Germany’s Merz arrives in Kyiv to pledge more support (2026-10-04 05:40 UTC)
Kurz: Chancellor Friedrich Merz is expected to announce a new raft of measures to support Ukraine, including military aid and plans for the joint production of interceptor drones.
Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,750 over past day (2026-10-04 05:40 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 4, 2026, have reached approximately 1,540,700 personnel, including 1,750 troops killed or wounded over the past 24 hours.
Russian forces shell 47 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region over past day (2026-10-04 05:21 UTC)
Kurz: Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 745 attacks on 47 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Two people were injured in enemy shelling of the Zaporizhzhia district.
At least 15,000 civilian casualties documented in Ukraine in 2026, UN report finds (2026-10-04 02:17 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Human Rights Office found that an average of more than 400 civilians were killed or injured every week in Ukraine during the first eight months of 2026, a 55% increase from the same period in 2025, High Commissioner Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Oc…
Jaw-Jaw With Belarus, Revisited Amid Ukraine War (2026-10-01 17:30 UTC)
Kurz: In 2021, Michael Kimmage wrote, “Belarus and the Ukraine Trap,” where he argued the United States should adopt a realistic diplomatic relationship with Belarus that takes into account its strategic partnership with Russia and learns from overpromises made to Ukraine. Five years l…
Israel says 1, 318 personnel killed since 7 Oct Hamas attack (2026-10-04 05:21 UTC)
Kurz: Israel says 1, 318 personnel killed since 7 Oct Hamas attack Israeli defence ministry has said that a total of 1,318 Israeli personnel have been killed since Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. The figures include all soldiers, police officers, Shin Bet agents, firefighters, prison wa…
Iran opens military centre for citizens, ’training 1,000 battalions’ (2026-10-04 04:53 UTC)
Kurz: Iran opens military centre for citizens, ’training 1,000 battalions’ Iran opened a military training centre in Tehran on Saturday, which is said to be aimed at preparing citizens to confront US and Israeli forces in the event of a ground attack. US-Israeli attacks on 28 February …
Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank (2026-10-04 04:29 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli forces, settlers continue campaign of detentions and attacks in West Bank Several Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces, while settlers continued attacks on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank since Saturday evening, according to reports. * Israeli forces d…
EU Commission hits new low by accusing Russia of isolating Alyoshki — lawmaker (2026-10-04 02:42 UTC)
Kurz: Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Leonid Slutsky emphasized that Brussels is using the same information warfare tactics it tested in Syria and Bucha
In Tigray, Ethiopian government forces have advanced against a northern rebel group, reports indicate (2026-10-04 03:48 UTC)
Kurz: Reports indicate Ethiopian government forces have made advances against a northern rebel group. Renewed fighting has raised fears the conflict could spill over into the wider region.
‘Drone strike on El Obeid shelter kills boy, wounds 12 children’ (2026-10-02 14:54 UTC)
Kurz: A drone strike on a shelter for internally displaced people in El Obeid, North Kordofan,… The post ‘Drone strike on El Obeid shelter kills boy, wounds 12 children’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
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.
Chinese art takes long march home from US museums (2026-10-03 14:00 UTC)
Kurz: Christie’s auctioneer Rupert Banner leans forward with practised showmanship as bidding stalls on a rare Yongzheng bowl near New York’s iconic Rockefeller Centre. He pauses as if willing offers from thin air, scanning dozens of in-person buyers and phone banks connecting with Chi…
Pentagon Doubles Down on Pacific Area Denial, Need for High-end Munitions (2026-10-02 19:07 UTC)
Kurz: The Pentagon doubled down on its plans to establish a forward-deployed area denial, anti-access network along the First Island Chain to deter China in the 2026 National Defense Security update. In a Sept. 22 report to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the 2026 NDS, Defense U…
Navy Contracts RTX for $24.4B Standard Missile-6 Deal (2026-10-02 20:59 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Navy contracted RTX to produce more than 1,900 Standard Missile-6s over five years in a $24.4 billion deal announced on Thursday. “This SM-6 award gives industry the demand signal and stability to expand production, strengthen the munitions industrial base, and build the…
How Closed Airspace Threatens U.S. Military Mobility Across Eurasia (2026-10-02 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: For much of the modern aviation era, geography was something the global aviation industry learned to overcome. Simply put, unlike a railway, a pipeline, or a highway, an aircraft does not require a continuous physical infrastructure between its point of departure and its destinat…
Cyber Operators Are Deployed in Place. The Pentagon Should Treat Them That Way (2026-10-02 07:15 UTC)
Kurz: A cyber operator can spend a shift tracking an adversary halfway around the world, walk to the parking lot, and be home in time for dinner. There is no flight home, no demobilization, and no transition from an operational mission back to ordinary life. The war zone is a commute a…
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…
Police fire tear gas as housing protests sweep Spain (VIDEOS) (2026-10-04 04:27 UTC)
Kurz: Tens of thousands have protested across Spain over soaring rents, with demonstrators clashing with police in Valencia Read Full Article at RT.com