Infrastructure

Lithuania plans key substation near Russia, fortified against explosive drones

Military police and response vehicles stand parked near the site where, according to the Lithuanian national crisis management centre, a NATO fighter jet shot down a drone near Pratkunai village, Lithuania, September 15, 2026, in this screengrab from a handout video. Lithuanian Army/Handout via REUTERS

Trump says his planned arch to double as military base

Vehicles drive past along the Memorial Bridge near Memorial Circle in Arlington, Virginia, the proposed site for US President Donald Trump’s “Triumphal Arch”.

US envoy raps Czech Republic for lagging on defence spending

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker speaks during an interview with Reuters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Marta Fiorin/ File Photo

Two US-bound vessels apparently compromised by hackers, US officials say

Europe's low gas stocks pile on the economic and political pressure

Maltese flagged liquid natural gas tanker Pearl LNG sits alongside gas storage facilities, following arrival from the US port of Ingleside, at Bilbao port, northern Spain, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Vincent West

‘Not all roads lead to Rome’: Study shows marvels of the Roman Empire’s road network

A street in Ostia, the ancient seaport of Rome, Italy, at the mouth of the river Tiber. While the Romans preferred building straight roads, difficult terrain sometimes frustrated that goal, a study has found.

Kremlin welcomes Trump’s idea of energy truce with Ukraine, calls for sanctions removal

Firefighters at a site after Russia attacked energy infrastructure facilities in Odesa, according to Ukraine’s energy ministry.

Kremlin welcomes Trump's call on Ukraine to halt strikes on diesel facilities

Africa is bigger than you think. But does size matter?

The Equal Earth projection accurately reflects the relative sizes of countries and continents.

Trump tells Ukraine's Zelenskiy to stop hitting Russian diesel

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