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Iranians have been telling the BBC about the regime’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. One man described treating his own gunshot wounds, because he was too afraid to seek medical help. Iran’s rulers imposed an internet blackout more than a week ago, and international media are barred from reporting fromContinue Reading

lithuania-exposes-gru-sabotage-network-that-targeted-factories-in-four-nato-countries-–-reuters

Lithuanian authorities said Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, was responsible for an attempted arson attack in 2024 targeting a factory that supplies radio wave scanners to Ukraine’s armed forces, according to a Reuters report. Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has repeatedly been accused byContinue Reading

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Germany has announced an additional €60 million package to support Ukraine’s energy sector and winter preparedness, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on 16 January. The assistance comes as Ukraine battles its worst energy crisis since Russia’s full-scale invasion began. A week of sustained strikes starting 9 January left halfContinue Reading