Limassol smells like oil. Literally. For several weeks now, residents and tourists have been complaining about black spots on their skin after swimming, sticky dirt on the sand, and a suspiciously shiny film on the water. But it was not until July 12 that the Cypriot media finally took notice of…

President of the United States Donald Trump is poised to announce a sharp turn in his Ukraine policy with a new plan that may, for the first time, include offensive weapons aimed at altering the course of the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is set to unveil a sweeping new weapons package…

Camp "Save Childhood" in Italy — helping children who lost relatives due to the war in Ukraine Kyiv • UNN July 14 2025, 10:11 AM • 3182 views This summer, a health and psychological camp for children from Ukraine took place in an Italian resort town. The "Save Childhood" camp became a safe space for…

A Belarusian Mi-24 helicopter shot down a Russian attack drone over the country’s airspace on July 12, according to a source within the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, as reported by Ukrinform on July 14. The drone, identified as a “Herbera"-type unmanned aerial…

Oleksii Sukhorukov’s son was 12 when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. For months, the family existed in a state of trauma and disarray: Sukhorukov was forced to give up his work in the entertainment industry, which had included virtual reality and video games; they became isolated from friends…

On a recent spring day, a chunky, 560-foot-long ship with a bulbous nose and a stern bristling with heavy equipment sat at the end of a slender quarter-mile pier off the forested coast of Finland. The vessel, called the Mona Lisa, which was recently built in Romania for approximately 30 million…

Zarema Gasanova, an Indigenous Avar from the republic of Dagestan, was working as a nurse in a St. Petersburg clinic when Moscow ordered its troops over the border with Ukraine. At that moment, Gasanova, herself eligible for the draft, said she “could no longer stay on the sidelines.” The Moscow…

A promotional video showing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touting U.S. drone capabilities was deleted and reposted after a major rock band complained about the Pentagon using their music. The clip showed Hegseth, 45, standing in front of the Pentagon as military operators piloted drones that…

The US is taking an unprecedented step to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. President Donald Trump has announced that 17 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems will soon be transferred to Ukraine, RBC-Ukraine reports. Patriots are the only weapons Ukraine possesses that are capable of intercepting…

Low-Altitude Strike: MiG-29 Destroys Russian Drone Command Center #Aviation #Aviation armament #Fighter jet #MiG-29 #Ukraine #War with Russia #Zaporizhia Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet flies at low altitude. Ukraine, Zaporizhia. July 2025. Source: t.me/AIR_FIGHTER_life In the Zaporizhzhia region, a…

Estonian troops have conducted their first live-fire exercise with HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems following four months of training, ERR reports. In April 2025, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Head Sergey Naryshkin accused NATO of escalating military activity near Russia’s borders. He…

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Russia’s foreign intelligence agency on Monday accused NATO of pushing Moldova toward a potential military confrontation with Russia by allegedly militarizing the country amid the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine. In a statement, the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed that the Western…

Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to UK prosperity and security. We are proud to be a leading partner in providing vital support to Ukraine. In total, the UK has committed £18.3 billion for Ukraine: £13 billion in military support (including our £2.26 billion ERA Loan…

A homemade aircraft resembling a small drone crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and crashed near the border on Thursday, Lithuanian border officials said. The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said the object, initially mistaken for a Shahed drone, was detected around 11:30 by officers…

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Today, once again, Ukrainian drones struck Moscow. Airports were closed. Russian air defenses fired and Russian social media lit up with panic. But the real story isn’t just about a drone strike. It’s that the Russian state is collapsing – structurally, economically, and psychologically. Not just on…

The Russian Ministry of Defense is reportedly considering abandoning repairs of its sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, after years of delays, cost overruns, and repeated disasters. The warship, laid up since 2018, may now be scrapped entirely, sources told Izvestia on July 11. According…

Russia is preparing to launch a U.S.-style international development agency to strengthen its global influence, the head of Russia's foreign aid and cultural outreach arm, Yevgeny Primakov, said in an interview with the state-controlled RBC news outlet published on July 8. The planned initiative…

Myanmar’s military leader has praised Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, as the junta sought to capitalise on a tariff letter from the US president believed to be Washington’s first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing, in power since a 2021 coup d’etat, expressed his “sincere…

Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen's Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. People walk on the beach as a container ship crosses the…

Russia and Belarus intend to develop their own artificial intelligence model built on "traditional values" that would be "understandable" to citizens of both countries. Source: Sergei Glazyev, General Secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, at an international conference, as cited by the…

Naval News Navy 2025 As reported by Taiwan's Military News Agency on July 10, 2025, as part of the Han Kuang 41 military exercise conducted from July 9 to 18, 2025, the Coast Guard Administration's 600-ton Anping-class patrol vessel Wanli (CG-609) has undergone peacetime-to-wartime conversion with…

Nicaraguan rulers Daniel Ortega (r) and Rosario Murillo arriving at an act for the National Police, June 23, 2025 / Photo: CCC Human Rights experts speculate that Ortega and Murillo are attempting to evade international justice in the event of a regime change in Nicaragua. By Confidencial HAVANA…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The sight of a massive Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO reporting name Condor) cargo jet over Kyiv on Friday sparked joy from Ukrainians, derision from Russians and a mystery…

Top photo credit: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin appear on screen. (shutterstock/miss.cabul) Westerners foolishly rush to defend Azerbaijan against Russia Eldar Mamedov July 08, 2025 EuropeThe escalating tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan — marked by…

PC: "Sputnik Azerbaijan" was nothing more than a branch of the Russian FSB -APPEAL 12 July 2025 13:51 (UTC +04:00) Press Council of Azerbaijan has issued an appeal to the international community, APA reports. The appeal reads: “In recent years, the Russian Federation has increasingly weaponized mass…

The Discourse VIDEO: Houthis Demonstrate New Tactics in Red Sea Vessel Attacks by SWJ Staff | 07.11.2025 at 11:20pm Houthis Demonstrate New Tactics in Red Sea Vessel Attacks | Wall Street Journal Published July 11, 2025 Videos released by Yemen’s Houthi rebels showed what it said was the sinking of…

In the wee hours of 12 July, Russia struck the west-Ukrainian cities of Lviv, Lutsk, and Chernivtsi. East-Ukrainian Kharkiv was also affected. The attack comes one day after Russia’s record aerial missile attack on Kyiv as President Zelenskyy warns that Russia is ramping up its capacities to launch…

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News Firefighters and a police officer work at the site of an apartment building damaged during Russian strikes on Chernivtsi, Ukraine, July 12, 2025. Share Russia Launches More Deadly Air Attacks On Ukraine share Russia targeted Ukrainian cities with another barrage of overnight drone and missile…

German Major General Christian Freuding has reported on the negotiations in which Germany is engaged regarding the purchase of Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine from the US. Source: European Pravda; Christian Freuding in an interview with ZDF TV channel Details: Freuding said that "close…

The Air Force of Ukraine has released a video showing the operation of the Skynex anti-aircraft artillery system from Rheinmetall. Source: Air Force of Ukraine Details: The military stressed that the time and place will remain secret but noted that the results of the destruction of Russian attack…

Britain must start building bomb shelters immediately to prepare the nation for a potential war with Russia in the next five years. That's the chilling warning issued last night by the former head of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders. Gen Sir Patrick, who stood down as Chief of the…

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb has described Vladimir Putin as “a strategic fool and a military failure,” citing the Russian leader’s miscalculations in Ukraine and the geopolitical consequences that followed. According to the Sydney Morning Herald on July 12, Stubb spoke from his official…