Ukraine is already using laser technologies to hit Russian targets, said Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces. "Laser technologies are already hitting certain objects at a certain altitude." Recently, Russia attacked Ukraine with 102 drones; 59 were downed by air defense, and 37 went off radar. read more
El Salvador has agreed to receive deportees from the US of any nationality, as well as violent criminals who are US citizens currently imprisoned, in an unprecedented deal that has alarmed critics and rights groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agreement on Monday after meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, as he visits several Central American countries to drive forward the Trump administration's agenda on migration read more
Ukrainian security services prevented a terrorist attack in the center of Rivne, detaining two Russian saboteurs. The suspects were supposed to leave an improvised explosive device (IED) in a bag near the administrative building of a law enforcement agency. The attack was to take place when there were many law enforcement officers near the police station and the miscreants themselves would still be near the explosive device. read more
After Trump announced that he was slapping tariffs on Canadian goods, hockey fans in both Ottawa and Calgary responded by booing the Star-Spangled Banner' before their respective hockey games. read more
Vanya Gaberova, accused of spying for Moscow, told the Old Bailey she believed she was working for INTERPOL after a man showed her a fake ID and told her he could enroll her at "police school in Wembley." The spy ring conducted surveillance of NATO targets in Europe but have since been rendered ineffective by UK authorities. The detained members of the spy ring will probably be freed in a future trade swap with the Kremlin. All defendants are presumed innocent of all charges unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The UK stepped up to help Ukraine by donating them the DragonFire laser system. In 2025, expect NATO and the EU to fill the void that Russian protege Donald Trumpf will soon create.