War & Conflict

Better licensing and data management would do more for the Pentagon’s maintainers than sweeping new government rights to defense intellectual property, argues Elain McCusker of AEI.

A meeting was held on preparing the 2027 state budget for its second reading, attended by Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi, parliamentary leadership, the head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, the chair of the Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee, and Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko.

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump will host a meeting at the White House involving representatives of Ukraine and Russia to discuss the ceasefire in Oleshky, Kherson region.

A record number of veterans are running for Congress this year, including many female and independent candidates.  According to the group With Honor Action, 258 military veterans are on the ballot this election, including 227 running for the House and 31 for the Senate. The figure is up from 213 in 2024 — a 21% increase — and 195 in the last mid-term election in 2022.  More than 750 veterans ran in the primaries, a 47% increase from 2024.  Veterans currently hold roughly one in five s

Russian forces attacked civilians with drones on a road in the Velyka Pysarivka community of the Okhtyrka district, seriously injuring a woman.

The Hungarian authorities have no new substantive objections to opening the two remaining negotiating clusters on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

A 14-year-old child was killed in a Russian drone strike in the Kyiv region.

Following the events in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stressed that the processes of joining the military and returning service members after unauthorized absence from their units must be carried out in accordance with the law and with respect for human dignity.

Russian drones have attacked an agricultural enterprise in the Liubar community in the Zhytomyr region, injuring three people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday, November 3.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Berlin.

Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to continued Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Russian troops are making preparations that may indicate an intention to establish a foothold on the right bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, build up forces in the Korabel district of Kherson, and use it as a potential bridgehead for further operations aimed at capturing the city.

Ukraine hacked Russia's emergency alert system in response to a Russian cyberattack on November 1. The hack was a response to Russia sending fake nuclear threat warnings to Ukrainian users.

A search-and-rescue operation is underway at the site of an airstrike in Komyshuvakha. So far, 31 people have been confirmed killed, while nearly 50 others are missing.

Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack targeted power plants, substations and combined heat and power plants (CHPs) across 10 Ukrainian regions. Emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv and six regions as a result of the damage.

Three thermal power plants operated by DTEK Group were targeted in a Russian attack overnight into November 3.

A battalion of armed robots moves against a unit of soldiers, aiming to seize territory. In the ensuing battle, the robots open fire, communicate with one another and change tactics as needed. Air cover is provided by uncrewed drones; logistical support and supplies are delivered by a separate team of robots. Territory is taken, prisoners captured. When the battle is over, the attacking side has lost several drones and robots, but no human beings have been killed or wounded. Science fiction? Har

American access to Australian bases is only as valuable as Australia’s ability to keep them operating under attack. For Washington, expanding military cooperation raises an operational question: can Australia sustain an American campaign while defending its own territory, infrastructure and population?For Canberra, the corresponding question is whether investment in national resilience is keeping pace with Australia’s growing usefulness to American operations. Both governments need convincing an

“The [U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain] base and Fifth Fleet headquarters have been rendered largely inoperable for their original functions, with repairs estimated at $400 million… Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle and other senior defense officials stated that the Navy will not return to full normal operations at the Bahrain facility anytime soon…Because the Juffair surrounding area [to the U.S. Bahrain Navy facilities] is considered unsafe, [U.S. Navy] major logistical and por