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The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held a series of high-level talks in Moscow the previous day, describing them as “contacts between security services.” Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Putin did not attend but was “informed without delay” of their content, denying earlier reports that the two men had met directly. […]

Iran-linked hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in July 2026, according to reporting by the Telegraph published on August 22. The BBC, Guardian, and Financial Times have since carried the same account. Officials described the target as a small-scale energy generator and did not name the facility, citing security concerns. A

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has published a report finding that Russia used vessels from its “shadow fleet” as launch platforms for reconnaissance drones flown over European nuclear and military sites. According to the report, the maritime campaign ran for roughly 15 months, from August 2024 to February 2026, and touched 13 European

Australian Federal Police have charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian man with attempting to engage in foreign interference, following his arrest in Sumner, Queensland on 20 August. The single charge, laid under section 92.2(1) of the Criminal Code, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment. According to the AFP, the man travelled to Russia in

Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar is facing political scrutiny over her long-standing friendship with Viktorija Krivolucka, a Russian-born Slovenian citizen whose former partner has ties to Russia’s intelligence community. The two women were traveling together during a July 31 road accident on the Primorska motorway, which brought the relationship into public view. An investigation by

ITV News has reported that a UAE-funded mercenary secretly surveilled a prominent British activist in London, in an operation associates feared could turn deadly. Abraham Golan, a former French Foreign Legion soldier who ran the private firm Spear Operations Group, arrived in the city in December 2016. Confidential Emirati records show he was on the

Israel carried out airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase near Aleppo on Tuesday, hitting a facility close to the Turkish border. Syrian state media reported eight strikes and no casualties. The base sits in an area where both the Israeli and Turkish militaries are active. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Syria was on the

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no talks are taking place with Iran and none are scheduled, insisting the Strait of Hormuz is open and operating. Tehran contradicted him, saying the waterway remains shut to shipping. The claims came a day after a temporary ceasefire expired and a senior Iranian official said the

Ukrainian military intelligence says North Korean personnel are now operating strike drones inside Ukraine and directing fires against Ukrainian positions. If confirmed, it marks a step up from the infantry role Pyongyang’s troops have played since deploying to Russia’s Kursk region in 2024. The scale is now substantial. An estimated 12,000 to 16,000 North Korean