Verify evidence of drone strikes in Kherson authenticated by BBC – some are too graphic to display One day, just before noon, Serhiy Dobrovolsky, a hardware trader, returned to his home in Kherson in southern Ukraine. He entered his yard, lit a cigarette, and conversed with his neighbor. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a … Read more
Ukraine is planning to draft another 160,000 troops into its military as Russia gains ground in the east. Russia has been advancing in the eastern Donetsk region and on Tuesday said it had fully captured the mining town of Selydove. It also comes amid reports that a number of North Korean troops have been deployed … Read more
South Africa’s grand coalition government, which has surprised sceptics by holding together, is facing a foreign policy standoff between the two largest parties. Clashes over three contentious foreign policy issues — Russia, China, and Israel — have highlighted deep ideological differences between the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, raising concerns about the coalition’s … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours, local officials said, while three people were reportedly killed in a missile attack on central Ukraine that left at least 20 injured. According to Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko, the drone … Read more
Senate Intelligent Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) pressed a select group of domain registrars in the U.S. to address alleged abuse of their services by Russian influence operations during the 2024 election cycle. Warner addressed his letter Thursday to a list of companies included in a Department of Justice (DOJ) affidavit last month. “Information included … Read more
Reports indicating that North Korea is sending troops to assist Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine underscore the significant manpower constraints that are impacting the Russian economy and military. According to South Korea’s intelligence service, they collaborated with Ukrainian authorities in utilizing facial recognition AI technology to identify North Korean officers in Ukraine’s Donetsk region who were … Read more
“I’m not aware of anywhere else where we’ve seen such a brazen and open attempt to corrupt an election,” Moldova’s chief anti-corruption prosecutor, Veronica Dragalin told me this week, in her office in Chisinau. Born in Moldova, she spent most of her life in the US – most recently as a prosecutor in Los Angeles … Read more
By Tom Balmforth and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovans are casting their votes on Sunday in a presidential election and EU referendum at a critical juncture that could strengthen the small agricultural economy’s efforts to join the European Union, amid accusations of Russian interference in the election. With the ongoing war in Ukraine to … Read more
The US State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to any foreign person or entity engaging in election interference, it said just weeks before Americans select their next president. An announcement from the department’s Rewards for Justice program specifically singled out Russian media organization Rybar LLC, which it … Read more
“ Google, Meta, and TikTok have taken down social media accounts associated with an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region that was recruiting young foreign women to build drones for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Content on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok was removed following an investigation by The Associated Press, which exposed the working conditions … Read more