Air Defense Forces shoot down one Russian missile and 127 drones (2026-07-25 05:20 UTC)
Kurz: Air Defense Forces shot down one Kh-59/69 precision-guided missile and 127 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of July 24.
Fire reported overnight at Engels air base, home of Russia’s heavy bombers (2026-07-25 01:35 UTC)
Kurz: The cause of the fire remains unclear. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry announced a drone threat over Saratov Oblast the night of the fire, and the air base has been targeted in several previous Ukrainian strikes.
Kurz: Regional authorities reported that a mass Ukrainian drone attack damaged a residential building, a gas pipe, and unspecified “commercial property.” While the facility was not identified, the report follows a string of Ukrainian strikes on logistics centers serving the Russian e-c…
Kurz: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s short-sighted decision to fire his popular defense minister may ultimately redound to Ukraine’s benefit, as the firestorm it unleashed has forced Zelenskyy to install a widely respected, new-school officer as Ukraine’s top general. The post Analysi…
UN chief arrives in Syria, likely to back post-Assad transition (2026-07-25 05:58 UTC)
Kurz: UN chief arrives in Syria, likely to back post-Assad transition United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday on the first visit by a chief of the global body since before the country’s civil war erupted, state media reported. During the three-day…
Kurz: Report: Overnight Israeli raids leave two Palestinians injured Overnight Israeli military and settler raids have left a Palestinian teenager and an elderly man injured by gunfire in Bethlehem and Nablus, Al Jazeera reported. In Nablus, military units entered the villages of Tal a…
Iran war: Houthis vow response to ‘dangerous escalation’ by Saudi Arabia (2026-07-25 03:54 UTC)
Kurz: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claim that civilian sites were targeted in Saudi strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida. Saudi Arabia says it hit military targets. DW has more.
ICC Trial Chamber terminates case for Sudan war crimes against former JEM commander Abdallah Banda ‘without prejudice’ (2026-07-23 14:31 UTC)
Kurz: Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, has… The post ICC Trial Chamber terminates case for Sudan war crimes against former JEM commander Abdallah Banda ‘without prejudice’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
People in El Obeid, Sudan have limited services as drone attacks intensify (2026-07-20 12:34 UTC)
Kurz: Half a million people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan state, Sudan are facing limited basic services as drone strikes from the Rapid Support Forces intensify. Liesbeth Aelbrecht details the impact on people.
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.
Shenzhen rail and air services cancelled as southern China braces for Typhoon Noul (2026-07-25 05:20 UTC)
Kurz: Trains were stopped, schools were halted and residents were evacuated in southern China as Typhoon Noul headed towards the coast. The National Meteorological Centre issued an orange typhoon alert – the second highest level in a four-tier system – on Saturday morning as it moved n…
Long before the Silk Road, silkworm cocoons already existed in Uzbekistan (2026-07-25 02:00 UTC)
Kurz: In 138BC, Chinese diplomat and explorer Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the western regions. The Han dynasty envoy failed to achieve his emperor’s goal of launching a pincer attack against the Xiongnu nomadic confederation, but he unexpectedly discovered a route. The land rout…
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: July 24, 2026 (2026-07-24 20:27 UTC)
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Hawaii U.S. and partner forces conducted a group sail Wednesday, with aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) leading the flotilla of ships and submarines as …
U.S. Navy Orders Low-cost Missiles to Expand Fleet, Allied Long-Range Maritime Strike Capabilities (2026-07-24 17:23 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Navy is procuring a low-cost cruise missile to expand the fleet’s long-range precision strike capabilities and provide allies with affordable maritime strike munitions. CoAspire announced its selection for the Navy’s Coalition Heterogenous Affordable Offensive Strike (CH…
Chaotic Progress: European NATO’s Quest for Stronger Defense (2026-07-23 20:00 UTC)
Kurz: In 2024, Max Bergmann wrote, “NATO Missed a Chance to Transform Itself,” where he argued NATO’s leadership needs to facilitate a strong European pillar of the alliance through structural reforms in European institutions. Two years later, we asked Max to revisit his arguments.Imag…
Trump addresses rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner (2026-07-25 03:29 UTC)
Kurz: The event was originally scheduled for April but was disrupted by the alleged attempted assassination of Donald Trump. His hourlong speech combined jokes with attacks on members of the press.