On 31 January 2026, multiple explosions and fires were reported across Iran, triggering intense information activity and rapid international media coverage. The reported incidents affected both urban areas and sensitive sectors (port and industrial zones), prompting questions and speculation regarding their origin. At this stage, Iranian authorities have favored accidental explanations, primarily domestic gas leaks, while issuing targeted denials in response to rumors of sabotage or an...

Fire and ongoing fighting at Niamey Airport / Air Base 101 on 29 January 2026 around midnight During the night of 28–29 January 2026, Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport and Air Base 101 were targeted by an unprecedented jihadist attack, claimed on 30 January by the Islamic State. Carried out in the heart of the Nigerien capital, the assault caused significant material damage and highlighted persistent vulnerabilities in the country’s security apparatus, despite the break with Western...

On the Ukrainian front, the war of attrition has profoundly transformed the nature of combat. Far removed from the rapid maneuvers and spectacular breakthroughs that marked the early phases of the conflict, the frontline has become a battlespace saturated with firepower, drones, and sensors, where every movement is observed, corrected, and struck. In this environment, Ukraine’s military engineers occupy a central yet paradoxical role: indispensable to the survival of the defensive system, but...