Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at oil terminal in St. Petersburg (2026-10-18 05:32 UTC)
Kurz: A blaze has broken out at an oil terminal in St. Petersburg as a result of a Ukrainian UAV attack on the city, the local governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Massive Ukrainian drone attack hit oil facility, bridge, and data centers in St. Petersburg (2026-10-18 01:34 UTC)
Kurz: Eyewitness footage taken by St. Petersburg residents show what appears to be Ukrainian drones flying through the air and the city’s air defense systems at work.
Kromberg and Schubert electrical wiring plant in Lutsk halts operations following Russian attack (2026-10-18 00:32 UTC)
Kurz: The Lutsk facility in northwestern Ukraine, which manufactures wiring systems for BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Skoda vehicles, was attacked by Russian drones on Oct. 16.
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify (2026-10-16 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Civilian casualties in Ukraine remain at record levels, with intensified Russian attacks in September continuing a pattern of harm in 2026 far exceeding previous years, UN human rights monitors in Ukraine said on Friday.
Kurz: US seeks ‘verifiable commitment’ Iran won’t rebuild nuclear programme, Vance says US Vice President JD Vance said Washington was focused on securing Iran’s “long-term” and “verifiable commitment” not to rebuild its nuclear programme, while claiming the US had “in some ways decisi…
Tanker attacked by people on skiff off Yemen, UKMTO says (2026-10-18 04:56 UTC)
Kurz: Tanker attacked by people on skiff off Yemen, UKMTO says The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says an LNG tanker has been attacked by several people on a skiff off of the Yemeni city of Al Mukalla. The maritime security watchdog said that at least seven men were on boa…
WATCH Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank (2026-10-18 02:59 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli settlers have attacked a convoy carrying European diplomats in the West Bank, prompting condemnation from France, Belgium and Poland Read Full Article at RT.com
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats and French mayor in West Bank, Belgium says (2026-10-17 17:38 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli settlers have allegedly attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the West Bank, sparking international condemnation.
Lebanon revokes Iranian bank’s license amid US pressure over Hezbollah financing (2026-10-17 15:48 UTC)
Kurz: Lebanon has revoked Bank Saderat Iran’s operating license amid US pressure to disrupt Hezbollah’s financial networks. The bank has a documented history of channeling Iranian funds to Hezbollah, but whether Lebanese authorities have closed its branches or initiated liquidation pro…
Kurz: Frontline workers in DR Congo received the Ervebo vaccine on Friday as the country’s worst ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread. Ervebo is effective against the Zaire strain of Ebola. Authorities hope it will offer some protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the curr…
Former UFC fighter, Green Beret Tim Kennedy reportedly shot in Congo ambush (2026-10-09 05:31 UTC)
Kurz: Former UFC fighter and Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy was reportedly wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month that killed a former New Zealand special operations soldier and injured another contractor.
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.
Kurz: Authorities have detained several people over a deadly stampede in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, after the state vowed strict action. Meanwhile, ‘Cockroach’ leader Dipke is out of detention. DW has more.
China’s Strategic Reassessment of India (2026-10-16 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: As China and India have improved their relations in recent months, many observers have attributed this improvement to the end of U.S. strategic altruism toward India. Indeed, in the past year, China has watched India lose its balance and simmer in a sense of strategic disorientat…
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Yokosuka, Japan The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group docked Friday at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. This marks the first time in four years that a non-forw…
Army Lays Out New Plan for Prolonged Fight in First Island Chain (2026-10-16 17:08 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Army laid out its plans to prepare for a prolonged fight in the Pacific along the First Island Chain in the service’s new warfighting guidance released this month. For decades, the ground branch has oriented troops against insurgent threats and high-intensity combat oper…
Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrives in Japan Ahead of Keen Sword Exercise (2026-10-16 12:32 UTC)
Kurz: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) and destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) docked at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) at 9.20 a.m. local time on Friday ahead of its participation in exercise Keen Sword 27. Theodore Roosevelt is the first non-Forward …
Golden Dome Is Technologically and Financially Infeasible (2026-10-15 08:00 UTC)
Kurz: For as long as nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles have existed, strategists and engineers have pursued a seductive idea: a shield effective enough to diminish — or even block — a ballistic missile attack. The appeal is obv…