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Documents: Russia Plans Carbon-Fiber Expansion to Mass-Produce Kamikaze Drones, Satellite Images Show Site Clearing

Documents obtained by Politico and analyzed satellite imagery indicate that Russia is preparing to boost carbon-fiber ou...

Alexander Walter | Sep 23, 2026

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Will Germany Turn Toward Russia Instead of Supporting Ukraine? The Significance of the AfD’s New Electoral Triumph

In Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania on September 20, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a landslide regional...

Christopher Manley | Sep 22, 2026

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Portion of EULEX Compound Set Ablaze During Protests Over Convictions of Former KLA Leaders

Late on Wednesday a section of the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) compound in Pristina was briefly engulfed in a small f...

Alexander Walter | Sep 17, 2026

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Hague-based courts hand down 128 years for Albanians, 107 years for Serbs over Kosovo war crimes

International and hybrid courts seated in The Hague have issued a combined 128 years of prison sentences against ethnic...

Clémence Desjardins | Sep 17, 2026

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Defence Teams to Appeal Hague Convictions of Four Former KLA Leaders; Specialist Chambers’ Appeal Process Explained

Defense lawyers for four former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders have said they will appeal convictions issued by the S...

Vanessa Bergmann | Sep 16, 2026

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Kosovo Appeals Court Overturns Convictions in 'Veterans' Case, Acquitting Former PM Agim Çeku and Nine Others

The Court of Appeal in Kosovo has annulled one-year prison sentences imposed on former prime minister Agim Çeku and nin...

Vanessa Bergmann | Sep 12, 2026

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Saudi Arabia Halts East-West Oil Pipeline After Drone Strike Launched from Iraq; Fire near Medina Reported

Saudi authorities suspended operations on the strategic East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack that Iraqi offic...

Clémence Desjardins | Sep 12, 2026

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Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan Arrested on Corruption Charges; Son Among Six Detained

Armenian police have detained former president Robert Kocharyan on allegations of abuse of power, money laundering and b...

Alexander Walter | Aug 26, 2026

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Criminal Case Against Former Orthodox Cleric Iakov Vorontsov Reaches Almaty Court amid Rights Concerns

Investigators in Kazakhstan have completed the probe into former Russian Orthodox cleric Iakov (Vladimir) Vorontsov, and...

Blake Marriott | Aug 25, 2026

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Former PM Ramush Haradinaj Proposes Detained Ex-President Hashim Thaçi for New Term

Ramush Haradinaj has called for the 11th legislature of Kosovo to restore Hashim Thaçi to the presidency, describing it...

Clémence Desjardins | Aug 22, 2026

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Imprisoned ex-PM Gharibashvili says Ivanishvili pressured him to plead guilty and stay out of politics

Irakli Gharibashvili, Georgia’s jailed former prime minister, and his wife published a photograph of a letter they say...

Christopher Manley | Aug 19, 2026

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Ukrainian General Staff reports 207 clashes in 24 hours as heavy fighting centers on Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions

Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces recorded 207 combat engagements over the previous day, with the most intensive...

Clémence Desjardins | Aug 3, 2026

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Russia launches 133-drone attack on Ukraine overnight; 24 drones strike multiple sites, civilian casualties and infrastructure damage reported

Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine during the night of August 2, deploying 133 unmanned aerial vehic...

Blake Marriott | Aug 2, 2026

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Trump says Iran is “much more serious” in talks as strikes and regional hits intensify

President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran are still negotiating to end their confrontation and that Iranian...

Alexander Walter | Jul 25, 2026

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Chess legend Judit Polgár refuses offer to become Hungary’s president

Judit Polgár, the world-renowned chess grandmaster and the only woman ever ranked in the chess world’s top ten, has t...

Clémence Desjardins | Jul 21, 2026

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Veterans Give Zelensky Until July 24 to Make Defence Appointments, Threaten Open-Ended Protests

Veterans and organizers of protests that erupted in Kyiv after Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s resignation have se...

Alexander Walter | Jul 20, 2026

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Ukraine's Dovzhenko Studio Vows to Rebuild After Russian Airstrike Destroys 100,000 Costumes

A Russian airstrike on June 15 gutted the costume collection at the National Film Studio Dovzhenko, reducing an estimate...

Alexander Walter | Jun 28, 2026