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Russian forces attacked the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, and a “shahed” drone hit one of the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility’s buildings. “An extremely critical infrastructure facility — and an extremely vile Russian strike,” Zelenskyy said. “Russia deliberately struck this particularContinue Reading

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Air raid sirens sounded across parts of Israel after missiles were launched from Iran toward Israeli territory, the military said Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces said it had identified incoming missiles and activated defensive systems to intercept the threat. Authorities did not immediately provide details on damage or casualties, but warnedContinue Reading

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WhatsApp disrupted phishing attempts linked to NSO, blacklisted by the US for security concerns., WhatsApp disrupted phishing attempts linked to NSO, blacklisted by the US for security concerns. Meta has said it is ⁠filing a federal US ⁠court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for violating a permanentContinue Reading

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Members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sanctioned inner circle are still flying Western-built luxury business jets, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). A network of European brokers buys the aircraft, registers them in countries that ignore sanctions, and then sends them to Russia. Western enforcement, meanwhile, has gone slack. WesternContinue Reading

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Hungary’s long reckoning with alleged graft is shifting from accusations to prosecutions, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog has told Politico. Senior figures from Viktor Orbán’s former government could face charges over EU money the authority believes was systematically misused. Those words arrive as Orbán’s successor works to rebuild trust with Brussels andContinue Reading