Trump touts plan for new U.S. base as Poland warns of risks from Russia
Trump touts "major progress" on plans for a permanent U.S. Army base in Poland as the country's leader warns Russia's war on Ukraine could hit NATO soil.
World
cbsnews.com
18.09.2026
Trump's Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas
Trump wanted Moscow and Kyiv to hold fire. The drones and missiles just kept coming, and now he's got a bigger decision to make.
Politics
newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Europe on High Alert As Russia Sows Panic With Hybrid Attacks
Russia is accused of targeting railway networks and shopping centers in hybrid war attacks.
Politics
newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount
The French leader warned there was no quick fix to high energy prices, and wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Politics
politico.eu
18.09.2026
Macron orders protections for infrastructure, citing a growing Russian threat
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his government to prepare a plan to protect critical infrastructure against drone and cyberattacks
World
abcnews.com
18.09.2026
Russia lodges protest with Japan over US Typhoon missile deployment
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says that it has sent a note to Japan over its hosting of U.S. medium-range missile systems
World
abcnews.com
18.09.2026
Army chief urges Germans to prepare for defense amid rising tensions with Russia
General Carsten Breuer, the Chief of Defense of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany, said the latter must prepare not only the army, but also its industry and civil society for a possible mili
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
18.09.2026
Russia seizes assets of French firms, summons UK envoy over Ukraine support
Kremlin calls UK's support for Ukraine an endorsement of 'terrorism' after recent escalation in weapons supply.
World
aljazeera.com
18.09.2026
Russia warns UK over military support for Ukraine
Britain’s chargé d’affaires in Russia, Daini Dolak, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, the ministry said.
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
18.09.2026
How Ukraine Scored Major Frontline Breakthrough by Fooling Russia
Operation Vivaldi has allowed Kyiv to thwart Russia's moves in the Donbas region, in part because of the element of surprise.
Politics
newsweek.com
18.09.2026
Ukraine strikes continue as polling stations open in Russia
Russia and Ukraine traded strikes overnight as Russians prepared to vote in parliamentary elections in which the Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power, with the only
World
france24.com
18.09.2026
REPLAY: Macron orders plan to counter 'Russian hybrid attacks'
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he had ordered measures to shield France's key infrastructure and defence industry sites from increasing Russian hybrid attacks. The announcement came as Macro
World
france24.com
18.09.2026
Russian elections: 'Even the facade of opposition has gone'
Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dom
World
france24.com
18.09.2026
Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
The French president says he has tasked the government with protecting critical infrastructure and defence industry sites.
World
bbc.co.uk
18.09.2026
The view from Russia: ‘No party can be antiwar’ in parliamentary election
First vote since Russia invaded Ukraine seen as a sham by some and an opportunity to strengthen nationalism by others.
World
aljazeera.com
18.09.2026
🔴 Macron orders plan to protect France critical infrastructure against 'Russian hybrid attacks'
World
france24.com
18.09.2026
Russians vote in elections with no party opposing Putin or war in Ukraine
The three-day vote will fill 450 Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, with only parties backing Putin and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine on the ballot. Despite official denials of a new draft, f
Azerbaijan
euronews.com
18.09.2026
Armenia will shoot itself in the foot by raiding Russian enterprises, says Kremlin
Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Aleksey Shevtsov has warned Armenia against “raider seizures” of Russian enterprises.
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
18.09.2026
Russia increases electricity imports from Azerbaijan by nearly 8%
Azerbaijan
trend.az
18.09.2026
Ukraine fires drone barrage as Russia launches elections
Russia's first parliamentary election since the invasion opens with no antiwar party on the ballot.
World
aljazeera.com
18.09.2026