(2025-10-08). Are We Waking Up Fast Enough to the Dangers of AI Militarism? counterpunch.org 
AI is everywhere these days. There's no escape. And as geopolitical events appear to spiral out of control in the Ukraine and Gaza, it seems clear that AI, while theoretically a force for positive change, has become has become a worrisome accelerant to the volatility and destabilization that may lead us to once again thinking the
(2025-10-08). Putin says Russia seized nearly 5,000 sq km of Ukraine, holds full strategic control. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 7, 2025. — ReutersPutin says…
(2025-10-08). Facts and Figures for ICRC Activities in Donetsk and Luhansk. icrc.org
(2025-10-07). Winter Is Coming: Can Ukraine Keep the Lights On? bylinetimes.com Ukraine is facing one of its most precarious winters since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. Now entering its fourth cold season, with temperatures in some regions dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius, Russia's campaign of deep strikes against Ukraine has left structural scars on the country's weakened energy system. | Strikes on gas fields, compressor stations and high-voltage substations have steadily eroded production and storage capacity. Domestic gas output, already reduced last year by attacks in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, has yet to recover, while renewed strikes threaten a deepening…
(2025-10-07). New 'Bulged' Neptune Cruise Missile Variant Emerges In Ukraine. twz.com 
Ukraine has unveiled a new version of its
(2025-10-07). Thales Anti-Drone Rockets Now Being Used In Ukraine. twz.com 
A European-made rocket tailored to destroying
(2025-10-07). No, Despite Hegseth, we Don't need an even "More Lethal" NATO. juancole.com By Pieter Smit and Anne-Ruth Wertheim | — Translated by Kevin Cook | — ( BNNVARA.NL ) — After Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in his concluding address at the NATO summit in The Hague on 24 and 25 June that NATO should become more lethal, there have been very few concerned responses in the Dutch …
(2025-10-07). Right-wing Democrat Mikie Sherrill struggles in New Jersey gubernatorial race. wsws.org The former Navy pilot, first elected to Congress as one of the "CIA Democrats" in 2018, has been the target of improper release of her entire military record by the Trump administration.