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Northern German states look to joint anti-drone defencesBerlin (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Authorities across northern Germany will launch a joint drone-defence effort after a series of incidents Berlin blames in part on Russia, Hamburg city announced Wednesday. ... more  
Two children among dead in Russian blitz on UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people including two children, and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said Sunday. ... more  
Merz chairs first meeting of new German security body; NATO chief plays down US troop withdrawal from RomaniaBerlin (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz chaired the first meeting of a new National Security Council on Wednesday, with "hybrid threats" from Russia topping the agenda, his spokesman said. ... more 
Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for RussiaBaghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him. ... more |
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NATO tests war preparedness on eastern flank facing Russia Alba Iulia, Romania (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 On the Mures river in central Romania, French armoured vehicles and Romanian trucks board a motorised floating bridge, part of a large military exercise to showcase NATO's ability to rapidly increase force levels on its eastern flank facing Russia. ... more
Europe could struggle to mobilise troops, arms in case of war with Russia: studyParis (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Europe could struggle to mobilise enough troops or quickly produce enough weapons in case of a direct confrontation with Russia, a new report warned Tuesday. ... more  
Trump says Russia, China have secretly tested nuclear weaponsWashington (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 President Donald Trump alleged Sunday that countries including Russia and China have conducted underground nuclear tests unknown to the public, and that the United States would follow suit. ... more 
North Korean POWs in Ukraine want to go to South: activistSeoul (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 Two North Korean prisoners of war held in Ukraine have pleaded to live in South Korea, a human rights organisation told AFP on Sunday. ... more |
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Russia says recent weapons tests 'not nuclear' after Trump orders US testsMoscow (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Moscow on Thursday sought to cool rising nuclear tensions with Washington, after two tests of new Russian nuclear-capable weapons systems prompted US President Donald Trump order his own nuclear tests. ... more |
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Fire, fury and the 'n-word': Trump's nuclear obsessionWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 In his first term as US president, Donald Trump reportedly suggested nuking hurricanes. In his second he has caused fresh concern by ordering the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons tests. ... more 
Trump says he's ordered US to start nuclear weapons testingWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia - just minutes before opening a high stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. ... more 
Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talksBusan, South Korea (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 President Donald Trump announced Thursday the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, minutes ahead of his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in six years on easing their trade war. ... more  
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites with deadly aerial strikesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid. ... more |
 
Ex-U.S. defense contractor head pleads guilty to selling trade secretsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 29, 2025 An Australian cybersecurity expert who served as director of L3Harris Trenchant, a U.S. defense contractor, has pleaded guilty in federal court to selling trade secrets to a Russian broker that resells cyber exploits to buyers including the Russian government. ... more  |
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US says not withdrawing from Europe after troops cutBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 The United States said Wednesday it will pull out some troops from NATO's eastern flank but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe, as analysts warned it could embolden Russia. ... more 
Russian military factory blast toll rises to 23Moscow (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 The death toll from a blast at a military factory in central Russia earlier this month has risen to 23, authorities said Wednesday after completing search and rescue operations. ... more 
Putin defies Trump with second nuclear weapons test in daysMoscow (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying US President Donald Trump's warnings with Moscow's second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days. ... more  
Russia's new nuclear-powered missiles not a threat for nowParis (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 Russia's President Vladimir Putin this weekend reported the successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine. ... more |
 
NATO stands with Lithuania over balloon incursion: RutteBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 NATO voiced firm support for Lithuania Tuesday over what Vilnius condemned as a "hybrid attack" on its airspace by Russia's ally Belarus, involving balloons filled with contraband cigarettes. ... more  
Zelensky urges Trump to pressure Xi to cut support to RussiaKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged US President Donald Trump to pressure Chinese leader Xi Jinping to cut his support for Russia when the two leaders meet later this week. ... more  
Trump says missile testing not 'appropriate', as Putin touts nuclear cruise missileAboard Air Force One (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday the announcement by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of a nuclear-powered cruise missile test was not "appropriate". ... more
Russia's Burevestnik: A Nuclear-Powered Missile That Defies ConventionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Russia's latest strategic weapons announcement has reignited debate over one of the most controversial missile programs of the modern era - the 9M730 Burevestnik, known to NATO as the SSC-X-9 "Skyfa ... more |
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Putin terminates plutonium disposal agreement with USMoscow (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday terminating an already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with the United States that aimed to prevent both sides from building more nuclear weapons. ... more  
Croatia reintroduces conscription to boost defenceZagreb (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 Croatian lawmakers on Friday voted to reintroduce mandatory military service to boost the Balkan nation's defence, in response to rising global tension and conflicts including Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
UK says allies should boost Ukraine's long-range missile reachLondon (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday urged allies to "finish the job" on Russian assets as he told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in London there was more that they could do to bolster Kyiv's long-range missile capability. ... more
Lithuania slams airspace incursion denied by RussiaVilnius (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace Thursday, though Moscow denied any such violation. ... more |
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Putin seeks 'dialogue' with Trump as EU seeks to shore up Ukraine as US waversMoscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to continue "dialogue" on Thursday, after his US counterpart Donald Trump shelved a summit but vowed a potentially "overwhelming" response if Ukraine gets and uses US Tomahawk missiles. ... more |
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Major outage ended at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEAVienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Off-site power has been restored to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after a month-long outage, the longest it has faced since Russia invaded its neighbour, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday. ... more 
China says 'opposes' new US sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine warBeijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 China said Thursday it "opposes" recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow's war in Ukraine, saying they had "no basis in international law". ... more
Trump says Xi could have 'big influence' on Putin; as high-stakes meeting with Xi loomsWashington (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 President Donald Trump said Wednesday Xi Jinping could have a "big influence" on Russia's Vladimir Putin over efforts to end the war in Ukraine, days ahead of a meeting scheduled between the US and Chinese leaders in South Korea. ... more
Russia holds scheduled nuclear drills, week after NATOMoscow (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Russia held planned strategic nuclear drills on Wednesday, a week after NATO began similar annual exercises, as tensions in Europe over the Ukraine war run high. ... more |
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