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German prosecutors have formally charged a Ukrainian national, identified as Serhii K. (Serhii Kuznietsov, 50), in connection with the September 2022 explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines. In a statement filed July 2, 2026, prosecutors allege he coordinated a seven-person team acting “on the orders of state authorities in […]

A new Amnesty International report published July 1 details a systematic campaign of atrocities by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in and around El Fasher, the last major city in Darfur not under RSF control. The report, titled “City Under Siege, Children Under Fire,” is based on eight months of investigation, 247 interviews, 89 verified

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler says NATO is adjusting to a changing security landscape, not facing a crisis, ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8. Turkey will host 32 alliance leaders plus officials from the Gulf and Asia-Pacific. Guler said the US has no intention of withdrawing from NATO, but wants European

Pro-Russian Telegram channels, including the loyalist channel Unofficial Bezsonov Z, have claimed that Ukraine outsourced FPV drone operations to foreign video gamers. According to the claim, which was cited by Russian military-linked channels, a captured Ukrainian prisoner stated that just 16 UAV operators were managing hundreds of pre-positioned FPV drones near the front, connected to

Russian hardliners are intensifying pressure on President Vladimir Putin to abandon U.S.-mediated peace talks and escalate the war in Ukraine, according to Reuters. The calls have sharpened following a series of Ukrainian drone strikes this month targeting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Crimea, including an attack that set a Moscow oil refinery on fire and what

Belarus has switched off retransmitters used to guide Russian Shahed drones toward Ukrainian targets, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 24. Citing briefings from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky and Ukraine’s intelligence service, Zelensky said the systems stopped operating on Belarusian territory as of June 22, days before his one-week deadline expired. The retransmitters were mounted on

A US F-15 pilot rescued from Iran in April described watching Iranian drones hover in a coordinated formation resembling a jellyfish. Larger drones above, smaller ones below, all moving as one. The account was shared with intelligence officials during a debrief after the incident and has not been previously reported. The technical term for what

For decades after the Cold War, European governments prioritized defense low on their agendas, leading to reduced budgets and declining readiness. However, Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine prompted a significant shift in this paradigm, further intensified by uncertainty over US security under President Trump. In the past year, NATO’s 29 European members spent a total

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar unveiled a sweeping anti-corruption package in parliament on Monday, dubbed “Operation Purgatory.” The plan includes amendments to 47 laws and the creation of a National Asset Protection and Recovery Office, tasked with investigating suspected misuse of public funds over the past two decades. Magyar estimates corruption has cost Hungarians between