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30 July, 2025 RussiaChinaEuropeAlternative PerspectivesAsiaEmmanouil M. Karatarakis Former Assistant Director of China Mission Center, CIA Miller spent 39 years at CIA as an operations officer, serving nine tours abroad, two as a Case Officer, one as Deputy Chief of Station and six tours as Chief of…

There was a time, just a couple of decades ago, when researchers in psychology and health always had to engage with people face-to-face or using the telephone. The worst case scenario was sending questionnaire packs out to postal addresses and waiting for handwritten replies. So we either literally…

A convent in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk recently organized a campaign of handing out plastic fetuses to local women in an effort to discourage abortions, according to the independent outlet 7×7. The initiative was held in shopping centers, libraries, at city festivals, and on university…

Less than six months after it was declared so-called ‘undesirable’ in Russia, the Barents Observer takes the country’s General Prosecutor to court. A first round of hearings in the case took place in the Tverskoy Rayonny Court in Moscow on July 2. A second round is planned for July 10. The small…

The classic WWII-era laker Cuyahoga has completed her final voyage and arrived at a scrapyard in Port Colborne, Ontario. Damaged in a conveyor fire in 2024, the Cuyahoga was deemed unsuitable for repair and consigned to demolition. The Cuyahoga is an 18,000 dwt self-unloader built in 1943 by the…

The British warship HMS Northumberland was built in 1679 as part of a wave of naval modernisation overseen by Samuel Pepys, a decade after he had stopped writing his celebrated diary and gone on to become the Royal Navy’s most senior administrator. Twenty-four years later, after the ship had taken…

[By CMT] The shipping industry’s adoption of smart technology risks being undermined by the crew’s ability to understand the information they provide, according to a German diagnostics firm. Condition Monitoring Technologies (CMT), a provider of engine performance analytics and training, has warned…

A ceasefire encouraged by President Trump and agreed between Cambodia and Thailand on July 28 appears to be more or less holding, notwithstanding a series of small arms clashes. The border battles between the two countries were largely focused on a forested national park area in Thailand’s Si Sa Ket…

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has passed a law restoring powers to Ukraine’s key anti-corruption agencies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO). Source: Parliamentary session of 31 July Details: A total of 331 MPs…

Water shortages in Russian-occupied Donetsk have reached a critical point, with residents receiving tap water only once every three days, queuing for hours at mobile tanks, and relying on unsanitary sources such as basement wells and mine water. Locals and pro-Russian bloggers are calling the…

The premises of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio have sustained damage as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July. Source: Ukrainian State Film Agency Quote: "During the morning missile strike, the studio’s production facilities and part of a hotel building were…

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09:00, 31.07.2025 The ruble under protection: Russia’s resources against oil sanctions Photo: Реальное время The potential introduction of 100% duties on buyers of Russian oil by the United States under Donald Trump's ultimatum poses a challenge to the ruble. However, Russia has a sufficient set of…

485 Yesterday, 16:24 The member states of the North Atlantic Alliance have been striving to establish themselves in the South Caucasus for many years. This was reported by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. “The goal, I think, is obvious: to use the…

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AI-Cloned Voice of 999 Call Handler Used in Sophisticated Russian Disinformation Operation In a disturbing escalation of disinformation tactics, security services have uncovered a sophisticated Russian operation employing AI-cloned voices to spread fabricated narratives about the war in Ukraine.…

This is a guest post by Colette Harley, a Junior Fellow in the Geography and Map Division. My Junior Fellowship project this summer was entitled “Marie Tharp, Mapmaking Pioneer – Diving into Unprocessed Collection Material”. As an archivist, my ears always perk up at the phrase “unprocessed…

History Why The Baltic Sea Is A Graveyard For Champagne Bottles By July 31, 2025 11:00 am EST Tim Graham/Getty Images The Baltic Sea is a treasure trove for shipwreck explorers. Not only are these treacherous waters a common final resting place for many boats lost at sea, but they're also home to…

Kyiv • UNN July 31 2025, 10:41 PM • 166 views Indian state-owned oil refining companies have suspended the purchase of Russian oil due to reduced discounts and warnings from the US president. The companies have turned to the spot market, preferring Middle Eastern and African grades. Indian…

Russia, once a self-proclaimed cyber superpower, has been rocked by a humiliating breach that exposed deep flaws in its secret services. Now, Ukraine’s counterattacks are holding the digital frontline, proving that strength lies in resilience, not propaganda. Jul 31, 2025 20:27 8 min read Authors…

IN A NUTSHELL ⚓ Autonomous naval battle groups are envisioned by DARPA to revolutionize the U.S. Navy with uncrewed robotic vessels. 🔧 Extensive experimentation is underway to tackle challenges in logistics, refueling, and communications for these autonomous systems. 🛡️ The integration of uncrewed…

Rafael SuárezJuly 31, 2025 Forget the DJI Mini 4 Pro… Get the SkyRover X1 instead! Only $758 on Amazon! DroneXL readers, prepare for a tale so wild it sounds like a Hollywood script rejected for being too out there. In eastern Ukraine’s Siversk, a lone soldier, call sign “Tankist,” was surrounded by…

The Armenian newspaper Hraparak reports significant reinforcement activities at Russia’s 102nd military base located in Gyumri, Armenia. According to the publication, large shipments of military equipment and ammunition have been delivered to the base over recent weeks, with several cargo planes…

The United States on July 25 urged China to stop enabling Russia's war in Ukraine during a United Nations Security Council meeting, prompting a sharp rebuke from Beijing, which accused Washington of shifting blame and creating confrontation. "If China is sincere in calling for peace, it should stop…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that his country is proposing "strategic cooperation" to Ukrainians rather than full integration into the European Union due to fears of the EU being drawn into the war. Source: Orbán on X (Twitter); European Pravda Details: Orbán stated that Hungary…

The 225th Separate Assault Regiment has completed clearing and securing the village of Kindrativka in Sumy Oblast. Previously, the unit took part in the liberation of Andriivka. Source: DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts Details: DeepState reported that during the liberation, the…

News A man walks by a shopping mall that was hit by a Russian missile strike in the city of Kamyanske in Ukraine's Dnipro region on July 26 Share Russia Launches 'Massive' Overnight Strikes On Dnipro And Kharkiv share Russian forces launched a large-scale nighttime attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk…

Valentyn Illustration: Ella Baron/The Guardian Ella Baron Photograph: Ella Baron In Ukraine, many people affected by the conflict are being treated and supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). I was able to meet some of them: in a rehabilitation centre for war veterans in Cherkasy and a mental…

Владимир Путин и Ильхам Алиев во время встречи в резиденции Загульба под Баку, Азербайджан, 19 августа 2024 года. Фото: Вячеслав Прокофьев / EPA На завершившейся на днях международной конференции в Шуше президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев дал Украине свой главный совет: «Никогда не соглашаться на…

Read: 4 min At a military base tucked into the Polish countryside, a Canadian soldier kneels beside a TM-62 anti-tank mine, demonstrating how to handle the device without it blowing up. Across from him, a young Ukrainian recruit watches in focused silence as a nearby Ukrainian linguist translates…

Serbia would support imposing sanctions on Russia once the country's accession to the European Union is at hand, Serbian European Integration Minister Nemanja Starovic said in an interview published by Austria's APA on July 25. Serbia, a formal EU candidate since 2012, has long expressed its…

Executive Summary Regional actors are already shaping their strategic environment though behavior that limits the coherence of Sino-Russian initiatives through hedging, legal signaling, alliance recalibration, and selective engagement. India’s multi-partner posture and defense diversification…

Another group of Ukrainian children was saved from occupation as part of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative and thanks to the work of the Save Ukraine team and the support of partners. Points of attention Ukraine's Bring Kids Back UA initiative aims to rescue and support Ukrainian children affected…

Three years ago, Felix Wunnike realized he had struck a chord with young people. Whenever the business psychology graduate posts videos on his TikTok account about "finding friends," his followers respond immediately. "Even when I just said in the video, 'Send this video to your best friend,' the…

An SOS message in a bottle, believed to be from the Taiwanese captain of the missing fishing vessel Yong Yu Sing No. 18, has been discovered on the west coast of Ireland. The vessel and its 10 crew members, including the captain surnamed Lee, have been missing for over four years, Caliber.Az…

Ukraine has arrested Chinese nationals on espionage charges and sanctioned Chinese companies, signaling a hardened stance toward Beijing due to its perceived support for Russia's war. Despite China's claims of neutrality, evidence suggests it is providing significant support to Russia, including…