Reporting on Europe.
President Trump signed the Russia and Iran sanctions act on Sept. 18. Here is what it requires, how it passed 86-11 and 262-159, and what remains unsettled.
The Pentagon’s new Autonomous Warfare Command, Britain’s Ukraine data deal and Russia’s jet drones show AI and autonomy reshaping the battlefield.
Russia’s nuclear Poseidon carrier is on sea trials while Ukrainian sea drones squeeze its fleet. What sources verify on Poseidon, USVs, AUVs and seabed threats.
Russia’s ground robots mostly haul supplies, not fight. What sources say about Kuryer, Uran-9, Marker and Centre-2026, and how Ukraine’s UGV use compares.
Russia now launches thousands of jet Geran drones a month. What Ukrainian, Western and Russian sources say on output, Rubikon and Ukraine’s response.
The Army’s $58.6B PAC-3 MSE deal aims to triple Patriot interceptor output by 2030 as the Iran war and Ukraine drain stocks and allies seek their own lines.
The first Columbia-class missile submarine is tracking to a 2028 delivery after delays, with a $29.5B order for five more boats and a strained workforce.
The Army’s M1E3 Abrams swaps the turbine for hybrid power and an autoloader crew of three. Soldier tests begin this fall, with production possibly in 2027.
Two B-21 Raiders are flying, a new Utah plant is open and Ellsworth gets the first jet in 2027, while the Pentagon weighs a fleet far bigger than 100.
Violent school protests have spread across France. A dated timeline, the causes, and what Islam has and has not got to do with it.
Air Force says 88 of 108 overnight drones were downed; one killed in Darnytskyi as Southern Bridge closes and Paton traffic is curbed.
Scholars agree Putin’s Russia is authoritarian. Whether it is also fascist is disputed. Here is what Freedom House and historians say, and why it matters.
A Russian document threatens nuclear use if NATO cuts off Kaliningrad; Rutte tells Moscow to stop nuclear threats as Marines bolster Baltic Sentry.
Ukraine’s Air Force says 87 of 107 overnight drones were downed; six killed nationwide as Kyiv reports a school strike and Southern Bridge hits.
Rutte says NATO will stop using high-end jets against low-cost drones as Russia’s barrage on Ukraine again scrambles aircraft in Poland and Romania.
Treasury targets 10 weapons procurers for Iran’s defense ministry; State designates Russia’s Yakovlev and MG-Flot and offers $15 million over IRGC finances.
Ukraine’s air force says it downed 160 of 188 drones and missiles fired overnight; Zelenskyy says seven civilians died as Kyiv’s power grid was the main target.
Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev held what a US official called constructive talks on ending the Ukraine war and postwar energy deals, as strikes on Kyiv go on.
Ukraine says air defenses downed 112 of 165 overnight drones as midday strikes set the Academy of Sciences ablaze and Kharkiv KABs injure children.
Russian hybrid attacks on NATO states are rising, from drone incursions to sabotage, as Moscow stakes its Ukraine war on a winter strike campaign.
A Ukrainian drone attack suspended Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk refinery on September 25, 2026, while Moscow and Kyiv traded competing drone-count claims.
Saudi-led forces said they shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu on Sept. 24, 2026, and Macron pledged French troops for Yanbu.
Sergei Lavrov told the UN Security Council Russia will not pause the war for talks, as Marco Rubio said both sides show interest in limited ceasefires.
Suspected Russian drones strayed into Romania and Moldova during a strike on Ukraine; one crashed near Solca and Gerbera wreckage was found in Florești.
France Protests Update: 161,500 March as Arrests Near 8,000
Russian Interference in Brazil’s Vote: Confirmed, Reported, Rumored
Paul Amar Says Marseille Rioters Targeted Jewish-Owned Shops
Crimea Blackout: Drone Strike on Taman Substation Cuts Peninsula Power
Ukraine War Weekly Roundup: Kyiv Missiles, Oleshky Ceasefire, Talks
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