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Financial strains from its full-scale war in Ukraine haven’t stopped Russia from investing heavily in the Arctic. With one eye on natural resources and the other on military infrastructure development, the Kremlin is deepening its grip on a region it sees as strategically vital.

What is the Special Tribunal Ukraine and the Council of Europe just signed, and why could it change international law and bring Vladimir Putin to justice?

Conceived by Ukrainian engineers and built in the Gulf, Kronos is a stealth submarine unlike any other—armed with torpedoes, designed for covert strikes, and quietly waiting for its first real mission. Could Ukraine be the one to use it?

As the EU tightens controls to curb security threats, Kremlin-linked elites have already slipped through — using second passports and golden visas to funnel "dirty money" into Europe and bankroll Russia’s war. Now, new doors may be opening just as old ones begin to shut.

The US attacked Iran with its deep-penetration bomb, the GBU-57 bunker buster. Does Russia have anything in its arsenal that could match America’s largest precision-guided non-nuclear weapon?

A chokepoint for nearly 20% of the world’s oil and a vital LNG lifeline, the Strait of Hormuz is once again at the heart of geopolitical tensions. Iran’s threat to block it can lead to rising oil prices and destabilize global trade.