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U.S. arrests executives of Oxygen Forensics after company supplied smartphone-access tools to both ICE and the FSB

U.S. authorities have accused executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to the Pentagon and Immigration ...
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From Russia with “Russophobia”: Kremlin propaganda accounts are posing as “angry Latvians” to influence the country’s Telegram communities

After Latvia banned broadcasts by Russian federal television channels, Telegram became a key platform for Kremlin propaganda ...
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Bulgarians detained over Munich arson were part of GRU-linked group operating from Slovakia

A Bulgarian man and woman detained after a Sept. 3 arson attack in Munich were part of a group linked to Russia’s GRU ...
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Kazakhstan begins coordinating extradition of Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, opens similar process for Navalny volunteer Yulia Yemelyanova

A cassation court in Kazakhstan has denied asylum to Yulia Yemelyanova, a former volunteer with Alexei Navalny’s St.
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More than 100 “shadow fleet” oil tankers have switched to the Russian flag since the start of 2025, report finds

Between January 2025 and June 2026, Russia moved around 100 “shadow fleet” tankers to its flag registry amid mounting sanctions pressure. By the time most of the vessels switched to the Russian flag, ...
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At least 16 senior Russian officials have been killed after going to war in Ukraine, The Insider finds

At least 16 former and serving senior officials in Russia’s regional and municipal executive branches have been killed after going to war against Ukraine, The Insider has calculated based on data from ...
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U.S. intelligence warns Spain, France and Italy of possible Russian Gerbera drone attack from commercial ships, El Mundo reports

U.S. intelligence has warned several European governments that Russia is preparing a drone attack against Spain, France, or Italy, according to a report ...
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Auchan’s Russian business gets a CEO from the Kremlin two days after transfer to “temporary management”

Ilya Berdnikov, who previously worked at Russia’s Federal Agency for State Property Management (Rosimushchestvo), has become CEO of Auchan Retail ...
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“Bear attacks in Russia will intensify, and the government will blame the beasts — the only solution it knows is to shoot them,” expert says

Since late August, Russian media outlets and Telegram channels have been reporting almost daily on new bear attacks against ...
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Russian agents plotted assassinations in U.S. and Europe in first documented Russian intelligence attempt to kill on U.S. soil

The United States has charged two Russian nationals, two Cubans, and one Venezuelan with working for Russian intelligence to ...
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Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev survives suicide attempt in Kazakhstan detention center while awaiting extradition to Russia

Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev attempted suicide in a pretrial detention center in Kazakhstan but survived after doctors ...