Russians strike Zaporizhzhia region 967 times over past day, leaving one killed, 25 injured (2026-06-07 05:18 UTC)
Kurz: During the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 967 attacks on 51 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One person was killed and 25 others were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia city and the surrounding district.
Russia loses 1,350 troops, two air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past day (2026-06-07 04:59 UTC)
Kurz: Russia’s total combat losses since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, up to June 6, 2026, are estimated at about 1,373,620 personnel, including 1,350 soldiers killed or wounded in action over the past 24 hours.
Railway infrastructure reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones in occupied Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts (2026-06-07 00:07 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian drones struck energy and transport infrastructure in the occupied Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts overnight June 6-7, independent Telegram news channel Exilenova Plus reported.
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…
When chronic illness turns critical in Ukraine (2026-04-21 06:02 UTC)
Kurz: In Ukraine, war-related insecurity and extreme stress are causing people to delay seeking medical care, leading them to develop preventable complications.
UN peacekeepers say strike violated Lebanon’s sovereignty (2026-06-07 06:04 UTC)
Kurz: UN peacekeepers say strike violated Lebanon’s sovereignty The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) expressed “heartfelt condolences” to the families of the Lebanese army personnel killed in an Israeli attack in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon. In a post on X, Un…
U.S. says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation (2026-06-07 05:52 UTC)
Kurz: U.S. CENTCOM said it destroyed two Iranian drones “that threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz”, hours after announcing it struck four other drones and coastal surveillance radar sites
Four Israeli reservists wounded as drone alerts sound near Lebanon border (2026-06-07 05:40 UTC)
Kurz: Four Israeli reservists wounded as drone alerts sound near Lebanon border The Israeli military said four reserve soldiers were moderately wounded in a drone attack in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. The announcement came a day after the military…
Video: Palestinian father buries his baby killed by Israeli fire (2026-06-07 05:29 UTC)
Kurz: Video: Palestinian father buries his baby killed by Israeli fire Fahd Abou Haikal buries the body of his seven-month-old son, Sam, at a cemetery in Hebron, a day after he was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, which also wounded his parents, according to the Pal…
Chinese medical team arrives in DR Congo to help fight Ebola, filling US void (2026-06-07 06:00 UTC)
Kurz: A Chinese team of medical experts has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a three-month frontline mission to contain an expanding Ebola outbreak across a mining region dense with Beijing-backed mineral investments. The five-member team of specialists in epidemiology, …
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 .
World News in Brief: Millions displaced in South Sudan, global meat supply quadruples, Middle East crisis deepens global hunger (2026-06-05 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei State, triggering “one of the most severe conflict-related displacement emergencies in recent years”, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola (2026-06-05 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few days ago to help bury a person who had died from Ebola. Instead, they were threatened, told armed rebels would be called if they stayed, and forced to leave.
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 .
China’s nuclear weapons scientist Du Xiangwan clarifies role in nation’s war on waste (2026-06-07 04:00 UTC)
Kurz: One of China’s most prominent nuclear scientists has publicly clarified his role in the country’s rapidly expanding waste-to-energy sector, following years of speculation linking nuclear weapon technologies to municipal waste incineration. In a June 2 press release from the Chine…
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…
Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach ‘invasion’ D-Day speech (2026-06-07 05:47 UTC)
Kurz: The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times since yesterday evening, one killed, one wounded (2026-06-07 05:39 UTC)
Kurz: Since the evening, the enemy has attacked two districts of Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times with drones and an aerial bomb. One person was killed and another was wounded.
Kurz: Pete Hegseth has warned Europe is facing “an invasion of dangerous ideologies” arriving by sea, as he linked immigration to the legacy of the D-Day landings in Normandy.