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Suez Canal blocked after sanctioned tanker carrying Russian oil grounded in key waterway
A sanctioned oil tanker ran aground in the Suez Canal, blocking northbound traffic for several hours on Tuesday. The Suez Canal Authority said the Komander had engine issues while sailing southbound at around 12:30 local time (0930 GMT). Sources confirmed to Upstream's sister title TradeWinds that…
Ukrainian press officer shoots down Russian FPV drone targeting foreign film crew
Oleh Petrasiuk, press officer from the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo, has shot down a Russian FPV drone that attempted to attack a foreign film crew in the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. Source: a video by the brigade on Facebook Quote: "It happened while…
Coast Guard Navigation Buoys to Remain Off the Coast of Maine for Now
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has halted its plans to remove hundreds of navigation buoys from the Northeast after receiving push back from those who rely on them for safety while on the water. A press release shared by the Coast Guard Tuesday indicates that more than 3,200 public comments…
New butterfly named in tribute to slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska
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A new butterfly species has been named to honor the young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed to death…
В США бабочку назвали в честь погибшей украинки Ирины Заруцкой | Главное в Украине
В США новооткрытый вид бабочки получил имя украинской беженки Ирины Заруцкой, которую убили в августе этого года в трамвае в городе Шарлотт, штат Северная Каролина, сообщает ABC News. Бабочку назвали Iryna’s Azure — «Лазурь Ирины». Ее открыл президент Международного общества лепидоптерологов Гарри…
France Sends More Aster Missiles and Mirage Jets to Bolster Ukraine's Air Defenses
Russia Ukraine War 2022 President Emmanuel Macron announced France will send additional Aster surface-to-air missiles, Mirage fighters, and expanded training support to Ukraine. The move signals deeper European defense coordination as Kyiv braces for intensified Russian airstrikes. The French…
‘Weaponized Interdependence’ – Trump to Apply Trade Pressure on Xi to Starve Kremlin War Machine
US President Donald Trump departed Friday night for a high-stakes, three-stop tour of Asia, with the diplomatic swing immediately overshadowed by North Korea’s nuclear threat and a rapidly escalating trade war with Beijing. Amid the flurry of trade negotiations, officials and experts in Washington…
Russia’s population is shrinking rapidly. Putin is trying to put a stop to that
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Is the Russian Navy a capable threat? | The Australian Naval Institute
The Knyaz Pozharsky arrives in Gadzhievo, the base north of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula. While speaking in Slovenia last week, Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), joked about the state of Novorossiysk, a diesel-powered submarine of the Russian Navy,…
‘Defending the Country Is Crucial’ – Croatia Reinstates Conscription Over European Security Concerns
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Russia Launches Powerful ICBM at Ukraine’s Dnipro in First Recorded Combat Use
Authors CONFLICTS & WARS Aishwarya Rakesh UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR Russian Federation Non-Nuclear Missile Strike Escalates Conflict Amid Tensions Over Long-Range Weapons Defensemirror.com bureau 12:06 PM, November 21, 2024 4572 RS-26 Rubizh Watch Video Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile…
Ukraine war briefing: US reportedly mulling further sanctions on Russia that could hit banking sector
The Trump administration has prepared additional sanctions it could use to target key areas of Russia’s economy if Vladimir Putin continues to delay ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine, officials have told the Reuters news agency. It was not clear whether Washington will actually levy further sanctions,…
Germany plans to spot more Russian submarines — from the sky – DW – 10/25/2025
The reconnaissance flight took off from Lossiemouth, northeast Scotland, and headed out over the northern Atlantic Ocean. Aboard the Royal British Air Force plane, which to all intents and purposes looked like a large gray Boeing 737 but with fewer windows, was German Defense Minister Boris…
New submarine cables in the Black Sea: Europe seeks digital independence from Russia
Redazione RHC : 26 October 2025 09:21 Eastern Europe is preparing for a new phase in telecommunications security. An ambitious submarine cable project, called Kardesa , will connect Bulgaria, Georgia, Turkey, and Ukraine without crossing Russian territorial waters, aiming to reduce dependence on…
Zelenskyy said Ukraine prepared to fight for three more years – Polish PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has revealed that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in their most recent conversation that Ukraine is prepared to continue resisting the Russian invasion for several more years. Source: Tusk in an interview with The Sunday Times, as reported by European Pravda…
Kyiv opens therapeutic garden to help veterans and civilians recover from war trauma through nature - Euromaidan Press
On 17 October, a therapeutic garden opened at Kyiv's VDNKh, a major exhibition and recreation complex, to support emotional recovery for veterans, military personnel and anyone else who needs it, according to the Ministry of Health. Ukraine faces a significant mental health crisis from the war…
Underground school opens in frontline Izium as kids could only study online since 2022 due to occupation and Russian attacks - Euromaidan Press
Four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, elementary school students in Izium, eastern Kharkiv Oblast, have never attended a real classroom. That changed this week when the city opened its largest underground educational center—a facility that can accommodate 100 students at once, according to…
35 Years Ago – The Student Protest that Changed Ukraine
Ukraine A ‘Student Revolution on Granite’ on Kyiv’s Maidan Square that heralded the end of Soviet rule in Ukraine by Bohdan Nahaylo | Oct. 26, 2025, 10:10 am Listen to this article Email Student Revolution on Granite, Kyiv, October 1990. Photo: Maidan Museum. Email Flip The first protest for…
Demographic expert: Belarus’s birth rate too low to sustain population growth
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Orbán accuses Poland of ‘war psychosis’
Russia uses forbidden Baltic shipwreck for NATO espionage
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Russians destroy newly opened beauty salon in Kyiv
The Backstage beauty salon, located in Kyiv's Podil district, has been destroyed due to a Russian drone attack. Source: Backstage company on Instagram Details: "Our new salon, which had just opened its doors, was damaged by the strike. The team organised themselves and went to save everything that…
Chinese state refiners dropping Russian oil imports following US sanctions
Tankers Independent refiners still expected to find Russian cargoes as exports search for ‘workarounds’ Chinese state oil refineries are reportedly going to stop importing Russian oil, at least in the short term.Photo: Sergey Bobylev/brics-russia2024
Inside Intelligence Presents: Chinese Espionage Operations and Tactics
Description Join MS in Intelligence Analysis Program Director Michael Ard as he hosts Nicholas Eftimiades, assistant teaching professor of homeland security at Penn State Harrisburg's School of Public Affairs, for a discussion on "Chinese Espionage Operations and Tactics." Retired from the U.S.…
Sweden says Zelensky to visit for 'defence export' announcement
Sweden says Zelensky to visit for 'defence export' announcement by AFP Staff Writers Stockholm (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Sweden on Wednesday where the two countries will make a "defence export" announcement, the Swedish government said. Zelensky and…
"They're destroying Ukraine's cultural elite": number of artists and media workers killed since 2022 revealed
A total of 236 artists and 114 Ukrainian and foreign media workers have been killed because of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Quote: "Just as the Stalinist regime destroyed a generation of Ukrainian artists in the 1920s and early 1930s, today Russia is deliberately exterminating Ukraine's…
The War They Play
The documentary follows the story of Iryna's family (name changed), who fled Russian occupation to save her son from possible conscription. Before leaving, representatives of the occupation authorities pressured her to enroll her children in a local school, threatening to send them to an orphanage…
Türkiye develops ‘robot dog’ to join inventory by early 2026 - Türkiye News
News Türkiye October 21 2025 09:11:50 Türkiye develops ‘robot dog’ to join inventory by early 2026 ISTANBUL A new generation of domestically produced four-legged robots, commonly referred to as “robot dogs,” is set to enter service in Türkiye by early 2026, marking the country’s latest step into the…
Russia is losing its dominance in the hydrocarbon market: Trump is putting pressure on India, and the EU refuses to purchase Russian energy resources.
India will continue to pay “huge” duties on its exports to the US until it stops buying Russian oil, US President Donald Trump said. India has become the largest buyer of Russian oil, which is sold by sea at a discount, after Western countries pivoted to new energy suppliers and imposed sanctions on…
Unidentified Persons Blew Up Railroad Section Connecting Pskov With St. Petersburg - Militarnyi
Unidentified Persons Blew Up Railroad Section Connecting Pskov With St. Petersburg #Russia #Saboteurs #War with Russia A locomotive that derailed in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region on September 14, 2025. Photo credits: Supernova+ An important railway line “Pskov – St. Petersburg” was…
What to know about the new sanctions the U.S. is imposing on Russia
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Russian drone damages Museum of Hetmanship in Kyiv – photos
A Russian drone damaged the Museum of Hetmanship building in Kyiv during an attack on the night of 23-24 October. Source: Local historian and journalist Roman Malenkov Quote: "The Russians wanted to destroy one of the symbols of Ukrainian statehood – the Museum of Hetmanship. The house where Hetman…
Museum of Hetmanship | Museum Portal
Museum of Hetmanship Ukraine, Kyiv Address: Spaska street, 16-b 12 208 Information Virtual tour Map Information The Hetmanship Museum is devoted to the history of the Ukrainian Cossack statehood from the 17th to the 18th centuries, as well as the Ukrainian liberation struggle in the period from 1917…
Chinese halt Russian oil shipments amid US sanctions chaos
by The Editorial Team October 24, 2025 in Shipping Credits: Shutterstock FacebookEmail Chinese state-owned oil companies have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil following U.S. sanctions on Russia’s largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, according to multiple trade sources. The sanctions…
Ukraine conflict: Bell explores supplying Kyiv with Viper, Venom helicopters
Home Insights News Post By Gareth Jennings | 21 October 2025 The Venom (foreground) and Viper (background) are being touted for potential transfer to Ukraine under LoIs signed between manufacturer Bell and the Ukrainian government. (Janes/Patrick Allen) US company Bell has signed letters of intent…
Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Baja State Prosecutor’s Office in Tijuana Bombarded by Three Weaponized Cartel Drones | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
The Discourse Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Baja State Prosecutor’s Office in Tijuana Bombarded by Three Weaponized Cartel Drones by SWJ Staff | 10.23.2025 at 02:21pm Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Baja State Prosecutor’s Office in Tijuana Bombarded by Three Weaponized Cartel Drones | C/O Futures Cartel…
Germany to pay US military base employees amid shutdown – DW – 10/23/2025
Germany plans to pay some 11,000 local employees at US military bases in the country who might not receive salaries in October because of the government shutdown in Washington, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. "The [German] federal government will initiate an unscheduled expenditure to ensure…
Czechs Fund Ukraine’s Flamingo Cruise Missile in Record 48 Hours, Honoring Dana Drábová
The Czech initiative “Gift for Putin” said it raised the full $520,000 needed to purchase a Ukrainian-built Flamingo cruise missile—designated DANA 1 in honor of the late Czech nuclear safety chief Dana Drábová—less than two days after launching the appeal on October 22. Organizers and Czech media…
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