Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has asked the country's Supreme Court to suspend a ban on the Taliban, Russian news agencies reported Monday. The Supreme Court is due to consider the move in a hearing behind closed doors on April 17. Russia, which has included the Taliban on a list of banned…

The HUR shared this update on Facebook, accompanied by footage of the reconnaissance team's combat efforts, as reported by Ukrinform. "The drones of the HUR’s Prymary special forces skillfully evaded enemy anti-aircraft missiles and hit the 02510 BC-16 and Raptor landing boats. They later targeted…

A bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators has prepared a plan to slap a 500% tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, and uranium if Russia refuses to engage in good-faith negotiations for a lasting peace with Ukraine. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey…

Ukraine has developed a mobile air defense system built on the US High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, also known as the Humvee. Retaining only the Humvee’s chassis, Kyiv’s modified surface-to-air missile vehicle prioritizes maneuverability and mobility. It is equipped with a new cabin and a…

The offshore wind energy industry in the United States continues to face challenges with four project developers each filing in the past few days to pause their state-level regulatory reviews. The developers are reported to be citing “uncertainties” in the U.S. market or seeking to create…

During the cyberattack on Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railways), tactics, techniques and procedures typical of Russian secret services had been used. Source: Yevheniia Nakonechna, Head of the State Centre for Cyber Defence of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of…

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The Vlissingen vessel is a part of the rMCM programme. Credit: © Naval Group. The Royal Netherlands Navy’s first mine countermeasures (MCM) vessel, Vlissingen, has embarked on its maiden sea trials from Concarneau, France. These trials are aimed at assessing and verifying the ship’s capabilities at…

Photo: Lviv City Council Ulyana Guz In Lviv, in the Mercury Center, an exhibition of paintings and ceramic products of military personnel recovering from injuries at the UNBROKEN Center was opened. The Lviv City Council reported this. What is the problem? One of the key areas of mental health…

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/abaerbock German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, during her visit to Kyiv, called on Vladimir Putin to agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, and noted that the first step to building trust would be the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.…

Facts 20:53 01.04.2025 1 min read Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has held online talks with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani, who confirmed continued assistance to Ukrainians, the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine reported. "On March 31, an online meeting of the defense ministers of Japan…

The TWZ Newsletter By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last week, a large force of B-2 Spirit bombers and other supporting assets deployed to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which TWZ was first to report on. The unprecedented stealth bomber deployment comes amid…

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Koliadiuk was curious. The 19-year-old Ukrainian agronomy student spotted an ad seeking women to enroll in a tractor driving course and decided to try. But the industrial vehicle was huge and complex, and she wasn’t sure she could operate it. “In the…

Watch: Operation Interbow, the specialised training being given to the Ukrainian armed forces' medics Since the start of the war, more than 52,000 Ukrainians have been trained in the UK in basic battlefield first aid and over 450 in combat medic skills. However, the UK-designed Platoon Combat…

A Danish 11-year-old raised over 34,000 Danish kroner (approximately $4,900) by making beaded Easter chicks to help Ukrainian children who lost their homes during the ongoing war. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Denmark was a strong supporter of Ukraine, providing billions in military aid,…

Enable 2FA as time-traveling hackers strike. NurPhoto via Getty Images Update, March 31, 2025: This story, originally published March 29, has been updated with further Medusa mitigation advice from the FBI as well as additional comment from Boris Cipot, and a report into another “as a service”…

Energy Security Prohibitions to operate marine loading buoys were issued Monday to Caspian Pipeline Consortium Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a guest book as he visits a nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk, in Murmansk, Russia, in March 2025.Photo: SPUTNIK/REUTERS/SCANPIX

Homepage News World Photos 12:41 31 Mar 2025 Ulyana Guz The exhibition "Touches of Cultures. Spain and Ukraine" opened at the National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts "González Martí" in February 2025. It is designed to introduce the two peoples to each other's cultures and show how much they…

Until recently, Navy cryptologic warfare officers (CWOs) were responsible for three disciplines: electromagnetic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SigInt), and cyberspace operations. To be promoted, officers sought experience in all three disciplines.1 However, the fiscal year 2023 National…

At any given moment, huge tankers, vast cruise ships and enormous bulk carriers are sailing the oceans powered by one of the dirtiest fuels on Earth. Heavy fuel oil (HFO) dominates shipping. To clean up the resulting air pollution, the industry mostly uses exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS),…

Nicole Ferraro, Editor, host of 'The Divide' podcastMarch 31, 2025 At a Glance How the Internet Society measures and tracks Internet resilience (03:20)Frequency of subsea cable cuts and examples that highlight the need for resilient fiber infrastructure (08:20)Best practices and recommendations for…

The owner of a cargo ship that struck a U.S. military-contracted tanker off England's northeast coast last month said on Monday it is setting up a fund for potential lawsuits over the collision. MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M & Co KG, a subsidiary of Ernst Russ which owns the Portuguese-flagged…

The former international head of Doctors Without Borders says she was left “stunned” after New York University canceled her presentation because some of her slides discussing cuts at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could be viewed as “anti-governmental”. Dr Joanne Liu,…

A devastating earthquake has wrought destruction across central Myanmar, toppling ancient sites, bringing down hospital buildings and collapsing homes. Myanmar quake mapThe 7.7 magnitude quake on Friday was followed by a number of aftershocks along the Sagaing fault. It also caused damage in…

More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science. The letter comes amid the administration’s relentless assault on US scientific institutions which has…

Spotlight A Taiwan-supported initiative - Burn Care Alliance project is helping Ukrainian doctors save burn patients with advanced materials, modern equipment, and global expertise. by Press Service of the CF "Christian Medical Association of Ukraine" | Mar. 31, 2025, 3:11 pm Patient. Photo by Yuriy…

Winter sea ice in the Arctic has reached a record low in 2025, according to Nasa and the US’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The annual peak, recorded on 22 March, was the lowest since records began 47 years ago, with sea ice covering just 5.53m sq miles – about 1.1m sq miles less than last year…

France's foreign trade minister, Laurent Saint-Martin, said on Monday he was "deeply shocked" by calls by the US Embassy in Paris for a number of French companies to drop their diversity programs in line with US President Donald Trump's domestic policy. "We are going to have a discussion with the…

Norwegian authorities have uncovered a fraudulent maritime insurance operation linked to Russia’s shadow fleet, charging four individuals with forgery and running an illegal insurance business. The scam, orchestrated by a company named Ro Marine AS, has raised concerns about the risks associated…

This is a decisive moment – not only for the defense of Ukraine, but for Europe as a whole. As the United States turns away from the continent, European security is threatened by Russian imperialism now more than ever. The coming weeks will determine the ability of Ukraine and its European partners…

U.S. President Donald Trump's spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, arrived in Ukraine and visited cities in Kyiv Oblast liberated from Russian forces in 2022, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman said on March 31. Azman invited Burns to visit Bucha, Borodianka, and Irpin. Three years ago, Russia's…

Naval News Navy 2025 On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Strategic Command officially assessed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operates six Jin-class (Type 094) ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), constituting China’s first credible sea-based nuclear deterrent, as each vessel is…

In mid-March, the Chinese start-up company Sealien Robotics announced that it had sold one or more of its “deep-sea surveillance robots” to an unidentified Middle Eastern nation. The deal was reported by the South China Morning Post. Details of the deal were scant, and little was known about the…

Early on March 29, a vessel bearing a strong resemblance to MV Jairan, the second of two sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) ships carrying sodium perchlorate from China, was spotted in Bandar Abbas Anchorage at 56.3515N 26.9960E midway between the islands of Qeshm and Hormoz.…

Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina has found herself at the centre of a storm of online abuse following her bombshell announcement that she will represent Australia after being granted permanent residency. The world No.12 has not returned to Russia for more than two years after coming out as…

Greenland's newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the US will not "get" the Arctic territory. "We do not belong to anyone else," Nielsen wrote on Facebook, adding the island's population "determines" its own future. This comes as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced…

Countries must take tougher action in the face of increased tampering with satellite navigation systems that threaten more groundings and collisions, according to three specialist United Nations agencies. Jamming or spoofing critical signals is rising, with a knock-on impact for maritime safety and…

Today, there are many interesting updates from the Toretsk direction. Here, with Russian forces weakened and stretched thin, Ukraine is pressing forward in Toretsk with a coordinated and relentless assault. Using precision airstrikes, artillery, and elite ground units, еhey are systematically…

The legitimate Mariupol City Council has reported that a Russian military base on the right bank of the city was set on fire by the Mariupol Resistance underground movement. Source: Mariupol City Council Details: Several vehicles were reportedly burnt down and the Russian ammunition was destroyed.…