After the Ethiopian army's push into Tigray and capture of Mekele, Eritrean soldiers have now unsurprisingly intervened on behalf of the Ethiopian rebel alliance. Ethiopia responded by attacking them with drones near the border town of Zalambessa. Reporting by my good friend Yemane Nagish.
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Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the Gaza War. Casualties of the war amount to at least 881 Israeli civilians and 1,154 Israeli security forces have been killed with over 82,000 Palestinian civilians, including over 20,000 children and over 270 journalists. #FactsMatter #Gaza
Vietnam: COVID-19 killed over 32,000 people and left 4,400 children orphaned. Children who lost their parents are rebuilding their lives at HOPE School, which provides care, education and a safe home as they cope with grief, overcome trauma and learn to move forward after loss.
🔴 This morning, Russia has killed 12 people who were travelling by bus in Kramatorsk. Another 14 were injured. Vadim Filashkin, head of Donetsk military administration: "Russia comes to Ukrainian land bringing death. It strikes our cities, kills our people, and multiplies its crimes every day."
The biggest losses from the war are drones. The latest report shows that 45 $30 to $50M MQ-9 Reaper drones have been destroyed in the fighting. By May, the usable fleet-which is supposed2have a minimum of 189 at all times-had already dropped to 135, AFT reported. l.smartnews.com/p-8DDuXV4I/b...
Today in The Conversation Canada, Jeremy Wildeman of Carleton University and Aisha Ahmad of the University of Toronto explain that while a U.S. military strike on its northern neighbour sounds like an extreme “tail-risk” scenario, Prime Minister Mark Carney and top defence officials aren’t taking any chances. With the Canadian Armed Forces expanding reserve forces to 400,000 for homeland defence, Ottawa is actively scenario-planning for the unthinkable. From Ukraine’s high-tech asymmetric warfare to Iran’s strategic denial and the grim realities of insurgency, Wildeman and Ahmad delve into precisely how a mid-sized nation can deter a superpower. theconversation.com/how-canada…
🕯 22 lives stolen by russia in Pryluky, Ukraine. Among them, five children 54 others were injured, including seven children. Rescuers are still searching through the rubble And in Kyiv, another russian drone struck an apartment building, killing two people and injuring four, including two children
Now and Then: The 11-Year-Old Forced to Lie About #Assad Deadly Chlorine Attack Near #Damascus (Chloe Hadjimatheou) #Douma #HasanDiab #Syria #SyriaWarCrimes (h/t The Observer) eaworldview.com/2026/10/assad-…
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"The moment I realized that rape as a weapon of war is not unique to Iraq — I realized that my community was bigger than the Yazidis." Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad talks about her mission to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence for the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org.
Never forget what happened years before October 7: Israel’s response to Gaza’s peaceful Great March of Return was to mass murder hundreds of protesters - including the targeted killing of medics, journalists, disabled people & children
Debates about defense innovation in Washington and Brussels often trail what is already happening on Ukraine’s front line. The Arsenal helps close that gap. Sign up for a free "Center for European Policy Analysis" newsletter: arsenal.eu/c/about-us?modal=si…
#Israel’s military campaign in #Gaza has killed 74,245 #Palestinians in three years, Gaza’s health ministry says. “There is a #ceasefire in name only,” said a senior policy fellow with the #European #Council on Foreign Relations.
Bank of Finland analysts report that Russian economic growth is concentrated in war-related sectors. Since early 2022, defense and security industries have been grown strong, but non-war sectors showed minimal growth. bofit.fi/en/forecasting/latest… #Ukraine #Russia
"When the soldiers were eventually evacuated, they were strapped to the floor of a cargo plane & taken to Germany. When the group arrived, ...he learned that the #military had not documented them as wounded in combat, so they would not receive medical treatment at Landstuhl... 👉“Never did I think that if I was wounded that these things would happen,” said Bearman. “Some sacred trust that I thought would never be broken was broken.”👈 newrepublic.com/post/216274/so… #Trump #Iran #War #News #US #USA
Four years ago today, on Oct 8, 2022, a massive blast rocked Russia's heavily guarded Crimean Bridge. Road spans collapsed, while a train carrying fuel tanks caught fire on the adjacent railway. It was one of Ukraine's most spectacular operations at the time.
Three years after October 7, much of Gaza is in ruins Three years after the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on October 7, much of Gaza lies in ruins. ABC News · Tasmania abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/thr… #News #Tasmania
SCMP: German President Steinmeier plans China trip as Berlin sharpens trade stance – ‘Previously a staunch supporter of the Ostpolitik thread that ran through post-Cold War German politics, […], his position shifted notably following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.’
No Safe Haven: How #Iran And #Russia Target Exile Enemies 🇨🇳🇮🇷🇷🇺 "China, Iran, Russia are among the top 10 perpetrators of transnational repression according to our data. China by far outstrips all other governments," head of research and analysis at Washington-based Freedom House told RFE/RL. "Of those three, Russia is by far the most violent in terms of assassinations and assaults." rferl.org/a/iran-russia-target…
Lithuanian parliament backs lifting nuclear weapons ban Lithuania's parliament has backed a constitutional amendment that would remove a ban on the… CGTN · China news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-06/… #News #China
As NATO prepares a new war plan for defending its eastern flank, Estonia is moving elements of its main combat brigade closer to Russia as part of the strategy aimed at stopping an invasion at the border. From Stars and Stripes' John Vandiver:
“But #Russia consistently chooses terror and sinking civilian vessels instead of normal maritime navigation. Pressure is needed to restore global food security.” #Politics #Ukraine #NATO arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/1…
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Trump, to reporters: "𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 [𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢] 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘰𝘰." And this is how his “good friend” Putin marked the occasion: By slaughtering more Ukrainian civilians, including five children. Russia is a terrorist state.
Regional payouts to families of fallen soldiers have plunged in 2026 amid budget shortfalls and a shift toward recruitment incentives. Many regions cut or canceled payments; some maintain or boost them to attract contract soldiers. Overall the trend is alarming, though a few areas resist cuts. 💥 skywriter.blue/@chriso-wiki.bs…
#politics #cartels #Ukraine Lately have been confrontations in the southern border, shootings and drone attacks, the Mexican president denies the involvement of the Mexican military and now evidence suggests that cartels from several countries ( including Mexico) sent several members to join the volunteers fighting in Ukraine and gain military experience, they are being trained in the use of drones and military tactics!! substack.com/@parislychee/note…
The US did not like being branded a source of disinformation at #Disinfo2026, so pressured other governments to withdraw support for the conference. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump doesn't think Russia plague incident is bioweapon, plans Putin call Wednesday www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/t...
