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US weighs expanding nuclear deployments in add'l European NATO states - report
US officials have signaled openness to deploying nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, though an agreement is not imminent, the Financial Times reported.
Kremlin accuses Kyiv of criminal 'acts of terror' after Russian strikes kill 22 people
France intercepts another 'shadow fleet' tanker linked to Russian oil
French Navy boards Russian oil tanker, obstructs Atlantic 'shadow-fleet'
Belarus holds nuclear weapons exercises, says drills are not 'aimed at other states'
Belarus said the exercise would test the military's readiness to deploy nuclear weapons in different areas of the country.
Ukraine launches biggest drone attack on Moscow in over a year
Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in over a year, killing at least four people in Russia, local officials said.
Ukraine’s sling against Russia: How 'geniuses in garages' transformed robotic warfare
The road to becoming a robotic superpower was paved with skepticism, but Ukraine did not set out to become a world leader in military robotics - it set out to survive.
Putin’s peace rhetoric clashes with Russia’s battlefield actions in Ukraine - analysis
“That is not negotiation,” Smart said. “It is surrender language packaged as diplomacy.”
Russia's parliament passes bill giving Putin more power to invade foreign countries
A bill proposed by Russia's Duma would let the Kremlin send troops abroad to “protect” Russian citizens who are facing arrest, detention, or any other form of perceived persecution.
Russia says it's establishing 'full-fledged partnership' with Afghan Taliban
Russia sees a need to work with Kabul as it faces a major security threat from Islamist militant groups based in a string of countries from Afghanistan to the Middle East.
Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack from Russian drones, missiles, officials say
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the capital's military administration, said debris from falling drones had struck the roof of an apartment building, and debris had also fallen in a street.
The strategic logic behind Trump’s Middle East unpredictability - opinion
There is no doubt that Israel is safer today than it was pre-February 27, 2026, when the first proverbial shots were fired over Iran.
Russian ship that sank after strange explosions reportedly carying nuclear reactors to North Korea
State-of-the-art US military aircraft known as “nuke sniffers” have been recorded surveying the wreckage scene twice over the last year, once on August 28, 2025, and again on February 6, 2026.
Putin says Ukraine war is ending but the global order has already shifted - opinion
Ukraine war may be winding down, but its impact on global politics is already irreversible.
