US Launches 'Operation Freedom Project' in the Strait of Hormuz
The Mission Will Involve 15,000 Troops, Guided-Missile Destroyers and More Than 100 Aircraft
Israel Destroyed Dozens of Towns in Southern Lebanon After Fighting With Hezbollah Resumed
More Than 2,600 People Were Killed, and Israel Says Its Actions Are Legal
In Germany, Around 300 Cases Over Insults Against Friedrich Merz Are Under Investigation
Court Orders Authorities to Disclose Their Scale After Refusal to Provide Information
Modi's Party Wins for the First Time in India's Largest State, West Bengal
This Ends the 15-Year Rule of One of the Prime Minister's Most Consistent Critics and Strengthens the Course Toward Hindu Nationalism
Deripaska Supplies Alumina for the Russian Military Industry Through His Irish Plant—the Raw Material Goes Into Iskander-M and Kh-101 Missiles
Shipments to Russia Have More Than Doubled During the Years of the War, and Alumina Exports Are Not Banned by EU Sanctions
Britney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving in DUI Case
She Avoids Jail and Agrees to Continue Treatment
Car Drives Into Pedestrian Zone in Central Leipzig, Killing at Least Two People
Driver Is Detained, His Motives Remain Unknown
Oracle Laid Off Up to 30,000 Employees, Notifying Them by Email
Before That, They Were Asked to Document Their Work for AI
Iran Attacked an ADNOC Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz With Drones
The U.S. Authorizes Its Forces to Strike Iranian Boats and Missile Positions Blocking the Strait
Iran Prepares Law to Restrict Ship Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli Vessels May Be Fully Banned While Others Face Permits and Fees
Zelensky’s Relations With the EU Deteriorate Over Disputes on Ukraine’s Accession Timeline
European Officials Say Kyiv Is Raising Expectations and Slowing Reforms
U.S. Senator Says Trump Must Obtain Congressional Approval for a New War With Iran
The White House Argues the Ceasefire Reset the 60-Day Clock and Authorization Is Not Required
Germany Prepares for Possible War and Upgrades Infrastructure
Supply and Logistics Remain Unready for a Large-Scale Conflict
UAE Leaves OPEC in the Midst of War in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia Tries to Prevent a Cartel Split and a New Blow to the Market
NATO Holds Closed-Door Meetings With the Film Industry and Discusses Involvement in Movies and TV Series
Participants Accuse the Alliance of Trying to Use Cinema for Propaganda
Districts Are Redrawn Ahead of Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana Ruling Triggers an Urgent Remapping of Electoral Maps and Delays Primaries, Intensifying Party Battles Over Voting Rules and Risks to Trust in the System
'One Can Expect Russia to Seek to Reclaim What It Once Owned.'
Statements by European Leaders About a Looming War With Russia Have Been Heard for a Third Week, but the Only Practical Action Is to Keep Financing Ukraine
Swiss Initiative to Cap Population at 10 Million Gains Support
Business and Government Warn It Will Harm the Economy and Relations With the EU
Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Terminal in Tuapse, Fire Breaks Out for the Fourth Time in Two Weeks
Power Is Cut in the City as Residents Report Smoke and Breathing Problems
Russia Gets Up to 90% of Sanctioned Technologies From China and Is Expanding Weapons Production
The EU Is Trying to Cut Off Supplies but Is Not Ready to Increase Pressure on Beijing
A Sculpture Bearing Banksy’s Signature Appeared in London
It Shows a Politician With a Banner Walking Into the Abyss
Trump Reacts Skeptically to Iran's New Plan to End the War—Tehran Wants to Put the Nuclear Question Off Until Later
Under Iran's Plan, There Should First Be a Cease-Fire and the Lifting of the Blockade, and Only After That Talks on the Nuclear Program
'70–80% of Treason and Terrorism Cases Are Entrapment.'
Meduza Publishes a Major Report by Shura Burtin on How the FSB and the SBU Use Identical Methods to Imprison Their Own Citizens
Israeli Importer Refused to Accept Grain From a Russian Ship Amid a Dispute Over Its Origin
The Supplier Will Have to Find Another Port, and the Situation Could Lead to Litigation
The U.S. Spent About $25 Billion on the War Against Iran, With the Bulk on Munitions
Missile Stocks Are Depleting Faster Than They Can Be Replenished, and the Pentagon Is Preparing a New Funding Request
Trump Orders Preparations for an Open-Ended Naval Blockade of Iran—He Sees It as a Tool of Pressure Until the 'Collapse' of the Country's Economy
The War Is Already Hurting His Approval Ratings and Oil Prices, but the White House Considers the Alternative Scenarios More Risky
TCC Officers Storm a Private Home Yard and Beat a Man During a Mobilization Attempt
Authorities Say No Force Was Used and He Has No Complaints
Pentagon Plans to Withdraw About 5,000 U.S. Troops From Germany
Some Forces Will Return to the U.S., Others Will Be Redeployed to Other Regions
White House Declares End of Hostilities Against Iran and Notifies Congress
The War Continues in Practice as the Move Helps Bypass Legal Constraints
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Protest Arrests of Draft Evaders
Demonstrators Block Roads, Burn Flags and Demand the End of Conscription
White House Sought to Remove Anthropic From U.S. Government Systems but Is Now Forced to Work With the Company Again
Its AI Models Are Needed for Cybersecurity and Military Projects
Wiretap Recordings From the Apartment of Zelensky's Close Friend Have Been Published—the Surveillance Was Conducted by NABU and SAP
The Leak Began at the Moment the EU Is Demanding Anti-Corruption Reforms From Kyiv That Would Strip Zelensky of Control Over the Security Agencies
Trump's Approval Rating Has Fallen to 34%—Amid the War With Iran and the Rising Cost of Living
In the Midterm Elections, Independent Voters Are Backing Democrats by a Margin of Nearly Two to One
Germany's Birth Rate Has Fallen to Its Lowest Level Since 1946—Half as Many Children Were Born as at the Peak of the Baby Boom
By 2035, One in Four of the Country's Residents Will Be Over 67—a Blow to the Economy and the Pension System
Europe Is Being Prepared for a Long Confrontation With Russia
In a Week, EU Leaders Turned the Russian Threat Into a Universal Argument for Defense Spending, a Loan to Ukraine, and Containing the Rise of Right-Wing Parties
Europe Is Preparing for a Long War in Ukraine Without a Clear Strategy or Understanding of How It Should End
Negotiations Are Deadlocked, and a Diplomatic Exit Looks Increasingly Unrealistic
U.S. Senator Criticizes Aid to Ukraine and Calls for Oversight of Spending
He Says the $200 Billion Already Allocated Has Not Been Properly Audited
The U.S. House of Representatives Approved $70 Billion for Immigration and Border Services
Only Republicans Voted for the Measure, While Democrats Did Not Support It
Peter Magyar Demanded That Ukraine Expand the Rights of the Hungarian Diaspora Before EU Accession Talks Can Begin
His Conditions Echo Viktor Orban’s Demands
Perm’s Oil Infrastructure Came Under Attack for a Second Day in a Row, With Reports of Explosions and Drone Strikes
The City Introduced a Drone Threat Alert, Closed the Airport, and Canceled Classes
Oil Prices Surged Due to Iran’s Blockade and the Risk of the Strait of Hormuz Closing
Markets Fear a Prolonged Crisis That Could Lead to a Global Recession
Zelensky Accused Israel of Buying Grain Stolen by Russia From Occupied Territories and Demanded Sanctions
Israel’s Foreign Minister Said Ukraine Has Not Presented Evidence
In Dnipropetrovsk Region, a 43-Year-Old Architect, Yevhen Lagunov, Died Six Days After Mobilization
Police Opened a Case on Intentional Murder, and the Family Rejects the TCC’s Version of an Epileptic Seizure
