Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos. By Candace Rondeaux. New York: PublicAffairs, 2025. 480 Pages. ISBN-13: ‎978-1541703063. Published in 2025, Putin’s Sledgehammer, by Candace Rondeaux, is one of the most recent and most comprehensive works to address…

Spectacular views of distant galaxies, giant dust clouds and hurtling asteroids have been revealed in the first images captured by a groundbreaking telescope that is embarking on a 10-year survey of the cosmos. The stunning pictures from the $810m (£595m) Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile mark the…

Defense News Army 2025 On June 20, 2025, Russia's state-owned manufacturer Uralvagonzavod significantly intensified the mass production of its T-90M Proryv main battle tank, signaling a transformative acceleration in Russia's strategic capacity for prolonged land warfare. Based on findings from the…

In the same week that Russia experienced an unexpected drone attack on its airfields deep inside the country, explosions rocked several Russian railway tracks and the railway bridge into annexed Crimea was targeted with underwater explosives. Though these attacks lacked the novelty of Operation…

This two-seater platform is designed to detect and disrupt hostile drones, providing Ukrainian forces with a mobile airborne countermeasure against loitering munitions and reconnaissance UAVs. The delivery was reported by French aviation analyst ATE CHUET following a conversation with a SHARK.AERO…

There is also EU legislation in the works that would finally put an end to all European imports of Russian gas – pipeline and liquefied – by 2028. Von der Leyen called the sanctions “robust” and “hard-biting”, while Benjamin Schmitt, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman…

According to Ukrinform, the update was shared on Facebook by Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration. “This is already the 21st convoy within the initiative of British farmer Mark Laird called Pickups for Peace. This time, the vehicles will be handed over to defenders…

Police in St. Petersburg arrested at least 219 cyclists over the weekend after a mass late-night ride on the city’s Vasilievsky Island, local media reported Sunday. Around 400 riders had gathered near Alexander Volodin Square on Saturday night when residents complained of “brawling, shouting,…

A Liverpool pet products company, Boss Pets, has been told to take down its website after the fashion house Hugo Boss said its name was infringing its trademark. “Boss” is a commonly used slang word in Merseyside, used to mean something is great or excellent. Ben McDonald, from Bootle, set up the…

Russia plans to increase the number of university spaces reserved for students from North Korea, the head of state-funded cultural diplomacy agency Rossotrudnichestvo said. Moscow and Pyongyang have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with a…

News/ Indian Navy to commission last foreign-built warship ‘Tamal’ in Russia; packs BrahMos, advanced sensors Business News 2 min read | Updated on June 23, 2025, 17:26 IST SUMMARY Built at the Yantar Shipyard, Tamal is the second Tushil-class frigate and eighth in the Krivak series from Russia.…

Kyiv • UNN June 23 2025, 12:23 PM • 3592 views SBU prevented a repeat assassination attempt on Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon, having detained four FSB agent-combat groups and their coordinator in Kyiv. The Russian special service had offered a reward of USD 400,000 for the journalist's murder,…

Sixteen giant statues are to be hoisted back on to the spire of Notre Dame in the latest step of the cathedral’s €700m (£600m) reconstruction after the devastating fire of 2019. The copper-coated figures, each weighing almost 150kg, escaped the blaze because they were removed from the Parisian…

Killer whales have been observed mutually grooming each other with a type of seaweed, the first known instance of a marine animal using tools in a way that was previously thought to be the preserve of primates such as humans. A group of killer whales, which are also known as orcas, have been biting…

Defense News Army 2025 The MEGA-Army application by Belgian defense innovator IDDEA sets a new benchmark in real-time battlefield intelligence by combining instant recognition with complete technical breakdowns of combat vehicles and land systems. Designed to identify an exceptionally broad spectrum…

The Brain Stimulation Centre Bila Tserkva, a clinic in Kyiv Oblast where patients with disabilities underwent rehabilitation, has been destroyed in a Russian attack. Source: the clinic on Facebook Details: The centre provided rehabilitation for children from the Fastiv Training and Rehabilitation…

At least two supertankers made U-turns near the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. military strikes on Iran, shiptracking data shows, as more than a week of violence in the region prompts vessels to speed, pause, or alter their journeys.Washington's decision to join Israel's attacks on Iran has stoked…

Iran retaliated against the U.S. on Monday, launching missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar, according to a statement from the Qatar foreign ministry. The missiles targeted Al-Udeid Air Base outside Doha and were intercepted by air defenses before they could strike the base, the Qatari government said.…

Djibouti to Ethiopia: “We’re Not the Crimea of Africa” Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed bids farewell to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh at Bole International Airport on March 29, 2022. (Photo: ENA) Djibouti’s President Guelleh rejects naval base proposal and reaffirms national…

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have negotiated a ceasefire, halting a two-week-old war that has killed hundreds in tit-for-tat strikes by Israeli warplanes and Iranian ballistic missiles. The ceasefire was set to begin late on Monday, Trump said, with Iran halting its attacks first…

Why Russia is worried about Germany’s Taurus missile 21 hours agoDuration 11:02 21 hours agoNewsDuration 11:02 Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning Germany’s new chancellor against sharing its long-range Taurus cruise missile with Ukraine. CBC’s Terence McKenna breaks down why the weapon has…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte keeps a variety of mementos in his office. There is a sprawling photograph of the North Sea from the vantage point of his hometown in the Netherlands, a kanji gift from Japan’s Minister of Defense, and a framed floral embroidery that reads “In Unity is Strength” in…

19 June 2025 Human Rights Last year, 41,370 grave violations against children were documented and verified by the United Nations, according to the Secretary-General's annual report on children in armed conflict, released on Thursday. This number represents a 25 per cent increase from 2023, marking…

Moscow also owns thousands of Shahed-136 attack drones and their imitators, according to the Ukrainian intelligence (HUR). Russia's main missile stockpile includes: up to 500 9M723 Iskander-M ballistic missiles; up to 300 9M728/9M729 Iskander-K cruise missiles up to 260 Kh-101 cruise missiles…

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U.S. Intervention in Iran Would Be a Terrible Gamble Andrew P. Miller June 21, 2025 The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Iran’s State TV broadcaster building, Tehran, June 2025 Majid Asgaripour / West Asia News Agency / Reuters ANDREW P. MILLER is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress…

"Mom, it's me!": first conversations and new footage of Ukrainian defenders released from captivity Kyiv • UNN June 20 2025, 01:39 PM • 2970 views President Zelenskyy, HUR Chief Budanov, and other officials showed new footage of Ukrainian defenders released from Russian captivity. Minister of…

Poland’s culture ministry is readying plans to transfer the country’s most treasured artworks abroad in the event of a Russian invasion. In an interview with the Financial Times, culture minister Hanna Wróblewska said evacuation planning was needed because Poland’s nearly 1,000 museums could no…

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The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the transit of the CMA CGM Osiris (15,536 TEU) through the Suez Canal on June 18 as the first large containerships through the canal in more than a year. The authority is calling it a new phase in its efforts to restore mega containership traffic through the…

What happened As part of an investigation that has been ongoing since early 2024, researchers uncovered 30 separate data sets, each containing tens of millions to more than 3.5 billion records. Among the compromised data are logins and passwords from social networks, VPN services, developer…

In early 2024, Russian engineers modified the Russian air force’s KAB glide-bombs with more channels for their satellite radios. This made them harder to defeat by electronic means, as a jammer would have to interfere with each Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna channel to send the bomb off…

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration, citing Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration Valentyn Mondriyevskyi. In the near future, the municipal enterprise Kyivexpertiza will calculate the damage caused to the educational institution. After that,…

A new study overturns the long-standing belief—popularly known as “Darwin’s Paradox”—that coral reefs are nutrient-rich oases thriving in oceanic deserts. Credit: Shutterstock Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich…

Hundreds of turtle doves are being released this summer as conservationists race against the clock to save the species from extinction in England. The cooing doves, which mate for life, are the fastest-declining bird species in the country. Just 2,000 pairs are left, a decline of 98% since the…

May 24 (UPI) -- Dozens of employees were reportedly relieved from their positions with the National Security Council, with an eye towards downsizing the agency's workforce. Over 100 staffers received a memo earlier this week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, informing them they were being put on…

June 17, 2025, 08:25 AM 85 Share: The train was sent for repairs following the attack. (Photo: Ukrainian railways) Author: A Ukrainian Intercity+ train recently decorated by world-renowned American artist Barbara Kruger was damaged during a massive Russian missile strike on Kyiv on June 17, state…