The first to come up with the idea was French President Emmanuel Macron – long before it was clear that Donald Trump would win the US elections. As early as March 2023,…
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Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee
by Lucas Tejeroby Lucas TejeroIn a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s…
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Inside Fight Impunity, the Brussels NGO at the heart of the Qatar corruption scandal
Federica Mogherini and Bernard Cazeneuve were on the board of Panzeri’s human rights campaign. Now they’ve quit and he’s in jail. It was one of the best-connected human rights groups…
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Surge in exploits of zero-day vulnerabilities is ‘new normal’ warns Five Eyes alliance
by Adan Siuranaby Adan SiuranaThe cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand) issued a warning on Tuesday that hackers were increasingly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to…
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It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a breath it was like drinking water.…
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Russian Population “Filtration” Operations
by Lucas Tejeroby Lucas TejeroWashington 6 Nov (50). Russian officials and proxy authorities in Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine are undertaking a monumental effort to “filter” the population as a means of suppressing Ukrainian resistance…
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Fleeing Ukraine war, Russian deserters find refuge in France
“Deserters are not traitors, and desertion is not a crime, because there is no other way out of this situation,” said Alexander. The young Russian man said it is “a reasonable…
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Ukrainian capture North Korean
Kiev 1 November 2024. The Ukranian army eliminated a troop concentration of newly arrived North Koreans on the battlefield. About 40 soldiers were killed in an exchange with only one…
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Russian bomber pilot linked to missile strikes on civilians killed with hammer in Russia
by Joan Soldadoby Joan SoldadoDmitry Golenkov served as chief of staff of an aviation squadron, and was found dead with head injuries likely “caused by hammer,” per HUR. The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of…
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The Russian Fantasy Of Infallibilty
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerLondon 30 October (20). In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula. That same year, Russian special operation forces captured Donetsk and Luhansk, two of the main cities in the Donbas…