Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,380 over past day (2026-06-06 05:52 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, up to June 6, 2026, are estimated at about 1,372,270 personnel, including 1,380 over the past day.
Ukraine pushes EU to send military-aged men back home – media (2026-06-06 04:45 UTC)
Kurz: The EU could exclude military-aged Ukrainian men from temporary protection after a request from Kiev, according to a report Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine launches large-scale drone attacks on Russia, naval plant near St. Petersburg reportedly hit ahead of Economic Forum finale (2026-06-06 02:13 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s military reportedly carried out large-scale attacks on various Russian regions overnight on June 6, striking multiple targets, including the historic port city of Kronstadt near St. Petersburg.
Putin ‘simply does not want to end the war,’ Zelensky says after Russian leader dismisses open letter (2026-06-06 01:38 UTC)
Kurz: In his evening address on June 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having no interest in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, after the Russian leader dismissed Zelensky’s open letter calling for the immediate reopening of peace negotiations.
Russia reopening military schools to expand officer training pipeline (2026-06-05 21:22 UTC)
Kurz: Moscow announced that it will re-establish the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School, one of more than a dozen new schools Russia is standing up to expand its officer-training pipeline for a larger military that has been heavily attrited by the war in Ukraine. The post Russia re…
Video: Palestinians in West Bank protest amid settler raids (2026-06-06 05:50 UTC)
Kurz: Video: Palestinians in West Bank protest amid settler raids Israeli forces and settlers carried out multiple raids across the occupied West Bank on Friday, as part of an ongoing effort by armed settlers to seize Palestinian land. Israeli soldiers confront Palestinians as they att…
Araghchi rejects claim that Iran is using Lebanon as leverage (2026-06-06 05:04 UTC)
Kurz: Araghchi rejects claim that Iran is using Lebanon as leverage Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has responded to remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who accused Iran of using Lebanon as a “bargaining chip” in negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the wa…
Middle East: Iran says targeted US bases in Gulf (2026-06-06 02:30 UTC)
Kurz: Kuwait reported intercepting drones while Bahrain sounded air sirens. This came after the US said it shot down Iranian drones, and attacked radar sites. Follow DW for more.
Nine killed in fresh drone strike on South Darfur, ‘sniper deployment’ amid rising intertribal Kassala tensions (2026-06-05 17:11 UTC)
Kurz: At least nine civilians were killed in a fresh drone attack on the town of… The post Nine killed in fresh drone strike on South Darfur, ‘sniper deployment’ amid rising intertribal Kassala tensions appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Nigerian jihadists kill 3 troops in first raid since death of IS leader (2026-06-05 16:23 UTC)
Kurz: US and Nigerian forces last month killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, an IS second-in-command described as the “most active terrorist” in the world, at a remote village in the northeast of Africa’s most populous country
Drone strikes intensify around the Chad-Sudan border (2026-06-04 14:23 UTC)
Kurz: Since the beginning of May, MSF teams at Tiné hospital in Chad have treated 116 people who were wounded in drone strikes in Tina, a city on the Sudanese side of the Chad–Sudan border.
Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has supported more than 1,000 media workers since start of war (2026-06-03 12:44 UTC)
Kurz: The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate says it has provided social support to more than 1,000 journalists… The post Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has supported more than 1,000 media workers since start of war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries (2026-06-06 05:13 UTC)
Kurz: U.S. District Chief Judge said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo”, and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law
Does Pete Hegseth’s volte-face on China reflect an America in decline? (2026-06-06 01:30 UTC)
Kurz: Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of face-changing, where performers switch masks in an instant. Last year, Hegseth’s speech at the event was filled with blatant att…
Indonesian police in the market for hi-tech Chinese equipment (2026-06-05 22:00 UTC)
Kurz: Indonesia is considering buying hi-tech policing equipment from China, setting out a shopping list for technology ranging from drones to tactical armoured vehicles at a police equipment trade show in Beijing. The Indonesian National Police is particularly interested in counterter…
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05 21:41 UTC)
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is on patrol in the Philippine Sea. George Washington and its fixed wing squadrons completed carrier…
After the Invasion: China Considers the Problem of Ruling Taiwan (2026-06-05 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: In August 2024, scholars at a Xiamen-based think tank published a paper urging Beijing to immediately establish a shadow Taiwan government on the Chinese mainland in preparation for a full takeover of the island. “It is imperative to prepare a plan for the comprehensive takeover …
Is Time on China’s Side? Beijing’s Taiwan Calculus and the Balance of Power (2026-06-04 16:00 UTC)
Kurz: When is the risk of war the highest? And what should the United States be doing about it? One of the most important but underappreciated questions in international politics is how states think about the future balance of power. Countries that believe their position is improving o…
Hantavirus: Scientists head to western Argentina to trace outbreak source (2026-06-06 03:29 UTC)
Kurz: Argentine and US scientists will test rodents in Mendoza as investigators try to trace the source of a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people.
Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear (2026-06-05 20:28 UTC)
Kurz: The coastal town of Mossel Bay along South Africa’s Western Cape was the site of last week’s anti-migrant rampage. Nineteen-year-old South African Nhlamulo Sambo died amid that violence. His family say he was attacked because he was Tsonga and blame his death on what they call a …
Ottawa Wants Future Canadian Army HIMARS to Deploy Long-range Anti-ship Missiles (2026-06-05 19:22 UTC)
Kurz: Ottawa announced plans to procure over two dozen American missile launchers within four years to support the Canadian Army’s long-range strike and anti-shipping requirements. Procured to address “global security situations,” the $1.8 billion Long-range Precision Strike Land proje…
The Pentagon’s AI Edge Is Being Distilled Away (2026-06-05 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: Adversaries do not need to breach the Pentagon’s systems: They only need to harvest the logic of the publicly released frontier AI models that underpin them. This is a defining risk as the Department of Defense pivots to an “AI-first” warfighting machine. In this new context, mil…
AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate (2026-06-04 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding at a pace that could strain the planet’s natural resources.