UN Agencies Say Migrant Smuggling on European Sea Routes Generated Up to $500 Million
A new UNODC and IOM assessment estimates that smuggling fees on European sea routes reached as much as $500 million…
Indian Recyclers Seek Government Action Over Proposed EU Waste Ban
India’s recycling industry warns that exclusion from EU metal-waste exports could raise costs and disrupt established supply chains.
France Prepares Response as Macron Warns Russian Hybrid Threats Are Intensifying
President Emmanuel Macron says France will strengthen its response to alleged Russian cyber, drone and influence operations targeting Europe.
Ukraine Tests New Interceptor Against Russian Attack Drones
Ukraine says a domestically developed interceptor successfully destroyed a Shahed-type drone during testing as Kyiv expands lower-cost air-defence technology.
US Charges Five in Alleged Russian-Backed Assassination Network
The US Justice Department has charged five people accused of working with Russian intelligence on surveillance, murder-for-hire and terrorism plots.
Russian Air Strikes Kill Nine and Injure Dozens Across Ukraine
Russian drone and missile attacks across several Ukrainian regions killed nine people, injured dozens and damaged civilian and economic infrastructure.
UK Defence Chief Says Russian Military Deaths in Ukraine Exceed 500,000
Britain’s chief of defence staff says more than 500,000 Russian personnel have been killed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,…
Ukraine’s Drones Torch Oil Refineries and Giant Warehouse Deep in Russia, Killing One
Ukraine has set fire to at least one oil refinery and warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries in…
Russian Strikes Kill Four Near Kyiv as Zelensky Makes Landmark Visit to Serbia
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026 Russian missile strikes killed four people, including a child, in the Kyiv region on Saturday,…
Three Powers, One Shield
Inside the Mecca Joint Deterrence Agreement — a mutual-defence pact that experts say will reshape the security architecture of the…
How Europe Regulated Itself Into American Vassalage
The road to economic serfdom — and the limits of trying to legislate your way to sovereignty By Staff Correspondent…
Russian Embassy in Rome Accuses Ukraine of Moscow Restaurant Bombing Without Evidence
MOSCOW — The Russian diplomatic mission in Rome has directly blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend explosion at a high-end…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2026
Report by : ISW (Institute for War Studies) Toplines The Russian rate of advance in Ukraine remains low two and…
Rights experts hear how ‘racialized gatekeeping’ impacts development in France
Unsplash/Thomas de Luze Protestors take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Paris, France. 27 December 2021 Human Rights…