In the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine, the West has moved to cut off Moscow's oil and gas revenues — from US President Donald Trump hitting India with tariffs for buying Russian oil to the European Union vowing to phase out Russian gas imports "once and for all" by November 2027. But one Russian…

US President Donald Trump and his allies have long expressed their support for the right and far right of the European political spectrum. This was made official in the United States National Security Strategy (NSS) published in December 2025. The document suggests that there is a real risk of…

The cost of hiring a supertanker from the Middle East to China exceeded $200,000 a day on Thursday for the first time since 2020 as the threat of U.S. attacks on Iran grows and buyers seek to lock in oil cargoes, according to data and market sources. Iran pledged to show flexibility at indirect…

The fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was a solemn occasion for state TV’s propagandists. Their long faces gave away just how much things have changed. On February 21, 2022, Margarita Simonyan, head of RT, a Kremlin propaganda outlet, demanded champagne in the studio and…

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya have arrested a man named in an alleged scheme that duped Kenyans with promises of skilled work in Russia, only for them to end up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine. Festus Omwamba was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking in the northern Kenyan town…

Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister for Communities and Territories Development, and Masashi Nakagome, Japan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine, have signed an agreement in the form of an exchange of notes on providing grant assistance. Source: Oleksii Kuleba Quote: "This…

OpenAI has released a new report on attackers attempting to misuse its AI models, including the Russian media organization Rybar, which was exposed during Operation Fish Food. «We have blocked a number of ChatGPT accounts associated with the Rybar network… The network generated content that was…

Newscast Will The US Attack Iran? 26 February 2026 34 minutes Available for over a year Today, we discuss the indirect US-Iran talks happening in Geneva. The talks are happening against a backdrop of increased tensions between the two countries, with the US sending what Trump calls an ‘armada’ to…

■Apple announced iPhone and iPad are the first consumer devices certified to meet NATO's classified information standards, according to Apple Newsroom ■The approval spans all 32 NATO nations and their information assurance requirements for handling sensitive military and diplomatic communications…

#Europe #Fleet #France #Naval aviation #Navy #Russia #Russian aggression #Sweden #UAV #World The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during deployment at sea. Photo credits: US Navy Swedish military personnel intercepted a Russian drone near the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de…

Russia plans to block Telegram this spring amid government calls to tighten media controls over claims the messaging app serves as a haven to criminals and is being used by foreign intelligence services as a tool of “hybrid warfare” against the country, Russian media reported Thursday, citing…

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The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned Russian national Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his company, Matrix LLC – known as Operation Zero – along with five associated individuals and entities, for allegedly trading in cyber tools that the…

Unknown individuals threw black paint on a monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in the Serbian city of Novi Sad on 24 February and removed the letters spelling his surname. Source: Serbian newspaper Blic, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Embassy of Ukraine in Serbia said it had…

Doctor of Medical Sciences Alexey Dudarev spent 25 years as the lead author of regular monitoring reports on pollution in the Arctic originating from Russia. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, official participation by Russian scientists in the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment…

Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion is often framed as a referendum on Western resolve, but the real test is whether the Ukrainians themselves can sustain a credible defense posture over time. As the war enters a fifth year, Ukraine’s long-term security will depend less on promises…

#Colombia #Detention #Europe #Latin America #Russia #USA #World Russian citizen Denis Alimov. February 2026. Photo credits: Colombian Migration Service A Russian citizen wanted by the US on charges of planning contract killings in Europe has been arrested in Colombia. El Pais reported on it. The…

Ukraine may receive Italian SIDAM-25 anti-aircraft guns as part of military aid to shoot down russian Shahed drones. While the exact number remains unknown, it is believed sufficient to equip three air-defense batteries. This was reported by observer A-129 Mangusta (@NichoConcu) on X, citing his own…

A few days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, soldiers of Ukraine's 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade — the unit that is often the first to intercept Russian missiles launched from occupied Crimea and the Kherson region toward Ukrainian cities — received nearly…

The Sunrise cheerleading team from Kharkiv, Ukraine, competes in the Ukraine Cheer Cup competition in the capital, Kyiv, on Dec. 13, 2025. Anton Shtuka for NPR KHARKIV, Ukraine — In a mirrored basement studio in this front-line city, seven women are practicing jumping splits. They're in their 50s…

Asia - Pacific Despite efforts to offset the impact, including a pivot to China and India for energy exports, Moscow’s military-focused economy faces a bleak outlook, with growth expected to fall below 1% in 2026 Emre Gurkan Abay | 27.02.2026 - Update : 27.02.2026 MOSCOW Russia is grappling with…

Ukraine’s Armed Forces struck several high-value Russian military targets overnight, including radar and aviation control systems in occupied Crimea, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on February 26. The operation was carried out near the city of Dzhankoi, where Ukrainian…

Key Points Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a previously undocumented Pantsir-S1 air defense variant mounted on a Belarusian MZKT-7930 chassis.The strike highlights continued Ukrainian efforts to target Russian short-range air defense systems, with at least 41 Pantsir complexes visually…

Key Points Ukraine’s Air Force has begun using French-supplied Mirage 2000 fighter jets to conduct airstrikes with AASM Hammer precision-guided bombs against Russian positions.Published footage represents the first publicly documented ground strike carried out by a Ukrainian-operated Mirage 2000,…

When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared. Following a round of particularly intense Russian barrages two years earlier, Biletsky had convinced his neighbours to chip in together to install solar…

More than 1,500 British and French paratroopers launched a nine-day airborne drill in Brittany on 24 Feb. — the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine — rehearsing rapid deployment that could underpin a future peacekeeping force on Ukrainian soil, the Telegraph reports. The…

The winter of 2026 has brought Kyiv to a critical breaking point. As temperatures plummet to a dangerous -24°C, the city faces a systematic campaign of Russian strikes targeting the core of its energy infrastructure. This is no longer a crisis of mere inconvenience; it is a battle for biological…

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Every weekday the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the Russian invasion of Ukraine from all angles and tell you what you need to know Head of Social Media ; Dominic Nicholls, Associate Editor (Defe

Twenty-five veterans who want to drive change in their communities spent five months studying human rights as part of the Tribe educational project. Over that time, the participants built their own community that now supports others in need. How was the idea born, what makes this initiative…

WASHINGTON/ZURICH, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday threatened to sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to the U.S. financial system on the grounds the Swiss bank had supported illicit actors linked to Iran, Russia and Venezuela. The move is ​rare and unleashes the most…

He said this in an interview with the Lebanese news portal Al-Modon, Ukrinform reports. According to him, Russia has changed over the past 12 years – it has become poorer across all areas: economic, political, and demographic. However, Budanov noted, one thing has remained unchanged: the imperial…

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North Korean troops have marched carrying a Russian flag at a parade in Pyongyang, held to mark the congress of the ruling Workers’ Party of the D​PRK, NK News reports. The parade included military personnel who have been fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast against Ukraine. The North Korean army…

All along the Baltic, reports are emerging of ships becoming stuck and needing extra assistance from icebreakers as the region is experiencing the harshest winter conditions since the season of 2010-2011. Finnish authorities are denying media reports that they were forced to call in Russian…

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Despite pouring vast resources into its defense sector and flooding the frontline with attack drones using Iranian and Chinese technology, Moscow still cannot match Kyiv’s heavy-lift capability. Putin was forced to admit his administration’s failure during his pre-Christmas TV broadcast. “We are…

Russian forces have their sights set on the last two free cities in the sliver of Donetsk Oblast still under Ukrainian control: Sloviansk and Kramatorsk Having captured Pokrovsk, the Russians aim to march on the twin cities from the south They're also planning an east-to-west assault toward the…

One wrong move and it could all go wrong - the men clearing deadly undersea Russian mines 31 January 2026 Laura GozziOdesa BBC The Black Sea is littered with deadly weapons. But no-one knows how many – or where they are. "When we approach it, we should be quiet, we should be slow – and we should be…