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ISW reported 35 possible AI fakes in videos of Russian military claiming to capture Ukrainian villages
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that from June to August it identified at least 35 videos that may have been altered with AI. In 10 cases, analysts judged them to be fakes with a high degree of confidence and believe the real number of such recordings may be higher.
#ISW #VladimirPutin #Donetskregion #MinistryofDefenseoftheRussianFederation #Svyatogorsk #Kharkivregion
Germany has begun checking Schengen visas for Russian men of conscription age more carefully
Germany’s Foreign Ministry has begun scrutinizing Schengen visa applications from Russian men of conscription age especially closely. The ministry assesses the risk that applicants will not return to Russia or their country of residence after the trip and makes decisions on a case-by-case basis.
#Germany #EuropeanParliament #Leipzig #GermanForeignMinistry #CDUCSU #Schengenvisa
Estonia has begun talks with France on participation in the nuclear deterrence initiative
Estonia has begun talks with France about a possible participation in the initiative to strengthen nuclear deterrence. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the decision depends on the country’s readiness, and the French ambassador to Estonia, Alexandre Escorcia, confirmed that the sides are discussing this issue and other areas of defense cooperation.
The debt of JSC «BSMZ» to Bank «Saint Petersburg» has risen to almost 7.5 billion rubles
By the end of 2025, the debt of JSC «BSMZ», linked to St. Petersburg businessman Ilya Traber, to Bank «Saint Petersburg» had risen to almost 7.5 billion rubles. The company directed part of the loans toward developing Traber’s port assets in Ust-Luga and Primorsk.
#BankSaintPetersburg #BSMZ #IlyaTraber #Primorsk #PrimorskyCriminalProcedureCode #Ustmeadows
More than 3,500 people have died from Ebola in the DRC
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3,510 people have died from Ebola fever, and 7,258 cases of infection have been confirmed. 1,726 patients have recovered, and another 905 people remain in hospitals.
The court in Yekaterinburg fined Andrey Voloshin 150,000 rubles in the case of repeated discrediting of the army
The Ordzhonikidzevsky District Court of Yekaterinburg on August 26 fined 42-year-old Andrey Voloshin 150,000 rubles in the case of repeated discrediting of the army under Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was initially given 200,000 rubles, but the amount was reduced taking into account two days in a temporary detention center and nearly two months of house arrest.
#Antiwarcomments #Incontactwith #WarinUkraine #Yekaterinburg #repressions #Russia
Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes on energy facilities after Trump’s statement
After Donald Trump’s statement about a mutual refusal to strike energy facilities, Russia and Ukraine exchanged new attacks. On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian drones damaged a facility in the Samara region, and in Kyiv a Russian drone hit a gas station.
#WarinUkraine #DonaldTrump #Kiev #oilrefinery #Russia #SamaraRegion #StrikesagainstRussia #StrikesagainstUkraine #Ukraine
The Valdai Club meeting was moved from Sochi to the Moscow region because of Ukrainian drones
The annual Valdai Club meeting was moved from Sochi to the Moscow region this year. According to the Financial Times, this was done over security concerns amid intensified Ukrainian drone attacks.
#uav #Valdai #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #Moscowregion #Sochi #StrikesagainstRussia
In Taganrog and the Samara Region, a warehouse and an enterprise were damaged after the night attack
On the night of September 15, Ukrainian drones and missiles attacked Taganrog and the Samara Region. In Taganrog, the Ozon warehouse, residential buildings, shops, and administrative buildings were damaged; in the Samara Region, one of the industrial enterprises was damaged; according to the governors, no one was injured.
#ozone #WarinUkraine #Rostovregion #SamaraRegion #Taganrog #StrikesagainstRussia
ProPublica: Umar Kremlev paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas
Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, according to ProPublica, paid for the wedding festivities of Donald Trump Jr., the son of the U.S. president, in the Bahamas in May of this year. According to the investigation, the expenses amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars and included renting a private island, lodging guests, and a lavish fireworks display.
France seeks to lift EU sanctions on Usmanov in exchange for the release of citizens in Azerbaijan
France is seeking from European Union countries the lifting of sanctions on Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov in exchange for the release of several French citizens who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Because of this dispute, EU ambassadors on Monday agreed only to a one-week postponement and extended sanctions against nearly 3,000 individuals and legal entities until September 22.
#Azerbaijan #AlisherUsmanov #WarinUkraine #EU #sanctions #Ukraine #France
Houthi rebels seize two islands near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni Houthi rebels have seized two strategic islands — Greater and Lesser Hanish — in the Red Sea at the entrance to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. After this, concerns over oil supplies and shipping in the region intensified in the market.
#Wars #Yemen #RedSea #oil #SaudiArabia #Shipping #Houthis #Economy
U.S. Space Force confirms for the first time the deployment of weapons in space
On Monday, the U.S. Space Force confirmed for the first time that the United States has deployed weapons in space. The agency said these are space control assets designed to protect the Joint Force.
#OuterSpaceTreaty #China #Space #Weaponsinspace #Russia #USA
OpenAI pays contractors to read users’ conversations with ChatGPT
OpenAI is bringing in hundreds of contractors to read real user conversations with ChatGPT, including sensitive personal information. These are dialogues that most of the more than 900 million ChatGPT users probably do not know about.
In Lithuania, NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone after a yellow threat alert was declared
In Lithuania, after an airspace violation, a yellow air threat level was declared, and then it was reported that NATO fighter jets destroyed a drone. The head of the Crisis Management Center, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, said that the drone was destroyed in Kaunas County.
#LithuanianAirports #drone #Vilnius #KaunasCounty #Lithuania #NATO
The Court of Appeal increased the sentence of Irkutsk interpreter Svetlana Savelyeva to 15 years and 2 months
The First Appellate Court has toughened the sentence of Irkutsk interpreter Svetlana Savelyeva, who was convicted on charges of attempted treason and preparing to illegally cross the border. Her prison term was increased by two months — to 15 years and 2 months in a penal colony.
#treason #Irkutsk #Kurskregion #mobilization #FirstCourtofAppeal #SvetlanaSavelyeva
Revolut confirmed a data leak of customer information after a fake request from a government agency
The neobank Revolut confirmed a leak of confidential customer data after a fake request from a government agency. The company said that the bank’s systems and customers’ money were not affected.
An Afghan woman with U.S. residency was deported after the first case in a secret court
47-year-old Nazira Haji Zada, an Afghan citizen from Fort Worth, Texas, left the United States and agreed to deportation instead of continuing the case in the secret Alien Terrorist Removal Court. According to the U.S. Department of Justice and her lawyers, this was the first practical use of the court and ended her previous immigration status.
#AlienTerroristRemovalCourt #IslamicState #USDepartmentofJustice #USA #Texas #FortWorth
After a DNA test, two women of Indian origin in the Netherlands learned they were biological sisters
Two women of Indian origin who grew up in the Netherlands in foster families met in August after a DNA test and learned that they were biological sisters. They are 43-year-old Meena Gelthink and 44-year-old Minal Tijssen.
WSJ: A 70-story Trump Tower is planned in Tbilisi on land owned by the Ivanishvili family foundation
A 70-story Trump Tower is planned in Tbilisi, which is expected to become the tallest building in Georgia. Developers bought the land for the skyscraper from a foundation controlled by the family of Bidzina Ivanishvili, against whom the United States imposed sanctions in December 2024.
#TrumpOrganization #TrumpTower #BidzinaIvanishvili #GeorgianDream #USA #Tbilisi