Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 20 times overnight, five injured (2026-08-17 05:20 UTC)
Kurz: Russian forces launched nearly 20 attacks on four districts of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region since the evening of August 16, injuring five people.
Over 239,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation (2026-08-17 05:01 UTC)
Kurz: Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 239,354 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,440 over past day (2026-08-17 05:01 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through August 17, 2026, stand at approximately 1,468,760 personnel, including 1,440 over the past day.
Yemeni government claims attacks on Houthis (2026-08-17 05:29 UTC)
Kurz: Yemeni government claims attacks on Houthis Yemen’s internationally recognised government said it launched artillery attacks against the Houthis in the northern al-Jawf Governorate. In a post on X, the Yemeni Saudi-backed forces said they targeted “gatherings and dens” belonging …
Ongoing Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, two injured in Bint Jbeil (2026-08-17 04:36 UTC)
Kurz: Ongoing Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon, two injured in Bint Jbeil An Israeli attack targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of al-Qantara, according to state media. Reports of additional strikes and military activity were witnessed in the Ali al-Taher ridge,…
Iran places $30,000 bounty on US soldiers (2026-08-17 04:10 UTC)
Kurz: Iran has offered a $30,000 reward for killing or capturing US troops as Washington reportedly weighs possible ground operations Read Full Article at RT.com
Women demand inclusive, safe dialogue to end Sudan war for good (2026-08-16 09:08 UTC)
Kurz: Sudanese feminist and civil society figures have called for broader participation in any anticipated Sudanese-Sudanese… The post Women demand inclusive, safe dialogue to end Sudan war for good appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Young Sudanese call for ‘inclusive dialogue to address roots of war, put justice and peace first’ (2026-08-16 08:26 UTC)
Kurz: By Amin Ramadan for Radio Dabanga Young Sudanese have expressed their views on the proposed… The post Young Sudanese call for ‘inclusive dialogue to address roots of war, put justice and peace first’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
UN relief chief warns Ebola is outpacing the response in DRC (2026-08-14 18:07 UTC)
Kurz: UN relief chief warns Ebola is outpacing the response in DRC health-workers-during-ebola-response-DRC.tmb-1920v.jpg Elayne Wangalwa 14 Aug. 2026 6.07 p.m. Statement on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs a…
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.
Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on the great India-China face-off (2026-08-16 22:00 UTC)
Kurz: Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, we invited a leading Chinese scholar of South Asian affairs and a former Indian fore…
South Korea landslide kills one as heavy rains sweep southern areas: Reports (2026-08-17 02:32 UTC)
Kurz: Rescue workers pulled three residents from a residential apartment building in Geoje, South Gyeongsang province, after a landslide buried the first floor, with one person later pronounced dead at a hospital.
USS Benfold Was Stalled in the South China Sea for Four Days After Engineering Casualty (2026-08-15 02:16 UTC)
Kurz: This story has been updated to include Benfold was towed to Subic Bay. Guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) spent four days in the South China Sea without power after an engineering failure, USNI News has learned. Benfold suffered the engineering casualty resulting in a …
Kurz: A strong commercial space industry is an important partner for the U.S. government, as it contributes to building more robust space and defense capabilities and facilitates innovation more broadly. As competition between the United States and China heats up, both countries look t…
U.S. Focused on Quiet Collaboration with Pacific Allies, Not ‘Tub Thumping,’ Says Colby (2026-08-14 16:25 UTC)
Kurz: The Trump administration is focused on delivering military capabilities to the Indo-Pacific to strengthen deterrence, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby said Thursday during his week-long tour of the region. “Everybody knows our position on those issues,” Colby …
The True Cost of Cheap Chips (2026-08-13 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: Given the relentless demand for computing power, electronic components are in scarce supply. Prices for certain memory chips, known as DRAM, have surged by more than 50 percent in a single quarter this year, and have roughly quadrupled since last fall. Because DRAM supply is tigh…
US senator slams Trump, Hegseth over ‘disgraceful’ disregard for American troops (2026-08-17 04:29 UTC)
Kurz: US senator slams Trump, Hegseth over ‘disgraceful’ disregard for American troops US senator Chris Van Hollen criticised Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for what he called their “disregard for American servicemembers”. “This war isn’t making our country safer. Dona…
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Aug. 14, 2026 (2026-08-14 20:16 UTC)
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Strait of Malacca The George Washington Carrier Strike Group transited the Malacca Strait to enter the Andaman Sea on Thursday, USNI News reported. The strike grou…
Army tells industry: Soldiers need more power, but don’t just offer batteries and generators (2026-08-14 15:48 UTC)
Kurz: As new drones, networks and weapons come online, the Army faces a power crunch that senior officials are asking industry to help solve. “And it’s not by buying more generators,” Brig. Gen. Troy Denomy, PAE for Maneuver, said.