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Iran has intensified missile and drone strikes targeting US military installations across the Persian Gulf, including bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, according to WION reporting. The analysis argues that China and Russia may be providing behind-the-scenes support to Iran's military operations, potentially reshaping regional geopolitical...

Workers at an Ozon warehouse in Tatarstan, Russia were evacuated following a Ukrainian drone alert, leaving the facility moments before a strike occurred near the building. Ozon is Russia's second-largest e-commerce company.

Russia has begun selling gold from its state reserves, according to DW News analysis of recent financial data. The sales indicate Moscow is drawing down its financial buffer constructed to withstand Western sanctions and the costs of prolonged war in Ukraine, though DW News characterizes...

Russian missiles and drones attacked multiple cities across Ukraine overnight, killing at least 13 people and forcing residents to seek shelter in metro systems, according to DW News. Kyiv officials renewed requests for additional air defense systems to counter the sustained aerial campaign. Poland scrambled...

Ukrainian forces struck commercial and military vessels in the Caspian Sea, prompting Iran to summon a Ukrainian diplomat on July 30, 2026, marking the first direct collision between the Ukraine-Russia conflict and Iran's regional interests. According to ABC News Australia, citing UWA Defence and Security...

Tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have abandoned their military units without permission, citing physical exhaustion, depression, and coercive recruitment tactics on the front lines, according to DW reporting. The scale of unauthorized departures reflects severe strain within Ukraine's military as the Russia-Ukraine war enters...

Ukraine's Acting Defence Minister — unnamed in source reporting — outlined a new military strategy emphasizing asymmetric warfare rather than matching Russian military force directly, according to WION. The strategy focuses on deep strikes designed to impose disproportionate costs on Russia while minimizing Ukrainian expenditure....

Ukrainian military strikes on Russian territory killed at least five people on July 27, 2026, according to WION. India summoned Ukraine's ambassador to New Delhi on July 27, with WION reporting the move amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. Iran separately stated it has...

Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Russia Correspondent Charles Maynes, and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre discuss a reported power struggle within Ukraine's military command — described as a clash between a younger technology-focused official and a veteran battlefield general — and what the turmoil...

At least 11 people, including five children, were killed in an overnight drone attack on a holiday camp in the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on Saturday, according to Russian-installed local authorities. The authorities accused Ukraine of deliberately targeting civilians.

Iran's foreign ministry accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on July 26, 2026, claiming the strike killed one sailor and injured another. Iran characterized the incident as an act of aggression and warned it would defend its national interests...