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PoliticsCountries consider blocking livestream of US execution of Nidal HasanThe Pentagon said the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad in Texas would be streamed live
The Independent
WarRussia's jet-powered drones raining destruction on Kyiv as Ukraine faces bleakest winterUkraine is facing its bleakest winter of the war to date, and it isn't just because of Russian missiles aimed at its power plants and water supplies.
Daily Mail
WarUkraine reportedly targets Russian cruise missile fuel plant in Tver OblastUkraine's military launched an attack on Russia's Tver Oblast overnight on Oct. 9, reportedly targeting a Russian factory that manufactures fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
Kyiv Independent

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PoliticsPete Hegseth says Fort Hood terrorist execution will be made publicThe US government will broadcast the execution of a terrorist convicted of murdering over a dozen US soldiers in 2009, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday.
Daily Mail
WarZelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 daysUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after a Russian bomb attack on Thursday killed at least 35 people in the east, sending the two-day death toll from Russian strikes to over 70. Hours after the strike on the embattled city of Kramatorsk tore…
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WarWill Ethiopia's neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
Al Jazeera
WarCartels plan cocaine smuggling with booby-trapped drone submarines that explode if interceptedThe unmanned craft will either detonate automatically or be blown up by a remote operator, according to an intelligence report from the Colombian navy.
Daily Mail
PoliticsPentagon sued over secretive women-in-combat review under HegsethPete Hegseth's Pentagon faces a federal lawsuit over a secretive women-in-combat review as civil rights groups demand records and question his treatment of female troops.
Radar Online
WarIranian media reports 'massive explosions' in Strait of HormuzIranian media reported massive explosions in the southern Strait of Hormuz, with Fars citing unnamed military sources.
Al Jazeera
WarIsrael kills or wounds Palestinian every 90 minutes in Gaza since ceasefireIslamic Relief calls for global action as deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza continue and humanitarian conditions worsen.
Al Jazeera
PoliticsDefense Secretary Hegseth says he'll live-stream execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal HasanEric Lee / Eric Lee, Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has boasted that he will make the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan a public spectacle. The execution will be “live-streamed,” a move that Hegseth—a self-professed devout Christian—announced in an interview with a far-right…
The Daily Beast
HeadlinesPentagon to live stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on Dec. 3The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live streamed after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public”. Hegseth, speaking to the conservative television outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said the execution of…
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WarPentagon barred senator from Qatar base to hide Iran war damage, Murphy claimsSen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a recent Congressional Delegation trip in what he calls a "cover-up."
Military Times
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WarChina opens first acknowledged overseas air base at former US covert ops facility‘China’s first openly acknowledged overseas military facility for air power’
The Daily Caller
HeadlinesFBI seizes hacking tools used by Chinese government-linked cyber groupThe FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and critical infrastructure.
The Washington Times
WarUkrainian drones strike Yandex data center near Moscow in first major attack on 'Russia's Google'Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev, REUTERS Vladimir Putin has been humiliated after Ukrainian drones broke through air defenses to smash into a data hub that has been called “Russia’s Google.” The stunning attack struck Yandex—a data center about 500 miles from the front lines in…
The Daily Beast
WarEthiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops in TigrayGovernment forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that renewed internal conflict in Ethiopia could trigger an all-out…
The Guardian
PoliticsUS imposes fresh sanctions on International Criminal Court over charges against American service membersThe State Department will impose "further sanctions" on the International Criminal Court in response to its attempts to charge American service members.
NY Post
WarUkrainian 'Night Watch' unit claims to intercept Russian hypersonic missiles using radio signalsAn invisible electronic battle is raging at the centre of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Daily Mail
WarDrones reportedly strike Russia's Omsk oil refinery in SiberiaVideos and images from local residents, shared by Ukrainian monitoring channels, show explosions, fire, and smoke rising from the area surrounding the oil refinery.
Kyiv Independent
PoliticsHegseth ridiculed after failing to keep up with troops on training exerciseJimmy Kimmel dubbed Hegseth ‘our secretary of war and styling mousse’ after footage emerged of the military workout
The Independent
AIAI military officers could be making battlefield decisions by 2030, says former CIA chiefGen. David Petraeus said China remains the biggest challenge for the US, ahead of Russia and Iran
The Independent
WarPolish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in PolandAn investigation on a mass Russian drone incursion into Polish air space on Sept. 9 concluded on Oct. 8.
Kyiv Independent
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WarUSS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record 265-day deploymentThe USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record-long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
The Washington Times
WarU.S. and China weigh nuclear lab tours as Washington accuses Beijing of secret testsThe Trump administration has held discussions with Chinese officials on conducting reciprocal visits to nuclear facilities, according to a U.S. official.
The Washington Times
WarInside Operation Vivaldi — how Ukraine uses drones, robots to liberate territory in Donetsk OblastDONETSK OBLAST — On a screen, live footage from a reconnaissance drone shows two men in Ukrainian pixel camouflage dashing in short bursts through the ruins of apartment buildings. Then they vanish into a basement. It is late summer, and the 3rd Army Corps and attached units are fully engaged
Kyiv Independent
WarSouth Korea test-flies first domestically developed hypersonic weaponSouth Korea flight-tested on Thursday its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defence systems, bringing Seoul closer to what it says could be game-changing weapons capabilities. There was no immediate response from…
scmp.com
WarChinese navy says US warship lost power while chasing PLA destroyer in South China SeaThe Chinese navy says it had a rare South China Sea encounter involving a foreign warship that lost power, propulsion and radar while following a People’s Liberation Army destroyer, an account that resembles incidents this year involving US Navy destroyers in the region. The incident occurred when a…
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WarIndia, Turkiye, Egypt and US propose Russia-Ukraine ceasefire plansIndia, Turkiye, Egypt and the US have put forward proposals for ceasefires in bid to protect global energy and shipping.
Al Jazeera
WarSeoul calls for dialogue as North Korea rejects talks, escalating Korean tensionsOne side is calling for dialogue. The other is closing the door. The Korean Peninsula finds itself in a familiar but increasingly strange situation in 2026. South Korea is calling for a restoration of trust and the resumption of dialogue with North Korea. Pyongyang, however, is moving in the…
Washington Examiner