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20 October

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukrainian Strikes Kill Two in Russia’s Belgorod Region

Ukrainian strikes killed two people and wounded one in Russia's Belgorod region, the local governor said.

20 October

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

UK Probes Alleged Russian Hack of Military Documents on Dark Web

The UK is investigating claims that Russian hackers obtained and released hundreds of sensitive military documents on the dark web.

18 October

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Captured Three Villages in Ukraine’s East

Russia said it had captured three villages in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including areas Kyiv had retaken three years ago in a surprise counter-offensive.

17 October

Americas

Norwegian soldiers conduct training during an exercise with Light Tactical Vehicles during an exercise at an undisclosed location within the European Theater, on Sept. 2, 2025. The Norwegian-led arctic operation was a first-of-its-kind mission to conduct rapid insertion of military assets to remote and austere location. The operation focused on NATO sea denial and maritime domain awareness capabilities and helps set conditions to quickly respond and defeat any crisis or threat to NATO allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Addysyn Tobar)

Staff Writer With AFP

Ex-US Embassy Guard in Norway Convicted of Spying for Russia, Iran

A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran.

17 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukrainian Drone Kills Russian State Media Correspondent

A Russian state media correspondent was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Moscow-occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.

16 October

Asia Pacific

Ronald Watkins

Russia Moves to Authorize Reservist Deployments for Peacetime Missions Abroad

Russia has endorsed draft legislation that would allow the deployment of reservists for defense-related missions outside the country.

16 October

Americas

A soldier of the artillery crew of the Rifle Battalion special unit of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region performs a combat mission using a portable rocket launcher ''Partizan'' in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukraine

Giulia Bernacchi

Kyiv Says 1,076 Cubans Deployed With Russia in Ukraine, 96 Presumed Dead

At least 1,076 Cuban nationals have fought or are currently fighting for Russia in Ukraine, 96 of them are missing and presumed dead.

16 October

Europe

Swedish jet and vessel follows a Russian submarine

Staff Writer With AFP

Swedish Military Says Tracking Russian Sub in Baltic Sea

Sweden's armed forces said they were following a Russian submarine that entered the Baltic Sea, calling it a "routine operation" in collaboration with its allies.

16 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion