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Black Sea Shipping Under Drone Attacks: Makeshift Defences Signal a New Maritime Reality

Black Sea Shipping Under Drone Attacks: Makeshift Defences Signal a New Maritime Reality

The Black Sea has become one of the world’s most dangerous commercial waterways, where tankers and cargo ships now cross the Bosphorus draped in tyres, water tanks and netting in…
Black Sea Shipping Under Drone Attacks: Makeshift Defences Signal a New Maritime Reality

Black Sea Shipping Under Drone Attacks: Makeshift Defences Signal a New Maritime Reality

The Black Sea has become one of the world’s most dangerous commercial waterways, where tankers and cargo ships now cross the Bosphorus draped in tyres, water tanks and netting in…
Germany’s LORA Test: A New Chapter in European Long‑Range Strike
Germany’s LORA Test: A New Chapter in European Long‑Range Strike
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Pattaya Stop: R&R, Record Strain, and a City’s Calculated Gamble
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Pattaya Stop: R&R, Record Strain, and a City’s Calculated Gamble
Niger Mutiny 2026: Inside the 24-Hour Revolt and Russian Intervention
Niger Mutiny 2026: Inside the 24-Hour Revolt and Russian Intervention
CIA-Backed In-Q-Tel Helped German Drone Firm Quantum Systems Break Into US Market
CIA-Backed In-Q-Tel Helped German Drone Firm Quantum Systems Break Into US Market
US Revises China Hack Claims: What the Correction Reveals About the QTFY Campaign
US Revises China Hack Claims: What the Correction Reveals About the QTFY Campaign
Germany’s LORA Test: A New Chapter in European Long‑Range Strike

Germany’s LORA Test: A New Chapter in European Long‑Range Strike

In the freezing seas between Ireland and Iceland, the German frigate unleashed a missile that Europe has argued about for…
USS Abraham Lincoln’s Pattaya Stop: R&R, Record Strain, and a City’s Calculated Gamble

USS Abraham Lincoln’s Pattaya Stop: R&R, Record Strain, and a City’s Calculated Gamble

While the docking of the USS Abraham Lincoln in eastern Thailand is portrayed by the authorities as a routine port…
Niger Mutiny 2026: Inside the 24-Hour Revolt and Russian Intervention

Niger Mutiny 2026: Inside the 24-Hour Revolt and Russian Intervention

For roughly 24 hours in late August 2026, Niger’s capital, Niamey, became the epicenter of the most serious internal challenge…
CIA-Backed In-Q-Tel Helped German Drone Firm Quantum Systems Break Into US Market

CIA-Backed In-Q-Tel Helped German Drone Firm Quantum Systems Break Into US Market

German drone maker Quantum Systems secured an early foothold in the United States with decisive help from In-Q-Tel (IQT), a…
US Revises China Hack Claims: What the Correction Reveals About the QTFY Campaign

US Revises China Hack Claims: What the Correction Reveals About the QTFY Campaign

There has been a quiet change in the US public story of the major Chinese cyber espionage operation in which,…

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Russia claims it has captured three villages in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Sumy regions

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China’s South China Sea Build-Up: New Installations on Yagong and Antelope Reef 

UK Drone Factories May Face Attacks, Kremlin Adviser Warns

UK Drone Factories May Face Attacks, Kremlin Adviser Warns

British drone factories could face a “semi-military” response from “unknown sources,” a Kremlin adviser has warned, in the latest escalation…
US Army Apache Crashes Rise Amid Transmission Safety Concerns

US Army Apache Crashes Rise Amid Transmission Safety Concerns

The U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache attack-helicopter fleet is facing an unprecedented safety challenge, with accident rates rising sharply as the…
Burnham Pledges UK Missile Blueprints During First Ukraine Visit

Burnham Pledges UK Missile Blueprints During First Ukraine Visit

Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday for his first overseas visit as British prime minister, carrying a political and…
Iran Permits Iraqi Oil Tankers Through Hormuz in Targeted Diplomatic Move

Iran Permits Iraqi Oil Tankers Through Hormuz in Targeted Diplomatic Move

In the high-stakes arena of Middle Eastern energy geopolitics, even a narrow exception can signal a major shift. On Saturday,…
From Shells to Skies: North Korea Adds Drone Unit to Russia’s War Effort

From Shells to Skies: North Korea Adds Drone Unit to Russia’s War Effort

A new stage in the conflict in Ukraine is unfolding after reports that North Korean drone operators are already on…
Australia Charges Dual Citizen Over Alleged Ukraine Intel Transfer to Russia

Australia Charges Dual Citizen Over Alleged Ukraine Intel Transfer to Russia

Australia has charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian citizen with attempting to engage in intentional foreign interference after allegedly seeking to…
North Korea missile test fires despite US move to trim South Korea drills, “changes nothing”

North Korea missile test fires despite US move to trim South Korea drills, “changes nothing”

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Thursday, August 20, 2026, hours after Seoul and…
Israel Warns Turkey Against Dangerous Adventures in Syria After Abu al-Duhur Strike

Israel Warns Turkey Against Dangerous Adventures in Syria After Abu al-Duhur Strike

Israel’s recent airstrike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase has ignited a sharp diplomatic and security crisis between Jerusalem, Ankara, and…
U.S.–South Korea Drills Cut Short: What Trump’s Surprise Order Means for Alliance

U.S.–South Korea Drills Cut Short: What Trump’s Surprise Order Means for Alliance

The annual joint Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises conducted by the United States and South Korea were supposed to serve…
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