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Israel Expands Lebanon Operations as Hezbollah Drone Campaign Raises Risk of Wider Escalation
Israeli forces have intensified operations against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, with fighting reported around the Litani River and new strikes in the Bekaa Valley, as the conflict on Israel’s northern front becomes increasingly linked to wider US-Iran tensions. Israeli forces…
US Strikes in Southern Iran Test Fragile Ceasefire as Hormuz Talks Continue
Washington says its latest strikes were defensive and aimed at Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats, but Tehran has accused the United States of breaching the ceasefire as negotiations continue over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. The…
Lavrov–Rubio Call Signals Moscow’s Attempt to Reframe Strikes on Kyiv
Russia’s warning of “systematic” strikes on Kyiv appears designed to put diplomatic pressure on Washington while seeking to justify further attacks on the Ukrainian capital after one of the largest combined missile and drone assaults of the war. Russia’s Foreign…
Second Oreshnik Claim Raises Questions Over Russia’s Missile Accuracy
Open-source analysis following Russia’s latest mass strike on Ukraine has raised the possibility that more than one Oreshnik missile was launched, with one apparently failing to reach its intended target. The claim remains unconfirmed by Ukraine’s Air Force, but the…
Ukraine Looks to Europe After Stalled US Talks on Anti-Ballistic Missile Production
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has seen no recent progress with Washington on expanding anti-ballistic missile production, sharpening the question of whether Europe can develop the capacity Ukraine says it urgently needs. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has seen…
Taiwan Scrambles Jets as Chinese Forces Circle Island Again
China intensified military pressure on Taiwan for the second time in less than a week on Monday, dispatching fighter aircraft, drones and naval vessels around the island in what Taipei described as a coordinated “combat readiness patrol”, underlining the increasingly…
Russia’s Oreshnik Strike Raises Questions Over Escalation and Military Effect
Russia’s latest large-scale attack on Ukraine combined drones, cruise missiles and advanced ballistic systems, including Oreshnik, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles. The strike caused civilian casualties and damage, while also exposing questions over Moscow’s escalation strategy and the practical effect of…
Ukraine Says Russia Used Oreshnik Missile in Massive Overnight Barrage
Kyiv authorities said two people were killed and 56 injured in the capital after Russia launched a major overnight attack involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including, according to Ukraine’s Air Force, an Oreshnik missile. Russia launched one…
Rubio’s NATO Visit Exposes Europe’s New Security Dilemma
The US Secretary of State’s arrival at the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Sweden has put three linked questions before European allies: Iran, Ukraine and the future reliability of American military support in Europe. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Trump’s Poland Troop Pledge Leaves NATO Guessing Over America’s Europe Plan
Donald Trump’s pledge to send 5,000 additional US troops to Poland has reinforced Warsaw’s role on NATO’s eastern flank, but it has also raised new questions about the wider direction of American force posture in Europe. US President Donald Trump…