Russian forces launch 853 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past 24 hours, killing three (2026-07-17 05:33 UTC)
Kurz: Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army carried out 853 strikes on 58 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing three people and wounding five others.
Russian army loses another 1,370 troops and helicopter in war against Ukraine over past 24 hours (2026-07-17 05:05 UTC)
Kurz: Total combat losses among Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—from February 24, 2022, to July 17, 2026—amount to approximately 1,425,990 personnel, including 1,370 over the past 24 hours.
Fires, drone strikes reported overnight across occupied Crimea as shadow fleet vessels allegedly hit in Black Sea (2026-07-17 03:42 UTC)
Kurz: Russian shadow fleet tankers were struck, and fires at sites across occupied Crimea were reported amid Ukrainian attacks overnight on July 17, according to monitoring channels.
2 killed, 8 injured in Russian missile attack on Odesa (2026-07-16 23:54 UTC)
Kurz: Russia launched a missile strike on the southern city of Odesa on the evening of July 16, killing two people and injuring at least eight others, including children, local officials reported.
Boris Nadezhdin is a rare Russian politician speaking out against the Ukraine war (2026-07-16 21:19 UTC)
Kurz: Boris Nadezhdin wants to run for Russia’s parliament on a platform that gives voice to the Russians against the war in Ukraine. That’s why, he says, the Kremlin is doing everything to stop him.
Kurz: Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US attacks across Iran intensified overnight and early on Friday morning. Iranian state media reported that the death toll from US targeting bridges south of the country has killed at least seven civilians so far. Meanwhile, bl…
Jordan says it intercepted three Iranian missiles (2026-07-17 05:20 UTC)
Kurz: Jordan says it intercepted three Iranian missiles The Jordan Armed Forces said that three Iranian missiles targeting the country were intercepted. According to the statement, no casualties or material damage were reported.
China, elections and Iran: the takeaways from Trump’s White House address (2026-07-17 02:06 UTC)
Kurz: In a fiery prime-time address to the nation, US President Donald Trump delivered an unprecedented broadside against China, accusing Beijing of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history” and declaring an end to complacency in the face of “Chinese interferen…
Iran war: Tehran warns of wider disruption amid US strikes (2026-07-17 00:37 UTC)
Kurz: The US launched a sixth night of strikes on Iran. Tehran has reportedly told Yemen’s Houthis to be ready to disrupt Red Sea shipping if Iranian power infrastructure is targeted. Follow DW for more.
Ukrainian mercenaries, terrorists may intensify activities in Mali, Russian diplomat warns (2026-07-17 05:50 UTC)
Kurz: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko pointed out that African countries “reject the diktat of their former colonial powers and any neocolonial ambitions pursued by the West”
WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone (2026-07-16 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
UN human rights commissioner: ‘Sudan’s war economy fuelling conflict, tainting global supply chains’ (2026-07-16 10:14 UTC)
Kurz: Sudan’s war economy is helping to sustain the country’s three-year conflict while exposing global supply… The post UN human rights commissioner: ‘Sudan’s war economy fuelling conflict, tainting global supply chains’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Video of US flag desecration by Somali army trio sparks uproar amid stepped-up support (2026-07-13 11:07 UTC)
Kurz: Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is underway, the Somali defense ministry said.
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.
Could Trump’s ‘last-gasp’ China election claims derail Xi’s US trip? (2026-07-17 02:21 UTC)
Kurz: US President Donald Trump’s prime-time attack on China over alleged election interference marks a significant escalation in the rivalry between Washington and Beijing, according to analysts. They said it could again destabilise ties and create uncertainty over Chinese President X…
Coast Guard Ends Middle East Mission, Moves Cutter Squadron to Western Pacific (2026-07-16 20:49 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Coast Guard is transitioning its Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) to the Western Pacific, ending a more than 20-year forward-deployed mission in the Middle East. The Coast Guard’s Expeditionary Cutter Squadron that makes up PATFORSWA, which was previously forward…
Academia’s Critical Role in Developing an Economic Security Workforce (2026-07-16 07:15 UTC)
Kurz: Editor’s note: This is the tenth article in an 11-part series examining how the United States should organize, lead, and integrate economic statecraft into strategy, defense practice, and the broader national security ecosystem. The special series is brought to you by the Potomac…