Russian army loses 1,520 troops in war against Ukraine over past day (2026-10-02 05:17 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to October 2, 2026, amount to approximately 1,537,390 personnel, including 1,520 over the past 24 hours.
Russian strike kills 1, injures 2 in Kyiv as Southern Bridge hit again overnight (2026-10-02 05:04 UTC)
Kurz: Kyiv has faced repeated Russian attacks in recent days. A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack beginning on Sept. 30 killed four people and injured at least eight, while also damaging residential and energy infrastructure in the capital.
Ukraine, South Korea clash over transfer of 2 North Korean prisoners (2026-10-02 04:40 UTC)
Kurz: A diplomatic scandal has erupted over two North Korean prisoners of war, with South Korea demanding an apology from Ukraine. What’s been the reaction in Kyiv?
Ukrainian forces reportedly strike oil facilities in Russia’s Volgograd, Samara regions (2026-10-02 04:33 UTC)
Kurz: Ukrainian drones previously struck the Samara station in April, causing a large fire and damaging five crude oil tanks, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent at the time.
Russia to conscript 120,000 men, again promises they won’t be sent to fight in Ukraine (2026-10-02 03:59 UTC)
Kurz: Putin repeatedly said in interviews in early March 2022 that conscripts were not being asked to participate in the invasion and would not be sent to fight. Only days later, Russia’s Defense Ministry to acknowledged that some conscripts had been deployed to Ukraine and captured.
South Lebanon: ‘It’s torture, they are razing our lives before our eyes’ (2026-10-02 05:06 UTC)
Kurz: South Lebanon: ‘It’s torture, they are razing our lives before our eyes’ Day after day, the Israeli-occupied village of Mansouri, perched on a green hill a few kilometres south of the coastal city of Tyre, is slowly disappearing. Already heavily damaged during the war, it is now …
Trump says US may request Europe to release diesel from emergency stockpiles (2026-10-02 04:59 UTC)
Kurz: Trump says US may request Europe to release diesel from emergency stockpiles US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington could request European countries to release diesel from their emergency stockpiles, amid the war on Iran’s impact on global fuel supplies. “We may ask …
Yemen’s air force says it carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz (2026-10-02 04:28 UTC)
Kurz: Yemen’s air force says it carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz Yemen’s armed forces spokesperson early on Friday said that air force warplanes carried out 20 precision strikes on Houthi targets over the past three hours in Taiz province. The spokesperson said the atta…
3 Navy Ships Decommissioned, Cruiser USS Robert Smalls Makes Final Homeport Change (2026-10-01 18:48 UTC)
Kurz: Three warships were recently decommissioned as Fiscal Year 2026 came to a close on Wednesday. The Navy bid farewell to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42 and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers USS Lake Erie (CG-70) and USS Shiloh (CG-67). The 40-…
Syria says it thwarted Hezbollah plot; Israel likely target (2026-09-30 18:56 UTC)
Kurz: On September 29, Syria’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that the agency, in coordination with the General Intelligence Directorate, had “thwarted a sabotage plot in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa” and arrested a three-member cell affiliated with Hezbollah. The post Syria sa…
US forces complete departure from Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq ends (2026-09-30 16:33 UTC)
Kurz: US and other anti-Islamic State coalition forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq on September 30, ending Operation Inherent Resolve as Baghdad marked what it called a restoration of Iraqi sovereignty. The departure comes amid concerns about Iran-backed militias, air-defense …
Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties as Tigray fighting intensifies (2026-10-02 05:03 UTC)
Kurz: Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of supporting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which has launched attacks into the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Ethiopia said it would expel 10 Eritrean diplomats and close its embassy in Asmara.
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.
Anti-Taliban resistance claims attacks across Afghanistan in September (2026-09-30 15:29 UTC)
Kurz: Anti-Taliban resistance groups claimed to have conducted 37 targeted operations across Afghanistan in September, including assassinations, assaults in Taliban strongholds in the south, and fighting over outposts in the northeast. The post Anti-Taliban resistance claims attacks ac…
Taiwan confronts surge in drug-driving as new narcotics rapidly emerge (2026-10-02 03:06 UTC)
Kurz: “Zombie vapes”, online dealers and new, unlisted narcotics. CNA examines how deadly drug-driving cases are a visible sign of a much wider drug problem in Taiwan.
U.S. Army Picks 5 to Prototype Long-range Maritime Strike Missile (2026-10-01 17:44 UTC)
Kurz: Five companies were selected to deliver prototypes of a missile capable of hitting moving, long-range maritime targets to the U.S. Army, the ground service announced Tuesday. Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Mach Industries and RTX were awarded throu…
MacGyver at Scale: Winning Future Air Wars of Rapid Technological Adaptation (2026-10-01 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: During a recent training exercise in the western Pacific, a small group of engineers single-handedly saved the day.In the scenario, adversary covert forces used first-person view drones to intercept American helicopters that were shuttling between austere forward island airbases.…
What Peacemaking Loses When Women Are Left Out (2026-09-25 11:39 UTC)
Kurz: What Peacemaking Loses When Women Are Left Out cthuratong Fri, 09/25/2026 - 13:39 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Op-Ed / Gender and Conflict 25 September 202…
Kurz: In a statement Thursday, the military high command said the decision was based on national security, public order and the need to preserve social stability.
Nearly 2,000 arrested as student unrest grips France (VIDEOS) (2026-10-02 01:02 UTC)
Kurz: Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested in France as student protests and nationwide strikes descended into clashes with police Read Full Article at RT.com
DoD obligates $142B from reconciliation bill before deadline, leaving billions subject to cuts (2026-10-01 21:57 UTC)
Kurz: Any funding from last year’s reconciliation bill left unspent by the Pentagon suffers an 8.3 percent cut known as sequestration as fiscal 2027 starts.