Ukrainian forces have pulled back from five villages in southeastern Zaporizhia following heavy Russian artillery bombardments, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict in the region. The Ukrainian Army reports thousands of shells fired as Russian troops press their offensive, intensifying concerns about the security situation in southern Ukraine. Fierce Fighting and Strategic Withdrawals

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The United Kingdom has handed down a prison sentence of 11 years and eight months to Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, for her role in a multibillion-pound cryptocurrency money laundering scheme. This case involved a record-breaking seizure of 61,000 Bitcoin, marking the largest cryptocurrency confiscation in UK history. The sentencing took place at

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Australia’s High Court Upholds Decision to Block Russian Embassy Construction Near Parliament Russia has lost its legal challenge to build a new embassy near Australia’s Parliament House, as the country’s High Court ruled that the Australian government acted lawfully when it revoked Moscow’s 99-year lease on national security grounds. The court’s unanimous decision on Wednesday

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A tragic Turkish military plane crash in Georgia has left 20 soldiers dead, marking one of Türkiye’s deadliest air force accidents in recent years.Authorities have recovered 19 of the 20 bodies and retrieved the aircraft’s black box, as investigations continue into what caused the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to go down near the Azerbaijan border.

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Two senior Ukrainian officials – Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk – have resigned amid a sweeping $100 million corruption investigation tied to state nuclear power operator Energoatom.The resignations come as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intensifies his campaign to root out graft in Ukraine’s energy sector, an area already battered by relentless Russian

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a presidential pardon to acclaimed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who was serving a five-year sentence for “undermining national unity.”The 81-year-old author’s release follows a formal appeal from Germany on humanitarian grounds, ending a year-long detention that had drawn international criticism and strained Algeria’s relations with several European nations. Humanitarian

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Berlin, November 12, 2025 — German authorities have arrested a Polish-German citizen accused of running a dark web site that solicited assassination attempts against prominent politicians, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The suspect, identified only as Martin S. in line with German privacy laws, allegedly requested cryptocurrency donations to fund the murder of individuals he had

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London, November 12, 2025 — The United Kingdom is preparing to introduce stricter cybersecurity regulations aimed at strengthening the defenses of public services and critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, the government announced on Wednesday. The proposed laws would require companies providing essential services to both private and public sector organisations, including the National Health Service (NHS),

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Sydney, November 12, 2025 — Australia’s top intelligence official has warned that hackers working for China’s government and military have probed the nation’s telecommunications networks and critical infrastructure, raising concerns over potential economic disruption and sabotage. Mike Burgess, Director-General of Security at the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said during a business conference in Melbourne

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