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Russia May Draft 300,000 New Troops After September Elections, Zelensky Warns
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could mobilize as many as 300,000 additional troops after its parliamentary elections next month, predicting that Moscow will turn to a new draft after suffering heavy battlefield losses during 2026, according to CNN. 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia could mobilize as many as 300,000 additional troops after its parliamentary elections next month, predicting that Moscow will turn to a new draft after suffering heavy battlefield losses during 2026, according to CNN. -
Russian Drones Strike Ukrainian Shopping Mall, Killing 15 and Wounding 130 in Zelenskyy's Hometown
A Russian drone attack devastated a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130 others - including 23 children, Ukrainian officials said. 
A Russian drone attack devastated a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130 others - including 23 children, Ukrainian officials said. -
Iran Threatens ‘Devastating Response’ as Trump Escalates ‘Economic D-Day’ Pressure on Tehran
President Donald Trump's administration is shifting its confrontation with Iran toward intensified economic pressure, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting the strategy makes a renewed large-scale military conflict less likely even as Tehran warned that further U.S. threats would draw a "devastating" response. 
President Donald Trump's administration is shifting its confrontation with Iran toward intensified economic pressure, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting the strategy makes a renewed large-scale military conflict less likely even as Tehran warned that further U.S. threats would draw a "devastating" response. -
Israeli Military Admits Troops Fired on Car Carrying 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab, Opens Criminal Probe
Israel's military has acknowledged for the first time that its troops fired on the vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her relatives in Gaza in January 2024, reversing its earlier assertion that Israeli forces weren't close enough to have carried out the shooting. The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday that the case has been referred to military police for a criminal investigation. 
Israel's military has acknowledged for the first time that its troops fired on the vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her relatives in Gaza in January 2024, reversing its earlier assertion that Israeli forces weren't close enough to have carried out the shooting. The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday that the case has been referred to military police for a criminal investigation. -
Iran Faces Mounting Economic Strain as U.S. Threatens Unprecedented Pressure
Iranian officials are increasingly concerned that the economic fallout from the war with the United States could trigger renewed domestic unrest, even as Tehran continues to threaten escalation and President Donald Trump signals that Washington intends to intensify financial pressure rather than set a timetable for ending the conflict. 
Iranian officials are increasingly concerned that the economic fallout from the war with the United States could trigger renewed domestic unrest, even as Tehran continues to threaten escalation and President Donald Trump signals that Washington intends to intensify financial pressure rather than set a timetable for ending the conflict. -
Russia’s Economy Shows Strain as Analysts Warn Putin Could Escalate Ukraine War Before Money Runs Short
Russia's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, but mounting pressure from wartime spending, sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure is raising a potentially counterintuitive concern among analysts: President Vladimir Putin could have an incentive to escalate the war rather than wait for Moscow's financial position to deteriorate. 
Russia's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, but mounting pressure from wartime spending, sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure is raising a potentially counterintuitive concern among analysts: President Vladimir Putin could have an incentive to escalate the war rather than wait for Moscow's financial position to deteriorate. -
UK Condemns Netanyahu’s ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ Remark as ‘Completely Unacceptable’
The British government has formally rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he described the United Kingdom as an "Islamic republic" and repeated a provocative claim that Britain could become the first such state with nuclear weapons, adding another diplomatic dispute to already strained UK-Israel relations. 
The British government has formally rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he described the United Kingdom as an "Islamic republic" and repeated a provocative claim that Britain could become the first such state with nuclear weapons, adding another diplomatic dispute to already strained UK-Israel relations. -
Zelenskyy Warns Putin Is Preparing for Wider Escalation as North Korean Weapons Hit Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to intensify the war rather than pursue peace, pointing to expanding ballistic-missile production, North Korean military support and preparations for mobilization as Kyiv presses its allies for tougher sanctions and additional air-defense systems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to intensify the war rather than pursue peace, pointing to expanding ballistic-missile production, North Korean military support and preparations for mobilization as Kyiv presses its allies for tougher sanctions and additional air-defense systems. -
Ukraine Targets Russian Taneco Refinery in Drone Attack That Kills 13, Injures 75
Ukraine launched a long-range drone attack targeting an oil refinery deep inside Russia in a strike that Russian authorities said killed 13 people and injured 75, making it the deadliest Ukrainian attack inside Russia in more than two years as Kyiv intensifies efforts to disrupt Moscow's energy revenues. Ukraine launched a long-range drone attack targeting an oil refinery deep inside Russia in a strike that Russian authorities said killed 13 people and injured 75, making it the deadliest Ukrainian attack inside Russia in more than two years as Kyiv intensifies efforts to disrupt Moscow's energy revenues. -
U.S. Intelligence Warns Putin Could Test NATO With Limited Attack as American Missile Stockpiles Run Low
Russian President Vladimir Putin could consider a limited military or cyberattack against a NATO member within the next several years to test whether the alliance would respond collectively, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment reported by The Wall Street Journal, as Washington simultaneously confronts concerns about depleted stocks of some of its most important missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin could consider a limited military or cyberattack against a NATO member within the next several years to test whether the alliance would respond collectively, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment reported by The Wall Street Journal, as Washington simultaneously confronts concerns about depleted stocks of some of its most important missiles.
