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France’s Le Pen on trial for alleged misuse of EU funds

Information Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, began her trial on embezzlement charges on Monday. She, along with 26 other party members and associates, is accused of misappropriating European Union (EU) funds in a fake jobs scheme between 2004 and 2016. According to prosecutors, RN members misrepresented lower-level party employees, […]

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German police raid human traffickers

Information Federal police in southwestern Germany conducted raids in Mannheim, Karlsruhe, and Worms, targeting a suspected human trafficking operation. Around 400 officers were involved, searching 24 properties as part of a coordinated effort between federal police, the public prosecutor’s office, and central customs. At least four individuals were arrested, and a group of seven people,

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The US & UK have denied Ukraine’s request for long-range strikes

Information Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the United States and the United Kingdom have not granted Ukraine permission to use Western-supplied long-range missiles inside Russian territory. He emphasized that Ukraine has not deployed these weapons against any targets within Russia, suggesting that concerns over the potential escalation of the conflict may be behind this

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FBI disrupts major Chinese hacking group

Information The FBI announced it had disrupted a Chinese hacking group known as “Flax Typhoon,” which had targeted critical infrastructure in the United States. The group installed malware on thousands of devices, including computers, cameras, video recorders, and routers, creating a large botnet that compromised the networks of universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, media organizations,

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Romania says NATO must respond to Russian incursions into its airspace

Information Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar has urged NATO to develop a “coordinated” and robust response to the increasing incursions of Russian missiles and drones into the alliance’s airspace, particularly along its eastern flank. Speaking at a meeting of defence ministers from NATO’s “B9” group in Bucharest, Tilvar expressed deep concern over Russia’s repeated violations

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Meta bans RT, other Russian state media networks

Information Meta announced a global ban on several Russian state media networks, including RT and Rossiya Segodnya, for engaging in “foreign interference activity.” The company cited deceptive tactics used by these media outlets to covertly influence public opinion online. Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, had previously limited the reach of Russian state

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