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  Geneva (AFP) June 13, 2025 Nuclear-armed states spent more than $100 billion on their atomic arsenals last year, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said Friday, lamenting the lack of democratic oversight of such spending. ICAN said Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and the United States together spent nearly $10 billion more than in 2023. The United States spent $56.8 billion in 2024, followed by China at $12.5 billion and Britain at $10.4 billion, ICAN said in its fla ... read more |
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Germany not considering delivering Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine: ministerKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 12, 2025 Berlin is not considering delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine for its fight against Russia, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said in Kyiv on Thursday. ... more  
Russia launches deadly strike on Kharkiv amid stalled peace talksKharkiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 11, 2025 Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 including children early on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with its relentless attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire. ... more  
NATO learns as Ukraine's 'creativity' changes battlefieldBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 9, 2025 Ukraine's "creativity", including its massive "Spider's web" drone attack deep inside Russia, holds profound lessons for Western militaries, the top NATO commander overseeing battlefield innovation told AFP. ... more  
NATO chief urges 400-percent rise in alliance's air defenceLondon (AFP) June 9, 2025 NATO head Mark Rutte on Monday urged a "quantum leap" in defence capabilities including a "400-percent increase" in air and missile defence to shield the alliance against Russia. ... more |
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Russia says aims to boost military ties in Africa after Wagner exits MaliMoscow (AFP) June 9, 2025 Moscow wants to enhance its military ties in Africa, the Kremlin said Monday, after reports that the Russian paramilitary group Wagner was leaving Mali. ... more |
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Finland says suspects Russian aircraft violated airspaceHelsinki (AFP) June 10, 2025 Finland's defence ministry said Tuesday it suspected a Russian military aircraft of violating its airspace. ... more  
Russia to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plantAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 14, 2025 Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's top uranium producer, the Central Asian country's authorities said on Saturday. ... more  
Germany has three years to overhaul military: officialBerlin June 7, 2025 Germany's armed forces have three years to acquire the equipment to tackle a possible Russian attack on NATO territory, the head of military procurement said Saturday. ... more 
Russia accuses Ukraine of postponing POW swap after massive attackKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 7, 2025 Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale exchange of captured soldiers, hours after Moscow's army launched a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across the country. ... more |
 
Ukraine war 'existential', Russia says, launching revenge strikesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 7, 2025 Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack on air bases days earlier. ... more  |
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Russia says killed man attempting drone attack on military siteMoscow (AFP) June 6, 2025 Russia's National Guard said Friday it had killed a man it caught trying to launch an attack on a military site using drones packed with grenades. ... more
Three dead as Ukraine hit with third-straight day of overnight attacksWashington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2025 A Russian missile and drone attack in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv early Saturday killed at least three people and injured more than 20 others, officials have confirmed. ... more  
Ailing Baltic Sea in need of urgent attentionHelsinki (AFP) June 5, 2025 Decades of pollution and climate change have caused fish to disappear from the Baltic Sea at an alarming rate, with the European Union on Thursday vowing to make the sea an "urgent priority". ... more 
Ukraine officer tells US that Russia plots big advancesWashington (AFP) June 5, 2025 A Ukrainian military officer told the United States on Wednesday that Russian forces are preparing major advances into next year, including aiming to cut off Black Sea access, as Kyiv pushes for stronger pressure against Moscow. ... more |
Putin ready to 'help resolve' Iran nuclear stand-off: KremlinMoscow (AFP) June 5, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to "help resolve" the standoff between Iran and the United States over Tehran's nuclear programme, the Kremlin said Thursday. ... more 
Zelensky tells backers Russia must be 'forced into diplomacy' as Lukashenko says China, Belarus facing Western 'pressure'balloonBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 4, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Kyiv's military backers Wednesday to ramp up support in a bid to pressure Russia towards peace. ... more 
Greenpeace returns Macron waxwork stolen in 'radioactive' protestParis (AFP) June 4, 2025 Greenpeace activists have returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum, staging a new stunt to protest against continuing "radioactive" ties between France and Russia despite the invasion of Ukraine. ... more
Trump says Putin will retaliate for Ukrainian drone strikes on air forceWashington DC (UPI) Jun 4, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin will respond to the Ukrainian drone strikes that destroyed Russian military aircraft in several locations on Sunday, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Ukraine claims successful strike on Crimean BridgeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 3, 2025 Ukraine said Tuesday it successfully carried out a military strike on the Crimean Bridge, the culmination of an operation that took several months to execute. ... more 
'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflictParis (AFP) June 3, 2025 Ukraine managed to not only humiliate the Kremlin by boasting of taking out more than a third of all Russian missile carriers in a spectacular drone attack but also to rewrite the rules of modern warfare, analysts say. ... more  
UK to build attack subs as part of major defence reviewGlasgow (AFP) June 2, 2025 Britain announced Monday that it would build 12 new attack submarines as it launched a major defence review to move the country to "war-fighting readiness" in the face of "Russian aggression" and the changing nature of conflict. ... more 
Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure for anti-Moscow protestParis (AFP) June 2, 2025 Greenpeace activists on Monday stole a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron from a Paris museum and placed it in front of the Russian embassy as part of a protest against French economic ties with Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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Erdogan proposes new Putin-Zelensky-Trump meeting in TurkeyAnkara (AFP) June 2, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday reiterated his willingness to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian leaders in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. ... more |
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Danish PM warns NATO defence spending target 'too late'Copenhagen (AFP) June 2, 2025 Denmark's prime minister warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
Zelensky arrives in Vilnius for Nato eastern flank summitVilnius (AFP) June 2, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived Monday in Vilnius for a summit with the leaders of NATO's eastern and Nordic members, who are some of Kyiv's staunchest backers amid the Russian invasion. ... more 
Ukraine strikes Russian bombers ahead of Istanbul talksKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 1, 2025 Ukraine said Sunday it launched a "large-scale" attack to destroy Russian bombers as it geared up for talks in Istanbul with Moscow counterparts to explore prospects of a ceasefire. ... more
Britain announces $20B boost to make armed forces 'battle ready'Washington DC (UPI) Jun 2, 2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans Monday to inject an additional $20.3 billion into the country's nuclear weapons program to combat the "threat from Russia" and China and build 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines. ... more |
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