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Ukrainian special forces have reportedly struck Russian ships carrying weapons and munitions in another blow to Vladimir Putin’s invasion. According to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, the unit, in cooperation with the “Chernaya Iskra” insurgent movement, conducted a special operation which resulted in a hit of two Russian vessels near the coast …

The senior Democrat on a US congressional committee focused on China is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fill the State Department’s vacant post for Arctic affairs, citing intensifying competition with Beijing and adding to growing pressure to address the vacancy. The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs leads US engagement with the eight-country Arctic Council and coordinates American interests related …

Ukraine’s Security Service has delivered a devastating blow to Russia’s shadow oil fleet. Sea Baby naval drones were used to cripple the Comoros-flagged tanker Dashan in the Black Sea on December 10. The $30million vessel, already sanctioned by the EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and New Zealand for transporting Russian oil with its transponder deliberately disabled, suffered critical explosions in …

Polish authorities quickly confirmed sabotage, charging three Ukrainian nationals — Oleksandr K., Yevhenii I., and Volodymyr B. — with executing the plot under Russian direction. The incident was not a lone act but part of a growing wave of covert operations targeting railways, ports, and pipelines across Europe, aimed at undermining support for Kyiv. Ivana Stradner, a research fellow at …

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — For more than three decades after the Cold War, Europe lived under the illusion that history had settled in its favor. Liberal democracy seemed ascendant, global markets expanded without friction, and American military primacy insulated the continent from hard-power competition. Under those conditions, the European Union could focus on enlargement, regulation, and internal integration rather than geopolitics. …

Russia has claimed to be creating a “magic pill” that could help people live to 120. State TV show The Meeting Place claimed Russians “will be able to actively live to be 120 years old” due to the advancements. It featured hosts Andrey Norkin and Ivan Trushkin, vice president of the “Pillar of Russia” Dmitry Pischalnikov, and sociologist Lyudmila Brushkova.  …

Russian saboteurs plotted to blow up US planes, according to Western security officials. The campaign of terror would have rivalled the 9/11 attacks, causing massive disruption to the airline industry. The bombshell claims come following the publication of the updated US National Security Strategy (NSS) on Friday. According to the 33-page document, Donald Trump‘s America will seek to improve its …

A hulking Russian An-22 military transport plane crashed today with seven people on board. The Soviet-era plane came down in Ivanovo region, northeast of Moscow. Fragments of the stricken aircraft were seen floating in the large Uvod Reservoir, according to reports. The condition of those on board was not immediately known. The An-22 was reportedly on a scheduled test flight …

Pakistan has consistently demanded that the Afghan Taliban prevent cross-border incursions and terrorist activities from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Web Desk December 9, 2025 ISLAMABAD: The European journal Eurasia Review has identified terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan as a serious threat to Pakistan and the wider region. According to the report, Russia also faces significant security risks from militant groups in …

Three days after the US government codified its contempt for EU institutions in a startling new national security policy, the bloc’s leaders finally broke their silence on Monday, with European Council President Antonio Costa lambasting Washington’s “threat to interfere in Europe’s political life”. “The United States no longer believes in multilateralism, nor even in a rules-based international order. They speak …