- 6d ago
Norway Seizes Russian Arctic Ship in Svalbard to Enforce $4.2B Ukrainian Award
Norwegian authorities in Svalbard have detained the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov following a court ruling enforcing a $4.22 billion arbitration judgment won by Ukraine's Naftogaz.
- Aug 29
Dutch cabinet unveils draft bill expanding intelligence powers against foreign adversaries
The Dutch government has introduced legislation allowing intelligence agencies to hack and monitor designated foreign adversaries for up to a year without prior judicial approval.
- Aug 19
Russian drone strike on Kherson minibus kills four passengers and wounds five
A Russian drone dropped an explosive directly onto the roof of a civilian minibus in Kherson on Wednesday morning, killing four passengers and wounding five others in the frontline city.
- Aug 13
Putin visits disputed Kuril island of Iturup, triggering diplomatic crisis with Japan
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup in the southern Kuriles on August 13, drawing fierce protests from Tokyo and a US rebuke in the first such visit since 2010.
- Aug 7
Suspected explosive device near Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane forces overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport
A suspected explosive device found near a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo plane forced an overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4-5 August, as German authorities investigate potential Russian hybrid warfare and the Bundeswehr reports several hundred drone overflights at military sites.
- Aug 5
Danube and Rhine drop to record lows: nuclear plants halted, cruises cancelled, and barges run at a fifth of capacity
The Danube and Rhine have hit critical lows after a summer of heatwaves above 40°C and reduced Alpine snowmelt, cutting shipping, halting nuclear reactors in Romania and Hungary, and forcing cruise passengers onto buses.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.
