Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,850 over past day (2026-10-25 06:24 UTC)
Kurz: The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 25, 2026, have reached approximately 1,578,450 personnel, including 1,850 troops killed or wounded over the past 24 hours.
Kurz: One person has been killed and ten others wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod, mayor Valentin Demidov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians during searches in besieged Hebron (2026-10-25 06:51 UTC)
Kurz: Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians during searches in besieged Hebron At least 20 Palestinians have been detained by Israeli forces during the ongoing military siege of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, which has also led to the displacement of more than 2,200 people. The Pale…
Tehran strikes Iranian Kurdish base in Iraq with drones, report says (2026-10-25 06:45 UTC)
Kurz: Tehran strikes Iranian Kurdish base in Iraq with drones, report says Iran’s armed forces attacked bases belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Iraq’s Kurdistan region using drones, Mehr news agency reported. “As part of a drone operation carried out by the Revolution…
Kurz: Morning update Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond: * Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from t…
Israel needs sanctions-proof economy – Netanyahu (2026-10-25 00:51 UTC)
Kurz: Netanyahu has urged Israel to prepare for possible sanctions as warnings over US aid and criticism at home arrive ahead of elections Read Full Article at RT.com
Why a far-right cabinet minister in Israel has Netanyahu’s ear (2026-10-24 21:20 UTC)
Kurz: Israel’s most far-right cabinet minister helped dictate hardline policies toward Palestinians in recent years. Benjamin Netanyahu vows to give him a senior position if Netanyahu is reelected next week.
Women ‘first to suffer’ under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan (2026-10-24 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby wedding. It was the morning of 15 April 2023, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had just turned their guns on the army.
African Union condemns deadly drone strikes in Sudan, Abyei (2026-10-22 19:48 UTC)
Kurz: The African Union (AU) has added its voice to a chorus of international condemnation after… The post African Union condemns deadly drone strikes in Sudan, Abyei 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.
Civilians must be protected from conflict continuing to rage across Rakhine State (2026-10-24 16:00 UTC)
Kurz: After intense and relentless shelling was heard from MSF’s base in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, our team in central Sittwe learned yesterday, 23 October, that at least two people were killed and 17 others injured in this latest escalation.
Will China’s 4 peace principles for tackling African conflicts work? (2026-10-25 04:00 UTC)
Kurz: Beijing has a formula for tackling African conflicts and hot-button issues, and during a meeting this month with Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbe, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined it in four principles linking peace to development. The principles entail focusing on African-l…
Fandom vs flag: why young Chinese embrace Japanese pop culture but reject war-era symbols (2026-10-25 02:00 UTC)
Kurz: Young Chinese people enjoy Japanese pop culture such as anime and music, but many draw a firm line at symbols of Japanese militarism. That line was tested recently at Moscow State University, where Chinese students confronted a classmate wearing Japan’s rising sun flag in class a…
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group was in the Philippine Sea as of Wednesday as part of U.S.-Japan Exercise Keen Sword 27. Aircraft carrier U…
British and French paratroopers take part in major wargame in Germany (2026-10-24 14:07 UTC)
Kurz: Over 2,500 British and French troops have taken part in a wargame in Germany designed to show how NATO territory could be defended against an attack.
USS McFaul Returns to Norfolk After 332 Day Deployment (2026-10-23 21:34 UTC)
Kurz: Guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG-74) returned Friday to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after 11 months deployed. McFaul left Norfolk on Nov. 25, 2026, for an independent deployment and spent the bulk of the time away in the Middle East. “The sailors of USS McFaul have perfor…
Collaboration on Autonomous Undersea Warfare is on Track, AUKUS Officials Say (2026-10-23 20:57 UTC)
Kurz: This post has been updated to include photos from the AUKUS Pillar II “Maritime Big Play-Pacific” demonstration in Southern California. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — At first glance, the Hadalus-XL unmanned underwater vehicle and its dark flat panels might not catch the curious eye like a …
Deception in Mass Autonomous Warfare (2026-10-23 07:30 UTC)
Kurz: “[T]he exigencies of desperate survival do stimulate wise leaders to seek such unorthodox solutions.” —Barton Whaley, StratagemOn the night of Jan. 5, 2025, my first mission in the Pokrovsk command post was to make a fake radio call. We knew Russian forces were listening in. We d…