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+ Asia Times: Reagan advisor Norman Bailey, a victor in the Cold War, dies at 95—Dr. Norman A. Bailey passed away after a long illness on August 18 in Greensboro, NC. He was 95. A distinguished public servant and teacher, Bailey pl...
+ Asia Times: Myanmar’s junta building a sanctions-busting axis of impunity—When Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist monastery during a meditation retreat this month, reportedly killing at least 14 people, most of them elderl...
+ Asia Times: Yen trap hiding behind Japan’s spectacular stock rally—The Nikkei closed at 66,016 yen last week and is up 31.14% this year, one of the best runs on the planet. Now, fund managers are lining up to tell inv...
+ Asia Times: Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption—Ukraine celebrated this year’s independence day on August 24 in the presence of key allies and amid the unfolding of another major corruption scandal....
+ Asia Times: Bessent’s bond gambit echoes Japan’s decades-long debt trap—NEW YORK — The moment the US debt crossed US$40 trillion, it stopped being a number and became a gravitational force — one powerful enough to bend Asi...
+ Asia Times: Mark Carney shows the world how to bite back at Trump’s tariffs—Canadian Prime Minister Carney has announced the suspension of Canada-United States trade talks, citing “last-minute changes” made by American negotia...
+ Asia Times: S Korea’s AI economy can’t compete with China through conformity—South Korea is betting extraordinary sums on artificial intelligence. President Lee Jae-myung has backed an 800 trillion won (US$578 billion) semicond...
+ Asia Times: India-France eye a mutually convenient next-gen fighter deal—Indias interest in joining the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program reflects a convergence of strategic necessity, where India needs a c...
+ Asia Times: The politics roiling Japan’s $2 trillion national pension fund—Japan’s national pension fund and its pension system in general face serious challenges that have recently been aggravated by an attempt to politicize...
+ Asia Times: Sanctions without exit strategies are fracturing the global economy—Wars in the 21st century arent fought only with missiles and soldiers anymore. Increasingly, theyre fought through banking systems, shipping lanes, se...
+ Asia Times: Trump 2.0 and the unraveling global order—For decades, the assumption underpinning global politics was simple: American power, however imperfect, anchored the system. Allies might occasionally...
+ Asia Times: China-Indonesia deals raise eyebrows over hidden costs—Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Jakarta from August 20 to 22, where he launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Dialogue, initiated a second rou...
+ Asia Times: US-Vietnam strategic partnership faces intellectual property test—A widening dispute over intellectual property protection may soon test whether the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is more than a mere ...
+ Asia Times: The real roots of America’s mass resentment—It’s hardly news that Americans are not happy with the state of their nation. Confidence in the country’s direction crashed hard during the Bush years...
+ Asia Times: China’s YJ-20 hypersonic missile tilting Pacific’s naval balance—Footage broadcast by Chinese state television in July showed a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile fired from the vertical launch system of a...
+ Asia Times: New US ‘Malice’ missile aims at China’s carrier kill chain—The US Navys new AIM-424 Malice missile could push carrier defense back into the outer air battle, where destroying the aircraft and networks enabling...
+ Asia Times: Nokia China exit deepens telecom split as Nvidia bets on 6G AI—Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia is walking away from mainland China after two decades of building out its networks there, closing nearly every r...
+ Asia Times: Join new Iran sanctions or leave the dollar system: Bessent—With theUnited Statesunable to militarily defeat Iran in President Donald Trump’s illegal US-Israeli war of choice, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent o...
+ Asia Times: Nuclear war: still a possibility?—In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in US tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was sup...
+ Asia Times: China Moon mission to find water ice: unlike anything NASA’s done—How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space program will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions...
+ BBC: Trump says 'something may come out of' CIA head's unannounced visit to Moscow—John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.
+ BBC: CIA chief met Russian intelligence services but not Putin, Kremlin says—John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.
+ BBC: German airport worker dies of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'—Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.
+ BBC: Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds—Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
+ BBC: As Ukraine hits Russia's refineries, Russia targets Ukraine's petrol pumps—Fuel companies are urging customers not to linger at the pumps after a wave of deadly attacks.
+ BBC: Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis—Several thousand migrants remain in the enclave after a mass crossing from Morocco in late July.
+ BBC: Germany's Merz warns attackers will 'pay price' after drone incident —A drone attack on Leipzig Airport highlights the "very real threat" faced by the country, the German chancellor says.
+ CBC Politics: California governor 'absolutely' believes Trump will restart trade talks with Canada in 'a matter of days'—California Gov. Gavin Newsom says pressure from within the Republican Party will bring U.S. President Donald Trump back to the negotiating table with ...
+ CBC Politics: Federal ministers announce support for Canadians, counter-tariffs against U.S.—Days after the collapse of trade talks with the Trump administration, the Liberal government is rolling out $7.5 billion to help workers and businesse...
+ CBC Politics: Trump says idea of him interfering with Canadians speaking French is a 'stupid thing'—Just days away from the launch of Quebec's provincial election, U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at the idea that the U.S. was encroaching on Cana...
+ CBC Politics: How Canadian content on streaming platforms became a trade issue with the U.S.—The fight between Canada and the U.S. on trade isn’t just about dairy, car parts and natural resources. The two countries have been in a lengthy dispu...
+ CBC Politics: At Issue | Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks—At Issue special edition: Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse and President Donald Trump threatens even more tariffs. Was it the right decision for Prime...
+ CBC Politics: What we know about how the Canada-U.S. trade talks fell apart—Prime Minister Mark Carney says one of the main reasons he walked away from a deal with the Trump administration is because Washington demanded terms ...
+ CBC Politics: Carney says he'll resume negotiating when Trump team has the 'right attitude'—Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's prepared to send his negotiators back to the table with the Trump administration when the U.S. demonstrates it wa...
+ CBC Politics: Carney unveils $11B in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec—Prime Minister Mark Carney said the federal government will pour $11.3 billion into Quebec's shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for th...
+ CBC Politics: Ottawa's counter-tariffs find broad support in Canada as businesses brace for trade war impact
+ CBC Politics: Poilievre asks Carney to recall Parliament to discuss collapsed U.S. trade deal—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to reconvene Parliament to get details on the proposed U.S. trade deal ...
+ CBC Politics: Canadian business leaders brace for lost deals after trade talks crumble, 50% U.S. tariffs take effect—Canadian businesses and industry leaders are bracing for the full effects of fresh 50 per cent U.S. tariffs, crossing their fingers that domestic supp...
+ CBC Politics: Conservative MP urges government to release 'full details' of U.S. trade deal that was on the table—In a letter to Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Conservative MP Shuvaloy Majumdar urged the government to release "the full details" of the...
+ CBC Politics: Trump says Canada 'wants the benefits' of being a U.S. state 'without being one' as trade dispute deepens—In his first comments since trade talks broke down, President Donald Trump said Canada "wants the benefits" of being a U.S. state "without being one."...
+ CBC Politics: Canada is an agricultural superpower. Could it feed the whole world?—Experts say that red tape, infrastructure bottlenecks and labour shortages are among the factors undermining Canada's ability to send more food around...
+ CBC Politics: How Trump's tariffs work to redistribute wealth up the food chain—Though nominally aimed at making foreign "cheaters" pay, the U.S. president's tariffs have in fact been a powerful domestic mechanism for taking money...
+ CBC Politics: Canada's an agricultural superpower. Could it feed the whole world?—Experts say that red tape, infrastructure bottlenecks and labour shortages are among the factors undermining Canada's ability to send more food around...
+ CBC Politics: Mark Carney doesn't stop the United States from driving negotiations over a cliff—After a week of manufactured drama and unnecessary strain, Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged on Saturday morning to explain "why we're walking away f...
+ CBC Politics: Carney says trade deal became untenable when U.S. 'asked too much and offered too little'—Prime Minister Mark Carney told his negotiators to walk away from the table after the Trump administration introduced late unacceptable demands on cul...
+ CBC Politics: Read Mark Carney's full speech after trade talks with the U.S. collapsed—Below are Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks after Canada suspended trade talks with the U.S. and the Trump administration imposed new 50 per cent t...
+ Egyptian Streets: EgyptAir Partners With FC Barcelona Through 2029 Season—EgyptAir announced on Wednesday, 26 August, a global partnership with Spain’s football club (FC) Barcelona for three seasons, extending through the 20...
+ Egyptian Streets: Xi Jinping to Visit Egypt as China-Egypt Partnership Marks 70 Years— Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make an official visit to Egypt in the coming days for talks with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, a...
+ Egyptian Streets: Egyptian Mangoose, a Mysterious Visitor in Fayoum Turns Out to Be an Ancient Ally—When video of a sleek, quick-footed animal darting through the streets of Abshway, a town in Egypt’s Fayoum governorate, began circulating on social m...
+ Egyptian Streets: Abdelrahman Sameh Wins Egypt’s First Gold at Mediterranean Games— Egyptian swimmer Abdelrahman Sameh powered his way to gold in the men’s 50m butterfly and set a new Mediterranean Games record in the process. ...
+ Egyptian Streets: Egypt to Witness Partial Lunar Eclipse on 28 August—Egypt will witness a partial lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday, 28 August, with the Earths shadow expected to cover around 93 percent of the ...
+ Mondoweiss: Gaza isn’t able to recover from famine as acute malnutrition soars across the Strip, new report finds—Israeli restrictions on food entry are stalling recovery from famine in Gaza as malnutrition cases climb, an IPC report finds. Two-year-old Hashem Abu...
+ Mondoweiss: How Sliman Mansour and his colleagues built an art movement for Palestine—A friend and fellow artist remembers Sliman Mansour, who helped build the Palestinian art movement and, even as his health failed, never let go of his...
+ Mondoweiss: Why we shouldn’t call colonial Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’—We need to collectively rethink describing Israeli settlers as "terrorists." The label was designed to serve imperial interests, and it implies that s...
+ Mondoweiss: Israel is exporting its West Bank land seizure model to colonize new territory in Syria, using 140 cattle to do it—Israel's use of so-called "shepherding outposts" to seize Palestinian land through settler herders is now being exported to Syria, as an Israeli settl...
+ Mondoweiss: How Israel’s efforts to expel UNRWA from Jerusalem and crack down on West Bank refugee camps are connected—As Israeli forces move to take over remaining UNRWA facilities in Jerusalem, residents of Qalandia and Shufaat refugee camps fear the assault on the U...
+ Mondoweiss: Israel just took another major step towards West Bank annexation—As settlers besiege Palestinian families in Qusra, Israel's government responds by handing settlement security to the police of hardline minister Ben-...
+ Pravda Report: Why red potatoes stay firm during cooking and avoid turning into mush—Red potatoes are particularly useful because they maintain their shape during extended thermal processing and avoid turning into mush. Their dense fle...
+ Pravda Report: Zucchini mousse with seared ham and garlic dressing—From the kitchen: This recipe relies on a contrast of textures—airy zucchini puree paired with seared ham and a pungent dressing. The combination of g...
+ Pravda Report: NATO’s Northern Viking Exercises Raise New Risks for Russia’s Arctic—Another round of NATO naval exercises began in the North Atlantic the day before yesterday. At first glance, there seems to be little reason to focus ...
+ Pravda Report: Economy will survive: Damage to Russian warehouses leads to surprising results—The recovery of marketplace logistics infrastructure following damages recorded in the summer of 2026 is not expected to pose a critical threat to the...
+ Pravda Report: Drinking water without thirst may drop blood sodium levels to dangerous lows—The belief that every person must drink exactly 2.5 liters of water daily is based on a misinterpretation of a 1945 report by American scientists. Whi...
+ Pravda Report: Damp towel as ticking bomb: Pathogens undermine skin barrier—Using a bath towel for too long creates a breeding ground for pathogens. Moisture combined with accumulated dead skin cells (epithelium) provides an i...
+ Pravda Report: Oven-baked Russian patties: Less crust, same tender texture—From the kitchen: The key to a perfect risyanik is the balance between a soft, moisture-rich center and a crisp outer shell. Unlike standard meatballs...
+ Pravda Report: Metabolic shock: White mushrooms block cellular damage—White mushrooms (Boletus edulis) contain high concentrations of rare antioxidants that protect cells from damage and may slow biological aging. Resear...
+ Pravda Report: Broken nature: Weird biological alliances force animals to ignore instincts—In the wild, interspecies relationships are typically defined by competition for survival. However, ecological pressures sometimes foster alliances wh...
+ Pravda Report: Washington and Tehran Move Toward Ceasefire and Talks Over Strait of Hormuz—Tehran and Washington have reportedly reached a preliminary understanding on a ceasefire. The ceasefire is expected to be officially announced in the ...
+ Pravda Report: Kremlin Reveals Why CIA Director John Ratcliffe Came to Moscow—Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has disclosed the purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, saying it was connected with contacts betw...
+ Pravda Report: Stop scrubbing your smile away: Common brushing errors wear out dentin—Aggressive oral hygiene can be as damaging to tooth enamel and soft tissues as a complete lack of care. Excessive pressure during brushing triggers gu...
+ Pravda Report: Beyond the Marks: The Real Cost of a Dirty Iron—Black scorch marks on an iron soleplate turn pressing into a gamble with light-colored garments. The dark residue doesn't just look bad — it grabs fib...
+ Pravda Report: Russian car market may never reach 3 million annual sales again—The Russian automotive market may never return to its previous peak of 3 million vehicles sold annually. According to automotive expert Sergey Tseliko...
+ Pravda Report: Charging Revolution: Geely Targets Sub-Five Minute EV Refuel—Geely Holding Group is developing a 1,000-volt high-voltage architecture designed to reduce electric vehicle charging time from 10% to 80% to under fi...
+ Pravda Report: Apple rings in puff pastry: How to avoid a mushy texture—Baking apple slices often results in a mushy texture, but wrapping them in a pastry shell locks in the juices while creating a crisp exterior. By slic...
+ Pravda Report: Social Isolation: When Joy Fades, Alcohol Calls—Researchers have identified a neural mechanism that drives mammals toward alcohol consumption during periods of social stress. A laboratory study usin...
+ Pravda Report: Butter vs Margarine: The Truth Revealed—Modern vegetable margarine may contain fewer vascular-risking fats than traditional butter. While butter is often viewed as a natural choice, its comp...
+ Pravda Report: 11,000-Year-Old Statue of Man Riding Leopard Found in Turkey—Archaeologists have uncovered a stone sculpture depicting a human riding a leopard at the Karahan Tepe monumental complex. The artifact dates back app...
+ Pravda Report: Gas Blocks' Hidden Flaw: Hairline cracks signal structural collapse—Hairline cracks appearing on walls a few years after moving into a new home often signal a fundamental structural failure rather than a surface defect...
+ Pro Publica: The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco—Former Army Secretary Christine Wormuth joined defense officials for a facility tour at the opening of General Dynamics’ artillery factory in 2024. Sg...
+ Pro Publica: Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.—Members of the faith-healing sect Followers of Christ bury loved ones, many of them children and infants, in Peaceful Valley Cemetery in Caldwell, Ida...
+ Pro Publica: Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, front left, and senior U.S. military leaders listen to President Donald Trump speak at Marine Corps Base Quantico in V...
+ Pro Publica: Children in a Faith-Healing Sect Keep Dying. The State Lets It Happen.—Newborn baby Malachi lies in the lap of his mother after dying from pneumonia and bleeding lungs — preventable conditions that could have been treated...
+ Pro Publica: His Research on Pregnant Opioid Users Was Widely Celebrated. Auditors and Experts Found Major Flaws.—Dr. Craig Towers in 2018. The local newspaper gave him an award for his work with pregnant women with opioid addiction Michael Patrick/USA TODAY NETWO...
+ Pro Publica: They Rebuilt After Texas’ Devastating Floods. Then Their Home Flooded Again.—Joan Connor and David Stearns survived the 2025 floods in Kerr County, Texas, by clinging to the pergola outside their house. Their home flooded again...
+ Pro Publica: Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment—Demonstrators filled the Missouri state Capitol building in January to protest legislative efforts to alter or overturn citizen-led measures passed at...
+ Pro Publica: Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret.—Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica. Source images: records obtained by ProPublica, Don Ryan/AP. Oregon’s spending on low-income housing has e...
+ Pro Publica: This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching?—In an altered image from a video montage Ryan Richardson posted to Instagram in June, the coach works with a young athlete. Collage by Lisa Larson-Wal...
+ Pro Publica: What Parents Need to Know About Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports—Collage by ProPublica. Photo by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica. As a reporter for The Washington Post and now ProPublica, I’ve investigated how youth ...
+ Pro Publica: Senators Criticize Trump Administration’s Demands to Access Health Data as a Condition for Lifesaving Aid—Roberto “Bear” Guerra/ProPublica. Source image: Getty Images What Happened: Citing reporting by ProPublica, eight Democratic U.S. senators have criti...
+ Pro Publica: The $1 Trillion Black Box—The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable. Consider these items in the law that funded the Department o...
+ Raw Story: 'Unbelievable!' Rage erupts on MS NOW over Meta's 'peanuts' court settlement—Outrage erupted on MS NOW host Wednesday morning as news broke that social media giant Meta had been awarded a slap-on-the-wrist settlement agreement ...
+ Raw Story: Dolly Parton's death spurs immediate self-praise from Trump: 'She really liked me'—President Donald Trump answered a question about honoring Dolly Parton by telling a radio audience the late country music star had liked him personall...
+ Raw Story: 'Absolute disaster' at U.S. Army as $500M goes up in smoke and robots catch fire—The U.S. Army paid General Dynamics $533 million for an artillery factory that failed to produce a single usable shell.Instead of efficient, state-of-...
+ Raw Story: 'This is malpractice!' MAGA host panics at Trump 'already giving up on November'—Pro-MAGA radio host Jesse Kelly accused Republicans of committing malpractice by sitting on campaign cash with the midterm elections roughly 10 weeks ...
+ Raw Story: Laughter erupts on MS NOW over 'hysterical' chaos threatening GOP Senate hopes—Laughter erupted on MS NOW Wednesday morning as news broke two Republican Dan Sullivans — one endorsed by a fellow Dan Sullivan — would compete for a ...
+ Raw Story: 'Destructive devotion': Ex-Republican sounds alarm over naked 'rump House' scheme—A longtime conservative warned that President Donald Trump is laying groundwork to interfere with the November midterms, and identified one particular...
+ Raw Story: Tanking economy spurs stunning conclusion from analyst: Trump's doing it 'deliberately'—President Donald Trump's economic record has been so bad that one analyst concluded he must have wrecked it on purpose.Rather than resulting from exte...
+ Raw Story: Judge crushes Trump's executive privilege 'sword' over firing of Comey's daughter—A federal judge rejected the Trump administration's bid to invoke executive privilege as former FBI Director James Comey's daughter seeks to find out ...
+ Raw Story: 'Bully' Trump's 'radical revision' draws ire as students take the hit: experts—The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed it is targeting the Iranian government and coming to the aid of the nation’s people by waging all-out ...
+ Raw Story: 'Pick a lane': Hostility mounts as Trump's handpicked Fed chair preps for a major first—President Donald Trump's handpicked head of the Federal Reserve is already under the microscope before he gives his first major address at the Fed's a...
+ Raw Story: Kid Rock's chopper scandal hovers over Pentagon power play: report—Kid Rock is at the center of a power play between high-ranking military brass, according to a new report.Days before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ab...
+ Raw Story: 'Damage has been done': Wall Street turns on scrambling Trump Cabinet member—President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary is failing at the one job the president desperately needs him to do: keep Wall Street in the administratio...
+ Raw Story: Mystery mires Sean Duffy road trip as IRS has no record of non-profit funding it—The IRS has no public record of a lobbyist-run nonprofit raking in millions of corporate dollars to fund a July 4th-themed reality show starring a mem...
+ Raw Story: Raging Republican crowd boos Trump's name as failed candidate admits defeat—Supporters of losing Republican Senate candidate Ralph Norman booed President Donald Trump's name during his concession speech Tuesday night, an unusu...
+ Raw Story: GOP lawmakers quietly slash funds for Dolly Parton children's book charity—Republicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity, according to multipl...
+ Raw Story: Analyst reveals 'most shocking thing' foreigners fear about Trump: 'They knew the names'—The foreign press, horrified by conditions in the U.S. under President Donald Trump, agree one action has been the “most shocking," a British journali...
+ Raw Story: 'Time will tell': Judge tramples on Supreme Court's midterm gift to Trump—A federal judge's order has added a new hurdle in President Donald Trump's race to take control of the midterm elections.A divided Supreme Court ruled...
+ Raw Story: MAHA moms threaten to walk as 'frustrated' White House doubles down: 'Clock is ticking'—The Make America something Again movement is beginning to splinter as increasingly angry moms rage at an increasingly hostile White House over one key...
+ Raw Story: Trump's 'sense of royal injury' exposes a pressing 'fatal flaw': columnist—President Donald Trump's approach to governing borrows heavily from the absolutist monarchies of medieval and early modern Europe, according to a new ...
+ Raw Story: 'Now or never': Frantic Republicans pushing Trump to 'get serious' as disaster looms—Republican lawmakers running for reelection are demanding President Donald Trump give them the same help he just extended to Sen. Darline Graham Nordo...
+ South Front: Military Situation In Ukraine And Ukrainian Attacks On Russian Territory On August 26, 2026 (Maps Update)—Click to see the full-size image Russian strikes destroyed targets in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv, Odesa, Cherni...
+ South Front: Langley Lands In Moscow: Nine Hours Of ‘Semi-Routine’—CIA Director John Ratcliffe. In 2020 he declassified intelligence exposing the “Trump-Russia collusion” story as a Clinton campaign fabrication. Now h...
+ South Front: Military Situation In Northern Palestine On August 26, 2026 (Map Update)—Click to see the full-size image Israeli artillery shelled Al-Mansouri; Israeli artillery shelled Ali al-Taher hill; An explosion targeted Israel...
+ South Front: Russian Geran Drones Are Blinding Ukrainian Interceptors With New System—File image. Russia is equipping its Geran-type one-way attack drones with a new electronic warfare system that blinds Ukrainian interceptor drones ju...
+ South Front: Patriots Land in Kyiv, But Zelenskyy Says It’s Not Enough—File image. Ukraine has received an initial shipment of Patriot and AIM missiles following recent meetings held in the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) and ...
+ South Front: Russia Triples Use of Geran-5 Jet-Powered Drones (Videos)—Click to see full-size image. (X) The Russian military tripled the use of Geran-5 jet-powered one-way attack drones against targets of Kyiv forces in...
+ South Front: Iran War Left Qatar in Economic Nightmare—File image. Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Qatar has emerged as one of the conflicts largest economic casualties, according to recent ...
+ TASS: Nine killed, six wounded: What we know about Ukrainian attack on passenger bus in LPR—Leonid Pasechnik stated that the Ukrainian armed forces’ strike was targeted [Category: Russian Politics & Diplomacy, Military operation in Ukrain...
+ TASS: The West wants to saturate Ukraine with UAVs for strikes against Russia — expert—Vitaly Kiselev described Ukrainian strikes on residential buildings, civilian transport and infrastructure as a tragedy [Category: Military & Defe...
+ TASS: Kiev is using Europe's military capabilities to attack buses — Russian diplomat—Earlier, LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik reported that nine people, including a 20-year-old woman, were killed and six wounded in a Ukrainian strike on a bu...
+ The War Zone: The Mystery Of J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Spotted In China Has Been Solved—In 2022, a satellite image emerged showing unusual fighter-like shapes with a very loosely similar appearance to the stealthy J-20 at a remote Chinese...
+ The War Zone: Ukraine Situation Report: Russia To Seize Commercial Infrastructure Left Unprotected From Drones—Ukrainian drone attacks on targets deep inside Russia have spurred President Vladimir Putin to allow the government to temporarily seize what it deems...
+ The War Zone: Poland’s Name Appears in U.S. F-15EX Deal, Warsaw Denies Procurement Plans—In an intriguing development, Poland has been named among the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers covered by a massive new U.S. contract with Boein...
+ The War Zone: Ukraine’s Newest USV Is A Super Sized Mothership Packed With Anti-Drone Interceptors—Ukraines combat-proven Magura family of uncrewed surface vessels (USV) has gained its largest member to date. The new MV11 is designed for open-ocean ...
+ The War Zone: USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow (Updated)—A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III has made a highly unusual visit to Moscow today, landing at Vnukovo Airport after flying from Riga, Latvia, acco...
+ The War Zone: USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow—A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III has made a highly unusual visit to Moscow today, landing at Vnukovo Airport after flying from Riga, Latvia, acco...
+ The War Zone: Ship Struck In Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Campaign On Iran Unveiled—There is a report of a new ship attack in the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting the difficulty of ending hostilities with Iran. The strike came hours aft...
+ The War Zone: Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 24, 2026—The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is heading home, finally. After nine months that surely felt longer for the crew and their families and...
+ The War Zone: Tiny Air-To-Air Missile In Development For Stealthy U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft—The U.S. Navy made a major splash this weekend when it revealed the existence of the AIM-424 Malice Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM), which is al...
+ The War Zone: Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Production Is Coming To Ukraine—The United Kingdom is clearing the way for Ukraine to locally assemble the Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile, adding another layer to Kyiv’s rapidly e...
+ The War Zone: AIM-424 “Malice” Very Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Emerges From The Shadows (Updated)—Big news has broken out of the Tailhook Associations convention in Reno, Nevada, this weekend. The Navy has disclosed the existence of an all-new, ver...
+ The War Zone: China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is Taking Shape—A new Chinese aircraft carrier, commonly referred to as the Type 004, is continuing to take shape, notably now featuring a more complete bow. This is ...
+ The War Zone: Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week—Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that ...
+ The War Zone: Saab Unveils Stealthy Supersonic ‘Fighter Drone’ Concept—Saab has unveiled its roadmap for its Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) program, a stealthy, supersonic ‘fighter drone,’ which could enter servi...
+ The War Zone: China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization—This time last year, Antelope Reef was mostly submerged underwater and barely visible unless you were steaming past at low tide. New satellite imagery...
+ The War Zone: Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Is Turning Soviet-Era Armor Into Robotic Combat Vehicles—In another effort to advance robotic warfare, Ukraine is working to turn Soviet-era BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles into remotely controlled sy...
+ The War Zone: New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated)—We now have our first look at the Ancillary Surface Craft (ASC), a new medium landing craft for the U.S. Marine Corps. Australia-headquartered firm Bi...
+ The War Zone: USS George Washington’s Mideast Arrival Highlights Strain On Carrier Force—The aircraft carrier USS George Washington transited the Arabian Sea today after arriving in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) region yesterday, the ...
+ UPI International: Elon Musk awarded Order of Freedom for helping keep Ukraine online—U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia.
+ UPI International: At least 14 newborn babies killed in blaze at hospital in Pakistan—More than a dozen newborn babies were killed after fire swept through the maternity department of one of the largest public hospitals in Islamabad.
+ UPI International: Kim Jong Un focuses on economy, silent on Trump overtures—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a key party meeting, state-run media reported Wednesday, but made no mention of diplomatic outreach by P...
+ UPI International: U.S. kills 4 in strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, 2nd in days—U.S. Southern Command forces killed four people Tuesday in its latest strike targeting an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean.