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Russian military intelligence unit may be linked to 'Havana syndrome', Insider reports
The mysterious “Havana syndrome” ailment that has afflicted U.S. diplomats and spies across the world may be linked to energy weapons wielded by members of a Russian military intelligence sabotage unit, the Insider media group reported. Source link
EU achieved independence from Russian fossil fuels
The European Union has announced that it has got rid of its dependence on Russian energy thanks to the EU’s plan to reduce gas consumption. Through the Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (REPowerEU), the EU confirmed its objective to reach independence from Russian fossil fuels well before the end of …
Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware
SUMMARY The Snake implant is considered the most sophisticated cyber espionage tool designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for long-term intelligence collection on sensitive targets. To conduct operations using this tool, the FSB created a covert peer-to-peer (P2P) network of numerous Snake-infected computers worldwide. Many systems in this P2P …
The Vulkan Files: Secret trove offers rare look into Russian cyberwar ambitions
More than 5,000 pages of documents from a Moscow-based contractor offer unusual glimpses into planning and training for security services, including the notorious hacking group Sandworm March 30, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. EDT The leak of documents from a Moscow-based defense contractor is unusual for Russia’s secretive military industrial complex. (Washington Post illustration, NTC Vulkan; …
How China is helping to prop up the Russian economy through the war in Ukraine
Hong Kong CNN — In the year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been hit by unprecedented Western sanctions and shut out of much of the global economy. But China, which has declared “no limits” to its friendship with its northern neighbor, has thrown the Kremlin an economic lifeline, tempering the impact of …
For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II | History
The Siberian taiga in the Abakan district. Six members of the Lykov family lived in this remote wilderness for more than 40 years—utterly isolated and more than 150 miles from the nearest human settlement. Wikimedia Commons Siberian summers do not last long. The snows linger into May, and the cold weather returns again during September, …
Ukraine aerial video shows massive Russian shelling: “What the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday posted aerial video of what it said was Russian rockets hitting Ukrainian positions in the eastern part of the country as the 3-month-old war rages on. The ministry said the video shows a series of rocket blasts hitting targets near Novomykhailivka, in the Donetsk region, triggering shockwaves and large …
Albanese lands in Japan; Flood warnings across country; Monkeypox outbreak linked to raves; Russian soldier sentenced in Ukraine; NSW records 8751 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths; 11,656 new cases in Victoria, 16 deaths
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as prime minister, but we are still some way off knowing whether Labor can form government in its own right. Labor currently has 74 seats, with two more needed for a majority. Seven seats are still too close to call as ballots are counted and preferences are distributed. Labor’s …
‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat quits over invasion of Ukraine
A Russian diplomat at the U.N. office in Geneva has quit his post over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, blasting the war as a disgrace and a crime against the people of Ukraine and Russia. Boris Bondarev, a counselor in Russia’s mission to the United Nations office in Geneva since 2019, said he had resigned in an email …
Treasurer defends super-for-homes plan; Ukrainian troops reach Russian border; Search resumes for missing grandfather in Victoria; NSW records 10,972 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths; Victoria records 13,694 new cases, 20 deaths
Fewer Aussies are wearing facemasks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Only 78 per cent of Australians wore a face mask in the last week, the ABS found, down from 98 per cent in February this year. Meanwhile, of those testing for COVID-19, 96 per cent used a rapid antigen …
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