Afghanistan released U.S. citizen Faye Hall in March, after being held prisoner by the Taliban since February. The Taliban said Hall was ...

Russia continues to have problems with local or foreign hackers committing major crimes. For the last three years there have been massive thefts of billions of dollars from financial institutions and ...

April 15, 2025: On February 12th the aircraft carrier Truman (CVN-75) received a small gash in its hull and damage to its right side aircraft elevator when it collided with a merchant ships while ...

Chechen efforts to create new MSDs in the region appear to be succeeding. Kadyrov uses some brutally effective methods. Any groups that oppose him are largely eliminated as Kadyrov arranges to have ...

Key: On this table, figures originally given in various local coinages have all been converted to livres tournais, worth about £4 sterling; s, shilling, of which there were 12 to the pound; d, penny, ...

April 8, 2025: Recently the ruling military junta was dismayed to realize that they only controlled 44 percent of the country. Year by year junta control over the country declines, with no end in ...

The Crimean situation complicates any efforts to make peace between Russia and Ukraine. Most Crimeans back Russia in the current Ukraine war because they consider Russia the lesser of two evils. That ...

During the hard winter of 1786-1787, some small holders in rural far western Massachusetts became so disaffected with the state government that they staged an impromptu insurrection, known to history ...

The foundation of any European peace plan for Ukraine is to have the forces to maintain and enforce it. The solution is a work in progress and no one knows how long it will take or how effective any ...

British military planners quickly realized that the UK would have a hard time mustering 10,000 troops to send to Eastern Europe or Ukraine. Improving that situation has, so far, proved difficult.

Designing warships that will be used in the 2030s and 2040s is speculative but necessary to ensure that necessary preparations are made to incorporate new technologies when they do show up.

Russia continues to obtain drones and drone construction assistance from Iran. While Russia produces 330-350 Shahed-136 drones per month, Iran also helps out. Russia has manufactured over 2,000 Shahed ...