(2025-10-25). Europe's defence roadmap 2030 lays the groundwork for dictatorship and global war. wsws.org Amid the escalating US-NATO war with Russia, the European Council's adoption of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 marks a decisive turn toward a fully militarized Europe, laying the groundwork for dictatorship and global war.
(2025-10-25). EU shelves plan to tap frozen Russian assets for Ukraine aid until December. hindustantimes.com European Union leaders in Brussels faced a storm of criticism after failing to finalize their heavily anticipated plan to use Russia's frozen assets to fund Ukraine's rebuilding and defense. Following an intense Council session, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Council President António Costa admitted Thursday night that the "reparations loan" proposal had been shelved pending further legal and technical review — with a final decision now delayed until December. Watch for details…
(2025-10-25). Russia targets Ukraine's nuclear hubs, Krementchuk in crosshairs | Putin. hindustantimes.com Ukraine's nuclear reactors are under mounting threat as Russia intensifies strikes on the nation's energy grid. The sustained assault aims to plunge cities into darkness, disrupt critical infrastructure, and weaken Kyiv's ability to sustain its war effort through the winter.
(2025-10-25). Trump's sanctions could throw India's Russian crude & Oil imports into chaos. hindustantimes.com On this episode of the Hindustan Times Podcast, Shashank Mattoo sits down with Prashant Vasisht of the ICRA to discuss US sanctions on Russian oil. Vasisht argues that Indian refiners will likely cut oil purchases from Russia – which target Rosneft and Lukoil. Donald Trump's new sanctions on Vladimir Putin's Russia will also have an impact on the Indian economy, but this is expected to be limited.
(2025-10-25). Report reveals Amazon's cloud fueled Israel's genocide in Gaza. radiohc.cu American tech giant Amazon was quietly doing business with the bomb-makers behind the Israeli regime's two-year-plus war of genocide in Gaza as thousands of Palestinians were being killed under the regime's relentless aggression, a report has revealed. | Internal documents obtained by The Intercept revealed that Amazon Web Services (AWS) provided advanced cloud-computing and artificial intelligence tools to the Israeli arms companies Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), whose weapons have torn through Gaza's homes, schools, and refugee camps, the American news outlet reported on Friday. | This is while A…
(2025-10-24). Russia announces plan to muster reservists to combat Ukrainian drones. longwarjournal.org Moscow has introduced a new law allowing for reservists to be mustered to counter Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian oil refineries and other key facilities.
(2025-10-24). Diplomacy Watch: Trump turns the screws on Moscow. responsiblestatecraft.org President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia's leading oil producers in a move aimed at turning the screws on Moscow — and countries that continue to buy Russian oil, like India and Turkey.The decision surprised many Ukraine war observers, who have struggled to discern the logic behind Trump's approach to the conflict in recent weeks. Just days before the sanctions announcement, Trump had held a seemingly cordial phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which the U.S. leader had started to lean hard on Ukraine to make concessions. Trump had even suggested an imminent, in-perso…
(2025-10-24). Historic diamond brooch abandoned by defeated Napoleon to go up for sale. scmp.com A diamond brooch owned and abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo will go up for auction for the first time. | The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo's battlefield to return to Paris, and was given to the king of Prussia three days later as part of the trophies his armies took back. | The Battle of Waterloo, in 1815, was Napoleon's final defeat.
(2025-10-24). German police shoot German soldier during NATO drill — you couldn't make it up. thecanary.co German police in the Bavarian town of Erding have wounded a German soldier in a friendly fire incident — that the writers of Dad's Army would have rejected as too ridiculous — because they hadn't noticed that NATO was conducting a "large-scale" anti-Russian exercise in their town and across Bavaria. As German station Deutsche Welle (DW) […] | By
(2025-10-24). Bid to Join EU Power Grid Will Make Baltic Countries Vulnerable. globalresearch.ca The European energy market is unsustainable, and by choosing to leave the Russian electricity system to join the European one, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will worsen their economic dependence.
(2025-10-24). Kyrgyzstan Criticises EU Sanctions on Its Banks, Urges Dialogue Over Russia Links. moderndiplomacy.eu Kyrgyzstan expressed regret on Friday about the European Union's decision to include several Kyrgyz entities in its latest sanctions against Russia, describing it as "one-sided sanctions pressure. " The foreign ministry emphasized that Kyrgyzstan adheres to international obligations and seeks constructive dialogue with the EU to avoid risks of sanctions evasion. It invited the EU …
(2025-10-24). Germany paying US base employees amid shutdown. infobrics.org Fear of a "Russian attack" is prompting the German government to expand military spending—even paying for troops and bases from other countries.
(2025-10-24). 'Annulled'! Russia won't abide snapback sanctions on Iran. responsiblestatecraft.org "A raider attack on the U.N. Security Council." This was the explosive accusation
(2025-10-24). Intestines of the Ukraine War. globalresearch.ca In World War I, Western Ukrainians fought as part of the territory of Austria-Hungary against Eastern Ukrainians from the lands that were part of the Russian Empire. | In World War II, Western Ukrainians, who felt occupied by Russia after their …
(2025-10-24). Ukraine faces financial crisis as winter approaches. wsws.org Despite billions wasted and hundreds of thousands already killed in the proxy war with Russia, Ukraine and its EU backers remain committed to war.
(2025-10-24). 'Daniel Davis Deep Dive' conversation of 24 October: Putin's Cowardice. gilbertdoctorow.com 'Daniel Davis Deep Dive' conversation of 24 October: Putin's Cowardice The title which DDDD executive producer and co-host Gary Villapiano gave to our conversation this evening will surely attract attention. It defies reason that the classic Alpha Male Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin could even at the threshold of old age find himself condemned for cowardice. However, …
(2025-10-24). Ukrainian drone attack on a residential building in Krasnogorsk, Moscow injures 5 people, governor says. english.almanar.com.lb