VG

After a meeting that lasted late into the night, European Union leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027. The financing will be achieved through the issuance of common debt (Eurobonds) guaranteed by the EU budget, a preferred solution to overcome

Syria. Large-scale U.S. military retaliatory operation called “Hawkeye Strike” against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in central Syria. This operation was undertaken in direct response to an ambush on December 13 near Palmyra, in which three Americans were killed. F-15 Eagles, A-10 Thunderbolts, AH-64 Apaches, and

Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Eleven people were killed and at least 28 injured in a shooting on Sunday evening, while more than 1,000 people were attending an event celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Police later declared the attack a terrorist attack targeting

Palmyra, central Syria. During a joint patrol by American and Syrian soldiers, three Americans were killed in an ISIS attack.

Sudan. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conquer the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in the Darfur region and commit mass executions and atrocities so severe that researchers at the Yale Humanitarian Lab described them as the worst seen in 25 years. The United Arab Emirates

Kabul was rocked by two explosions, and another occurred in a market in the border province of Paktika. The Taliban government accused Pakistan of violating Afghanistan’s “sovereign territory.” Islamabad did not outright deny the explosions, but called on the Taliban to limit the Pakistani Taliban’s

U.S. Navy Ohio-class nuclear submarine conducted test flights of unarmed Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE) missiles, which have an estimated range of over 12,000 kilometers, off the east coast of Florida. Each missile, capable of carrying eight nuclear warheads, landed in the eastern mid-Atlantic.

Al Yamamah Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh signed the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA), a security and defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. It was signed against the backdrop of Israel’s

United States. American right-wing figure Charles James Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a public debate organized by TPUSA on the campus of Utah Valley University. Kirk (October 14, 1993 – September 10, 2025) was an American conservative political activist, author, and media

Eastern Poland. Nineteen Russian drones crossed into Poland overnight after a dozen aircraft violated Polish airspace during a massive attack on Ukraine. Polish, Dutch, and Italian NATO warplanes scrambled to shoot them down. The operation required the closure of four Polish airports, including Warsaw Chopin

Doha, Qatar. In a surprise attack, the first time the IDF has attacked Qatar, the Israeli air force targeted Hamas leaders gathered in the building, perhaps to discuss the latest American proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire and hostage release agreement. High-profile figures, such as Khalil

Jerusalem. A machine-gun attack on a bus sows terror and death in Jerusalem, killing six people and wounding at least 12. Hamas claims responsibility for the attack, calling the attackers heroes. Two Palestinians were later killed by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared

Beijing, China. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a large military parade alongside two dozen world leaders to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Japanese occupation of China.

U.S. naval vessel sank a vessel allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela during an interception on the high seas, killing 11 people. President Trump is using the air force to counter the cartels he accuses of driving fentanyl and other illicit drugs into American communities and

The prime minister of the Houthi-led Yemeni government and several other ministers are killed in an Israeli attack on the capital Sanaa.

Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump announces a truce in the Israel-Iran conflict, but it is quickly violated. “I’m not happy with what Israel did. Both of them don’t know what the f… they’re doing,” thundered Trump, who then called the Israeli prime minister to

Qatar. After an advance warning from Iran, a salvo of 14 missiles landed on the American base. Thirteen of the 14 were intercepted in flight, while one fell in an uninhabited area of the base, causing no casualties.

Iran. Operation Midnight Hammer by the United States. The United States strikes three key nuclear sites in Iran, as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its second week: the Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz sites. The Fordow site is particularly significant because it is believed to be largely

In an unprecedented operation, Israel attacked targets in more than a dozen locations and cities across Iran. Codenamed Operation Rising Lion, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Mossad damaged key nuclear sites and military installations, killing several top Iranian military officials. The attack was

Russia. A series of drone strikes targeted military airfields across Russia: in the Murmansk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, Irkutsk, and Amur regions (the attack on Ukrainka airport failed). Around 4:06 PM EEST, the Ukrainian SBU conducted Operation Spider Web (Операція Павутиння), a drone strike that destroyed over

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announces its dissolution, a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey, which have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of people. The militant group declared in a statement that “all activities” conducted under its name have ended.

Black Sea, off the coast of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk. Ukraine’s new Magura V7 naval drone shot down two Russian Su-30 fighters with R-73 missiles (NATO codename AA-11 Archer), Russian missiles typically used by MiG-29 aircraft. Two pilots survived, two others died. The technique used is

Al-Suweida Governorate, southern Syria. Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Syrian soil to protect the Druze minority, who are under attack from Damascus. The airstrikes targeted Syrian military sites in the Damascus suburb of Harasta, as well as unknown targets in Deraa

Kashmir disputed between India and Pakistan. A military standoff has emerged between India and Pakistan following an Islamist terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in the Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 27 people, including 25 Hindu tourists, a Christian tourist, and a local Muslim,

Northern Yemen. American warplanes launched at least 106 strikes on dozens of targets in various areas of Yemen.

Northern Yemen. American warplanes launched 40 strikes on approximately 100 targets in various areas of Yemen.

Northern Yemen. US military strikes in Yemen: American warplanes attacked Saada province in northern Yemen. According to White House National Security Advisor Mike Walz, the US military killed “key members of the Houthi leadership in Yemen,” including the terrorist organization’s “top missile expert.” “We attacked

Al Anbar, western Iraq. A high-ranking Islamic State (IS) leader in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation conducted by members of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (NIS) alongside US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi Prime Minister said. Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as

Kursk Region, Russia. The Ukrainian army retreats from much of the Kursk salient. The Ukrainians invaded Kursk in August and quickly captured hundreds of square miles. However, they never secured a defensible foothold on the far side of the Snahist River, on the western edge

US President Donald Trump is firing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the country’s highest-ranking officer, as part of a major shakeup of the military’s top leadership. The day before, the dismissal of two other senior officers was announced: Chief of Naval

In a dramatic historic reversal in American diplomacy, President Donald Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him “a mediocre comedian” and claiming that the war in Ukraine could have been avoided with a deal. He also expressed disappointment at Kiev’s reaction to negotiations between

Moscow, Russia. Armen Sargsyan, commander of the Arbat Battalion, died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in Moscow in the lobby of a residential building, 12 kilometers from the Kremlin. The Arbat Battalion is a pro-Russian paramilitary group active in the war against

Kazakhstan, northeastern Caspian Sea coast. An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed. Russian air defense likely caused the crash of the Azerbaijani Embraer 190 passenger plane during a UAV attack in Chechnya. There were 67 passengers on board, including five crew members.

Moscow, Russia. High-ranking Russian Armed Forces General Igor Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov were killed by Ukrainian security services. Kirillov was the head of the nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) defense forces. The day before, the Ukrainian security agency SBU had charged Kirillov, 54,

Syria. Immediately after the fall of the Assad regime, the Americans bombed ISIS targets in the desert areas of eastern Syria, to prevent ISIS from taking advantage of the power vacuum. They used B-52, F-15, and A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft. In the same days and weeks

Syria. The Assad family’s Alawite regime falls. The capital, Damascus, is reached and taken by rebel forces. President Assad leaves the capital for Moscow. People celebrate in the streets all night. Statues and symbols of the regime are torn down. The fall of Bashar al-Assad

Syria. The territory controlled by troops of Assad’s Alawite family regime is rapidly collapsing as the government army withdraws from Hama, Deir Ezzor on the Euphrates, and numerous other locations, fleeing into Iraq through the crossing kept open by the Iraqi authorities. Jihadist forces from

Syria. Pro-Kurdish jihadist rebels take control of Aleppo. Thousands of civilians are fleeing the city, from which the Syrian army has also withdrawn. Jihadist forces from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions against Bashar al-Assad’s regime are advancing into the central Syrian

Red Sea. Yemen’s Houthi forces announced they targeted the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and two U.S. Navy destroyers in the Red Sea with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones. The ships were attacked by at least eight unmanned one-way

Iran. Israel claims to have struck military targets inside Iran in a wave of retaliatory strikes following Iran’s wave of ballistic missiles on Israel. The strikes targeted Iranian missile production sites in what appears to be a highly calculated response that avoids critical energy infrastructure,

Hezbollah confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, one of its top officials who was tipped to become the group’s next leader following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Israel had claimed he was killed in an attack earlier this month in the

Gaza Strip. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed. The Israel Defense Forces says a unit from its 828th Bislamach Brigade was patrolling Tal al-Sultan, an area of Rafah, when three fighters were identified and engaged by Israeli troops, all of whom were killed. At that point,

Southern Beirut, Lebanon. A heavy Israeli airstrike hits several Hezbollah leaders and their coordinators, the Quds Force: senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine (considered the successor to Nasrallah, who had just been killed by the Israelis) and Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who had traveled

Iran launches 180 ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles against Israeli territory. Virtually all of them are intercepted by Israel’s three concentric anti-missile shields (Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow) and by British and American military forces in the region. Damage is limited, with the only

Southern Lebanon. Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon at two points, penetrating a few kilometers into Hezbollah-controlled territory.

Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iranian sources, however, say Nasrallah is alive and in a safe place. The following day, Hezbollah also admits Nasrallah’s death. He was killed in a “targeted attack” along with 20 other senior

Beirut, Lebanon. Israel carries out a targeted strike with two F-35 jets against a safehouse where a meeting of Hezbollah (the “Party of God”) high command is taking place. The victims number 45, including 32 civilians and at least 13 members of Hezbollah’s high command,

Russia. A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized explosion at a major military arsenal in the Tver region, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, Russian war bloggers and some media reported. A massive fireball exploded high in the night sky, and

Lebanon. “Israel has detonated thousands of personal radios (walkie-talkies) used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon in a second wave of its intelligence operation, which began the day before with the explosion of Hezbollah paging devices,” Axios journalist Barak Ravid reports, citing two knowledgeable sources. “The

Lebanon. 3:00 PM. Thousands of pagers explode, blinding 500 Hezbollah members and allies. Among them is the Iranian ambassador. A simultaneous attack detonated thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah militants in Beirut, several other regions of Lebanon, and Damascus. Videos posted on social media show

Syria. The Israeli Air Force carries out a daring and complex military operation, in which 120 members of special forces units raid and destroy an underground Iranian missile production facility deep in Syria. At the time, Bashar al-Assad’s regime is still in power in Syria,

Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel. The Israeli military conducted preemptive airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting plans for a major attack on its territory. Subsequently, Hezbollah confirmed it had launched “phase one” of a major attack on Israel, launching 320 Katyusha rockets and

Kursk Oblast, Russia. During the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, Ukrainian forces launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Thousands of soldiers crossed the border, supported by tanks, drones, and armored vehicles. The Kursk incursion surprised both Russia and Ukraine’s allies. It was the most significant cross-border

Tehran, Iran. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in his temporary residence in the north of the Iranian capital, where he was visiting. Haniyeh’s death occurred only an hour after Israel declared it had killed Hezbollah’s military commander. Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an explosive

Beirut, Lebanon. An Israeli airstrike hits and kills Fuad Shukur, Hezbollah leader, in retaliation for a July 27 rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which killed twelve Druze children playing soccer. An hour later, Israel also strikes in Tehran, Iran, killing Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas

Tinzaouaten, Mali (bordering Algeria). The Russian Wagner Group has suffered significant losses on the battlefield in Mali, the military company acknowledged, following days of conflicting reports about what happened during fighting with rebels on the Algerian border. The group said its 13th Assault Brigade, which

Golan Heights, Druze-Israeli village of Majdal Shams. An Iranian rocket, attributed to Hezbollah, hit a soccer field on Saturday afternoon around 5:00 PM. Twelve children who were playing there died. The event triggers a serious risk of escalation between Israel and Lebanon, 10 months after

Butler, Pennsylvania. Donald Trump is the target of an assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks, a 20-year-old man, fires several shots at him from the roof of a nearby building, about 150 meters away. The attacker is killed shortly thereafter by Secret Service agents

Khan Younis compound, Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardment. Hamas-run Gaza health authorities report more than 90 casualties. The Israeli military will state on August 1st, after intelligence checks, that it can confirm that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in the July 13th attack. Israel

Kiev, Ukraine. A children’s hospital (Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital) is hit in broad daylight by a Russian missile. Images emerge of the missile landing at an angle, without rotating, and intact (not damaged by anti-aircraft fire as the Russians claim). The missile’s tail, bearing its serial

Gaza Strip. Four of the hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, prior to the Nova Festival, are freed in an operation by the IDF, Israeli intelligence agency Aman, and Israeli police force Yamam in Nuseirat. Numerous Palestinians lose their lives: Hamas estimates are 236.

Ukraine sinks another Russian Black Sea Fleet ship. At least two American-supplied ATACMS missiles struck Russia’s last Black Sea missile carrier, the Tsiklon, today in Sevastopol, Crimea.

Washington, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed a crucial $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. It will return to the Senate for a second vote there as well. In addition to supplies of weapons and ammunition systems, Ukraine will also receive more than $9

In response to the Iranian attack on Israeli soil on April 13, Israel destroyed part of the S-300 long-range air defense system in Isfahan, Iran. Israel walked a tightrope between further escalation of the conflict and inaction, also signaling to Tehran that it could conduct

Iran launches more than 300 ballistic missiles at Israel, causing minor damage to a military base. Most of the missiles are intercepted by the long-range Arrow air defense system. Most of the missiles are shot down outside Israeli airspace. The Israeli attack on a diplomatic

Damascus, Syria. Israeli F-35 fighter jets raid an Iranian embassy building in Damascus. A senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a leading member of the Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon, was killed.

Ukraine claims to have struck two landing ships, the Yamal and the Azov, a communications center, and other infrastructure used by the Russian Black Sea Fleet off the coast of annexed Crimea. Most of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s landing ships are currently at the

Terrorist attack at a Moscow theater. The Russian Investigative Committee announced that the death toll from the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall, on the outskirts of Moscow, stands at 143, including three children. Another 107 people are hospitalized; 15 adults are in “very

Five Ukrainian naval drones hit and sank the 1,300-ton battleship Sergei Kotov, part of the Black Sea Fleet, which has now lost approximately 30% of its ships since the start of the conflict. The ship had been a Ukrainian target on several previous occasions, but

The Ukrainian army loses control of the strategic town of Avdiivka in Dombas after months of fighting.

Russia. The Russian Federal Penitentiary Service reports that Navalny felt ill after a walk and lost consciousness in the penal colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region, about 1,800 kilometers northeast of Moscow. An ambulance arrived, but he could not be revived;

large Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, sank off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea, just south of Yalta. The Ukrainian Intelligence Directorate released a video showing Magura V5 marine drones striking the vessel.

Syria and Iraq. The U.S. Air Force struck dozens of targets in response to the killing of American soldiers a few days earlier. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and

Crimea. Drones from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s special intelligence unit, Group 13, destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Ivanovets missile boat. Following a series of direct hits, first two to the tail engines and then two to the side, the second hitting the gap

Northeast Jordan. Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and more than 40 service members were injured in an overnight drone strike on a small U.S. outpost in Jordan, marking the first time American troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since

Pakistan. Iranian missiles and drones strike Pakistan. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, known in Iran as Jaish al-Dhulm, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of southwestern Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The statement was

Northwest Yemen. Joint UK-US airstrikes targeted nearly 30 Houthi positions with the support of Western allies, including Australia and Canada. The following day, US Central Command said it had carried out its latest strike on a Houthi radar site in Yemen using Tomahawk land-attack cruise

Kerman, Iran. At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured in a double attack during a procession marking the anniversary of the death of General Qasem Soleimani, whose tomb is in Kerman. Soleimani was killed in Iraq by an American drone strike on Donald

Beirut, Lebanon. Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas’s number two, was killed by an Israeli drone. Saleh al-Arouri was considered, particularly by Israeli authorities, to be one of the architects of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Damascus, Syria. Three missiles, believed to be from an Israeli drone, kill Sayed Moussawi, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Syrian soil. He was a key figure in assisting the regime and the guerrilla groups trained to be used against the Jewish state or