Britain considering sending troops to Ukraine – report
British command is actively considering sending troops to Ukraine in order to train soldiers in “secluded” locations, The Times reported, citing people familiar with the talks.
According to the paper, the UK might have a ‘small’ military contingent travel to the west of the country to provide intensive basic training to drafted recruits.
Just today, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, as part of a new European diplomatic tour in search of military support
#Ukraine #UK
Ukraine’s ties with African militants exposed – Le Monde
The rapprochement between Mali militants and Ukraine accelerated in November 2023, with direct cooperation starting in 2024, according to Le Monde. Citing a Malian officer, the paper claims that the rebels acquired a multitude of drones from Kiev.
Early this year, several CSP-DPA militants traveled to Ukraine, where they were trained in drone production and piloting.
A contingent Ukrainian instructors reportedly later was deployed in the Sahel region for further training. It reportedly still remains there, according to a source close to Ukrainian intelligence.
#Ukraine #Africa #Mali
❗️Israel purposely targeted Gaza’s healthcare system, which constitutes a war crime – UN investigators
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❗️Both Israel and Palestinian militants commit torture – UN investigators
#Israel #Palestine
Ukraine security workers selling escapes for $10k
Demand for illegal passage out of Ukraine for military-age men is rocketing - and Ukrainian security service (SBU) personnel are apparently only too keen to cash in, according to an RT source.
SBU employees are still selling military exemption paperwork - which were initially popular at the start of the conflict - in shopping centers, but black market escapes from Kiev’s mobilization are selling for over $10,000 each.
"Those who could not immigrate to Europe legally are ready to pay any money just to get away, even illegally,” the source said, recognizing that many have families already in Europe as refugees.
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31 million users’ data leaked as hackers take down Internet Archive's ‘Wayback Machine’
Visitors to the site saw a JavaScript alert confirming the breach and referencing the "Have I Been Pwned" notification service. The stolen data includes email addresses, screen names, and Bcrypt-hashed passwords of registered users.
The Internet Archive is a nonprofit US web service, collecting online materials with the goal of providing users free access to internet content.
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❗️Israel kills 21 Palestinians in Gaza Strip school strike - Sky News Arabia
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Netanyahu's cabinet will meet tonight at 19:30 to vote on how respond to Iran's attack
There are also strategic facilities in Iran that Tel Aviv has on a shortlist of possible targets.
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Beirut residents express resilience and hope for victory over Israel despite ongoing attacks
Amidst continued IDF bombardment of the Lebanese capital, RT's Steve Sweeney visited the relatively quiet neighborhood of Hamra, where residents are still anxious about the spread of Israel's campaign.
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Israel intercepts UAV targeting Red Sea resort city of Eilat
The IDF delivered a statement alleging that the drone had been launched from Iraq, but had been successfully downed by air defense.
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Lavrov arrives in Laos for the 19th East Asia Summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Laos for the 19th East Asia Summit.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appear in court
The first hearing in the music mogual’s sex trafficking case will take place later Thursday as deadlines for arguments to be submitted by both sides are expected to be set. Defense lawyers want the trial to take place in April next year.
Combs is accused of coercing several women into sexual abuse, as well as silencing victims through violent arson, kidnapping and beatings - all of which he denies.
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Protesters clash with police in Pakistan amid ban on Pashtun movement
Tear gas and batons were used during violent clashes between the two sides after the government vowed to deal with anyone helping the group with “an iron fist”, according to GeoNews.
Government Advisor Barrister Saif had announced the ban under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act, stating that the group’s activities are against the state & the constitution, and that gatherings or rallies would not be tolerated.
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‘Internet Archive’ under attack, ‘catastrophic’ breach — The Verge
A popup message claims the online archive has suffered “a catastrophic security breach,” as its operators fear the worse. Wednesday afternoon, The Verge found a pop-up claiming the site had been hacked.
The popup was gone, but so was the rest of the site, leaving only a placeholder message saying “Internet Archive services are temporarily offline” and directing people to X.
Hacks seem to be the norm…
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‘The shooter had 3 cell phones. The FBI has never gotten them open’: Trump opens up a can of worms on US Secret Service and FBI
Trump: Apple opened up the phones on J6 but they won't open up the phones for an assassination attempt on a president?"
“Some people would say you would have to possibly punish Apple…,” Trump continues.
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Mossad names condition for Lebanon ceasefire – media
Israel is insisting that after its military operation in Lebanon concludes, any ceasefire will be contingent on the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli news agency Walla has reported, citing a senior US official.
Dadi Barnea, head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, recently relayed the demand to CIA Director William Burns, Walla! NEWS reported, citing anonymous sources.
#Israel #Lebanon
Larry the cat, ‘Chief Mouser’ and mascot of the UK PM residence at 10 Downing Street, left the building when a new foreign guest arrived
#UK #Ukraine
China's Chery picks up Russian plants abandoned by Western rivals – Reuters
China’s Chery automaker has reportedly brought its manufacturing to Russia, as it began assembling cars in plants vacated by Western competition in the wake post-Ukraine of anti-Russia sanctions, according to five sources cited by Reuters.
The move comes as Russia is raising fees on imported cars, potentially encouraging foreign carmakers to localize production.
So far, Chinese manufacturers have managed to gain over half of all car sales in Russia, after major Western business fled the market after the start of the Ukraine conflict in early 2022.
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‘PRC cannot represent us’: Taiwan leader snaps at Beijing
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te claimed that mainland China has no right to represent Taiwan but expressed willingness to work with Beijing on global issues like climate change.
"On this land, democracy and freedom are growing and thriving. The People's Republic of China has no right to represent Taiwan," he said.
Lai, who took office in May, rejects China's claims over the island, arguing for Taiwan's independence. He reiterated that the Taiwan and the People's Republic of China are "not subordinate to each other."
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Durov trolled by ‘mother of children’ on birthday
Irina Bolgar congratulated Pavel Durov on his 40th birthday by posting footage of the Château d'If, a former prison for especially dangerous criminals, on her Instagram page.
“No one should be left without gifts on their birthday,” she wrote, implying Durov - who she insists is the father to three children by her - is due negative karma after allegedly denying her a promised share of Telegram.
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Striking Boeing workers say in it for ‘long haul’ after pay talks collapse
The top negotiator for 33,000 striking Boeing workers said they are ready to wait out the crippled planemaker, after pay talks collapsed earlier this week.
"We're in this for the long haul and our members understand that," Jon Holden said in an interview with Reuters, adding that Boeing offered only minor concessions, while the union is ready to support members with $250 a week during the stoppage.
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Ramstein meeting on Ukraine in limbo as Biden cancels trip due to Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton has forced President Biden to withdraw from a key summit on Ukraine being hosted by Germany.
RT's Chay Bowes examines how the winds of change are affecting aid for Kiev and whether Hurricane Milton is the real reason for the disruption.
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Ukraine military chief slaughtered by deputy
"As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you have only exacerbated the degeneracy of the highest military command and may go down in history in disgrace," deputy Maryana Bezuglaya said.
The Ukrainian lawmaker accused him of losing yet another Patriot due to the “absence of a system, which the current generals are simply unable to build due to their IQ, lack of desire and corruption.”
Kiev has lost, among other things, two Patriot systems in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while the first F-16 fighter jet transferred to Ukraine was also destroyed.
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Gender ‘nothing to do” with NZ ship sinking, says DefMin
New Zealand’s first female Defense Minister Judith Collins insisted that the fact the captain of HMNZS Manawanui that sank off the coast of Samoa was a woman was irrelevant.
She fumed at the “outrageous” online trolls blaming the loss of the multi-million dollar vessel on gender, saying: “What the hell is going on here… they are just vile. Where's a bit of decency?"
20% of New Zealand’s uniformed defense force are female, with several of them suffering abuse on the streets Collins added.
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Biden ‘direct’ in Netanyahu phone call
The US President finally made contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after 49 days with no contact between the leaders on Wednesday, apparently condemning Iran’s massive airstrike on Israel.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden has urged Netanyahu to maintain a “proportionate” response to Tehran’s retaliation.
The call comes as the UN Security Council warned Israel against passing laws effectively curtailing the ability of the Palestinian refugee agency carrying out its humanitarian work.
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German conscription must return - Bavarian premier
Germany needs to reintroduce universal conscription "as soon as possible," Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder believes, or the country's long-term defense capability will not be ensured.
Compulsory military service in Germany was abolished in 2011 and is now voluntary.
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Indian business tycoon Ratan Tata dies
The former chair of Tata Group - India’s oldest conglomerate employing over 350,000 workers worldwide - has passed away aged 86.
Among his eye-catching deals were buying up Tetley’s Tea for £331m, and Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Group for $2.3bn.
Tata was awarded two of India’s highest civilian honors, and was "a visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being" according to PM Narendra Modi.
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❗️Deadly Hurricane Milton makes landfall, destroys homes
Although the storm was downgraded to a category 3 hurricane as it made landfall on Florida Wednesday, Milton still wrought destruction as anticipated, leaving over 2 million homes without power.
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said there had been “loss of life” without specifying the exact number of casualties.
Governor Ron DeSantis said over 9,000 national guard personnel had been drafted in to respond to rescue requests, with a further 18 inches of rain expected in the worst-hit parts.
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‘More Money, More Problems’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of bribing music artists to tamper with the witnesses before trial — DailyMail
Ex-rapper Mark Curry told the Daily Mail, Combs returned residual music rights in exchange for allegedly not testifying, which is a crime called witness tampering in the US.
Curry added that this happened about a month before Combs' ex-girlfriend filed a lawsuit against him, months later Combs was indicted.
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CIA has its own #MeToo controversy — CNN
Alleged sexual assault at the CIA for more than a year, multiple officials describe as a deep-rooted culture of sex abuse at the spy agency. Two cases have resulted in convictions of misdemeanor assault — a former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women.
Other allegations include at least one claim that has resulted in an officer being fired, CNN reported. Female whistleblowers have come out risking their jobs to expose other allegations of sexual assault and harassment at the CIA. The agency’s next big push is in education.
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