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Hezbollah militants are now using new tactics including explosive drones guided by fiber-optic wire that Israel is struggling to counter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As protests spread to the capital Tirana, the barbed wire and construction vehicles disappeared, but the demonstrators' demands have crystallised.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There had been unrest at the location during an initial protest in late May against preparatory onsite work during installation of barbed wire to cordon off the area.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The pressure on a wire lying 12,000 feet beneath the water’s surface was intense, its effects unknown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

They began replacing the barbed wire fences with permanent slabs of concrete.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin