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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Warn of "War" if Iran is Attacked
Yemen's Houthi rebel movement has issued a warning to the United States and Israel that an attack on Iran - an increasingly likely possibility - could result in a new round of conflict escalation in the region. The group it well-known for its campaign of attacks on shipping, which only subsided…
Three years ago, Russia first struck Ukraine with weapons that backfired, burning its fleet and changing military history - Euromaidan Press
The war in Ukraine is bringing revolutionary changes to modern military strategy. After Ukrainian soldiers destroyed Russia’s Black Sea Fleet flagship, the Moskva cruiser, it became clear: the era of large warships is over, UkrInform reports. Even without a full-fledged navy, Ukraine has managed to…
Documentary 'The Eukrainian' Follows Kyiv's Quest for EU Membership - The Moscow Times
Viktor Nordenskiöld’s “The Eukrainian,” a documentary about Ukraine’s quest for European Union membership, uses the bloc’s diplomatic negotiations and bureaucracy as the backdrop for a story with life-or-death consequences. The film follows Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for…
‘What F***ing Russia Day?’: Ukrainian Intel Wipes Out Russian Telecom in Massive Cyberattack
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Wind-Powered Fleet Tops 70 Ships, Bulk Carriers Lead the Way: ISWA
by Ship & Bunker News Team Thursday June 12, 2025 Follow @shipandbunker IWSA says another 130 ships have wind propulsion systems on order. Image Credit: Bar Technologies The global fleet of large commercial vessels equipped with wind propulsion systems has reached 70 vessels, according to the…
Serbia ready to join rebuilding ‘one or two Ukrainian cities or regions’ to support Ukrainian people – Vucic
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic expressed his readiness to take patronage over the restoration of "one or two Ukrainian cities or regions" in order to concretely demonstrate support to the Ukrainians. "I would like to have your support, President Zelenskyy, to take one or two cities or one small…
Bulgarian PM: After dark era of Soviet regime, we cannot allow Russia to impose such hopeless future on Ukraine
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov has called for Russia not to be allowed to impose a "hopeless future" on Ukraine. At the 4th Ukraine - South-East Europe summit in Odesa on Wednesday, Jeliazkov noted that South-East Europe has felt the far-reaching consequences of the Russian war the most…
Why does Nato hold back from invoking Article 4?
Opening remarks of Nato General Secretary Mark Rutte during the a meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels, 5 June 2025. Credit: Nato. With no shortage of Russian threats, European nations are still too reticent to invoke article four of the Nato Charter, remarked Benjamin Schmitt, senior…
NATO expands satellite surveillance to monitor Russian activity
Admiral Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, has stated that the Alliance is expanding its satellite surveillance capabilities to cover larger areas, enabling NATO to track military movements in Ukraine and along Russia’s borders with Eastern European countries. Source: Vandier…
Chinese ship captain gets 3 years for cutting Taiwan undersea cable | Taiwan News | Jun. 12, 2025 17:44
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The captain of a freighter crewed by Chinese nationals has been sentenced to three years in prison for severing an undersea communications cable between Taiwan proper and Penghu. The Hong Tai 58, a Togo-flagged cargo ship with Chinese ownership ties, severed the Taiwan-Penghu…
Loving Day – Pic of The Week | In Custodia Legis
Richard and Mildred Loving Historical Marker located in Caroline County, VA. Photo courtesy of Taylor Gulatsi. Loving Day – Pic of The Week June 12, 2025 Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi Share this post: Growing up in Virginia, it can be easy to take for granted how much history is steeped within the…
Motherhood on the Frontlines
WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8696 [post_author] => 15 [post_date] => 2025-06-12 18:58:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2025-06-12 18:58:30 [post_content] => Meet the mothers caring for Ukraine's most vulnerable children. One summer day in 2022, Varvara, an autistic 6-year-old girl from Ukraine, approached her…
Why Russia Should Fear Ukraine’s Advanced Intelligence Network
Topic: Security Region: Europe Tags: Intelligence, Military, Russia, SBU, and Ukraine June 12, 2025 Share Ukraine’s intelligence services, especially HUR and the SBU, have become globally formidable, conducting daring sabotage, assassinations, and cyber operations that reshape modern warfare and…
US Favorability Tumbles Since Trump Return: Global Survey
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Barentsburg port welcomes historic new visa-free voyage directly from Murmansk
There were few paying tourists onboard. The majority that disembarked in the Russian settlement were family members of those living there and journalists invited to join the landmark voyage across the Barents Sea this week. Until now, all Russian citizens heading to Svalbard had to fly in via Tromsø…
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Musk's father's alleged support for Putin and Russia revealed | News.az
Amid Elon Musk's rift with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, pro-Ukraine media outlets are spotlighting Errol Musk, accusing him of supporting Russia, Vladimir Putin, and spreading pro-Russian propaganda, News.Az reports citing the NewsMax. Errol Musk reportedly attended a…
Ukraine War: Oleksandr Usyk offers Donald Trump to live in his house to experience conflict
'Have my house' - Usyk invites Trump to witness Ukraine war To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Usyk advises Trump to 'live in his house for one week' Sean Kearns BBC Sport Published 8 June 2025, 13:35 BST Unified heavyweight…
When the US Navy tried to send mail using a missile
What if Americans’ daily mail could be delivered not by postal truck but by a cruise missile? On June 8, 1959, the U.S. Navy had a submarine try just that. It kind of worked. 66 years ago today the U.S. Navy tested out a concept previously known as “rocket mail,” only in this case they used a…
“Not One Inch”: Germany Bolsters Defenses On N.A.T.O.’s Eastern Flank
June 8, 2025 No Comments Among the justifications for the invasion of Ukraine, the one central to Kremlin propaganda is the West’s alleged violation of a promise that N.A.T.O. would expand “not one inch” eastward. Reversing this spurious claim, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on May 22…
Ukraine shoots down nearly 500 drones, missiles in Russian record strike, Air Force says
Editor's note: The story was updated with a comment from Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. Ukraine's Air Force said on June 9 that it intercepted a total of 479 Russian drones and missiles during a record-high wave of strikes overnight. According to the official statement, Russia…
Ukraine's drone attack halts work at electronic plant in Chuvashia, Russia says
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian electronic warfare facility in Chuvashia Republic, military says
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Ukrainian drone attack struck the JSC VNIIR-Progress facility in the Russian city of Cheboksary in the Chuvashia Republic, causing explosions and massive fires, Russian Telegram news channels reported in the early hours of June 9. The…
MiG-31 and Su-34 Taken Out by Strike on Key Airbase Deep Inside Russia
MiG-31 and Su-34 Taken Out by Strike on Key Airbase Deep Inside Russia War Ukraine World North America Europe Eastern Europe Middle East Asia Economics Business Technology Finance Agriculture Videos Podcasts Analysis Corruption Watch Opinions Culture History Sports Classifieds Spotlight Cartoons…
Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine
Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches strikes on Ukraine | Reuters
Sea Control 575: Baltic Conundrums with Sebastian Bruns | Center for International Maritime Security
By J. Overton Dr. Sebastian Bruns joins the program to talk about his article, “Conundrums, Right Ahead: Five strategic concerns for Baltic Sea decision-makers.” Sebastian is a naval strategist and sea power expert based in Kiel, Germany, where he is senior researcher at the Institute for Security…
NATO needs to increase air and missile defence by 400% - Rutte says ahead of June summit - Euromaidan Press
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will call for a 400% increase in air and missile defence systems during a speech in London on 9 June, Reuters reported, citing Rutte’s office. The proposal represents one of the key priorities for the upcoming NATO summit scheduled for 24-25 June in The Hague, where…
Russia Slams NATO ‘Aggression’ Over Air Defense Spending Call
Russia Slams NATO ‘Aggression’ Over Air Defense Spending Call War Ukraine World North America Europe Eastern Europe Middle East Asia Economics Business Technology Finance Agriculture Videos Podcasts Analysis Corruption Watch Opinions Culture History Sports Classifieds Spotlight Cartoons North…
Explosion Reported at US Air Base in Japan
An explosion occurred at a Japanese military facility inside a US air base in Okinawa, officials told AFP, with local media reporting non-life-threatening injuries. A defense ministry spokesman said they had received reports of an explosion at the Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) facility inside…
Satellite ‘Speedometer’ Could Revolutionize Satellite Navigation and Collision Avoidance - iHLS
This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) In response to growing congestion in Earth’s orbit, researchers have developed a compact, real-time velocity sensor for spacecraft that could significantly enhance satellite navigation and space traffic management. The new device, informally dubbed a…
Putin Prioritizes Russian Navy Rebuild
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. June 9, 2025 Copyright alexnikit/AdobeStock Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview published on…
More Iranian Ships Inbound with Ballistic Missile Propellant
Iran is reportedly procuring a further consignment of sodium perchlorate from Chinese manufacturers, as feedstock to produce ammonium perchlorate used to fuel Iran’s solid-fueled ballistic missiles, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper was unspecific about the source of…
‘We Must Bring Everyone Home’: Ukraine, Russia Begin Exchange of Young, Wounded Prisoners
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Hungarian PM considers Russians too weak to attack NATO
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that he does not see a real military threat from Russia to NATO countries, as it has proved unable to achieve its goals in Ukraine, but added that Ukraine is losing the war. Source: Orbán in an interview with LCI, a French free-to-air news channel, as…
CPD: Russia is preparing a large-scale information campaign against Ukraine and the West
Illustrative photo (Photo: EPA) Russian propaganda will launch new information operations in the next two weeks aimed at undermining trust in the Ukrainian negotiating team in Istanbul. The Kremlin will also intensify attempts to intimidate Western partners and instill fear among Ukrainians in…
Why each MiG-31K loss cripples Russia — Defense Express
9 June, 03:09 PM Share: MiG-31K jet, capable of carrying Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles (Photo: kremlin.ru) Russia, the aggressor state, is unable to manufacture new MiG-31K fighter jets, which serve as carriers for the Kinzhal aeroballistic missile - every loss is critical, Ukrainian military…
2 NATO Nations Have More Artillery Power Than the US
Military M-A-U / iStock via Getty Images Chris Lange Published: June 9, 2025 9:35 am Key Points Some of the most well-funded and expansive artillery arsenals in the world are in the NATO alliance Behind each one of these big artillery guns is a defense industry and budget that makes and pays for…
Swiss probe intelligence leaks to Russia
Issued on: 04/06/2025 - 22:51 1 min Reading time A wall with machine coding symbols at the headquarters of Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which allegedly received sensitive information from Swiss intelligence © KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP The ministry was responding to revelations by the public…
Russia-Linked SpyPress Malware Exploits Webmails to Spy on Ukraine
ESET reports on RoundPress, a cyber espionage campaign by Russia’s Fancy Bear (Sednit) targeting Ukraine-related organizations via webmail vulnerabilities and SpyPress malware. Cybersecurity researchers at ESET have revealed a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign, codenamed RoundPress, assessing…
China Reverses Aggressive South China Sea Rhetoric, Suggests Joint Maritime Community
CONFLICTS & WARS South and East China Sea China Wants to jointly build maritime community with shared future with SCS Nations, says Chinese think tank report Defensemirror.com bureau 06:04 AM, June 9, 2025 4765 Chinese warships, including destroyers Ningbo and Taiyuan, and frigate Nantong, sail in…
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