Poland has urged its citizens to urgently leave Russia. The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is advising against all travel to Russia due to the war in Ukraine and the recognition of Poland - which is a member of NATO - by the authorities of the Russian Federation as a hostile state. Any people…

Czechia to Help Ukraine Strengthen Air Defense Against Drones #Air Defense #Czech Republic #Europe #Germany #Ukraine #War with Russia #World Skynex air defense complex in service with the Ukrainian army. September 2024. Frame from the video of the "West" Air CommandSkynex air defense complex in…

Anton Tymoshenko is exhausted. Ukraine’s most famous standup comedian – Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t count, since he is the president – has just returned from a gruelling European tour, involving 36 shows in 50 days. He played in Berlin, Paris and London. And Birmingham, where Tymoshenko tried…

President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Wednesday that allows Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia to vote in local elections and run for local office. The law follows amendments signed in March to a 1998 agreement on mutual rights between the two countries. The updated agreement aims…

Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Djedović-Handanović has announced that Belgrade, Budapest, and Moscow have agreed to construct an oil pipeline connecting Hungary and Serbia. She made the announcement on her Facebook page following talks with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter…

Gard Club has drawn attention to the growing vulnerability of maritime navigation to GPS interference, particularly in geopolitical conflict zones. According to Gard Club, GPS disruptions are caused by a mixture of factors: natural events like solar flares, equipment problems such as receiver or…

That is according to Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, Ukrinform reports. The agency notes that the formal justification for the move is Article 8 of the Federal Law "On Martial Law," which allows the president to impose a range of restrictions. The expansion of the FSB's role in regulating…

A senator from Russia’s upper-house Federation Council has called for significant federal spending cuts in order to boost funding for the war in Ukraine and national security. In an article written for the RBC news website, Anatoly Artamonov, the chairman of the Federation Council’s Budget and…

9 out of 10 Shaheds Shot Down in Ukraine Attributed to Interceptors Backed by Former Google CEO – Report #Air Defense #UAV #Ukraine Illustration on the topic: shooting down Russian "Shaheeds". Source: ArmyInform Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is backing the production of drones used in Ukraine,…

Due to frequent Russian attacks, a cat from Odesa has memorised the route to the bomb shelter. Her owner posted a video on TikTok showing the pet running through corridors towards the flat after the all-clear was given, occasionally glancing back to check that the owner filming is following. The…

The official naming and delivery are expected to occur shortly after the completion of these sea trials. The vessel, which is the final naval variant of the Harry DeWolf-class, is the first AOPS completed under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The AOPS procurement forms part of the…

Dataset This dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels. Publishing date 01 July 2025 Download data Recommended citation: Keliauskaitė U., B. McWilliams, G. Sgaravatti, G. Zachmann (2021) ‘European natural gas imports’, Bruegel Datasets, last updated 5…

The first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant, subsea rock installation vessel designed to support the offshore energy sector marked a milestone as the vessel was floated out at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard. The vessel has faced delays in its construction and challenges as the U.S. offshore wind market…

Summertime is the season for boat charters, and local Coast Guard stations in boating hubs around the country are staying busy tracking down and fining violators - which, in Florida, sometimes means boarding a moving tiki bar. Over the weekend, Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale's response boat…

The first specialised anti-drone tunnel has been constructed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a vital shield for civilian and military transport against Russian first-person view (FPV) drone strikes. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, as reported by Zprz.city Details:…

July 23, 2025, 10:46 AM In June, as the bombs were falling on Tehran, a curious thing happened: Iran’s crude oil exports briefly spiked. Despite being bombed, Iran was not deterred from shipping oil—nor were its customers in China discouraged from continuing to buy the oil, in defiance of sanctions.…

UK intelligence has exposed how Russian GRU sabotage units have carried out a global campaign of subversion, disinformation, and covert attacks. In its 23 July defense intelligence update, the British Defense Ministry has named the Russian units and outlined their years-long operations across…

Earlier this year, European leaders agreed that the E.U. must be “fully capable of defending itself against a Russian attack by 2030.” NATO has more than doubled its defense spending target to 5 percent of GDP by 2035. But Western officials sounding the alarm about a potential armed conflict between…

This was announced in an official statement by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Wednesday, according to Ukrinform. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of HAWK Phase III Missile System and Sustainment…

The suction sail is an innovative design that uses a small amount of energy to redirect a large flow of crosswind to assist ship propulsion, reducing the amount of thrust required from ship propellers. Spin-offs from the suction sail concept can be applied to other maritime transportation…

Pentagon is Preparing Open Letter Calling for Resignation of the Secretary of Defense #USA #World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, June 2025. Photo credits: Brendan Smialowski / AFP In the United States, defense officials are preparing a collective statement on the incompetence of current…

In December 2024, the Indian company Ideal Detonators Private Limited shipped two batches of octogen, a military-grade explosive, to Russia, totaling over $1.4 million. Recipients included the Russian company Promsintez and High Technology Initiation Systems, Reuters reports. India is one of…

Irish-developed navigation system to be launched into space Updated / Thursday, 24 Jul 2025 16:16 It will play a key role in the launch of Airbus' latest generation CO3D satellites. A navigation system developed by an Irish company is to be launched into space tomorrow as part of a major satellite…

The 18th sanctions package, adopted by the European Union in July 2025, could deliver the most significant blow to Russia’s oil sector since the onset of sanctions. The new measures aim to close loopholes that have allowed Russia to maintain stable oil revenues over the past two years. The…

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Russia has handed prison keys back to the FSB— the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's secret police KGB—reviving its Gulag system designed for abuse and torture. For Ukrainians held by Russia, the risks of long prison terms and fabricated court cases escalate. Jul 24, 2025 14:45 Updated Jul…

Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport, one of Russia’s busiest air hubs, is facing a deepening financial crisis marked by mounting debt, declining passenger traffic and state intervention, the facility’s new leadership told the RBC news website this week. Andrei Ivanov, recently appointed to…

Despite tough sanctions against the export of crude oil and petroleum products, Russia manages to pour billions into its war chest. Image: ZDF How is this possible? How do Russian tankers manage to operate undisturbed on the world's oceans, despite global trade restrictions? And what role do dubious…

A NEW front in Vladimir Putin's bloody war erupted as Ukraine and Russia traded deadly Black Sea strikes after peace talks collapsed. The tit-for-tat attacks were the fiercest in months and marked a chilling escalation in a war showing no signs of ending. 11 Russia launched a terrifying assault on…

How America and Its European Allies Can Help Erode Moscow’s Declining Influence Jeffrey Mankoff July 24, 2025 Russian service members attending a base-closing ceremony in Khojaly, Azerbaijan, May 2024 Aziz Karimov / Reuters JEFFREY MANKOFF is a Distinguished Research Fellow at National Defense…

The precious 'white gold' buried in the Earth 42 minutes ago Chloe Farand Alain Prinzhofer Sometimes called 'fairy circles', circles such as these in Brazil can form when high-pressure hydrogen causes land to rise then sink (Credit: Alain Prinzhofer) Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast…

Skyports, the world's leading drone service company, has been expanding its footprint in Singapore's busy harbor for years. Drone deliveries offer a fast and efficient way to deliver small spares, medical supplies and cash-to-master payments, and Skyports provides these services to ships at anchor…

At the southern tip of Europe’s largest river island, the ground falls away into a vast and unexpected vista. From a high, rocky ledge on Khortytsia Island, the view opens on to a sea of swaying young willows and mirrored lagoons. Some of the trees are already many metres tall, but this is a young…

Naval News Navy 2025 As reported by Policy Hawk on July 22, 2025, the Canadian Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) conducted two forward rearmament operations with RGM-84 Harpoon Block II missiles at the Port of Darwin, Australia, on July 9 and July 21, 2025, while participating in…

YouTube removed nearly 11,000 channels and accounts linked to state propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and other countries in the second quarter of 2025. Source: Google, which is actively fighting global disinformation operations through its Threat Analysis Group, as reported by CNBC Details:…

The Bulgarian government requested one complete Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System, which includes tactical Naval Strike Missiles, inert and telemetered missiles, three Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System – Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS), operator trainer…

In the past few days, the US president issued another ultimatum to the warring parties in Ukraine, although this time, Donald Trump focussed his ire on Russia. Apparently sick of seeing Russia’s accelerated aerial assault on Ukrainian cities and its increasing toll of civilian suffering, Trump…