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CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — Exactly who tracked El Mencho, the world’s most wanted and feared drug lord, to a heavily armed safe house in a remote Sierra Madre town is a secret, for now. The Mexican government has revealed only that its air force and special forces commandos descended onContinue Reading

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KREMLIN FILES/ANALYSIS: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 did not emerge from a strategic vacuum. It was the culmination of over a decade of experimentation in hybrid warfare, and of increasingly rigid assumptions inside Russia’s intelligence services. From Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, through Syria and aContinue Reading

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Dutch humanitarian organizations have warned of an increasing number of attacks and suspicious incidents that may be tied to Russian sabotage efforts, NOS reports. According to LifeLine Ukraine, Ukrainian intelligence last year prevented a planned attack on the organization’s office. A woman was reportedly offered $5,000 to carry out anContinue Reading

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Slovakia is stopping emergency electricity deliveries to Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. This comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.  He says the decision is a response to the suspension of Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline. The measure takes effect onContinue Reading

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The nation’s highest court has agreed to hear a case that raises questions about climate lawsuits across the country and amplifies concerns about the participation of Justice Samuel Alito, who holds significant fossil fuel investments. By Lee Hedgepeth From Baltimore to Honolulu, cities have made their views clear: Oil companiesContinue Reading

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The big tech industry’s claims about the climate benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are largely unproven and unsubstantiated, according to a new report from a coalition of climate advocacy and accountability groups. The report found that only 26 percent of the climate claims made by big tech companies cited publishedContinue Reading