War update: 70 clashes on frontline since morning (2026-07-12 15:59 UTC)
Kurz: Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have launched 69 attacks on the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, concentrating their main efforts on the Sloviansk and Pokrovsk sectors.
Will Ukraine cut off Crimea? | Ukraine This Week (2026-07-12 13:16 UTC)
Kurz: Once promoted by the Kremlin as a symbol of Russia’s resurgence and a premier tourist destination, the peninsula now faces mounting pressure from Ukrainian drone strikes targeting military infrastructure, logistics, and supply routes.
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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.
What four years of full-scale war has taken from people in Ukraine (2026-02-19 10:10 UTC)
Kurz: The war in Ukraine has forced people from their homes and destroyed hospitals. MSF is providing medical and psychological care across Ukraine, including near frontlines.
Iran agreed to ‘perfect deal’ for US before attacking ship — Trump (2026-07-12 15:39 UTC)
Kurz: US President did not mention any details of the deal he was talking about but claimed that the United States bombed the hell out of them last night
My father made Palestinian theatre an act of resistance (2026-07-12 15:09 UTC)
Kurz: My father made Palestinian theatre an act of resistance Submitted by Alaa Tartir on Sun, 07/12/2026 - 13:01 One year after his death, I remember Adel Tartir through his final reflections on theatre as a space for confession, provocation and liberation Adel Tartir performs as his …
Four killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza City (2026-07-12 14:55 UTC)
Kurz: Four killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza City At least four Palestinians were killed and others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike targeting Gaza City, according to Wafa news agency. Wafa reported that an Israeli drone struck a metal workshop on al-Sinaa Street in so…
Trump says US hit Iran ‘very hard’ after nearly agreeing deal (2026-07-12 14:00 UTC)
Kurz: Trump says US hit Iran ‘very hard’ after nearly agreeing deal President Donald Trump said the US hit Iran hard in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “We hit them very hard last night,” Trump told CNN by telephone in an interview. Trump said the US and Iran h…
UN condemns RSF escalation around El Obeid as Tasees backs ceasefire (2026-07-07 11:50 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Human Rights Council has unanimously condemned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for… The post UN condemns RSF escalation around El Obeid as Tasees backs ceasefire appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
US pulls troops from Nigeria following anti-ISIS mission, focuses on ‘African-led’ future (2026-07-06 10:42 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. has withdrawn most of the troops that were sent to Nigeria earlier this year to help root out Islamic State insurgents, according to the head of U.S. Africa Command.
New report: RSF training camps, supply routes in Libya fuelling Sudan’s war — ‘What we’ve uncovered is really just the tip of the iceberg’ (2026-07-03 23:32 UTC)
Kurz: Andrew Bergman interviews Klaas van Dijken, Director of Lighthouse Reports for Radio Dabanga The United… The post New report: RSF training camps, supply routes in Libya fuelling Sudan’s war — ‘What we’ve uncovered is really just the tip of the iceberg’ appeared first on Dabanga…
Myanmar tells ASEAN detained Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, special envoy says (2026-07-12 13:22 UTC)
Kurz: The top diplomats of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in person with their Myanmar counterpart on Sunday for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a five-year-old peace initiative that has failed to end a civil war gripping the country.
World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela (2026-07-10 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
China, Russia practice joint strikes on ships and air defense during naval drills (2026-07-12 15:39 UTC)
Kurz: The naval forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Russia completed the practical phase of their annual joint exercise, Joint Sea 2026, on July 11. The drills were conducted in the waters and airspace of the Yellow Sea near Qingdao, one of China’s largest naval ba…
What does China’s J-16 fighter jet in ‘beast mode’ mean for PLA Air Force patrols? (2026-07-12 14:00 UTC)
Kurz: A newly emerged image of a PLA J-16 multirole fighter jet in a rare, heavy air‑superiority “extreme loadout” configuration points to an extension of long-range tactical capabilities, according to a Chinese military magazine. In an analysis published this month, Ordnance Science a…
For a China on the rise, soft power is vital (2026-07-12 12:30 UTC)
Kurz: Europeans are reconsidering who their countries should partner with in an increasingly uncertain world. A June survey of 24 European Union countries by Public First on whether to have closer ties with the United States or China found opinion divided. Eight leaned towards China, n…
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: July 10, 2026 (2026-07-10 19:34 UTC)
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Hawaii The U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 exercise is now in its at-sea phase with ships and unmanned surface vessels departing from Joint Base Pearl H…
EU defense remains heavily reliant on the United States (2026-07-12 12:37 UTC)
Kurz: There are many obstacles as EU governments seek to reduce their dependence on the US. DW looks at the European Unions’s attempts to develop counterparts to Patriot and Tomahawk missiles, F-35 jets, and Starlink internet.
Report to Congress on U.S. Extended Deterrence and Regional Nuclear Capabilities (2026-07-10 20:55 UTC)
Kurz: The following is the July 10, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Extended Deterrence and Regional Nuclear Capabilities. From the Report One of the stated goals of U.S. nuclear weapons policy has been to extend deterrence to over 30 U.S. “allies and partners” and as…
The Pentagon’s Sprint to Get Tech Out of the Lab and to the Warfighter (2026-07-09 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: Joe Jewell left academia and his role directing hypersonic wind tunnels to oversee the Pentagon’s science and technology enterprise. He wants more researchers to make the same move. He joins Jonathan to discuss the Pentagon’s science enterprise, why he thinks academia is the envy…