Reporting on Active Conflicts.
Information war: Kyiv rebuts Gerasimov’s claim of 92 captured settlements, a viral draft video proves to be a Kyiv protest, and Iran makes a 500 km claim.
Iran war update: IRGC declares Hormuz closed after a tanker mine blast, Riyadh blames Tehran for Houthi strikes, and Aden airport is hit.
Foreign influence operations: X suspends 13,000 accounts, AI fakes of Houthi airport strikes spread, and Brazil’s court orders Meta to apply equal rules.
Ukraine war: Russia launches 149 drones overnight, Ukrainian drones hit the Surgut plant in Siberia, and EU leaders split over Kyiv’s 2027 funding gap.
Iran war update: Tehran keeps Hormuz shut after a record week of ship attacks, Israel raises its alert and Washington targets Iranian money networks.
General Dynamics and American Rheinmetall prototypes of the XM30 infantry vehicle are at Fort Hood for soldier trials meant to pick a Bradley successor.
Ukraine war update: Kyiv ends its refinery-strike pause as a 10-hour drone assault kills three in Kropyvnytskyi and Starshield service returns.
Information war: UK warns of industrial-scale Russian info assault, Microsoft seizes phishing-kit domains, Maricopa apology claim false.
Iran war update: Hormuz ship attacks hit a wartime high, US forces destroy a spy dhow, and Iran reportedly orders Hezbollah readiness.
A Conflict Armament Research report says Yemen’s Houthis imported Chinese-made motor and airframe parts to build Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missile.
Russia hits Kyiv and Kharkiv power plants with 39 missiles, cutting power to 600,000, as a Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian missions.
Information war: Yandex bot-strike claim unproven, US charges North Korean IT ring and OpenAI bugging, UK and EU add FIMI defences.
Middle East war update: Aramco HQ hit as Houthi fire widens, Hormuz ships take new projectile strikes, and Iran executes a mountaineer.
NATO’s SACEUR, Poland’s Tusk and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy on Russia at the 2026 Warsaw Security Forum, with transcript and recording links.
The Navy awarded $743.6 million in SLCM-N prototype OTAs on Sept. 23, 2026, splitting missile and canister work among five firms through Dec. 31, 2027.
Law-STEM fellows urge the US and Israel to warn civilians before IRGC strikes. We checked every Geneva and ICRC rule the open letter cites.
Drones sink HS Dignity and hit Chelsea 3 in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, leaving 11 sailors missing as attacks move closer to a NATO coast.
Ballistic missiles hit Kyiv without warning, drones sink a ship off Bulgaria, and Kyiv says it held energy strikes for two days.
Information war: allies attribute Iran at RAF Fairford, Armenia election networks mapped, midterm deepfakes and OSCE snub.
Middle East war update: Houthis fire on Riyadh a third day, 29 nations back the UK’s Fairford blame on Iran, and Tehran readies its Hormuz reply.
Full Hansard text of Andy Burnham’s October 12, 2026 Commons statement on the UN, Ukraine, diesel, RAF Fairford and the EU, with MPs’ questions and key quotes.
Trump announces an immediate Russia–Ukraine energy ceasefire; Kyiv says it was news, offers written guarantees, and reports strikes after the post.
EU ministers adopt nearly 1,600 Russia sanctions listings, the largest wave since 2022, with more than half tied to ballistic-missile supply chains.
Trump claims an energy ceasefire, Russia hits Kharkiv’s power plant, and the EU adopts nearly 1,600 new Russia sanctions listings.
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