Somewhere in the streets of Russian-occupied Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, a woman puts a sticker on the wall. It’s a short message, but if she is seen doing it, she will face arrest, prosecution, and likely, torture. The message is: "Soon, we will be home again." On another sticker, the most…

Kenya has a strong tradition of investigative journalism. Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 33 and freedom of the media in Article 34 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). However, the Media Council of Kenya has recorded at least 612 cases of violations of press freedom in the country…

Russian missile strike damaged approximately 15 cultural heritage monuments in Odesa’s historic center on 31 January, Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said. Russian forces hit historical centre part of Odesa with ballistic missles on 31 January, injuring seven people as of 1 February, Governor Oleh…

NewsArticlesBlogsVideo content Eng Укр Pol Esp Eng Укр Defense industry of UkraineUkraineWar with RussiaWorldEuropeMilitary assistance 1 February, 2025 Anti-drone bullets 7.62 x 39 mm. Photo credits: RosZmі Europe Russia War with Russia Weapons World Russia has developed a 7.62 mm round to combat…

Updated January 14, 2025 Oil tanker Eagle S is suspected of damaging the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2 in December. NATO and EU leaders agreed to launch a monitoring mission of the Baltic Sea in the wake of several "serious incidents" damaging critical undersea infrastructure, some of…

The latest vessel to be detained in the growing investigations into damaged cables in the Baltic is a Norwegian-owned reefer cargo ship used in the fish trade. Norwegian police confirmed in a briefing this morning that they directed the vessel, the Silver Dania, into the port of Tromsø and are now…

On January 17, the US Coast Guard released its much-anticipated final rule on cybersecurity in the US Marine Transportation System, which establishes mandatory minimum cybersecurity requirements for the maritime sector. The new regulations are effective July 16, 2025 and represent the most…

Elon Musk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump and the world's richest person, is setting the tone for Germany’s election campaign. With his statements in support of the far-right, he is making Germany’s mainstream parties nervous ahead of the parliamentary elections on 23 February. Read more…

European security is taking center stage as leaders grapple with the alarming incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. Following multiple cases of cable severing over recent months, including the latest incident involving the Bulgarian-registered vessel Vezhen, discussions on enhancing…

Initiated on 13 January 2025, ‘Baltic Sentry’ is building maritime surveillance and presence activity to deter rogue actor threats to the Baltic Sea’s CUI network. Two NATO task groups – Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) – sit centrally…

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The vast majority of Germans perceive Russia as the biggest threat to global peace and feel increasingly less secure. Source: European Pravda, citing German newspaper FAZ Details: The Russo-Ukrainian war, the re-election of Donald Trump as US president, and widespread concerns about insufficient…

EXCLUSIVE Kyiv War in Ukraine War Crimes Exclusive Kyiv Post report from a neighborhood and its metro station that survived four massive missile strikes, and was back to wartime normal within hours or a couple days max. by Sergii Kostezh | January 30, 2025, 4:31 pm Flip Despite Trump’s rhetorical…

Norwegian soldiers from the Telemark battalion and U.S. Marines work together during the Nordic Response 2024 military exercise in Finnmark, Norway, March 10, 2024. Norwegian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS In 2023, Mads Petersen, founder of the Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, endured…

When Ukraine declared its independence from the U.S.S.R in August 1991., Kyiv came into possession of the third largest nuclear weapons stockpile in the world, after the Soviet Union and the United States. Besides large and complex strategic missiles, Kyiv had also taken over thousands of the Soviet…

Ukrainian drones hit an oil pumping station and a missile arsenal in Russia's Tver region during an overnight operation, Kyiv intelligence sources told news outlets on Wednesday. Reuters reported an unnamed source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) shared details with the news agency about the…

“You can’t even imagine how deeply this money from the United States has woven itself into our lives – so much that we don’t even suspect it,” says Vladyslav Sodel, reflecting on eight years photographing USAID projects across Ukraine. Following the Trump administration’s suspension of foreign aid…

US President Donald Trump has warned Russia that he will impose economic measures including taxes, tariffs, and sanctions unless Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to end the war in Ukraine. While it is far from clear whether economic pressure alone can bring Putin to the negotiating table,…

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In the occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast, Russian forces are reportedly searching for Ukrainian orphans, single people, and children of parents with disabilities to mobilize them into its army and use in the war against Ukraine, according to the Yellow Ribbon resistance movement. The Yellow…

Russia’s crude oil exports from its western ports are expected to decline by 8% in February compared to January's plan, as Moscow ramps up oil refining. Reuters' calculations indicate that exports dropped by 8% following recent US sanctions. Source: Reuters Details: Despite enduring a series of…

Ukraine is reeling from the shock decision by the Trump administration to pause all US foreign aid programmes immediately, as a variety of projects in the country – from military veteran rehabilitation programmes to independent media and anti-corruption initiatives – have effectively been stopped…

Ukrainian uncrewed aerial systems have disabled 25% of storage capacity at the Kristall oil depot near Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast, Russia, through two precision strikes in January 2025, according to UK Defence Intelligence reports. The coordinated attacks on one of Russia’s key fuel…

Ukrainian Defense Forces have successfully blown up a Russian 96L6E radar, a critical component of the S-400 (SA-21 Growler) and S-300 (SA-20 Gargoyle) air defense systems, in a targeted strike. The Ukrainian Ground Forces released footage capturing the moment the radar system was located and…

Faced with increasing pressure from President Donald Trump to hand over the strategically important island of Greenland to the U.S., Denmark has announced plans to beef up its military presence there. Key to the $2 billion effort is the purchase of three new Arctic patrol boats, two long-range…

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Containership schedule reliability absorbed the shocks from the diversions away from the Red Sea and leveled off despite the demands on capacity and the longer travel times. Sea-Intelligence published its end-of-year report which tracked reliability across 34 different trade routes and showed…

Serbia's populist prime minister, Milos Vucevic, has resigned after protests dealing the latest challenge to Vladimir Putin's political support in Europe. Vucevic stepped down following weeks of demonstrations generated by the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy, which reflected discontent at the…

January 28, 2025, 03:40 PM 156 Share: Patriot launcher (Photo: Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) The U.S. military transported approximately 90 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems from a stockpile in Israel to Poland, with plans to then send them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Jan. 28.…

Finland regularly ranks as a world leader in media literacy, with its population well equipped to deal with misinformation, disinformation and many of the threats the digital age poses to democracy. It is the result of an education system that differs greatly from Irish schooling. Finnish students…

Military US Navy’s hypersonic vehicles to get GPS-free navigation boost from Anello Photonics SiPhOG provides uninterrupted navigation, enabling vehicles to maintain controlled flight even when GPS jamming disrupts other systems. Updated: Jan 26, 2025 06:53 AM EST Aman Tripathi 15 hours ago This…

For the fourth time in little more than a year, a ship calling in Russia has been accused of dragging an anchor under power and cutting a subsea cable in the Baltic. For the fourth time in a row, the vessel in question has a visibly damaged port anchor. The bulker in Sunday's incident, the Vezhen,…

Published Jan 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM EST By News Editor Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! North Korean troops have pulled back from at least one section of the frontline in the Kursk region of Russia, according to members of Ukraine's military. Sky News on Monday reported a Ukrainian special forces…

US special forces train with NATO to protect underwater infrastructure

The Indian Air Force has awarded a medal for gallantry to a cargo jet pilot who dropped off the commando team that rescued the bulker Ruen from Somali pirates early last year. On December 14, 2023, Somali pirates boarded the Bulgarian-operated bulker Ruen at a position about 380 nautical miles east…

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MARAD’s program to build the first modern training ships for the U.S. merchant marine marked another milestone with the floating of the fourth vessel of the class. The future Lone Star State which has been assigned to Texas A&M Maritime College took to the water for the first time on Friday, January…

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