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France claims the lead in Ukraine intelligence as leak fears cloud the US role
PARIS — France is now providing “two-thirds” of the intelligence support Ukraine receives from foreign partners, President Emmanuel Macron said on 15 January, a claim that points to a significant rebalancing of Western support and to growing unease about the…
Agents for a day: the financing networks driving Russia-linked sabotage across Europe
A fire in a warehouse, a scorched courier depot, a camera fixed to a lamppost on a supply route: many of the incidents now being investigated as Russian-linked sabotage in Europe are small in scale and, taken in isolation, look…
Denmark’s Arctic Command invites US to join Greenland exercises as Nato allies plan larger presence
Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command has formally invited the United States to take part in forthcoming military exercises in Greenland, amid a wider Nato push by European allies to expand training and contingency planning around the Arctic island. Major General Søren…
France leads small Nato mission to Nuuk amid US claims on Greenland
A small European Nato deployment has begun arriving in Greenland as Denmark and its allies move to underline their role in Arctic security amid renewed US pressure to take control of the territory. France confirmed that a 15-strong contingent had…
Trump cites ‘good authority’ on Iran executions as war scare ripples through Middle East skies
President Donald Trump said on 14 January that he had been told Iran was stopping killings and planned executions linked to nationwide protests, a remark that jarred with the mood of impending military action after a day of unusual aviation…
Turkmenistan rescues 14 from Iranian cargo ship linked to arms shipments bound for Russia
Turkmenistan’s coast guard has rescued 14 crew members from an Iranian dry cargo ship after it sent an SOS from the Caspian Sea, an incident that has drawn attention because the vessel operated on a maritime corridor repeatedly identified in…
Pentagon tests backpack-sized device linked to Havana syndrome in undercover buy
The US Department of Defense has spent more than a year studying a portable device obtained in a covert purchase that investigators believe may be capable of reproducing symptoms reported by personnel affected by “Havana syndrome”. CBS News reported that…
Russia has fired 13,300 missiles and 142,300 drones at Ukraine, Kyiv says
Russia has launched more than 13,300 missiles and more than 142,300 strike drones at Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief. The figures were released on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, after Syrskyi…
Ukraine says domestically made missiles hit Russian drone plant in Taganrog
Ukraine’s General Staff and Security Service (SBU) said Ukrainian forces struck a Russian defence-industrial facility in the port city of Taganrog overnight, reporting explosions and a fire at the Atlant Aero plant, which Kyiv says is involved in producing attack…
Former US Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Spying for China
A former US Navy sailor was sentenced this week to more than 16 years in prison for trading sensitive military information to an operative of the Chinese intelligence apparatus. The case, adjudicated in federal court in San Diego, underscores both…