Data from Elon Musk’s communications network helps Ukrainian forces intercept Russian projectiles more effectively and carry out precision strikes along the front line. Europe has no comparable alternative
The veteran soldier admits Russia has stepped up its hybrid war, but does not see an ‘imminent’ risk of conventional aggression
With speeds of up to 370 miles per hour and a 90-kilogram payload, these attack vehicles, mass-produced by Moscow, bypass Ukrainian defense systems and devastate cities such as Kyiv
UN peacekeeping missions are operating with a multimillion-dollar hole in their accounts, facing cuts, base closures and personnel repatriations
The combination of asymmetric military tactics and civilian targets outside the battlefield gave the Iranian regime a competitive and psychological edge, despite its clear inferiority to the world’s leading power
The SIPRI annual report warns that countries are once again relying on nuclear weapons as an instrument of power. The nine states that possess them are upgrading and modernizing their arsenals
Around a dozen attack aircraft have crossed into or struck territory in the eastern European region in the past two months. Kyiv blames Moscow for diverting the craft through signal seizure, which the Kremlin denies
The cargo ship’s crew heard several explosions on December 23, 2024, before it sank in the presence of a warship sent by Russia
Faced with the sustained targeting of its top leadership, the Iranian regime is waging war through a decentralized military command
Oil tankers bound for Asian markets and Greek and Chinese merchant ships have crossed the strategic strait in the past week, despite the danger of attacks. If the offensive does not cease, Tehran will ‘maintain pressure on the enemy’
Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, vulnerable to potential drone or speedboat attacks, and the risk of underwater mines makes it difficult for US frigates to take action to protect cargo ships
The mass production of these unmanned attack aircraft, which cost far less than the missiles that intercept them, gives the Islamic Republic’s army a difficult weapon to counter
Ksenia Koldin, having just turned 18, managed to recover her brother after he had been in a re-education camp and was taken in by a Russian family
The countries of northern and western Europe now account for 95% of support for Kyiv
The strategic Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, just 170 miles from the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, is developing a comprehensive defense system against a possible attack from the Kremlin
The New START treaty, which limits the number of strategic warheads deployed by the parties to 1,550, ends on January 5 with no negotiations on the horizon. Washington also wants China to commit to a reduction, but Beijing refuses
The US-led battle against cargo ships off the coast of Venezuela, and Ukraine’s attacks on Russian vessels have brought to light an illegal industry of ‘shadow’ ships
The ‘Culture vs. War’ project brings together in six documentaries the stories of Ukrainian writers, musicians, photographers and filmmakers who traveled to the front after the Russian invasion
A human rights organization documents the journey of two minors living in occupied Ukraine to a North Korean camp
Bombardments and loneliness worsen the ailments of the most vulnerable groups. More than half a million people in the country need palliative care
The Polish Army has described the entry of unmanned aircraft into its territory as an ‘act of aggression’ and a ‘threat’ to the security of its citizens
Moscow employs thousands of Egyptian, Nigerian, Chinese, North Korean, and Cuban mercenaries to attack its neighboring country. Many are sent en masse to the front lines and end up as prisoners of war
The UN and OSCE accuse Moscow of systematic mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Putin is considering withdrawing the country from the European anti-torture treaty
Complete control of the depressed industrial belt of eastern Ukraine, from which millions of Ukrainians have fled in the last decade, would offer a major victory to Putin and put Kyiv at risk of a new invasion
A network of consulting firms, security companies, contractors, and businessmen from the United States and Israel designed both the controversial aid distribution model and the plans for the reconstruction of the Strip last year
Only the ‘bunker-buster’ possessed by the US, capable of penetrating to a depth of 60 meters, could hit the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, essential to Iran’s atomic program
Images captured before and after the Operation Spider’s Web drone offensive show the destruction of at least a dozen military aircraft