World
War in Ukraine
Kremlin plans to imprison soldiers using smartphones on the battlefield; French police arrest Russian for planned Olympics attack; Russians kill two in Donetsk; SBU detains suspected agent for arson.
Jul. 24
Russia
Russian propagandists’ goal in their accounts of the assassination attempt on Trump is not to offer a single narrative, but rather to muddy the waters so Americans come to doubt everything.
Jul. 23
Almost 500 Ukrainian coaches and athletes have been killed since the Russians invaded in February 2022.
Jul. 23
War in Ukraine
Slovakia and Hungary have increased pressure on Kyiv after they said last week they had stopped receiving oil from Lukoil via Ukraine.
Jul. 23
Telegram
Milbloggers posted videos on social media that showed two dirt bikes driving near the front line that were fitted with smoke canisters in an attempt to screen them during assaults.
Jul. 23
US
A majority of Democratic delegates are apparently set to back VP Kamala Harris' bid to become the Democratic presidential candidate.
Jul. 23
Drones
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine regularly conducts strikes on targets in Russia, but a source in Ukrainian intelligence said Kyiv wasn’t involved in this strike.
Jul. 23
War in Ukraine
Hungary’s repeated uncoordinated steps to speak against EU unity must “have some formal consequences,” EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said.
Jul. 23
Top News
Russia's facing a quagmire: Let up on government spending, triggering cuts that could hurt Putin's popularity, or keep printing rubles, seeking to "bail out" the economy, but creating wider inflation?
Jul. 22
Germany
The German company Heller Tools, with the participation of the FSB, sold tools to companies connected to a secret Russian smuggling network.
Jul. 22
NATO
On the way, the American Stratofortress planes flew above the Barents Sea to point-blank cruise missile range of the main air base used by Russia for its own bomber strikes against Ukraine.
Jul. 22
Business
The global IT outage caused by a single faulty update released by Crowdstrike highlights the vulnerability of the interconnectedness of the modern tech ecosystem.
Jul. 22
Putin
Russian authorities are offering the equivalent of $1,150 for bringing a friend to the military enlistment offices to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
Jul. 22
Sports
The opening ceremony promises to be a spectacle. Some 500,000 people are set to watch the Olympics in person from specially built stands.
Jul. 22
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Jul. 22
War in Ukraine
American Christians and conservatives have been fooled by Putin’s strongman posture, mistaking ruthlessness for moral fortitude. The miscalculation could spell disaster for the US.
Jul. 22