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ICE agents will have a security role at Milan Cortina Olympics U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. Sources at the U.S.

ICE agents will have a ‘security role’ during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm

Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said.

Two Reuters employees - a journalist and a security adviser accompanying her - were among those injured in the attack by the men who wielded sticks and clubs and hurled large rocks, in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters Fifteen members of a Ukrainian militia group were convicted by a Russian military court on Friday of taking part in "a terrorist organisation" and sentenced to between 15 and 21 years in a maximum security penal colony, Russia's prosecutor general said.

Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters reut.rs/48uldvX

Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the days following the killing of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

Some 71% of respondents said they agreed with a statement that "American society is broken" 😐
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Russia Made Drone Production a Supreme Priority. Now It Swarms the Skies.

Russia has so far sent more than 34,000 attack drones and decoys into Ukraine in 2025, nearly nine times the number from the same period last year, according to the Times data set. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/w...

Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing - www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...

Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russia’s Ukraine attack, calls violation act of aggression Radars tracked more than 10 objects and those that could pose a threat were "neutralised," Poland's military command said.

Poland’s military command urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk, adding: "This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

THE HAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming Commission president was on a tour of frontline states when her plane was target of interference.

The jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, was unable to use electronic navigational aids as a result of the interference, which forced the pilot to land using paper maps, the FT reported on Monday. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, Reuters calculations show, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Russia turns a Ukrainian nuclear city into a stronghold of fear Once a thriving city of 50,000, Enerhodar, home of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, is a ghost town. The Russian occupation is using intimidation and seemingly arbitrary detentions to scrub the region of its Ukrainian identity.

Here is our new investigation into Enerhodar, an occupied Ukrainian city that hosts Europe's largest nuclear plant. Based on interviews with over 50 people, we detail how Moscow's security apparatus and Rosatom are ruling over the city with violence and fear. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“

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Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman As Russia sought to ratchet up military production for the war in Ukraine, a state-owned explosives manufacturer circumvented Western sanctions by purchasing equipment made by Germany's Siemens from a middleman that imports technology from China.

Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.

Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.

The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals. www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...

Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements?

Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/africa...

"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

U.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’ Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.

Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.

“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.

Ukraine’s top commander asks Trump to help take the war to Russia With Trump now open to supplying U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky calls for longer-range missiles and the permission to use them against Russia.

In addition to the air defense and missile insufficiencies, Ukraine’s ground troops, who remain vastly outnumbered on the front line, are also running low on 155mm artillery shells, Syrsky said, and need an additional supply of armored vehicles. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Ukraine curbs autonomy of anti-corruption agencies Ukraine has toughened restrictions on two anti-corruption agencies at the centre of the government's reform drive, rolling back their autonomy in favour of tighter executive control.

A Western diplomat familiar with Ukraine's reform effort described it as "the most dangerous moment" yet for the independence of anti-corruption authorities.

"The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies.
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‘No food, no water’: More children die as forced starvation grows in Gaza UN says workers are fainting from hunger and exhaustion as Israel’s restriction of aid deepens an already dire crisis.

At least 15 people, including four children, have died of starvation in Gaza over the last 24 hours amid Israel’s siege, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set up to formulate strategies for pressuring Russia into speeding up peace talks with Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials.

Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail Russia is using untrained spies after operatives were expelled from Europe in 2022. The case against a Canadian teen shows how Moscow conducts the operations.

A lost Canadian teen traveled to Donetsk last year. There, he was detained by Russia's FSB. He eventually agreed to spy for Russia. We went through a thousand pages of Polish court documents, including the full chat between the teen and his handler. New story: www.reuters.com/investigates...

Also note this, from a group known for caution & neutrality: bsky.app/profile/shas...

Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside elite American school in Madrid An unidentified gunman or gunmen shot and killed former Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov on Wednesday morning outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, a source close to the police investigation said.

MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...

I’m sorry you always get cursed out!

EU sanctions three pro-Kremlin activists identified by Reuters The European Union on Tuesday announced sanctions against three pro-Russia activists whose activities promoting the Kremlin's agenda inside Germany were first revealed in a Reuters investigation in 2023.

The European Union sanctions today included 3 pro-Russia activists we’ve been following since our ‘23 investigation. When reached by phone, one of them simply told a Reuters reporter to “fuck off” before hanging up www.reuters.com/world/eu-san...
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How Trump’s crypto business partners left their old clients in the lurch Two co-founders of Dough Finance, a defi startup that was targeted by hackers last summer, are now playing a key role in the fastest-growing part of Trump family's crypto business, which has funneled $400 million to the first family.

Herro once called himself “the dirtbag of the internet” in an address to investors about making money in crypto, in which he also said “I do what’s legal…besides that I don’t give a fuck”; Folkman early in his career founded “Date Hotter Girls". www.reuters.com/business/how...

Estonia attempted to detain one of Russian 'shadow fleet' in Baltic Sea The Estonian Navy said it attempted on Tuesday to detain a Russia-bound oil tanker under sanction by Britain, saying it sailed illegally without a flag, but did not board it when it refused to cooperate, instead escorting it to Russian waters.

Estonia's foreign minister said on Thursday Russia sent a military jet as his country's navy tried to detain a Russia-bound oil tanker under sanction by Britain, accusing it of sailing illegally without a flag.
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Russia, Ukraine set for first direct talks since war began with U.S. present The new round of negotiations comes amid a long history of delaying tactics by the Russian side as the fighting in Ukraine grinds on.

A senior former Kremlin official speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject said Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... @ilyushina.bsky.social