Elderly US citizen pleads guilty in Russia of fighting for Ukraine Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was allegedly fighting in Izyum before he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022. Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2024
Rutte Takes Reins At NATO As US Vote Looms Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte takes over as NATO's secretary general on Tuesday as the Western military alliance reaches a critical juncture weeks from a momentous US election. International Business Times · Oct 1, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 949 As the war enters its 949th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2024
Ukraine war briefing: Fight hard through autumn, Zelenskyy urges forces Mark Rutte to take Nato reins from Jens Stoltenberg; ‘I don’t really buy it’ says former Trump adviser of boasts about ending war. What we know on day 951 The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2024
Russia to raise defence budget by 25% to highest level on record Draft documents say defence and security will make up 40% of government spending as Putin continues war against Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
This Week's Grain Market Movers Looking at the market developments I am watching this week that are likely to have the greatest influence on price. Barchart · Sep 30, 2024
Lithuania Increases Defense Spending Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister warns of ongoing Russian threat, advocates for increased defense spending and EU reforms. Top News · Sep 30, 2024
Vladimir Putin wants to wipe us off the map, Ukraine’s top tennis player warns Exclusive: Kyiv’s top tennis player Elina Svitolina tells Alexander Butler the West must act to get Ukraine’s stolen children back from Russia The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
‘We worship him’: The Modi admirers at his Jammu rally Some think he stopped the Russia-Ukraine war. Some believe he is an incarnation of Lord Shiva, some see him as Lord Ram’s. Some have names for him, while some can’t stop counting his achievements. Newslaundry spoke to supporters of PM Narendra Modi at his rally at Maulana Azad stadium in… Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2024
HR McMaster on Trump claim he could end Ukraine war: ‘I don’t really buy it’ Second of Trump’s four national security advisers, says his boasts are ‘a real myth – it’s a real misunderstanding of war’ The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2024
Austria election results: Far-right FPO wins, what’s next? The OVP and the FPO can form a coalition government if Kickl gives up the chancellor position, experts say. Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2024
American man pleads guilty in Moscow court to charge of fighting for Ukraine Stephen James Hubbard, 72, is first US citizen to be tried as a mercenary in Russia during the war with Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
Russia Launches Record Number Of Drones In Ukraine Attacks Russia intensifies drone attacks on Ukraine, Putin defends military operation, West condemns annexation. Top News · Sep 30, 2024
A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
The Conversation · Sep 30, 2024 Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ soldiers call for more rights – as Russia forces minorities into active service Russian authorities have been rounding up gay men and coercing them to fight in Ukraine, according to some recent reports.
International Business Times · Sep 30, 2024 Putin Vows To Reach All 'Goals' In Ukraine As Army Claims New Ground Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to achieve all his "goals" in Ukraine and celebrated the second anniversary of annexing four Ukrainian regions, as his army claimed fresh advances in the conflict.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024 Russia targets 11 Ukrainian regions as it steps up its drone attacks The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024 Mark Rutte takes charge of Nato at a perilous moment for Ukraine But insiders say ‘Trump whisperer’’s years of coalition-building in Netherlands should stand him in good stead
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2024 Ukraine knocks Putin drones out of Kyiv night sky with electronic warfare weapons in five-hour battle Ukraine's air defence units effectively neutralised Russian drones over Kyiv using electronic warfare in a five-hour attack, with no casualties reported
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024 First Thing: Hamas says Israeli airstrike has killed head of its operation in Lebanon Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine has reportedly been killed in an Israeli attack in the south. Plus, New Zealand reclaims haka world record
Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2024 Has Russia’s military improved enough to take on NATO? Al Jazeera’s defence editor on why Russia’s army is unprepared for a conflict with NATO, a scenario Putin is warning of.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024 Signs of War review – gripping testimony of harrowing march to conflict in Ukraine Reports and pictures by photojournalist Pierre Crom provide a look back at how events escalated towards the Russian invasion
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian man jailed for life after Russian nationalist injured in car bomb – as it happened Prosecutors claim the May 2023 bombing in the Nizhny Novogorod region was conducted at the direction of Ukraine’s security services
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024 Far right in first Austria national election win since Second World War In its manifesto, titled ‘Fortress Austria,’ the Freedom Party calls for ‘remigration of uninvited foreigners’ for achieving a more ‘homogeneous’ nation
International Business Times · Sep 30, 2024 Trump To Putin: The Key Challenges Facing Rutte At NATO Dutch former prime minister Mark Rutte will take the reins as NATO's new secretary general on Tuesday at a perilous time for the Western military alliance.