The message behind Putin’s Wagner meeting
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “vertical of power” – the way in which the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man – has undergone profound stress…
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast
Istanbul CNN — Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing…
Ukraine counteroffensive: Winter is coming to Ukraine, but Kyiv is adapting its tactics
CNN — Ukraine will soon face its second winter at war, and the bold campaigns of a year ago that saw significant gains in Kharkiv and Kherson seem a distant…
‘Narwhal’ ship: Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows
Kaohsiung, Taiwan CNN — Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy’s leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its…
Ukraine war: Pro-war ideology is drilled into Russia’s children as playgrounds become parade grounds
CNN — Russia’s playgrounds are becoming parade grounds. At schools from the Pacific to the Black Sea, children in nursery grade don uniforms and take part in marching practice. Older…
Russian ships still launching strikes after alleged death of commander, Ukraine says
CNN — Russian warships were still launching attacks on Ukraine following the claim from Kyiv that the commander of Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet was killed Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Viktor Sokolov: Russian Black Sea Fleet commander was killed in Sevastopol attack, Ukraine claims
CNN — Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, in one of Kyiv’s boldest attacks yet on the occupied peninsula of Crimea. The Ukrainian Special…
Black Sea Fleet: Ukraine has Russian targets in Crimea in its sights. Here’s why
CNN — The Ukrainian missile attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is perhaps the most dramatic example yet of the confidence with which Ukraine is going…
Azerbaijan-Armenia: The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh explained
CNN — Ethnic Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms after Azerbaijan launched a brief but bloody military offensive on Tuesday, handing a boost to Azerbaijan as…
Nagorno-Karabakh accepts ceasefire proposal made by Russian peacekeepers
CNN — Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh accepted a ceasefire proposal made by Russian peacekeepers Wednesday, a day after Azerbaijan launched a military operation in the disputed territory. Azerbaijan on Tuesday began…