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Information Ukrainian military intelligence executed a carefully planned deception operation by faking the death of Denis Kapustin, one of the most high-profile anti-Putin Russian fighters aligned with Ukraine. Kapustin, known by his nom de guerre “White Rex,” was reported killed on December 27 in a supposed Ukrainian drone strike on the southern front. The claim […]

Information Finnish authorities seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable between Finland and Estonia after a fault was detected early Wednesday. The ship, Fitburg, was found with its anchor lowered near the damage site in Estonia’s exclusive economic zone and was ordered by Finnish border guards to move into Finnish waters.

Information The United Arab Emirates announced it would withdraw its remaining forces from Yemen, citing recent developments that could jeopardize the safety and effectiveness of counterterrorism operations, though it did not provide a timeline. The move followed a sharp escalation after Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council declared a state of emergency and ordered UAE forces to

Information Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the current proposal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine includes strong U.S.-backed security guarantees lasting 15 years, but Kyiv is pushing for a much longer commitment of up to 50 years. Zelenskyy said he raised this directly with Donald Trump, arguing that the conflict has effectively spanned nearly 15

Information A senior Russian military official was killed in a car bombing in southern Moscow, according to Russia’s federal investigators. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who headed the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from injuries sustained in the explosion. Russia’s Investigative Committee said it is examining multiple motives, including the

Information Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has accused India of “weaponizing water” by manipulating flows of the Chenab River, citing unusual and abrupt variations detected in December that echo similar incidents earlier in the year. The allegations come after India’s unilateral withdrawal in April from the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, a World Bank–brokered agreement

Information Polish authorities announced the arrest of a 19-year-old university student suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a Christmas market and attempting to establish contact with the so-called Islamic State. According to Jacek Dobrzynski, a spokesman for Poland’s special services, the suspect intended to use explosives in an attack that could have caused mass

Information A Reuters investigation found that Meta knowingly tolerated high levels of fraudulent and banned advertising from Chinese advertisers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp in order to protect revenue. Internal documents show Meta estimated that about 19% of its China-based ad revenue, more than $3 billion annually, came from scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other

Information Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul received royal approval to dissolve Parliament, triggering new elections within 45–60 days and placing the country under a limited-power caretaker government. The decision comes amid ongoing armed clashes with Cambodia along their disputed border, where recent fighting has killed at least 19 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Although