Kremlin Threatens Bigger Ukraine Buffer Zone Over Refinery Strikes
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Ukraine's deep-strike campaign will force Moscow to carve out a larger buffer zone inside Ukraine, rejecting Trump's suggestion that Western pressure could speed a peace deal. Peskov called that idea a mistake, warning that continued escalation would prolong the war and that "it will force us to create a larger security zone,…
US Strikes Reach Bushehr as Iran Ceasefire Collapses
U.S. strikes hit near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Thursday as a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between Washington and Tehran unraveled, marking the fourth confirmed incident since February affecting the facility’s perimeter.U.S. Central Command said it struck about 90 targets across southern Iran to degrade Tehran’s ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Bushehr provincial official Ehsan Jahanian told…
Nearly 6,000 Seafarers Remain Stranded in Persian Gulf
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Trump’s Turkey Deal Runs Into the Wall Congress Built
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Europe Can Spend More on Defence, challenging its industry
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Kyiv Mourns 30 Dead as Russian Strike Renews Pressure for Air Defence
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Taiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding Demands
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Poland Warns Russia May Exploit Ukraine Tensions for Sabotage
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Ukraine Prepares for Possible Northern Russian Attack as Fuel Sites Come Under Fire
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Putin Says Russia Is Winning. Ukraine Is Making That Harder to Prove
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