War and Recovery

It's been more than three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The bombs are still dropping and even those that survive will never be the same."Once you see war firsthand, it just, it's so sad," said Dallas oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Jorge Corona. "Because it's not just the soldiers and their families that suffer, but the whole country."Corona is a part of a group of North Texans tapping a combination of technology, surgical skill and compassion to ease the "in-the-mirror" reminders of war, with ocular facial reconstruction for wounded soldiers and civilians."It's ...

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North Texas surgeons use technology, compassion to rebuild faces of Ukraine war victims  CBS News

Sign up for the Slatest[1] to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talked Monday for more than two hours[2] but made not an inch of progress toward ending the Russia–Ukraine war. No one who’s been following the brutal conflict, now in its fourth year, could have been surprised by the impasse—except, perhaps, for Trump, who said afterward that he believes Putin wants peace[3]. But judging from both leaders’ summaries of the call, it seems Trump ...

Following the collapse of the Baath regime[1] and Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia[2], efforts to build a new political, social and institutional order in Syria are rapidly progressing. The challenging process that began after more than a decade of destruction is being closely followed by global actors, especially European countries. These countries have numerous value- and interest-based reasons for their keen interest in Syria’s reconstruction process.In this context, it is important to note that European countries considered the former Syria a “rogue state” acting in line with the regional interests ...

President Zelensky’s recent clampdown on Ukraine’s anti-corruption organisations was planned in secret by a “tight circle” of officials, the head of one of the agencies has warned.Oleksandr Klymenko, the director of Sapo, the office of the anti-corruption prosecutor, said attempts by dishonest politicians, civil servants and security figures to muzzle organisations such as his would continue even if their independence were restored in a vote in Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday.Rare protests broke out across Ukraine[1] last week after Zelensky[2] approved a law that brought Sapo and Nabu, the national anti-corruption ...

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Key developments on July 30:Russian missile hits Ukrainian military training ground, killing 3 soldiers, injuring 18Over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks documented since start of full-scale war, Ukraine's SBU saysZelensky signs law on sanctions against Russia's 'shadow fleet'Ukraine expects EU defense loans to help fund its defense industry, Sybiha saysUkraine to move military trainings underground, Syrskyi saysRussia launched[1] a missile attack on a military training facility of Ukraine's Ground Forces on July 29, killing at least three soldiers and injuring another 18.The attack left three people dead and 18 wounded as ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Eighteen European Union countries have applied for billions of euros from a new defense fund aimed at helping Europe provide for its own security, the bloc’s executive branch said Wednesday, with Poland seeking more than a third of the money.The Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund is a 150-billion-euro ($173 billion) program of cheap loans that member countries, Ukraine and outsiders with an EU security agreement, like Britain, can use to buy military equipment together.The fund was launched after the Trump administration signaled that Europe is no ...

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China, India are financing Russia's war against Ukraine via oil: Larry Kudlow  Fox Business

President Donald Trump's efforts to broker a peace deal[1] between Russia and Ukraine could end up backfiring on his plans to reorder global trade policy.That's according to Matt Gertken, the chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research. Gertken thinks that Trump's efforts to officiate a ceasefire between the warring countries could jeopardize the president's trade negotiations[2].That's mainly because penalties imposed on Russia could end up jeopardizing the US-China trade agreement[3], one of the biggest trade wins the president has achieved so far, Gertken said.The US and China first reached a framework trade agreement[4] in ...

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Before Russia launched its full-on invasion, Ukraine’s military-industrial complex was almost entirely directed by the government and large defense contractors. However, in the ensuing years, Ukraine has become a massive innovator in defense technology, especially when it comes to air,[1] sea[2] and ground drones[3], with small startups pushing the technological envelope alongside larger firms. This change, along with massive alterations to how weapons are procured, has come as a necessity as Ukraine ...

TEHRAN - In an interview with the Jam-e-Jam newspaper, former diplomat Alireza Sheikh Attar address Europe's hostility toward Iran, believing that negotiating with them is fruitless.He said: Europe’s current stance toward Iran starting from setting the stage for aggression via resolutions in the IAEA Board of Governors, to Germany’s explicit approval of (the Israeli act of) aggression against Iran, and ultimately repeatedly threatening to activate the snapback mechanism that would reinstate UN Security Council sanctions prove that the three European countries (Britain, France and Germany) have little interest to cooperate ...

The head of the Commission for Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is in Rome with thousands of young people celebrating their Jubilee. He speaks of the power of witness in particular of young Ukrainians from warfront regions. By Svitlana Dukhovych and Linda Bodoni As thousands of young people gather in Rome during the Jubilee Year celebrations, Bishop Bryan Bayda, Chairman of the Ukrainian Commission of Youth of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, reflects on the powerful witness of faith provided by young Ukrainian pilgrims who, despite the immense ...

When Nikita Khursa returned from the Ukrainian front with shrapnel lodged near his heart and a plastic bag filled with war-time payoffs, he believed he had finally earned a shot at a new life. He and his wife had planned to buy a flat. Instead, a night of drinking and a stop by Russian police ended with nearly all his savings gone. “Shut up, do you know how much money that is?” one officer barked as they took the cash, BBC reported.Russian President Vladimir Putin[1] promised Russia’s soldiers a hero’s ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia announced Wednesday that Syria’s foreign minister will visit Moscow, the first official visit to Russia by an official in the new government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted in a rebel offensive last year[1].Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told the state news agency Tass that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov[2] will host his Syrian counterpart, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, for talks in Moscow on Thursday. The two will discuss bilateral ties, as well as “international and regional issues,” the statement ...

As the war in Ukraine drags into yet another season ofstalemate, a new twist has emerged from Washington that couldreshape the diplomatic narrative. U.S. President Donald Trump,already known for his unpredictable moves on foreign policy, hasunexpectedly revised the ultimatum he previously issued to RussianPresident Vladimir Putin.Originally granting a 50-day period to reach a resolution, Trumphas now slashed that deadline to just 10–12 days, beginning July28. The announcement caught many observers off guard, especially asit coincides with reports of new Russian military gains in easternUkraine. While Russian analysts continue to downplay ...

It’s no secret that U.S. President Donald Trump has long had scant patience for the Russia-Ukraine war, which he famously hoped to end in just twenty-four hours. But this week, it was Trump’s patience for Russian President Vladimir Putin that wore particularly thin. At first, the Ukrainians and the Europeans fell victim to Trump’s impatience. In February, he grew tired of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s casual wardrobe, supposed ingratitude for billions of U.S. military aid, and unrealistic expectations for a peace agreement with Putin. At the same time, the Europeans ...

French President Emmanuel Macron in Cairo, Egypt, on April 7, 2025. (Ludovic Marin / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)President Emmanuel Macron's[1] hawkish and vocal advocacy for Ukraine's defense has gone hand-in-hand with French avoidance or delay of taking part in joint initiatives to quickly arm the war-torn country.A key reason, experts say, is France's[2] drive to "Buy European" and boost the domestic defense industry weakened by decades of peace — an understandable long-term goal that nevertheless contrasts with Ukraine's urgent battlefield needs.France has been an important ally to Kyiv, ...

The Kremlin has responded to US President Donald Trump's fresh warning of new tariffs on Russia. Trump stated that the US would impose tariffs and other measures within 10 days if Moscow fails to make progress toward ending its war in Ukraine. In reply, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia has developed an ‘immunity’ to sanctions after years of living under heavy restrictions. Show more Show less

Russia is developing a so-called “super-app” named Max, reportedly in a bid to replace the majority of foreign-developed mobile apps and to further tighten control over the country’s digital ecosystem. The app, which currently works as a messenger application, was developed by the same company that develops the Russian social media platform Vkontakte (VK), which is owned by Russia’s state conglomerate Gazprom, Bloomberg[1] noted.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official[2]. The app lacks end-to-end encryption, meaning the Kremlin is able to access all communications made ...

Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was meant to be swift and victorious. But more than three years later, Russia remains stuck in a bloody, expensive, and destabilizing war. While the world debates how to stop the war, one truth becomes increasingly clear: Putin himself can’t end it. Here are five reasons why. The return of broken men More than 700,000 Russian soldiers have been fighting in Ukraine, many of them poorly trained, traumatized, or brutalized by war. Those who return home often carry deep emotional and psychological wounds – ...

From calling Vladimir V. Putin “savvy” and “genius” to issuing secondary charges against India for having relations with Russia, United States President Donald Trump's relationship with the Russian President has taken a big turn.India became one of the first nations to experience secondary sanctions from Trump on Wednesday. The US President announced that India would be facing a 25% tariff on its imports to the United States, with an additional penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia. The exact quantum of the penalty is unclear. Changing relationsTrump had once ...

Russian trawler losing sight of Norwegian port. Photo: Atle Staalesen The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway's chargé d'affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a violation of the Norwegian-Russian fishery agreement of 1976. According to Moscow, the Norwegian sanctions against Russian seafood companies Norebo and Murmansk Seafood could jeopardise 50 years of bilateral fishery cooperation. Norway adopted the sanctions on July 7, about three weeks after the restrictive measures were introduced by the EU.[1] On July 29, chargé d'affaires Ragnhild Johansen was summoned to the Stalin-era ...

Pete Hegseth Tennessee governor 2026[1]: After a turbulent six months as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth may be eyeing a dramatic exit from the Pentagon and a potential leap into electoral politics, as per a report. Hegseth has privately discussed the possibility of running for governor of Tennessee in 2026, as per an Independent report.Pete Hegseth Eyeing Tennessee’s Open 2026 Governor SeatThe timing is notable. Just weeks before Hegseth publicly dismissed the Pentagon’s internal "Signalgate" investigation as a “sham,” insiders revealed that he began floating the idea of launching a gubernatorial ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an… WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil[1].Trump said on his Truth Social platform that India “is our friend” but its “Tariffs are far too high” on U.S. goods.The Republican president[2] added that India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, which he said has enabled the war ...

Three years into Putin’s “72-hour” invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s losses are reaching historic levels. Despite Moscow’s claims of “success,” the numbers tell a different story, military expert Chuck Pfarrer says, indicating that with over 812,000 Russian casualties and tens of thousands of destroyed vehicles, Russia’s ability to sustain its war effort is collapsing.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official[1]. In this video, Pfarrer breaks down: The real casualty numbers – over 800,000 Russian troops lost Russia’s disastrous military tactics and equipment failures Why Putin’s “grand ...

“Russia has come to our land and is killing us. What more motivation do you need?” Zoits, a drone operator, speaks with the calm precision of someone who has destroyed a Russian tank, standing tall despite her petite frame. Once civilians with careers in sports, marketing, and sales, more Ukrainian women are now picking up military uniforms as Russia’s full-scale invasion rages on into its fourth year. Jul 30, 2025 17:50 Updated Jul 30, 2025 18:22 15 min read Authors We head to the East of Ukraine, where we will be meeting five women who decided to voluntarily pick up arms and join the fight against Russia’s ongoing ...

A group of European lawmakers walked out in protest during a speech on Wednesday by Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko at the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva.Matviyenko, who is under EU and Swiss sanctions, was speaking at the morning general debate at the UN office in Geneva when a group of EU lawmakers “demonstratively left the room.”“I walked out during the speech by Valentina Matviyenko … because I refuse to be a prop for the lies on which the criminal Kremlin regime is built,” Czech lawmaker Markéta Pekarová ...

07/30/2025July 30, 2025Trump tells DW: Ukrainians will likely be allowed to remain in USUS President Donald Trump[1] has signaled that Ukrainian refugees will likely be allowed to remain in the United States[2] until the Russian invasion[3] comes to an end."I think we will, yes, I will," Trump told DW's Misha Komadovsky when asked whether he would allow Ukrainians who fled the war to remain stateside."We have a lot of people that came in from Ukraine[4], and we're working with them," he added.Approximately 240,000 Ukrainian nationals have fled to the United States since the full-scale Russian[5] ...

Russia has built hardened shelters to protect its vulnerable aircraft at several bases following a string of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes, a new Western intelligence assessment suggests.Britain's defense ministry this week published satellite imagery from early June, collected by the US company Planet Labs, that shows newly constructed shelters at three Russian air bases[1] behind the front lines.The shelters, which consist of dome-shaped rooftops and thick blast doors, were photographed at Russia's Millerovo, Kursk Vostochny, and Hvardiiske air bases. Some structures were seen covered with earth for added protection that ...

Of all the world’s sovereign wealth funds, Norway’s is one of the most unusual. These giant, state-linked investment vehicles tend to pick and choose what assets they hold to manage risk, maximize returns and further national strategic interests. Not so with Norges Bank Investment Management, which largely tracks global indexes in order to generate an income from the country’s oil and gas revenues. Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of ...

Donald Tusk Predicts Possible Pause in Russia-Ukraine War, Urges Military Preparedness  Ð‘укви

Ukraine's special operators used to focus their training on surviving intense Russian artillery fire. Now, their attention has shifted to drones — the main battlefield killer."Things have changed drastically," an American instructor with the 4th Ranger Regiment[1] of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces told Business Insider. He could only be identified by his call sign Scooter for security reasons."One of the main differences we see today is the prevalence of drones," he said. "In 2022, it was primarily artillery fire. There was a lot more of it." The Ukrainian Rangers are ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it was concerned about the threat of new strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, and that a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme could be reached through dialogue.Israel and the United States bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June with the stated aim of preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran denies any such intention."Regular threats towards Iran to launch new missile and bomb strikes on its nuclear facilities cannot but cause serious concern. The cynicism of such statements is added by the fact that they ...

Italy summoned Russia’s ambassador on Wednesday after Moscow added Italian President Sergio Mattarella to a list of Western officials it accuses of using “hateful” and “Russophobic” speech.The Italian Foreign Ministry called the move “a provocation against the republic and the Italian people,” as tensions between the two countries deepen amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.Earlier, Russia’s Foreign Ministry published[1] examples of what it described as “hate speech” against Russia and “Russophobic” statements by politicians and public figures of foreign countries. Mattarella, who holds a largely ceremonial role, was said to have been ...

The co-author of the bill on tough sanctions against Russia believes that both initiatives are necessary Mariia Spaliek[1] News editor at LIGA.net 11:38 Richard Blumenthal (Photo: EPA) U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal believes that a bill should be passed that imposes a 500% tariff on buyers of Russian oil, in addition to the 100% proposed by the U.S. President. Donald Trump[2]He said about thisstated / declared / said[3] in a comment to "Suspilne"."I think the vote is a very achievable and necessary goal. Now is the time for action, not only ...

Six months into Donald Trump’s turbulent second term, his relations with Europe, Britain included, amount to separation but not divorce. And so it will probably remain. For all Trump’s infatuation with dictators, there isn’t much chance of him turning Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping into viable allies (although not for want of trying in the case of Putin). And for all his love of tariffs, he has seen the limits to which the bond markets are prepared to allow him to go without huge increases in interest rates. On trade, this ...

Open this photo in gallery:Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of an aerial attack in Kharkiv on July 24. This has been the deadliest summer so far in Russia's war on Ukraine, which began in February, 2022.SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty Images[1]Ruchi Kumar is an Istanbul-based journalist who covers conflict, politics and gender.The nights in Kyiv can get very loud. The explosions, which often sound like thunder, indicate the defence forces deflecting the hundreds of Russian drones and missiles infecting Ukraine’s skies. Some of them manage to get past the defences and crash ...

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Ukraine Conflict Monitor [1] ACLED’s Ukraine Conflict Monitor provides near real-time information on the ongoing war, including an interactive map, a curated data file, and weekly situation updates. It is designed to help researchers, policymakers, media, and the wider public track key conflict developments in Ukraine. Explore further References^ Ukraine Conflict Monitor

Ukraine Conflict Monitor [1] ACLED’s Ukraine Conflict Monitor provides near real-time information on the ongoing war, including an interactive map, a curated data file, and weekly situation updates. It is designed to help researchers, policymakers, media, and the wider public track key conflict developments in Ukraine. Explore further References^ Ukraine Conflict Monitor

GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY TRENDS A new trend in nuclear energy is small modular reactors[1]. While most are not in operation yet, these reactors are being licensed in many countries, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Argentina, said the IAEA’s chief. “They seem to be a very interesting option here,” he noted, adding that Africa also has “enormous interest” in such reactors, since its grids are smaller or weaker and do not need big nuclear power plants. Climate scientists and experts have recognised that, in terms of climate change, decarbonisation without ...

Trump vows progress on Gaza humanitarian crisis, Russia-Ukraine war  KY3

ONE of Vladimir Putin's top lackeys has blasted Donald Trump's Ukraine ceasefire deadline as a "threat and a step towards war".Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of the Russian tyrant, even compared Trump to "Sleepy Joe" Biden in his incendiary remarks.9US President Joe Biden participates in a meeting with then NATO Secretary General Jens StoltenbergCredit: Getty9Donald Trump smiles while exiting Marine One on the South Lawn of the White HouseCredit: The Mega Agency9Service members of the 48th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troopsCredit: Reuters

Russia’s decision to forgo the customary Navy Day parades of warships on July 27 is in no small part because of the threat of Ukrainian drones. Ukraine’s diminutive uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) have wrestled Sea Control from the much larger Russian Navy in the Black Sea. They hold Russian warships and logistics at threat. So much so, that Russia’s Black Sea fleet has barely left port in over a year. And now Russia is copying Ukraine’s initiative, fielding similar USVs of their own[1]. The story of Ukrainian USVs started in the ...

By Vladimir Pastukhov[1] The Geopolitical Cost of ChauvinismThe Kremlin suffers from Asian farsightedness. By focusing all its attention—and all its diplomatic, economic, and psychological resources—on the Far East, it has overlooked a deep systemic crisis in its own geopolitical underbelly: Central Asia and the South Caucasus.What began as a seemingly subjective conflict with Azerbaijan—perhaps initially rooted in a confluence of strong but historically coincidental factors—quickly evolved beyond that into part of a broader, objective process: Russia’s epic retreat from so-called “near” (Central) Asia.The core truth about the failure of Russian diplomacy in ...

Ukraine's armed forces have confirmed a Russian missile strike hit a military training unit, causing a number of casualties.Ukrainian ground forces said late on Tuesday that three service personnel were known to have been killed and 18 had been wounded.The military did not say where the training ground was located, although one Ukrainian war reporter, Andrei Taplienko, said it was in the Chernihiv region north of Kyiv which borders both Russia and Belarus.Russia's ministry of defence released video of what it claimed was a strike by an Iskander ballistic missile ...

On the night of 18 May, four-year-old Mark Ifiemenko was at home with his parents in Vasylkiv, a small town near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. As the sounds of explosions reverberated close to their two-storey home, Mark’s mother rushed him downstairs, along with his grandparents.Later it would emerge that overnight, Russia had launched one of the largest attacks[1] on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, with reports of more than 270 drones and missiles[2] entering the country’s airspace.Mark and his family hid in a room they believed ...