Ukrainian drones bombard occupied territories, Russia in overnight strikes (2026-06-22 03:55 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian drones targeted a power plant in Russian-occupied Crimea, with additional strikes reported in other occupied territories and Russia’s Moscow Oblast overnight on June 22, social media channels reported.
Zelensky doubles down on ultimatum to Russian ally (2026-06-22 03:12 UTC)
Kurz: Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has threatened to bomb Belarusian communication towers unless President Alexander Lukashenko takes them offline Read Full Article at RT.com
IRGC commander says Israel faces ‘humiliation and defeat’ in Lebanon (2026-06-22 06:06 UTC)
Kurz: IRGC commander says Israel faces ‘humiliation and defeat’ in Lebanon Esmail Qaani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, has warned Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon or risk what he described as a repeat of its withdrawal from the country in 200…
Video: Former British officer faces criticism after calling himself ‘a mere goy’ (2026-06-22 05:43 UTC)
Kurz: Video: Former British officer faces criticism after calling himself ‘a mere goy’ Former British Army officer Richard Kemp has come under fire after describing himself as “a goy, a mere goy” while delivering a speech extolling Israel and the Israeli military. Speaking at a JNS eve…
Trump threatens to sue NYT for ‘treason’ over Iran reporting (2026-06-22 04:23 UTC)
Kurz: US President Donald Trump has threatened to add the New York Times’ reporting on the Iran war to his $15 billion defamation lawsuit Read Full Article at RT.com
Blockade lifted, assets to be returned to Iran in Swiss talks breakthrough (2026-06-22 01:58 UTC)
Kurz: The US-Iran talks in Switzerland have led to the lifting of the blockade and the release of frozen assets for Iran, Tehran said, but the real test remains deconfliction in Lebanon. “Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War,” Iranian …
RSF claims gains in Blue Nile as drone strikes kill civilians in White Nile and North Kordofan (2026-06-21 14:25 UTC)
Kurz: Field commanders of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Saturday that their fighters… The post RSF claims gains in Blue Nile as drone strikes kill civilians in White Nile and North Kordofan appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Sudan: Security Council warns of mass atrocity risk in El Obeid (2026-06-20 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Security Council has expressed alarm over reports of substantial military reinforcements by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around El Obeid in Sudan, warning of the risk of a potential ground offensive on the city.
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 hits back at U.S. sanctions restricting its exports to American defense firms (2026-06-22 05:53 UTC)
Kurz: China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.
China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist (2026-06-22 02:59 UTC)
Kurz: The new export controls come “in response to the US government’s egregious act of adding to its so-called ‘Chinese military enterprise list’”, said China’s commerce ministry.
China-Asean relations are bigger than mere geopolitics (2026-06-21 21:30 UTC)
Kurz: China-Asean relations are usually described in two ways. One emphasises danger: the South China Sea, US-China rivalry, military pressure and risk of Southeast Asia being pulled into China’s orbit. The other emphasises opportunity: trade, infrastructure, investment, supply chains …
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 …
Deniz Undav: Germany’s 2026 World Cup supersub (2026-06-22 00:14 UTC)
Kurz: With three goals in two games, striker Deniz Undav is the man in focus for Germany at the World Cup. But things could have turned out very differently for the Stuttgart striker.