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November 08, 2025
WAR REPORT
Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia



Baghdad (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. "Pray for me," read the caption next to a Russian flag. That was in May. Months went by without a word, only rumours. Mohammed had been taken hostage, was injured, had the flu or had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike. Like many Iraqis now fighting in Ukraine, the 24-year-old travelled ... read more

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NUKEWARS
Putin says Russia considers resuming nuclear tests after Trump comments
Moscow (AFP) Nov 5, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States did so, convening a security council meeting after US President Donald Trump's comments on testing. ... more
UAV NEWS
Northern German states look to joint anti-drone defences
Berlin (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
MILPLEX
German defence giant Rheinmetall sticks to stellar growth goals
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Germany's biggest defence group Rheinmetall said Thursday a surge in demand from the country's military is set to help it achieve stellar sales growth, after delayed orders dented earnings. ... more
WAR REPORT
With war next door, Poland seeks to train 500,000 volunteers to reinforce defense
Warsaw (AFP) Nov 6, 2025
Poland's government said Thursday that the country, a neighbour to Ukraine and Russia, plans to train up to 500,000 volunteers by the end of next year to strengthen its defensive capabilities. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Merz chairs first meeting of new German security body; NATO chief plays down US troop withdrawal from Romania
Berlin (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
NUKEWARS
Trump says Russia, China have secretly tested nuclear weapons
Washington (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
WAR REPORT
Two children among dead in Russian blitz on Ukraine
Kyiv, 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
NUKEWARS
North Korean POWs in Ukraine want to go to South: activist
Seoul (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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Big leap in quest to get to bottom of climate ice mystery
Kon Chukurbashi, Tajikistan (AFP) Nov 7, 2025
Stanislav Kutuzov felt the drillhead he was controlling smash into the rock more than 100 metres below him high on a glacier in the Pamir peaks of Tajikistan. The ice core samples it took could help solve one of climate science's great mysteries. ... more
NUKEWARS
Russia says recent weapons tests 'not nuclear' after Trump orders US tests
Moscow (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
NUKEWARS
Fire, fury and the 'n-word': Trump's nuclear obsession
Washington (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
NUKEWARS
Trump says he's ordered US to start nuclear weapons testing
Washington (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
SUPERPOWERS
Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talks
Busan, 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
ENERGY NEWS
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites with deadly aerial strikes
Kyiv, 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
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Ex-U.S. defense contractor head pleads guilty to selling trade secrets
Washington 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
SUPERPOWERS
US says not withdrawing from Europe after troops cut
Brussels, 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
MILPLEX
Russian military factory blast toll rises to 23
Moscow (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
NUKEWARS
Putin defies Trump with second nuclear weapons test in days
Moscow (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russia's new nuclear-powered missiles not a threat for now
Paris (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
AEROSPACE
NATO stands with Lithuania over balloon incursion: Rutte
Brussels, 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
OIL AND GAS
Zelensky urges Trump to pressure Xi to cut support to Russia
Kyiv, 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
MISSILE NEWS
Trump says missile testing not 'appropriate', as Putin touts nuclear cruise missile
Aboard 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
MISSILE NEWS
Russia's Burevestnik: A Nuclear-Powered Missile That Defies Convention
Berlin, 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
NUKEWARS
Putin terminates plutonium disposal agreement with US
Moscow (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
MILTECH
Croatia reintroduces conscription to boost defence
Zagreb (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
MISSILE NEWS
UK says allies should boost Ukraine's long-range missile reach
London (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
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Lithuania slams airspace incursion denied by Russia
Vilnius (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
SUPERPOWERS
Putin seeks 'dialogue' with Trump as EU seeks to shore up Ukraine as US wavers
Moscow (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
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Major outage ended at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA
Vienna (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
OIL AND GAS
China says 'opposes' new US sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine war
Beijing (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
SUPERPOWERS
Trump says Xi could have 'big influence' on Putin; as high-stakes meeting with Xi looms
Washington (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
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