14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (225+ words) Estonia has expressed strong confidence that the United States would defend it in the event of a Russian attack, while warning that Europe is not yet prepared to face Russia independently. Speaking during a visit to Vilnius, Estonia's Defense Minister…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (278+ words) A pro-Israel supporter cries during the "United for Israel" march outside Columbia University in Manhattan, April 25th, 2024. This article appears in our Spring 2026 issue. For these writers, just as hurt people hurt people, the traumatized Jewish people inflict harm on other…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (849+ words) President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said they would keep planning an international mission to restore maritime security, which Starmer said will be deployed "as soon as conditions allow." They said military planners will meet in London next…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (566+ words) There are numerous headlines like the one above out there Friday, so I won't pick on one particular outlet. There are longer ones like "European Leaders Welcome Hormuz Reopening and Push for Permanent Navigation Security." Why did this make me…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (356+ words) The Finnish government ordered 64 F-35 A jets, which will constitute the largest such fleet in northern Europe. A Finnish Air Force pilot flew the F-35 A fighter aircraft for the first time on 15 April 2026, marking an advancement in Finland's F-35 capability deployment. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (682+ words) Canberra to invest $304bn in defence over the next ten years with a focus on sea denial, air mobility and long-range effects. It has been two years since Australia published its last defence strategy, and following a string of deliveries and…...

10+ hour, 14+ min ago  (242+ words) Diehl Defence agreed to increase the amount of IRIS-T SLM and IRIS-T SLS air defence systems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "We focused on increasing and accelerating the delivery of missiles for IRIS-T systems. These systems have already proven effective…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (45+ words) DONETSK (Sputnik) - Several F-16 and Mirage aircraft have been destroyed by a strike at an airfield in central Ukraine, the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground network in Nikolayev, Sergei Lebedev, told Sputnik. F-16, Mirage Jets Destroyed at Airfield in Central Ukraine - Underground...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago  (169+ words) Sputnik International is a global news media keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends. "We have informed our colleagues about…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (50+ words) The key vulnerability in this plan lies in the gap between the European assembly of the "carcasses" and the Ukrainian installation of the "brains," suggests military journalist Aleksey Borzenko, deputy chief editor of the Literary Russia newspaper. Russian Missile Strikes…...