Deploying a series of new tactics and weapons, including the first use of sea drones in combat, Ukrainian forces have created what one military analyst called ‘a turning point in naval strategy.’
A rescuer tends to a child at the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024.
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Russia’s recent attack on a children’s hospital is likely the sign of declining military performance.
In this December 2019 photo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures to U.S. President Donald Trump as a group of leaders pose for a photo at the NATO summit in Watford, England.
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NATO’s primary tenet is that an attack on one member is an attack on all. Donald Trump has made clear that he won’t uphold that core principle, putting the future of NATO at risk if he’s re-elected.
Both Russian-born Australian citizens, the pair have been accused of obtaining Australian Defence Force material to share with Russian authorities.
Two military personnel walk by NATO banners before a wreath-laying ceremony at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2024.
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Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
The three-day meeting is touted as a time to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary. But gathered leaders face serious questions that will affect NATO’s future.
Outgoing Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg.
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Swathes of young Russians fled their country to avoid being sent to war in Ukraine, this summer could see a new exodus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Vietnam’s President To Lam during an official visit at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 20, 2024.
(Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)
While most European nations are on board with western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
Russia has run out of friends and bargaining power.
Cups depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, in
2022. The words on the Putin cup reads ‘The most polite man.’
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Although tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.
The Georgian men’s national team celebrate after winning their match against Portugal, setting themselves up for a last-16 tie against Spain.
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Georgia’s football team has surpassed expectations as political turmoil rumbles on at home.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese president To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 20 2024.
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