FSB arrests foreign national over Ukrainian drone plot (2026-08-21 06:01 UTC)
Kurz: The Kiev regime has been increasingly relying on terrorist methods to compensate for frontline setbacks, the agency has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine’s air defenses down 107 out of 135 Russian drones launched overnight (2026-08-21 05:53 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian air defense neutralized 107 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of August 20. Hits by 27 enemy drones were recorded at several locations.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,390 over past day (2026-08-21 05:12 UTC)
Kurz: Russia’s total combat losses in personnel since February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,474,030, including 1,390 troops killed or incapacitated over the past 24 hours.
Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace, officials say (2026-08-21 02:52 UTC)
Kurz: The report follows an uptick in Russian military flights near NATO’s eastern border, which NATO countries describe as “provocations” and acts of aggression meant to test the country’s air defenses.
Russian children’s cartoon targeted in Zelensky’s latest sanctions against Moscow’s war machine (2026-08-20 21:41 UTC)
Kurz: Among the targets of the latest measures are former lawmaker Yurii Ivanyushchenko and the creators of the animated Russian series “Masha and the Bear.”
Ongoing Israeli air strikes, massive blasts reported in south Lebanon (2026-08-21 05:11 UTC)
Kurz: Ongoing Israeli air strikes, massive blasts reported in south Lebanon Israeli attacks targeted a number of areas across southern Lebanon, according to state media. Israeli air strikes and massive explosions were reported in overnight and in the early hours of Friday in the town o…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during raid in Jenin (2026-08-21 04:37 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during raid in Jenin The Israeli military killed a Palestinian man during a raid in Jenin after he resisted an arrest attempt, according to Al Jazeera citing health sources. The Palestinian, identified as Fathi Khazem, was directly shot inside …
Hamas told to be ‘sensitive’ to Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections as attacks on Gaza continue (2026-08-21 03:51 UTC)
Kurz: Hamas told to be ‘sensitive’ to Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections as attacks on Gaza continue Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim told CNN that the movement remains committed to a peace roadmap for Gaza. “We are still ready to continue this way to give our people on the ground t…
Wars are happening across the world. Many of them are connected (2026-08-20 20:05 UTC)
Kurz: All Thing Considered host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR correspondents Tom Bowman and Emily Feng about the ways in which the U.S. war with Iran is connected to other conflicts across the globe.
Kurz: Afshon Ostovar, one of the leading experts on Iran and the host of the members-only podcast The Iran Reckoning, is joined by War on the Rocks membership editor Kerry Anderson for a state-of-play conversation on the conflict between the United States and Iran. They consider why th…
IOM: 200k+ displaced across Kordofan as fighting intensifies (2026-08-20 17:35 UTC)
Kurz: More than 200,000 people have been displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region since the end of… The post IOM: 200k+ displaced across Kordofan as fighting intensifies appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
As elections near, South Sudan risks new atrocity crimes, warns rights probe (2026-08-20 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting stops, a UN-backed probe said on Thursday.
‘SAF shoots down two RSF long-range drones in North Kordofan’ (2026-08-18 16:35 UTC)
Kurz: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said on Monday that its air defences shot down two… The post ‘SAF shoots down two RSF long-range drones in North Kordofan’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Sudan battlefield shifts as RSF intensifies operations in Blue Nile (2026-08-18 16:13 UTC)
Kurz: Sudan’s battlefield is undergoing rapid shifts across several fronts, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces… The post Sudan battlefield shifts as RSF intensifies operations in Blue Nile appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
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.
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.
Resistance to Taliban rule persists in Afghanistan (2026-08-20 17:39 UTC)
Kurz: Five years after the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan’s armed resistance continues to expand despite lacking territorial sanctuary, overt state sponsorship, and meaningful international assistance. Although it remains far from an existential threat to Taliban rule, its persistence chal…
North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says (2026-08-20 09:24 UTC)
Kurz: The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
China’s Military Says AI Can’t Replace Commanders. Xi Is Testing That (2026-08-20 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: For years, the Chinese military’s own newspaper has been making a promise it may no longer be able to keep. Whenever the People’s Liberation Army Daily (Jiefangjun Bao), the official newspaper of China’s Central Military Commission, discusses artificial intelligence and command, …
Venezuela continues difficult recovery from twin earthquakes as oil sales surge (2026-08-20 18:44 UTC)
Kurz: Venezuela’s recovery from massive earthquakes on June 24 has become increasingly costly as the death toll has climbed, the extent of infrastructure damage has come into sharper focus, and reconstruction has placed additional strain on an already fragile economy. However, Caracas’…
Carrier USS George Washington Now in the Middle East (2026-08-20 14:40 UTC)
Kurz: USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility yesterday, the combatant command announced on social media. The aircraft carrier, which was accompanied by cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and destroyer USS Shoup (DDG-86), transited the A…
US woman charged with ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol (2026-08-21 04:11 UTC)
Kurz: A US woman has been charged with plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol, kill lawmakers, and flee the country to join ISIS Read Full Article at RT.com
Drone companies, admin leaders meet for first White House ‘Drone Dominance’ meeting (2026-08-20 18:24 UTC)
Kurz: “The cavalry arrived here to meet your cavalry in private industry to make sure that we are not drone sufficient, from parity, but drone dominant,” Pentagon R&E chief Emil Michaels said.
25 years later: The state of Al Qaeda (2026-08-20 14:38 UTC)
Kurz: Twenty-five years after 9/11, analysts still can’t agree on whether Al Qaeda is a spent force or a resurgent threat. Generation Jihad’s Bill Roggio and co-host Will Selber speak with guest Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic, and unpack his new article on the group’s uncert…