US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says (2026-10-19 03:51 UTC)
Kurz: Zelensky has appealed to Washington repeatedly, making the case for additional Patriot missiles as Russia intensifies strikes against Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure.
Zelensky: Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia captured this fall (2026-10-18 22:34 UTC)
Kurz: “The trend this year continues,” Zelensky said, “Since the start of fall, our warriors have liberated more territory than the Russians have managed to capture. The same was true at other points this year.”
3 waves of Russian missiles slam Kyiv overnight, at least 1 dead, eight injured (2026-10-18 20:20 UTC)
Kurz: Earlier, residents had little warning before the missiles struck. The explosions were simultaneous with the blaring of air raid sirens, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
Kurz: Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned US citizens of Iranian access to nuclear weapons, claiming that gas prices will decrease once Tehran’s “regime disappears”. In a video message a…
Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection (2026-10-19 05:35 UTC)
Kurz: Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu “has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Israeli blockade prevents access to vital care for Gaza’s amputees (2026-10-19 04:32 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli blockade prevents access to vital care for Gaza’s amputees “My life is worse than before the war,” Omar Halawa, a Palestinian child amputee from Gaza told Middle East Eye. “Everything I used to do, I can’t do anymore,” the young boy said, who was injured after an Israeli …
Tel Aviv flight diverted over bomb threat (2026-10-19 03:36 UTC)
Kurz: An Austrian Airlines flight from Israel was escorted by Bulgarian fighter jets after a bomb threat forced an emergency landing in Sofia Read Full Article at RT.com
US Embassy in UAE urges citizens exercise ‘heightened vigilance’ in the Middle East (2026-10-19 03:27 UTC)
Kurz: US Embassy in UAE urges citizens exercise ‘heightened vigilance’ in the Middle East The US Embassy in UAE issued a security alert warning its citizens in the Middle East to “exercise heightened vigilance” amid escalations in the region. “Americans currently in the Middle East sho…
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak deepens mental health crisis amid stigma and conflict (2026-10-19 05:10 UTC)
Kurz: The World Health Organization has warned that it could surpass the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which erupted more than a decade ago and killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
Drone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan as attacks target eastern Sudan (2026-10-18 18:03 UTC)
Kurz: Drone attacks killed civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan on Saturday, including women, while… The post Drone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan as attacks target eastern Sudan appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
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.
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…
US prize-winning cancer scientist Wan Fengyi joins China’s Zhejiang University (2026-10-19 04:00 UTC)
Kurz: A Johns Hopkins University scientist whose award-winning work suggests that a brief stomach bug could raise the risk of colon cancer has moved to China full time. Wan Fengyi, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has joined Zhejiang University in Han…
China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest (2026-10-18 14:00 UTC)
Kurz: China has been urged to learn from a Pentagon project to assess future warfare but warned to avoid the potential conflicts of interest and other shortcomings of the US defence review. Project Meridian, launched late last month, is designed to identify future battlefield requireme…
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 …
Kurz: The candidates traded barbs, including over Bolsonaro’s ties to US President Donald Trump in their first debate, days before the October 25 election runoff.
Trump: “My stance on Russia is very simple” as he explains recent actions (2026-10-19 04:35 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. president stated that he does not want to make decisions that could push Russia away from peace negotiations, and accused Volodymyr Zelensky of being unwilling to end the war.
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…
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? (2026-10-17 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question: are they doing enough to win the peace and put the world’s biodiversity goals back on track?
Zone 5 ‘found a spot’ in drone interceptor market with new Eclipse: CEO (2026-10-16 16:28 UTC)
Kurz: CEO Thomas Akers told Breaking Defense that the company’s recent acquisition by Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg offers “an immediate step change” for the startup firm, whose portfolio now spans from a reusable drone interceptor to a low-cost cruise missile.
Germany changes course on plans to buy MQ-28 drone wingman: Boeing official (2026-10-16 15:19 UTC)
Kurz: Germany has set a target of 2029 to field a CCA, which would make it the first European country to reach such a milestone, but that timeline now looks to be in doubt.