ADF neutralizes 124 of 155 drones launched by Russia overnight (2026-06-08 05:52 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 124 of the 155 drones launched by Russian forces against the country beginning on the evening of June 7.
Russia loses 1,330 troops, two air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past day (2026-06-08 05:18 UTC)
Kurz: Russia’s total combat losses since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, up to June 8, 2026, are estimated at about 1,378,950 personnel, including 1,330 soldiers killed or wounded in action over the past 24 hours.
UK, Germany, France back ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia (2026-06-08 02:18 UTC)
Kurz: The British, German and French leaders backed a call by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for direct talks with Russian President Putin. The European leaders met Zelenskyy in London.
Kurz: A Ukrainian drone attack on a passenger train in Crimea has left one person dead and another injured, governor Sergey Aksyonov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Oil depots, substations reportedly set ablaze in occupied Crimea, Mariupol, western Russia following Ukrainian drone strikes (2026-06-08 01:47 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s military reportedly launched another onslaught of middle strikes on Russian and Russian-occupied regions overnight on June 8, striking multiple oil depots and electrical substations, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Hospital moves to fortified operations as Israel braces for attacks (2026-06-08 05:57 UTC)
Kurz: Hospital moves to fortified operations as Israel braces for attacks Israeli media reported that Soroka Hospital in the Negev has shifted operations to fortified areas and is receiving emergency cases only as authorities implement heightened security measures amid escalating tensi…
IRGC says it struck Israeli air bases in retaliation (2026-06-08 05:33 UTC)
Kurz: IRGC says it struck Israeli air bases in retaliation Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched attacks on Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases, describing the operation as a response to recent Israeli strikes on radar installations inside Iran. In a state…
Kurz: IRGC says Israeli missiles struck targets inside Iran Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said several targets inside the country were struck in a missile attack on Monday, accusing Israel of using air-launched ballistic missiles against locations on Iranian territory…
15 civilians killed in North Kordofan drone attacks (2026-06-07 12:47 UTC)
Kurz: At least 15 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in a series of drone… The post 15 civilians killed in North Kordofan drone attacks appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
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 .
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.
ISIS fighters in Nigeria pounded in new wave of US strikes (2026-05-18 12:33 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. military carried out renewed strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria, where American forces recently carried out a separate operation against the group’s senior leadership.
US and Nigerian forces kill ISIS leader in joint operation (2026-05-16 14:07 UTC)
Kurz: U.S. forces in coordination with their Nigerian counterparts killed a senior Islamic State group leader and other top leaders of the terrorist group, U.S. Africa Command said.
Police offer $20,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the killing of Indian national in U.S. (2026-06-08 05:59 UTC)
Kurz: The Consulate General of India in New York expressed condolences at the tragic incident and said it is extending all possible assistance to Kuncha’s family
China’s Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea after hailing everlasting friendship (2026-06-08 03:17 UTC)
Kurz: Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Pyongyang on Monday for a two-day visit, his first to North Korea since 2019. North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju gave Xi and first lady Peng Liyuan a warm welcome at the airport, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Xi was…
As it happened: Major earthquake strikes Philippines, collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami warnings (2026-06-08 01:59 UTC)
Kurz: Authorities ordered evacuations in coastal areas of the Philippines and Indonesia after the quake struck near Mindanao, while Japan and Malaysia also issued tsunami advisories.
Kurz: The Philippines and Indonesia both issued tsunami warnings after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Mindanao. At least three people were killed by collapsing buildings in the Philippines.
Eight reported dead after magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Philippines (2026-06-08 00:05 UTC)
Kurz: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that the tsunami threat had largely passed after earlier alerts of possible waves along the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.
North Korea will never surrender nuclear status, Kim Jong Un’s sister says (2026-06-07 08:38 UTC)
Kurz: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared that the country will never surrender its nuclear-armed status and continue to expand its atomic arsenal.
Trump is remaking U.S. policy in Latin America (2026-06-07 20:53 UTC)
Kurz: Military strikes, sanctions and political pressure are becoming hallmarks of Trump’s Latin America policy. NPR’s Adrian Florido speaks with historian Greg Grandin about what’s driving the shift.
From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline (2026-06-07 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours, the December 2025 presidential election is due to take place, but the rebels of the “Azande Ani Kpi Gbe” (AAKG) militia have launched an offensive to seize the city and derail th…
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…