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🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·4 months ago

Hungary braces for first nuclear plant shutdown as Danube hits record lows

Hungary’s only nuclear power plant will shut down for the first time in its history due to record-low water levels on the Danube River, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Friday, adding that the plant may not come back online for several weeks as the river is expected to continue receding. The Paks nuclear plant, located around 90 km (50 miles) south of the capital Budapest, is operating at less than half its normal capacity, producing 965 megawatts of power rather than the usual 2,000. The...

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·4 months ago

War update: 62 clashes along front line, fiercest fighting in Sloviansk sector

Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian positions 62 times, with the heaviest pressure reported in the Sloviansk and Pokrovsk sectors.

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Ukrainian drones strike Wildberries distribution center in Volgograd overnight

Ukrainian drones hit a Wildberries distribution center in Volgograd, Russia, overnight. https://t.co/O6LZVYnnT5

🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·4 months ago

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·4 months ago

World Arm Wrestling Federation reinstates Russia at int’l competitions

Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev stated that the decision is aligned with the general course of the international sports community towards the full-fledged return of Russian athletes

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Vlasiuk: Russia used 2 North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles in July 30 strike on Ukraine

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🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·4 months ago

How sell-off at flashy AI-focused US hedge fund is a wake-up call for Chinese investors

Chinese tech investors are hearing warning bells after volatility in US tech stocks forced a fast-rising Wall Street hedge fund to clear its stock portfolio at a steep discount within a few days. “Don’t use leverage! Don’t use leverage! Don’t use leverage!” Shanghai-based public-markets analyst Harry Shen repeated to the South China Morning Post in an interview on Friday. Another warning came from Shanghai-based mainland Chinese stock market veteran Michael Zhang: “Don’t trade with borrowed...

🌍 Global·Naval News·4 months ago

New BAE Systems Defence Contract Boosts UK Nuclear Deterrent Submarine Fleet

The UK Government has awarded a new £5.9bn contract to BAE Systems funding critical work to progress the nation’s Dreadnought Class nuclear deterrent submarines towards entry into service. BAE Systems press release Work on first of class, Dreadnought, continues apace at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, ready for delivery to the Royal Navy in the ... The post New BAE Systems Defence Contract Boosts UK Nuclear Deterrent Submarine Fleet appeared first on Naval News.

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:   Israel has been compelling big tech to censor Palestinian content for years.   Facebook has removed Palestinian websites at Israel's behest. Ex-CIA & ex-FBI officials have been hired to monitor Meta.   X under Elon Musk is no longer the relatively open platform it once was.   Independent journalists are under direct attack. Max Blumenthal of the Gray Zone had all his equipment confiscated upon

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Full text: 15 point draft peace plan between Hamas and Israel in Gaza

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan·Dawn·4 months ago

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Good governance 'quintessential' for security and stability of Pakistan: DG ISPR

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Al Jazeera·4 months ago

Russia and Ukraine report casualties as they continue to trade attacks

Ukraine hit Russian oil refineries several times, while Russia struck Dnipropetrovsk and a cargo vessel near Odesa.

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Gaza terrorist who kidnapped Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or on Oct. 7 killed in strike — IDF

Terror commander, who also ordered abduction of hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak, accused of planning future attacks; strike reported hours after Hamas disarmament deal announced, which Gazans hope Trump will keep The post Gaza terrorist who kidnapped Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or on Oct. 7 killed in strike — IDF appeared first on The Times of Israel.

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·4 months ago

Ben Gvir says draft peace deal for Gaza 'unacceptable to Israel'

Ben Gvir says draft peace deal for Gaza 'unacceptable to Israel' Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right Israeli minister of national security, has rejected a draft peace deal in Gaza as "unacceptable to Israel". He said in a statement on Telegram that any "commitment to stop the assassinations" of Hamas members is "tantamount to agreeing to Hamas organizing for the next massacre". He said that "assassinations in Gaza must continue", as should the "encouragement" of Palestinian "emigration" from the str

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:   The New York Times is one of the worst propagators of pro-Israel media framing - yet it maintains credibility through a subtle technique.   They use vague language. "Hamas said this, Israel said that" - never framed within international law, never calling Israeli actions war crimes.   NYT editors told journalists they couldn't use words like refugee camp, occupation, anything that would expose what

Trump’s administration gutted CISA’s election-security operations, then began rebuilding them just months before the 2026 midterms.

Trump’s administration gutted CISA’s election-security operations, then began rebuilding them just months before the 2026 midterms. States have already had to fill the gap themselves, spending more on cybersecurity while warning that federal support and nationwide threat intelligence are too late and too limited. Source: CNN

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·4 months ago

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Zelensky holds Staff meeting on frontline situation, Russian strikes and securing export routes

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🌍 Global·X/@warmonitor3·4 months ago

IRGC takes wartime control of Iran, hardline stance prevails

The IRGC has reportedly taken over the wartime decision making of Iran completely forcing a more hardline stance on the war pushing moderate voices out according to US officials.

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Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war

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🇮🇷 Iran·Guardian World·4 months ago

Gaza Board of Peace outlines latest roadmap

Gaza Board of Peace outlines latest roadmap The Gaza Board of Peace has outlined its latest road map for the territory. In a statement posted on X, the board affirmed that Israel "shall fully complete, without delay" all its commitments under the peace deal signed in October, “particularly the cessation of military operations”. It said Hamas and all other Palestinian factions had agreed that “all civilian governance and security functions in Gaza shall be handed over” to the National Committee

🌏 Asia·X/@scmpnews·4 months ago

Hamas agrees to disarm following Trump-brokered deal announcement

Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal https://t.co/2I2rfAENVk

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WATCH: Terrified Ceuta woman pleads for troops “We’re alone”:

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🇷🇺 Russia·AfricaNews·4 months ago

Mali: HRW accuses Russian paramilitaries of killing 8 civilians

Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Friday.

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Hamas says it reaches agreement to disarm after Trump announces deal

Hamas said on Friday that it reached an agreement to disarm, a significant move that could help end the war in Gaza, but one that will face many hurdles and could take a long time to achieve, if at all. The group agreed to a road map as long as Israel also makes concessions, including ending hostilities and withdrawing its troops from the Palestinian territory, a Hamas official and a regional official told Associated Press. Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim confirmed in a post on X that the...

🇮🇱 Israel·South China Morning Post·4 months ago

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrainska Pravda·4 months ago

Russia launched two North Korean missiles – one killed a family, the other landed in a field

On 30 July, Russia launched two KN-23 missiles: one hit a house near Kryvyi Rih, killing six, the other landed in a field 3.5 km away, Zelenskyy’s adviser has said.

Israeli air strike in central Gaza kills one

Israeli air strike in central Gaza kills one A Palestinian has been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza, Al Jazeera reports, citing medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

🇷🇺 Russia·Interfax Ukraine·4 months ago

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Head of Kharkiv university laboratory sentenced to 15 years in prison for preparing terrorist attack on FSB assignment

A court has handed down a guilty verdict to the head of a laboratory at one of Kharkiv’s universities who manufactured explosives for a terrorist attack on instructions from a representative of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

🌍 Global·Al Jazeera·4 months ago

Spain deploys military to Ceuta after migrant surge: What we know

At least 34 people reported killed trying to cross into the Spanish enclave bordering Morocco.

🕌 Middle East·X/@osint613·4 months ago

Board of Peace disarmament agreement with Hamas details revealed

New details on the Board of Peace disarmament agreement with Hamas, per sources familiar with the deal: Light and heavy weapons will be moved to designated storage facilities and dismantled there. The depots will be controlled by the NCAG police force, whose officers are all vetted by the Shin Bet, with a multinational force overseeing the process. Civilians may only keep light weapons "subject to Palestinian law." The maximum permitted personal weapon would be a handgun, licensed by the Pales

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:   Hamas was framed as the worst terrorists on earth - justifying anything Israel did in response.   Palestinians were dehumanized by extension. Israeli officials called them animals, subhuman, promised to turn Gaza into a tent city.   These statements constitute incitement to genocide but Western media did not push back. Not once.   Israeli victims were shown in full humanity - photos, families,

🌏 Asia·X/@scmpnews·4 months ago

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South Korea nearly shoots down US Marine drone after communication failure

South Korea almost shoots down US Marine drone after communication failure https://t.co/kvGajpfxdu

Military personnel can now choose from over 70 units to return after unauthorized leave – Defense Ministry

The voluntary return program after unauthorized leave has expanded to more than 70 units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, or State Special Transport Service, depending on the structure where they served, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has said.

🌍 Global·Guardian World·4 months ago

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Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave

Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too late The bereaved daughter of a British couple who died in a Spanish wildfire is calling on Ed Miliband to get answers from Spain’s government about why her parents were not told to evacuate until it was too late. Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing people, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee. Continue readin

Russian airstrike on Kramatorsk injures 6 - National Police

Six people were injured as a result of an enemy airstrike on Kramatorsk on Thursday evening, the National Police of Ukraine specifies.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·TASS·4 months ago

West to produce weapons for Ukraine in neighboring NATO countries — expert

According to Alexander Stepanov, the Terminal Autonomy plant destroyed in Kiev was part of a hybrid model

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:

Prof. Robin Andersen | Award-Winning Author & Media Expert | Fordham University:   The US once believed in freedom of press - even exporting it & working to protect journalists globally. Trump's media rhetoric is unprecedented in that context.   But the US is now a war-based economy. Forever wars, one after another, driven by a military-industrial complex now unified with media.   The US military is effectively an imperial power - the strongest in the world. Denizens of an empire

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Zelenskyy asks Trump to negotiate with Musk on using Starlink to destroy ballistic missile launchers in Russia - media

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🇮🇶 Iraq·Al Monitor·4 months ago

US nears full withdrawal from Iraq as bases in Kurdistan region face attacks from Iran, proxies

Patriot air defense systems that detect and shoot down incoming missiles, drones and other airborne enemy equipment have already been removed, sources told Al-Monitor.