Russian army loses 1,240 more soldiers in war against Ukraine (2026-06-20 05:55 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian troops from the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through June 20, 2026, amount to approximately 1,390,660 personnel, including 1,240 over the past 24 hours.
Guided aerial bomb strike on Kharkiv: Body found under rubble of building; casualty toll climbs to nine (2026-06-20 05:35 UTC)
Kurz: In Kharkiv, the body of a person was found under the rubble of a building destroyed by a guided aerial bomb strike in the Kholodnohirskyi district; the number of casualties has increased to nine.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage electric substation powering military plant in southern Russia, Atesh group claims (2026-06-20 05:02 UTC)
Kurz: “Without a reliable power supply, the plant cannot continue assembling unmanned systems and manufacturing electronics for new batches of drones for the occupying forces,” the group claimed.
Ukrainian drones hit gas storage facility in occupied Crimea, footage shows, power plant reportedly struck (2026-06-19 22:21 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) continued their drone campaign over occupied Crimea on June 19 and overnight into June 20, striking energy facilities on the peninsula, Ukrainian officials and Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Kurz: Ukraine hopes a set of sweeping reforms will help redress its chronic shortage of manpower by providing clear terms of service and better pay. However, its promises to begin discharging long-serving troops and reform controversial mobilization procedures raise questions about how…
Rights campaigners challenge Israel’s death penalty law at London panel (2026-06-20 05:59 UTC)
Kurz: Rights campaigners challenge Israel’s death penalty law at London panel Human rights campaigners gathered in London on Friday for a panel titled “Together Against The Death Penalty”, where speakers criticised Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Pa…
Israeli envoy and UN official clash at hearing on children in conflict (2026-06-20 05:54 UTC)
Kurz: At a meeting in New York to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Israeli envoy, Danny Danon, demanded the resignation of Pramila Patten, who produced a report that blacklisted Israel for such alleged abuses for the first time, ac…
Somaliland president visits Israel after recognition agreement (2026-06-20 05:45 UTC)
Kurz: Somaliland president visits Israel after recognition agreement Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi arrived in Jerusalem on Sunday for what was described as the first state visit by a leader of the territory, according to Al Jazeera. The visit comes six months after …
Analysis: Khamenei warily accepts US deal as Tehran eyes rebuilding Hezbollah (2026-06-19 21:15 UTC)
Kurz: Days after Tehran and Washington reached a memorandum of understanding over ending the recent conflict, Iran’s new supreme leader is distancing himself from the agreement as hardliners clash over its implications. Meanwhile, reports that Iran is preparing to increase support for …
US troops deployed to Kenya to build Ebola quarantine facility (2026-06-13 10:38 UTC)
Kurz: U.S. troops have been dispatched to central Kenya to help build an Ebola quarantine facility as part of a push to contain a outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
Why India Will Stick with America (2026-06-19 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump’s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the leaders of the two c…
China’s Farm Drones: A Trojan Horse Washington Overlooks (2026-06-18 14:45 UTC)
Kurz: In 2024, Emilian Kavalski and Claris Diaz argued in “Beyond TikTok – The National Security Risks of Chinese Agricultural Drones” that the national debate over foreign social media platforms risked becoming too narrow, potentially causing Washington to overlook other foreign techn…
Three Killed in Latest U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat (2026-06-19 14:44 UTC)
Kurz: Forces with Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck an alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men, on Thursday. The strike was the 65th since President Donald Trump announced the first ones in September 2025. At least 208 people have been killed, including the thr…
A Simple Prayer and a Blasted Bridge: Marine John Ripley Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor (2026-06-19 11:56 UTC)
Kurz: For decades, young midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy have walked by “Ripley at the Bridge,” a dramatic diorama within the Memorial Hall foyer in Bancroft Hall featuring Marine Capt. John Ripley dangling from a girder over the Cua Viet River. On Thursday, 54 years after his act…
The World Cup: Players Vie for Goals and Countries for Influence (2026-06-18 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is now well underway, bringing 48 countries’ teams to compete in a soccer tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. With teams from every continent except Antarctica, the 2026 tournament is a truly global event. The World Cup is …
Twenty-five civilians wounded in Kherson region due to Russian aggression (2026-06-20 05:10 UTC)
Kurz: In the Kherson region over the past day, June 19, 25 civilians were injured as a result of Russian aggression, and residential buildings, a cathedral, and a gas station were damaged.
Germany struggles to find volunteers to confront Russia – media (2026-06-20 02:06 UTC)
Kurz: The German military may be forced to order soldiers to serve near Russia’s borders after struggling to find enough volunteers Read Full Article at RT.com
New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa (2026-06-19 20:30 UTC)
Kurz: A string of west African countries have outlawed same-sex relations in recent months, further eroding LGBTQ rights on a continent where they were already under attack
AI supercharging online scams across Asia, warns Interpol’s cybercrime chief (2026-06-19 11:26 UTC)
Kurz: A new Interpol cyberthreat report found that cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 per cent of all recorded crime in over half of the countries surveyed across Asia and the South Pacific.