Drone warfare is intensifying sharply on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with each passing week bringing heavier strikes, broader reach and higher casualties. On Friday, Russian officials said Ukrainian drone attacks on a college dormitory in the town of Starobilsk in Luhansk, an eastern Ukrainian region that Russia almost entirely occupies, killed at least 18 people. Ukraine's armed forces said the strikes had targeted military sites in the town. The attack came one week after a Russian ballistic missile tore…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the country can wage an “intense war” for six months against the United States and Israel, as Israeli forces announced fresh strikes “across Tehran” and a precision hit on Quds Force commanders at a seaside hotel in central Beirut. The claims and counterstrikes rippled across the region Saturday, with Saudi Arabia intercepting a wave of drones and Kuwait reporting an attack on aviation fuel tanks at its international airport. Kuwait’s national oil company said it would cut crude production,…

Turkey's armed forces have given the Libyan navy five weeks of training in the underwater war, Turkish defense officials said on Sunday. The move is part of Turkey's commitment to Libya based on agreements between the two countries, officials said. According to a statement from the Turkish Ministry of Defense, multifaceted training for Libya's armed forces continues under the agreement on military training, cooperation and consultation. In addition, the coastguard vessel training started on December 20 and will last…