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7 hours ago

State Department Updates Travel Warning for Russia

If your travel plans in the near future involve making your way to Russia, the U.S. State Department has some information they would like to share with you. More specifically, they have some information that they would like to share with you in order to convince you not to go. In late December, the agency issued its highest possible warning against visiting the country in question. Or, as the agency's website bluntly declares: "Do not travel to Russia for any reason."
World news
#venezuela
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fromwww.thelocal.se
2 days ago

Swede suspected of spying for Russia, prosecutor says

A 33-year-old Swedish IT consultant was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and is charged with assisting Russia's intelligence service.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

Russian banks block donations to human rights organizations

Russian human-rights NGOs are being cut off from domestic donations via banks and payment platforms, forcing many to suspend operations or close despite no crimes.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US seizes fifth oil tanker as Venezuela pressure campaign continues

US military seized multiple oil tankers, including the Olina, enforcing sanctions and maintaining a blockade on Venezuela while investigating crews and facing international criticism.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum Says Europeans Should Be Cheering' for US to Annex Greenland: It Would Be a Win For All Democracies In the World'

Well, you take a map, take a look at the map of the world, or take a look at a globe from looking from the North Pole down and you can see why Greenland is the opposite end of the bookend. The other end is Alaska. You look to the other side of the world and you've got Russia and all of their adventurism around the Arctic.
US politics
#ukraine
#united-kingdom
World news
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

US moves to seize Venezuela-linked oil tanker in North Atlantic, sources say

U.S. launched operation to seize Marinera tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it following an earlier December seizure attempt and reflagging as Russian.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

What does the US attack on Venezuela mean for Russia and China?

China and Russia condemned the US capture of Nicolas Maduro but took no action, revealing limits to their willingness or ability to intervene.
#north-korea
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Discovering the Dimensions of a New Cold War

Most dramatically, first Israel and the United States bombed Iran's nuclear facilities. Some commentators feared that President Trump's decision to bomb Iran would drag the United States into the "forever wars" in the Middle East that presidential candidate Trump had pledged to avoid. The tragic war in Gaza had become a humanitarian disaster. After years of promising to reduce engagement with the region from Democratic and Republican presidents alike, it appeared that the US was being dragged back into Middle East once again.
World politics
#ukraine-war
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

Russia Quietly Changed Its Space Station Plans. Here's What That Means

Russia will place its new national orbital station in the ISS's 51.6° orbit, shaping module design, launch infrastructure, and the country's future space economy.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

City set to pour billions into defence as Russia threat reshapes investment priorities

The City of London will significantly increase capital allocation to defence as geopolitical tensions, especially Russia, prompt re-evaluation of investment priorities.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Through the lens of history, Trump's legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece | Simon Tisdall

The 1989 Cold War ending proved incomplete as Putin's Russia resumed aggressive expansion, turning the post-Cold War era into renewed geopolitical confrontation.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Poland preparing 2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat

Poland will complete layered anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border within 24 months, with initial capabilities expected in about six months.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Russia using Belarus territory to bypass Ukraine's defences, says Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence had observed that Belarus was deploying equipment in Belarusian settlements near the border, including on residential buildings to assist Russian forces in carrying out their attacks. Antennae and other equipment are located on the roofs of ordinary five-storey apartment buildings, which help guide Shaheds' [Russian drones] to targets in our western regions, he said. This is an absolute disregard for human lives, and it is important that Minsk stops playing with this, he added.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Ukraine updates: Polish jets intercept Russian spy plane DW 12/25/2025

Polish fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft out of the area while Poland also detected suspected smuggling balloons from Belarus.
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fromSnowBrains
2 weeks ago

FIS Expands List of Russian and Belarusian Athletes Granted Neutral Status After CAS Ruling - SnowBrains

FIS expanded the Individual Neutral Athlete list to include Russian and Belarusian competitors and staff after CAS ordered case-specific neutral applications; national teams stay banned.
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 weeks ago

In rare, candid interviews, Russians discuss life amid war | Aeon Videos

Russian citizens face increasing isolation and tightened authoritarian control, while individual experiences of the war and its consequences vary widely across different lives.
World news
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
2 weeks ago

Russia Sees Sharp Rise In Prosecutions Over Donations To Navalny Foundation

Russian criminal prosecutions over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation increased roughly 60-fold since February 2022, totaling at least 123 cases with substantial fines and prison sentences.
#assassination
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 weeks ago

2025: 10 Events That Changed the World

Eight years ago, Trump's said that "China and Russia challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity." The new NSS doesn't name Russia as a threat to the U.S. - stating instead that "strategic stability with Russia" is a goal of American policy. Europe is presented as a bigger challenge; the U.S. should "help Europe correct its current trajectory," which the NSS says has been damaged by immigration and a risk of " civilizational erasure."
World news
#nato
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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Putin's annual Q&A with Russians is back. 2 issues are front and center.

Russians' primary concerns are when the Ukraine war will end and how to cope with a deteriorating economy amid inflation, sanctions, and heavy defense spending.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Denmark says Russia was behind two destructive and disruptive' cyber-attacks

Russia used pro-Russian hacker groups to carry out cyber-attacks on Danish infrastructure and websites, signaling hybrid warfare targeting Denmark and Western support for Ukraine.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
3 weeks ago

German MPs approve 50 billion in military purchases

Germany approved about €50 billion in military purchases, accelerating Bundeswehr rearmament and increasing defence spending amid concerns about Russia and U.S. commitment.
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Russia gave Putin its annual review of the Ukraine war. Here are 10 highlights.

Belousov said that Russia's war spending is on track to reach about 5.1% of the country's GDP in 2025, out of an overall defense budget that reaches 7.3% of its annual GDP. The country's nominal GDP in 2024 was about 201.2 trillion rubles, and is expected to grow 1% this year to about 203 trillion rubles, or $2.52 trillion. Russian independent media, however, reported that the economic ministry has forecast a GDP of about $2.7 trillion for the year. A war budget of 5.1% would therefore be somewhere between $128 billion and $137.7 billion.
World news
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin Ally Lists Countries Russia Will 'Destroy'

Russian rhetoric calling for attacks on European cities, plus EU plans to use frozen Russian assets, has raised fears of major escalation and warnings from European officials.
#deutsche-welle
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Is a ceasefire deal on the horizon?

Ceasefire talks face obstacles as Kyiv seeks clear, legally binding security guarantees while Moscow and Kyiv remain divided on territorial issues and Russia hasn't responded.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Minister orders probe into foreign interference in politics

An independent review will examine foreign financial interference in UK politics after a British politician admitted taking Russian-linked bribes.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Russian court designates punk band Pussy Riot as extremist' group

A Moscow district court designated Pussy Riot as an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the Russian Federation.
#uk-defence
#mi6
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
3 weeks ago

Phantom Stealer Spread by ISO Phishing Emails Hitting Russian Finance Sector

Phishing emails deliver Phantom Stealer via malicious ISO files mounted as virtual CD drives, targeting Russian finance, payroll, procurement, and legal sectors.
#hybrid-warfare
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago
World news

The frontline is everywhere': new MI6 head to warn of growing Russian threat

Russia's use of assassination, sabotage, cyber-attacks and disinformation makes the frontline omnipresent and presents an acute, sustained threat to the UK and Europe.
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago
Germany news

Spy chief warns of Russia threat to Germany's regional elections in 2026

Russia likely will intensify sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation against Germany during next year's regional elections, targeting Germany as a NATO logistics hub.
#press-freedom
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

Germany blames Russia for cyberattacks on air safety and elections

Germany attributes an August 2024 air safety cyberattack and February election influence operations to Russia's GRU-linked hacker groups, naming APT28 and Storm 1516.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany summons Russian ambassador over 'hybrid' attacks DW 12/12/2025

The German government has accused Russia of carrying out repeated hostile actions against Germany, including acts of sabotage, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. A spokesperson for the German Foreign Office said Friday that the Russian ambassador has been summoned to Berlin over allegations of repeated hybrid attacks on Germany. The move followed what officials described as mounting evidence of coordinated Russian activity aimed at undermining Germany's internal stability. The spokesperson said there were also indications of Russian attempts to influence elections.
Germany news
World politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The US Is Looking More Like Putin's Russia Every Day

U.S. political and social shifts resemble Putin-era Russian marginalization, concentration of wealth, and erosion of inclusivity, signaling rising authoritarian tendencies.
#us-national-security-strategy
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 month ago

Russia Plans To Restrict International Phone Calls Amid Digital Crackdown

Russian authorities introduced a digital-security package including a ban on unsolicited international incoming calls and other measures to curb phone and internet fraud.
#ireland
fromIndependent
1 month ago
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European Council president Antonio Costa has 'full confidence' in Ireland's ability to protect EU leaders from Russian threat

fromIndependent
1 month ago
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European Council president Antonio Costa has 'full confidence' in Ireland's ability to protect EU leaders from Russian threat

Cars
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Porsche panic in Russia as cars mysteriously bricked

Hundreds of Porsches in Russia were immobilized after Vehicle Tracking System satellite loss triggered immobilizers; Porsche says no cybersecurity breach and no other markets affected.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

UK launches hybrid fighting force to secure undersea cables

It combines the latest autonomous and AI technologies with world-class warships and aircraft to create a highly advanced hybrid fighting force to detect, deter and defeat those who threaten us.
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fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Taoiseach won't comment on Russia link to drone incursion during Zelensky's Dublin visit

The Taoiseach declined to comment on possible Russian involvement after drones were sighted near Volodymyr Zelensky's flight path during his Dublin visit.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Russia blocks children's gaming platform Roblox for violating anti-LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law - LGBTQ Nation

Russia blocked access to Roblox, citing violations of expanded anti-LGBTQ+ laws and alleged dissemination of extremist, violent, and inappropriate content harmful to children.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

FaceTime and Snapchat reportedly banned in Russia

Russia has banned Apple's FaceTime and Snap's Snapchat, alleging use for terrorism, fraud, and signaling possible further restrictions on platforms like WhatsApp.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Russia blocks Snapchat and restricts Apple's FaceTime, state officials say

State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that both apps were being used to organize and conduct terrorist activities on the territory of the country, to recruit perpetrators (and) commit fraud and other crimes against our citizens. Apple did not respond to an emailed request for comment, nor did Snap Inc. The Russian regulator said it took action against Snapchat 10 October, even though it only reported the move on Thursday.
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