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How Hezbollah’s fibre optic drones test Israel’s sophisticated radar system 

29 April 2026

In the skies over the Lebanese town of Taybeh, Israel’s multibillion-dollar defence systems were rendered useless by a...

Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation 

29 April 2026

The world’s militaries spent $2.88 trillion in 2025, an increase of 2.9 percent from the year before, according to the...

How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions 

29 April 2026

Just 12 hours before the United States and Israel began attacking Iran in late February, Firouz, a crypto user in Tehran...

Germany arrests Kazakhstan citizen accused of spying for Russia 

29 April 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war German authorities have arrested a Kazakh man in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, accor...

Can Russia serve as an economic lifeline for Iran amid the Hormuz blockade? 

29 April 2026

As Iran stares down the economic consequences of a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, attention is shifting nor...

Ukraine targets Druzhba pipeline to sever Russian oil, influence in EU 

29 April 2026

To many Ukrainians and Europeans, the European Union’s unlocking of a 90bn-euro ($105bn) loan to Ukraine on April 23 w...

How the Iran war is hitting the UK 

29 April 2026

London, United Kingdom – Recent headlines from British newspapers speak to different areas of tension in the UK due to...

Indonesia puts four soldiers on trial over acid attack on activist 

29 April 2026

A trial has opened in a military court in Jakarta for four Indonesian soldiers accused of carrying out an acid attack on...

Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC? 

29 April 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran US President Donald Trump says Iran is in a “state of collapse” and has urged a swift lif...

Two Kashmir brothers: One killed by rebels, another by army 26 years later 

29 April 2026

Indian-administered Kashmir – Rashid Ahmad Mughal was barely six when armed rebels barged into their home in Chunt Wal...