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in EuropeWinter is coming. So are Russia’s elite hackers.
The Sandworm group is among the Kremlin’s most infamous cyberthreats, typically working within the shadows. Western intelligence beforehand tied the group to a 2015 assault that took down Ukraine’s energy grid, and to a different disruption of the Ukrainian energy grid in 2023. It is a part of Russia’s GRU navy intelligence division, in line […] More
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in EuropeThe demise of a Russian defector: Who failed Maxim Kuzminov?
The demise of a Russian defector: Who failed Maxim Kuzminov? Ukraine’s most celebrated deserter was gunned down in a Spanish seashore city. By CLAUDIA CHIAPPA, EVA HARTOG, and VERONIKA MELKOZEROVAin Villajoyosa, Spain Illustration by Brian Stauffer for POLITICO The first individual to identify the physique was an aged Spanish man who mistook it for a […] More
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in EuropeEU to press China over drones for Russia, warns of ‘penalties’
“If we lastly verify there’s a switch of drones [from China to Russia], then that can have penalties,” added the official, who declined to spell out what these penalties might be. The feedback, which come greater than a month after Reuters first reported on the drone manufacturing unit, trace at a hardening stance towards China […] More
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in EuropeTrump victory may torpedo UK’s Chagos Islands deal
“Diego Garcia was described to me by a senior Trump advisor as crucial island on the planet so far as America was involved,” he mentioned. The Independent reported Wednesday that Trump’s transition workforce “has requested authorized recommendation from the Pentagon over the settlement” and will search to kill the deal amid nationwide safety considerations. Responding […] More
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in EuropeTrump’s in. Here’s what it means for Europe.
In a method, this can be a blessing in disguise for the EU, forcing European governments to work extra carefully collectively and make daring choices — akin to agreeing to joint borrowing to spice up the bloc’s protection trade. France may revive discussions on the European side of its nuclear doctrine, whereas Brussels and London […] More
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in EuropeMore than 50 kids killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says
These assaults “are but additional examples of the grave penalties of the indiscriminate strikes on civilians within the Gaza Strip,” Russell mentioned, calling on Israel for “an instantaneous investigation into the circumstances surrounding the assault on its workers member.” Palestinian authorities additionally condemned the assault in Sheikh Radwan, saying it wounded six individuals, together with […] More
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in EuropeTo Ursula, with love: Paris sends Brussels the anti-Breton
“He doesn’t like a lot … to be in entrance and to be seen,” mentioned Dacian Cioloș, a former Romanian prime minister and Séjourné’s predecessor because the chief of the Renew group within the European Parliament. “It was not my feeling that he invests power in his personal picture, and he needs outcomes, he needs […] More
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in EuropeCreate a CIA-style European spy service, von der Leyen is advised
But there’s little probability the EU is about to select the very best and brightest of its recruits for a profession in high-risk missions overseas anytime quickly — not least as a result of member international locations would level to the leaky EU government arm as a motive not to take action. “We all know that […] More
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in EuropeIsraeli strikes kill 22 in Gaza; terror suspected in Tel Aviv truck-ramming
In a separate improvement, a truck rammed right into a bus cease close to the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv, in what police imagine was a terror assault, in response to media reviews. More than 30 folks had been injured within the incident, in response to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service. The assault occurred […] More
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in EuropeZelenskyy asks allies to behave on studies of North Korean troops serving to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy known as on international allies to not “shrink back” from responding to studies that Pyongyang is supplying troops to assist Russia wage conflict on Ukraine, saying late Tuesday that intelligence suggests as much as 12,000 North Korean troopers are presently coaching for deployment. “We have data that two items of navy […] More
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in EuropeMoldova’s EU dream hangs in stability as shock referendum consequence nears
The nation’s authorities, she mentioned, had “clear proof” of “fraud on an unprecedented scale” designed to undermine the democratic course of. “We are ready for the ultimate outcomes, and we’ll reply with agency selections.” As the poll tally neared completion, marketing campaign insiders warned that diaspora voters residing overseas within the EU have been but […] More
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in EuropeIsrael strikes Beirut, Gaza following drone assault on Netanyahu’s dwelling
This follows a drone assault on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dwelling within the northern Israeli city of Caesare on Saturday. Gideon Sa’ar, a member of Netanyahu’s safety cupboard, stated he holds Lebanon liable for this assault. “From the territory of a U.N. member state — Lebanon — an assassination try was made on the prime […] More