…

Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service has reported that Russia has about 13.2 billion tons of economically viable, proven oil reserves, enough for roughly 25 years of production. Russian oil remains a key source of revenue that funds its military aggression against Ukraine. In 2025, profits from…

Russia Introduces FSB Control Over Science: What is Now Prohibited for Scientists. today, 15:50 134 Journalist Shostal Oleksandr today, 15:50 134 As of September 1, a law regulating FSB control over international scientific cooperation came into effect in Russia. This was reported by the Ukrainian…

When Venezuela rolled Russian-sourced tanks and missiles through Caracas, it wasn’t just a parade. It was a signal: Moscow’s partnership with Nicolás Maduro is alive, militarized, and shaping the security calculus of neighbors like Ecuador, already battling their own criminal wars. From Parade to…

What is the problem? More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv is neither occupied nor defeated. It is a city that grieves and lives under threat, yet continues to adapt and function politically, culturally, and socially with flying colors. Amid regular air raid alerts and daily…

Russia Invades Ukraine Share A Toxic Trail Exposed: How Russia Makes Chemical Grenades And Uses Them Against Ukraine share The website of Russia’s Scientific Research Institute for Applied Chemistry (NIIPH) features images of fireworks displays and one of the items it produces: sparklers in packages…

ET Spotlight At the ET Make in India SME Regional Summit in Chandigarh, Vikas Gupta, Senior Sales Manager for Canon India’s BIS Channel, made one thing clear: the Japanese tech giant isn’t merely selling printers. It’s aiming to power India’s next phase of business transformation. ET Make in India…

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Russia’s largest overnight air attack of the war has set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including an infant, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drones and missiles, injuring 18 people and setting scores of…

Ukrainian forces operating the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system are selectively using its machine gun rather than costly missiles when targeting Iranian-made Shahed drones, according to Defense Express on September 7. The Avenger, first fielded in the 1980s, combines eight FIM-92 Stinger missiles…

On the night of September 6–7, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled the largest drone attack to date: the russian army used a total of 810 Shahed killer drones and decoys, launched from eight directions. Also used in this barrage were nine Iskander-K cruise missiles and four Iskander-M/KN-23…

Faced with Russia’s full-scale war, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (DIU) has emerged as a leading force. From defending Kyiv on day one to pioneering naval-drone raids that have downed Russian warships, helicopters, and even fighter jets, DIU might not spin spider webs—but its owl-and-sword emblem…

About past, present and future of Ukraine News Culture Business War Diplomacy Support OJ Contribute Today About past, present and future of Ukraine News Culture Business War Diplomacy Main Diplomacy Russian signal jamming disrupts nearly 123,000 flights over Northern Europe Diplomacy Russian signal…

Reuters Published on: 07 Sep 2025, 10:50 am Follow Us: Microsoft said on Saturday that its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. In an updated status message for its Azure system, the company said its users may experience service…

During the conversation, Budanov recalled that Russia conducted a partial mobilization in 2022. After that, it did everything possible, regardless of the cost, to avoid conducting another mobilization. However, this does not change the fact that Moscow could mobilize people again. “Can Russia carry…

On a clear, still morning in early August, Sam Shoemaker launched his kayak into the waters off Catalina Island and began paddling. His goal: to traverse the open ocean to San Pedro, just south of Los Angeles, some 26.4 miles away. But upon a closer look, Shoemaker’s kayak was no ordinary kayak.…

The United States is prepared to cooperate with European countries to impose additional sanctions to drive Russia's economy into "total collapse", US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Source: Bessent on NBC News, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bessent noted that the US is open to…

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The Discourse Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets like land mines | Dr. Bunker of SWJ for NewScientist by SWJ Staff | 09.07.2025 at 09:04pm A Russian ambush drone with solar panels seen in Ukraine Credit: Serhii Beskrestnov Russian ambush drones have been seen in Ukraine fitted with…

The Ukrainian air force lost important aerial jamming capacity when one of its precious few ex-French Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters crashed on 22 July. Fortunately for the air force, France is likely to at least double the number of supersonic, delta-wing Mirage 2000s it’s giving to Ukraine. “France…

Ukraine is steadily expanding its campaign against Russia’s oil refineries. Fuel shortages are worsening across the country, with one Russian newspaper warning that the country is on the verge of a full-scale fuel crisis. What Moscow calls unplanned maintenance is now visible in inflation data as…

Ai Weiwei has taken his work to one of its most dangerous stages yet: Ukraine’s eastern front. Just weeks before unveiling a major installation in Kyiv, Ai travelled to Kharkiv, a city under regular Russian bombardment, where he met with soldiers, poets, and cultural figures resisting Moscow’s…

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Russian authorities recently demanded that the Central African Republic (CAR) end its yearslong relationship with the Wagner Group and replace those mercenaries with the state-run Africa Corps, a deal that includes building a Russian military base in the country. The demand is the latest…

"Ukrainian drones destroyed two helicopters at Simferopol airport on August 30. Around 06:30 UTC (09:30 Kyiv time -ed.), Russian monitoring resources recorded the movement of drones heading toward Simferopol airport. Later, footage of a fire near the airport appeared online," the resource reported.…