Russian forces lose 1,260 personnel, two MLRS systems over past day (2026-08-12 04:59 UTC)
Kurz: Russia’s total combat losses in the war against Ukraine have reached approximately 1,461,660 personnel since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022, including 1,260 over the past 24 hours.
Kurz: Drone attacks were reported overnight in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and across occupied Crimea, with explosions heard near Sevastopol and the Crimean Bridge.
Romanian military destroys 2 Gerbera drones found in Black Sea (2026-08-11 20:23 UTC)
Kurz: Romanian military divers destroyed two Gerbera-type drones found drifting in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta said on Aug. 11.
Analysis: North Korean missile deployment raises urgency of Ukraine’s Starlink plea (2026-08-07 17:36 UTC)
Kurz: North Korea is reportedly dispatching as many as 120 additional ballistic missiles to Ukraine as the embattled country searches for ways to destroy Russian missile launchers. The post Analysis: North Korean missile deployment raises urgency of Ukraine’s Starlink plea appeared fir…
Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Marib, Mocha left ‘dozens killed and injured’, military spokesman says (2026-08-12 05:05 UTC)
Kurz: Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Marib, Mocha left ‘dozens killed and injured’, military spokesman says Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that missile and drone strikes targeting military sites in Marib and Mocha killed and injured dozens of people. In a statement carried by…
Trump says military aircraft he flew on last month faced ‘greater risk’ (2026-08-12 04:13 UTC)
Kurz: Trump says military aircraft he flew on last month faced ‘greater risk’ US President Donald Trump claimed that he was “at greater risk” when boarding the plane he flew on after he secretly took a military flight from Turkey last month. “I think actually the plane that I flew on w…
Destroyers Thomas Hudner, Pinckney Return from Deployments (2026-08-11 17:36 UTC)
Kurz: Destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91) returned this week to their homeports following more than eight-month-long deployments, the U.S. Navy announced. Thomas Hudner returned Sunday to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. The destroyer’s deployment took the crew …
Kurz: Bahrain 29 July 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 07/30/2026 - 23:36 Bahrain Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:00 29 July 2026 U.S. Central Command that it had conducted “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran”, targeting “military command centres, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and defe…
Libya power company says attack on Zawiya caused major outage (2026-08-12 05:12 UTC)
Kurz: Libya power company says attack on Zawiya caused major outage Libya’s General Electricity Company said that an attack on the South Zawiya substation caused a complete wide-scale outage and loss of power supply to a number of areas in the south of Zawiya. The company added that re…
Libya oil company says blazes contained after drone attacks on complex (2026-08-11 19:36 UTC)
Kurz: A major gasoline reservoir in Libya’s Zawiya, west of Tripoli, caught fire and collapsed on Monday after what authorities said was an attack by unknown perpetrators.
South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’ (2026-08-11 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned recent armed group attacks in Warrap state which reportedly left more than 60 civilians dead and 50 others injured.
Generation Jihad | Losing ground: Somalia and Mali’s jihad problem (2026-08-10 17:08 UTC)
Kurz: The US is losing leverage in Somalia as frustration with Mogadishu threatens critical African Union support and risks strengthening Al Shabaab’s hold. In Mali, renewed US airstrikes against JNIM raise a parallel concern—whether air power alone, without a ground strategy or politi…
People in El Obeid 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.
From Guantanamo Bay to ISCAP: The case of Jamal Kiyemba (2026-08-10 18:20 UTC)
Kurz: In 2002, Jamal Kiyemba, a Ugandan national living in the United Kingdom, was arrested in northwest Pakistan after allegedly attempting to join Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and was sent to the US prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Released in 2006 and sent to Uganda, Kiyemba has …
Fishing trip mishap or grey-zone test? Taiwan arrests men after boat slips past defences (2026-08-12 01:00 UTC)
Kurz: Two people from mainland China were arrested six days after illegally landing in Taiwan by inflatable boat, raising fresh concerns over the island’s coastal security amid its biggest annual military drill. The timing of the incident has drawn scrutiny. The two men arrived just be…
North Korea fires missile ahead of major US-South Korea drills (2026-08-11 22:32 UTC)
Kurz: The ballistic missile launch comes as South Korea and the US plan to conduct major joint military drills to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and weapons capabilities.
Putting Armageddon on Autopilot: How Artificial Intelligence Could Make Nuclear Threats More Effective (2026-08-11 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons. Arms control agreements painstakingly built over decades have collapsed. Geopolitical competition is intensifying rivalries between nuclear-armed powers. North Korea continues expanding its arsenal and delivery systems. China is on a tr…
Former U.S. Marine held in Russia on disputed charges has been released (2026-08-12 05:27 UTC)
Kurz: Russia released an American military veteran, allowing his return to the U.S. after four years of what his family and U.S. officials allege was wrongful incarceration and abusive treatment.
Earthquake response strains Colombia’s new government and rescuers (2026-08-12 05:13 UTC)
Kurz: The earthquake killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 injured, according to Colombian authorities. At least 195 remained missing, but civilian-run databases put that number closer to 4,000.
Who Pays for America’s Research and Development? (2026-08-11 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, the U.S. government was the unrivaled patron of American science. It funded nearly two-thirds of the nation’s research and development — much of it for defense — defining the early Cold War. In a phenomenon that’s been widely explor…
At least 14 artisanal miners killed after illegal mine collapses (2026-08-12 05:13 UTC)
Kurz: At least 14 artisanal miners were killed and eight others injured when the walls of an illegal mine collapsed in on them, South African police said on Tuesday.
Army awards 6 companies prototype contracts for last tactical mile program (2026-08-11 21:45 UTC)
Kurz: The six companies awarded through prototype Other Transaction Agreements are: Maren-Go, Overland AI, Forterra, Hendrick’s Motorsports, American Rheinmetall and HDT, according to a service release.