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Israel Under Attack—and the UN Security Council Looks the Other Way
Once again, the United Nations Security Council has revealed its true nature: a forum of politics and prejudice, not a guardian of justice. This week’s vote on a Gaza ceasefire saw the United States exercise its veto, defending Israel’s right…
Spanish minister’s flight reports GPS interference over Kaliningrad as research pinpoints likely jamming sites
A Spanish Air and Space Force A330 carrying Defence Minister Margarita Robles reported a satellite-navigation disturbance on 24th September while transiting the vicinity of Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave en route to Šiauliai air base, Lithuania. Spain’s defence ministry said the crew…
Estonia open to UK nuclear-capable jets as NATO weighs response to Russian airspace breach
Estonia has signalled it is prepared to host British fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, as NATO members consider their rules of engagement following the breach of Estonian airspace by Russian aircraft last week. Defence minister Hanno Pevkur said…
Silent Depths, Growing Threat: Why China-Russia Joint Submarine Patrols Must Wake the West
The revelation that Chinese and Russian submarines have conducted joint patrols in Pacific waters is not merely another footnote in geopolitical rivalry. It is a trumpet sounding at great volume — warning that the U.S. and its allies may be…
Putin’s ‘military-technical’ threat marks a managed escalation ahead of NATO talks on Estonia
Vladimir Putin has shifted from ambiguity to overt threats. On Monday, at an extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council convened on the eve of NATO consultations on an alleged 12-minute Russian incursion into Estonian airspace, the Russian leader warned the…
ISW suggests Kremlin approved Bloomberg leak on plans to intensify strikes against Ukraine
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assess that Vladimir Putin may have organised or at least approved the disclosure of Kremlin thinking to Bloomberg about plans to step up attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and other…
Trump says US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase
U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration is seeking to re-establish control over Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, four years after American forces vacated the facility during the 2021 withdrawal. Speaking alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 18 September,…
Report: Russian-made small arms entering Italy via mafia channels and ‘shadow fleet’
Italian investigative outlet Linkiesta has reported that Russian-origin small arms and ammunition have been moved covertly into Italy through mafia structures, with consignments routed by sea and overland and then warehoused by clans for resale or contingency use. The report,…
Russia launches 619 drones and missiles at Ukraine; air defences neutralise 583
Russia conducted a large-scale combined strike across Ukraine overnight from 19 to 20 September, launching 619 aerial assets comprising attack drones and missiles. Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 583 of these were destroyed or suppressed, with impacts and falling debris recorded in…
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White House’s $6bn bet on Israel risks deepening divides
The White House’s request to push through a $6.4 billion arms package to Israel could hardly come at a more combustible time. Thirty Apache helicopters, thousands of armoured assault vehicles, and hundreds of millions in spare parts may strengthen Israel’s battlefield position…