Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,590 over past day (2026-09-25 05:32 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to September 25, 2026, amount to approximately 1,525,570 personnel, including 1,590 over the past 24 hours.
Kurz: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil refinery located about 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine’s border with Russia and an electronic components factory overnight on Sept. 25, monitoring channels reported.
Kurz: Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France would send “military means” to help protect the key Saudi port of Yanbu for oil exports following attacks by Yemen’s Houthis. “We are goin…
Colombia formally cuts ties with Iran (2026-09-25 05:05 UTC)
Kurz: Colombia formally cuts ties with Iran Colombia on Thursday announced that it formally severed diplomatic relations with Iran, citing it “deteriorated” in Tehran. The Foreign Ministry said the decision took effect on Saturday due to “national and hemispheric security concerns,” ac…
Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit amid underlying tensions (2026-09-24 12:43 UTC)
Kurz: Despite the pageantry and the cordial tone, expectations for any big breakthroughs on issues ranging from AI to Iran to a trade war truce are low.
Israeli leader at UN: ‘We’re going to win. We have no other choice’ (2026-09-24 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his address to the UN General Assembly to defend Israel’s strikes against Iran as a matter of national survival and described the violence in the West Bank as the work of a few “juvenile delinquents” and rejected accusations of genocide in G…
US and Iran hold talks but fail to make breakthrough in effort to end war (2026-09-23 14:31 UTC)
Kurz: The United States and Iran held three hours of indirect talks in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, marking the first discussions between the two sides to end the war since a ceasefire collapsed in June.
How renewed fighting in Tigray could spread across the Horn of Africa (2026-09-25 05:58 UTC)
Kurz: The fresh hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region come after months of growing animosity between rebel forces and the federal government. Horn of Africa expert Martin Plaut warns of possible regional spillover.
At least 41 dead after boat capsizes in DR Congo (2026-09-24 20:04 UTC)
Kurz: At least 41 people have died after a boat travelling from Tanzania to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Lake Tanganyika capsized, local authorities said.
Nuba Christian and Muslim leaders call for end to Sudan war (2026-09-24 16:33 UTC)
Kurz: Christian and Muslim religious leaders in the Nuba Mountains, spanning South and West Kordofan states,… The post Nuba Christian and Muslim leaders call for end to Sudan war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Somalia Awaits a New Security Order as Mission Drawdown Looms (2026-09-18 19:00 UTC)
Kurz: Somalia Awaits a New Security Order as Mission Drawdown Looms pfranz Fri, 09/18/2026 - 21:00 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Somali police officers walk along…
New USO brings pickleball and pancakes to troops fighting al-Shabab in Somalia (2026-09-18 11:22 UTC)
Kurz: A USO center recently opened at Cooperative Security Location Kismayo, a remote outpost, providing recreation, stress relief and support during deployment.
Pakistan conducts airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan in retaliation for terrorist attacks (2026-09-21 12:46 UTC)
Kurz: The Pakistani Air Force conducted airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan reportedly targeting terrorist training centers in response to a recent complex suicide attack in western Pakistan. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack and promised an “appropriate response” to Pakistan’…
South Korea’s Deliberate Strategic Ambiguity on Taiwan (2026-09-23 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: In 2021, Sungmin Cho wrote, “South Korea’s Taiwan Conundrum,” where he argued Seoul’s complex strategic position makes engagement on questions of involvement over a Taiwan contingency complicated. Five years later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by …
The UN’s High Level Week, Secretary-General Selection and “Middle Power” Problem (2026-09-18 15:29 UTC)
Kurz: The UN’s High Level Week, Secretary-General Selection and “Middle Power” Problem hschaub Fri, 09/18/2026 - 17:29 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Podcast / Glo…
Nepal’s leader says his country is paying the price of climate change (2026-09-25 04:51 UTC)
Kurz: Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah called the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods a “warning to the world” — and questioned if the world had “really heard that warning.”
Russian hybrid attacks likely to increase in coming months: Danish intel assessment (2026-09-24 18:09 UTC)
Kurz: The nine-page document said that although the risk is low, the likelihood of Moscow launching a “limited military attack” is increasing against one or several NATO countries.
Kurz: “The DDX programme is set to redefine the Italian Navy’s capability profile in the field of air and missile defence” said the two Italian manufacturers in a joint statement.
Russia could attack a NATO country within months, Danish intelligence warns (2026-09-24 17:08 UTC)
Kurz: Danish intelligence has warned that Moscow could launch a limited military attack in the coming months against a NATO country that borders Russia.
Navy launches Robotics and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (2026-09-24 16:53 UTC)
Kurz: RASWDC is in the process of developing a phased implementation plan to tackle issues like command structure, mission relationships and resource requirements.