NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, John Stringer, stated that new long-range missiles and drones make Western countries vulnerable, as they can no longer wage wars far from their borders without risking their own territory's security. The Ukrainian conflict highlighted this threat, necessitating a broader defense strategy for Europe.
Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that a US-made Patriot missile, potentially with an expired service life, struck the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. She criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for blaming Russia without acknowledging Kiev's actions and highlighted UNESCO's offer to assess damage.
Une attaque russe à Kiev a incendié la cathédrale de la Dormition, monument historique. Au moins 11 personnes tuées dans des frappes. Les habitants sont choqués, mais déterminés à résister. Moscou dément la responsabilité et accuse la défense ukrainienne.
Au moins 11 personnes ont été tuées dans des frappes russes sur l'Ukraine, dont Kiev, où la cathédrale de la Dormition, classée à l'Unesco, a été endommagée par un incendie. La Russie et l'Ukraine s'accusent mutuellement.
Au moins 11 personnes ont été tuées dans des frappes russes sur l'Ukraine, dont Kiev. La cathédrale de la Dormition, classée à l'UNESCO, a été touchée par un incendie, la Russie et l'Ukraine s'accusant mutuellement.
Au moins 11 personnes ont été tuées lors de frappes russes sur des villes ukrainiennes, dont Kiev, où la cathédrale de la Dormition, classée à l'UNESCO, a été endommagée par un incendie. La Russie et l'Ukraine s'accusent mutuellement.
Un survivant des attaques du 7 octobre en Israël, Roei Shalev, s'est suicidé à Tel Aviv après avoir perdu sa compagne et son meilleur ami lors de l'assaut. Sa mère s'était suicidée peu après.
Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults with 70 missiles and 611 drones targeting Ukraine. Kyiv reported successful retaliatory strikes on a Yaroslavl oil facility and a Tula chemical plant deep inside Russia.
Roei Shalev, survivant des attaques du 7 octobre en Israël, s'est suicidé après avoir perdu sa compagne et son meilleur ami. Sa mère s'était suicidée deux semaines après l'attaque.
Iraq's qualification for the World Cup is a remarkable tale of overcoming immense challenges, including war, travel disruptions, and personal obstacles for players and coach Graham Arnold.
Le salon Eurosatory, dédié à l'industrie de défense terrestre, verra l'exposition discrète de missiles de portée intermédiaire, une catégorie d'armement absente depuis la guerre froide, marquant un renouveau du débat sur la frappe sol-sol.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 13 in Kyiv on Monday. Strikes hit apartment buildings, a market, a grocery store, and caused significant damage and fire at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a major religious landmark.
Kyiv experienced a wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks, causing significant destruction to civilian infrastructure. Twenty people, including a child, required medical attention, with strikes hitting residential buildings, a market, and a grocery store.
A new analysis by the Lowy Institute warns that China's military is developing a "real and growing" ability to hit the Australian mainland with missiles and threaten critical infrastructure. The report highlights China's vast military build-up and its increasing power projection capabilities in the region.
A Lowy Institute report indicates China's missile capabilities pose a growing threat to Australia, with new long-range and hypersonic weapons increasing Beijing's capacity for direct strikes. The report assesses China's military build-up, not its intentions, highlighting the need for informed public discussion.
A Lowy Institute report warns China's missile strike capability on Australia is growing due to expanded long-range missile arsenals, nuclear submarines, and advanced bombers, posing a real and increasing threat over the next decade.
India's public discourse has shifted from viewing China as a villain to a more neutral stance, influenced by Moscow's push for a Russia-India-China strategic triangle. This development is significant as it aims to ease tensions between India and China.
As Russia faces setbacks in Ukraine, analysts fear Vladimir Putin may escalate the conflict rather than capitulate. Potential reactions range from cyberattacks and sabotage to nuclear threats, as Ukraine gains ground and Russian influence campaigns expand.
Western allies assess that Iran has rebuilt its missile arsenal during an eight-week ceasefire, likely acquiring new Russian weapons and replenishing munitions to near pre-war levels, potentially enabling a strong retaliatory strike.
Donald Trump will attend a G7 working session with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in France, but no bilateral meeting is scheduled. Meanwhile, Ukraine conducted drone attacks in Russia's Krasnodar and Volgograd regions, hitting a sea terminal and an oil station.
Ukraine is struggling to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot interceptors, The New York Times reported. Production of these missiles by Lockheed Martin is slow, and demand has surged, particularly from Middle Eastern countries.
India is enhancing its air defence capabilities with the "Sudarshan Chakra" project, a multi-layered architecture to counter ballistic missiles and aerial threats from China and Pakistan. Recent successful tests of its Ballistic Missile Defence system and deployment of Akash missile systems highlight these efforts.
India is developing indigenous laser weapons under Project Sudarshan Chakra to counter drone and missile threats from Pakistan and China. These directed-energy systems offer a cost-effective and sustainable solution for air defense, complementing existing missile and gun systems.
Ukraine's air defense systems, particularly the Patriot missile system, are experiencing a shortage of interceptor missiles. This scarcity hinders their ability to counter intensified Russian attacks, exacerbated by demand from the Middle East conflict impacting supply rates.
