Russia now importing fuel from South Korea, Turkey because of Ukraine drone strikes, report says (2026-09-11 04:51 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy industry have “turned the tables on the world’s once largest oil product exporter,” according to a new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air think tank.
DIU deploys interceptor drones to protect Kyiv’s airspace (2026-09-11 04:04 UTC)
Kurz: The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine demonstrated how Katran unmanned platforms—carriers of interceptor drones and radar reconnaissance equipment—were used to protect Kyiv’s airspace in September of this year.
At least 8 injured in Kyiv amid Russian drone attack (2026-09-11 03:32 UTC)
Kurz: Eight people were injured in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, where a fire broke out in a nine-story residential building during the Russian attack, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’ (2026-09-10 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: A drone strike on the protective structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have endangered the safety of millions of people, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo told reporters via video link from Kyiv on Thursday.
Araghchi welcomes US navy secretary’s Bahrain damage remarks (2026-09-11 06:02 UTC)
Kurz: Araghchi welcomes US navy secretary’s Bahrain damage remarks Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said Iran appreciated Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, for publicly admitting that Iranian attacks on a key US naval base in Bahrain had caused extensive damage during the …
Iran destroys US spy Saildrone in Hormuz (VIDEO) (2026-09-10 23:47 UTC)
Kurz: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it destroyed a US Saildrone Explorer reconnaissance vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com
Lebanese Army details pilot zone arms seizures, claims operational control (2026-09-10 20:45 UTC)
Kurz: The Lebanese Armed Forces said its operations in three southern Lebanon pilot areas have produced “operational control.” The military’s first detailed official accounting of arms seizures there shows that roughly 86 percent of its 1,818-item weapons-and-ammunition tally consists …
Former US ambassador Khalilzad visits Kabul, attends Taliban oil deal signing (2026-09-09 23:21 UTC)
Kurz: Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with senior Taliban officials and attended the signing of a major oil and gas agreement with a Saudi company, despite the US State Department insisting that he was acting solely “in a personal capacity.” Whatever his intent…
At least 26 students dead after DR Congo school fire (2026-09-10 20:07 UTC)
Kurz: A deadly blaze left as least 26 students dead and dozens injured after a fire swept through two schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Sudan Quintet holds Khartoum talks on war and political process (2026-09-10 14:22 UTC)
Kurz: Representatives of the African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), European Union, Arab League and… The post Sudan Quintet holds Khartoum talks on war and political process 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.
Why the Pentagon picked an Indiana Navy base to host a nuclear microreactor (2026-09-10 20:31 UTC)
Kurz: The program is driving hard to meet President Trump’s 2028 deadline, officials said, but they have yet to release a formal solicitation, let alone pick a specific vendor and design.
Vance takes centre stage as Trump wraps up GOP midterm convention with voter warnings (2026-09-11 05:00 UTC)
Kurz: US President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance wrapped up the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention on Thursday night with promises of an America “greater than ever before”, aiming to secure crucial swing voters ahead of November’s battle for Congress. “You go…
South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief Reefs (2026-09-11 04:21 UTC)
Kurz: The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to the Subi and Mischief Reefs, according to the Philippines’ coastguard, as tensions continue to spread to other South China Sea hotspots. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) released video clip…
3 Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat (2026-09-10 17:38 UTC)
Kurz: U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean, killing three people, U.S. Southern Command announced late Wednesday. The Wednesday strike, the first in September, comes as Marines and sailors have been interdicting floating refuelin…
What America’s Adversaries and Allies Hope to Gain at the U.N. General Assembly (2026-09-10 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: This year’s U.N. General Assembly officially opened on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The annual gathering gives diplomats and leaders a valuable opportunity to press their foreign policy priorities and engage — formally and informally — with both partners and adversaries. Most heads of state…
Sailors, Marines Deploy Long-range Missile Systems to Norway for Drills (2026-09-10 16:07 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps recently deployed the sea service’s long-range Containerized Launching System and Strike Master Coastal Defense System to Norway as part of Operation Atlantic City 26 and NATO’s Arctic Sentry enhanced Vigilance Activity. The expeditionary long-range…
‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders (2026-09-10 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Twenty-five years ago, the heinous terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States claimed thousands of lives and represented “an assault on humanity itself”, the UN chief said on Thursday.
The Assessment Gap in U.S. Counter-Terrorism Strikes (2026-09-10 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: For eight years I helped decide whether American counter-terrorism money was working.As a programs advisor in the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism from 2018 to 2025, I oversaw about 20 projects in East Africa worth roughly $80 million a year. None of that money moved…
South Africa protesters set September 30 deadline for undocumented migrants (2026-09-11 05:03 UTC)
Kurz: Protesters in South African have given immigrants living in the country illegally until Sept. 30 to leave, threatening larger demonstrations if their demands are not met.
Zelensky and Carney review drones to be deployed under Canada’s Drone Deal agreement (2026-09-11 04:35 UTC)
Kurz: In Alberta, Volodymyr Zelensky and Mark Carney observed the operation of drones that will be deployed under the Drone Deal agreement with Canada.
How September 11 accelerated the end of American hegemony (2026-09-11 00:07 UTC)
Kurz: Twenty-five years after 9/11, its deepest legacy lies in the wars, surveillance and strategic overreach that hastened the end of US hegemony Read Full Article at RT.com