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Drones have flown so close to a Norwegeian airport that air traffic staff were able to observe them from the control tower, according to reports. Drones were spotted near Brønnøysund Airport, a small regional hub in the far north of Norway, on Tuesday evening — just two days after drone sightings at the airport caused disruption on Sunday. Norwegian media …

OPINION — Russian drones are forcing airports to close and fighter jets are breaching NATO airspace – clear signals of Moscow’s widening hybrid campaign. The cost imbalance is stark, with Europe spending hundreds of thousands to destroy drones worth a fraction of that. Emboldened by this asymmetry, Vladimir Putin is escalating with growing confidence, betting that the West will stop …

Germany’s chancellor has warned that Europe and Russia are “no longer at peace” in a bombshell speech. Friedrich Merz was attending a media event in Düsseldorf, when he made his alarming comments. The German leader has been one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Vladimir Putin since taking over the reigns of his country. He has constantly warned about the …

Russia is teetering on the edge of economic collapse as a result of systematic Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, a Russian propagandist has warned. Meanwhile, the leader of the puppet regime installed by Vladimir Putin in Crimea has said fuel can no longer be sold in quantities of more than 30 litres per person as ordinary people feel the pinch. …

FINE PRINT / OPINION — “In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and to preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain at this turbulent time the status quo established under New START. Accordingly, Russia is prepared to continue observing the treaty’s central quantitative restrictions for one year after …

International naval forces have scrambled in response to a ‘serious accident’ involving a Russian nuclear submarine that was forced to surface near UK territory over the weekend. More details have emerged regarding the incident in the Strait of Gibraltar, where the 74-metre missile-laden Novorossiysk became an “explosive hazard” after suffering a serious leak in its fuel system. Russian Telegram channels …

Russia might  already be at war with the UK, a former head of MI5 has warned. Baroness Manningham-Buller, who led the Security Service between 2002 and 2007, said it might be fair to claim that cyberattacks, sabotage and covert operations on British soil mean Russia is already at war with Britain. She told Lord Speaker’s Corner podcast that she agreed …

There have been no signals from Kyiv about a possible resumption of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russia’s RIA state news agency. “No, so far there are basically no signals from Kyiv at all,” Peskov said when asked whether there were any indications about talks resuming between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, according …

More drones have been observed above Danish military sites overnight, a day after NATO announced it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region. The Danish defence ministry said in a statement it had “several capacities deployed” after drone sightings from Saturday into Sunday. It did not offer any further details about the specifics of the deployment, the number of …

امارت اسلامیہ افغانستان نے پاکستان، روس، چین اور ایران کے اس مؤقف کا خیرمقدم کیا ہے جس میں ان ممالک نے افغانستان میں کسی بھی بیرونی فوجی اڈے کے قیام کی مخالفت کی ہے۔ امارت اسلامیہ افغانستان کے نائب ترجمان حمد اللہ فطرت نے کہا ہے کہ غیر ملکی فوجی اڈے کے قیام کے خلاف پاکستان، روس، چین اور ایران …