Maxime Marquette
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Russia's Shadow Fleet, the Tankers Spying on NATO From the Sea
According to a report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the IISS, based in London, drones have overflown sensitive installations across
Russia's GRU Unit 29155 Keeps Hacking Zelensky's Office
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reiterated it in early July: Unit 29155 of Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU, continues to run
Silencing a Ukrainian TV Station Digitally Is Also an Act of War
For three hours, hackers bombarded the website of a Ukrainian national television channel with up to 200,000 requests per minute, a denial-of-service
Ukraine's SBU Has Neutralized More Than 16,000 Russian Cyberattacks Since 2022
The cybersecurity department of Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU, has announced it has neutralized more than 16,000 Russian cyberattacks since the start
Kim Jong Un Reaffirms Nuclear Expansion Against American "Provocation"
At the second enlarged plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, held from June 20 to
Lavrov Watches the NATO Summit and Accuses the West of Direct Involvement
On the eve of the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned
The one-week truce in the Strait of Hormuz, what's true
Several outlets reported that a one-week de-escalation had been negotiated in the Strait of Hormuz ahead of July 4, 2026, allowing American
To Tehran, still refusing to talk face to face with Washington
Deputy Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, allow me to address you directly, and those in Tehran who continue to refuse a high-level direct meeting
Putin casts himself as mediator on Iran during the July 4 call
On July 4, 2026, the day marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a phone call