Ukraine uncovers $40 million arms fraud case

The Ukrainian authorities have uncovered a corruption scheme concerning the purchase of 100,000 mortar shells worth the equivalent of some 1.5 billion hryvnia ($40 million), the country’s SBU intelligence service reported late on Saturday. Former and c…

IDF: ‘Intensive fighting’ around Khan Younis

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have reported “intensive fighting” in the region around Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The troops had “found large quantities of weapons,” the IDF posted on X. The fighting has led to thousands of civilians …