Large anti-war protest expected outside Army’s Europe headquarters base Thursday

Commuters driving to the U.S. Army base that is home to the service’s headquarters for Europe and Africa could be in for a delay Thursday resulting from preparations for an afternoon anti-war protest. 

Former Dutch leader Rutte takes NATO reins with pledge to keep up Ukraine aid

Leadership of the 32-nation NATO alliance changed hands Tuesday for the first time in a decade.

Russia proposes record defense spending as it pursues victory in the Ukraine war

The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending next year for defense, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.

A man gets life in prison in Russia for a car bomb that wounded a writer

A Russian court on Monday sentenced a man convicted over a car bombing that seriously wounded nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin to life in prison.

NATO relationship would change under Harris but much more so under Trump, analysts say

The U.S.-NATO relationship is likely to enter a new era regardless of who wins the White House in November, according to a recent think tank report, which says neither candidate regards the alliance as highly as President Joe Biden.

Pope Francis suggests Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon are disproportionate and immoral

Pope Francis is suggesting that Israel has used an “immoral” and disproportionate response in its attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. He says its military domination is going beyond the rules of war.

Hundreds in US military community rally for hospitalized Kaiserslautern High School football player

Hundreds of community members are rallying in support for a Kaiserslautern High School football player reported to be in critical but stable condition in a German hospital after experiencing a medical emergency in a Friday game at Stuttgart High School.

It was Ukraine’s ‘safe’ city; then his whole family died

The deaths of Yaroslav Bazylevych’s whole family — killed in Lviv by a Russian hypersonic missile — proved there was no sanctuary from the war.

Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany

A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said Sunday.

Russia downs over 100 Ukrainian drones in one of the largest barrages of the war

More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Sunday, officials said, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight in one of the largest barrages seen over Russian skies since February 2022.

Russian strikes on a medical center kill 9 people in the Ukrainian city of Sumy

Two consecutive Russian attacks on a medical center in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Saturday killed at least nine people, officials said.

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a UN speech that’s full of bile toward the West

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including inside the United Nations itself.

Carbon monoxide leak at RAF Lakenheath commissary spurs advisory to shop at Mildenhall

A post on Facebook showed a base internal message saying that carbon monoxide detectors went off in the commissary and that a 911 call had come in from an employee, who had a headache and was feeling faint.

Orbán pushes back on aide’s comment that Hungary wouldn’t have fought a Russian invasion

Hungary always has and always will defend itself against foreign attacks, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday after one of his closest aides provoked controversy by suggesting that Hungary wouldn’t have fought against a Russian invasion as Ukraine has done.

AAFES to move Subway and retail outlet at Aviano Air Base ahead of planned layoffs

The relocation is intended to benefit military families. But the move is also associated with an attempt to cut more than 40 jobs held by local Italians and has sparked union outrage.

‘Rock star’ Marine NCO has drug conviction tossed as judges convinced by character evidence

A Marine senior noncommissioned officer found guilty of using ecstasy was exonerated by a Navy appeals court, which ruled in essence that he is too good for the charge to be true.

Kusel’s Cafe AusZeit takes cues from Asia with croffles and creative specialties

Cafe AusZeit is a great place to take a break and enjoy a whimsical but relaxing atmosphere while munching on Korean-style snacks.

Kremlin says changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine are intended as a warning to the West

Changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine that were announced by President Vladimir Putin are intended to discourage Ukraine’s Western allies from supporting attacks on Russia, the Kremlin said Thursday.

Senator lured into deepfake call with ‘malign actor’ posing as Ukrainian

The person on the call looked and sounded like the the ex-Ukrainian foreign minister but asked odd questions.