(TEHRAN, IRAN) – Large scale protests have spread across more than 50 cities in Iran, marking one of the most serious domestic challenges to the Islamic Republic in years and creating new difficulties for Moscow, one of Tehran’s closest international partners. Demonstrators have called for an end to clerical ruleContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Global oil and gas prices have continued to fall into 2026, adding financial pressure on Russia as it sustains its war against Ukraine. Lower energy revenues are reducing one of Moscow’s most important sources of income and limiting its ability to fund military operations. According to officialContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Retired United States General Keith Kellogg has left his role as Donald Trump’s special envoy on Ukraine, with the departure taking effect on January 1. Neither Mr Kellogg nor Mr Trump has issued a formal public statement confirming whether the move was a dismissal or a resignation,Continue Reading
(VALDAI, NOVGOROD REGION) – United States intelligence agencies have concluded that recent claims by the Russian dictatorship regarding a Ukrainian drone strike on the residence of Vladimir Putin are entirely unfounded. A detailed assessment by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) indicates that no such assassination attempt or military operation againstContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russian authorities have released what they claim is evidence of a Ukrainian drone attack, three days after alleging that Kyiv attempted an assassination on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Independent analysts and open source investigators, however, have questioned the authenticity of the materials provided, highlighting inconsistencies that suggestContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov the post of head of the presidential office, signalling a renewed focus on security, defence and diplomacy as the war with Russia continues into the new year. Budanov, 39, has led Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, known asContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine recorded 98 combat engagements along the front line over the past day, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka and Lyman directions, according to a morning briefing released at 8 a.m. on January 2 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Continue Reading
(KYIV) – Ukraine wants peace but will not accept an outcome that ends its own statehood, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, stressing that only sustained pressure can compel Russia to stop its war. Speaking in his New Year address, Zelenskyy said the conflict has continued for 1407 days and that UkrainiansContinue Reading
(LONDON) – Russia’s intelligence services undermined their own war effort in Ukraine through corruption, internal rivalry and systematic disinformation passed up to the Kremlin, according to Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer who once headed the Russia desk at MI6. Speaking on Times Radio’s Front Line programme, Steele saidContinue Reading
( MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA ) – Millions of people in Russia reported difficulties withdrawing their own cash from automatic teller machines (ATMs) during the holiday season, according to media reports at the end of 2025 and early 2026. Many customers said they were unable to obtain money even when theirContinue Reading
