GLOBEALERT

Feed

Open sources, classified and cross-checked. 49+ stories.

POLITICSBREAKING8h agoRussia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying⁠Russia’s FSB security agency said on ⁠Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist ⁠for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying. In a statement on its website, the FSB said the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave Russia. It did ‌not specify when this was. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a statement...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT9h agoIran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief saysJapan Today
POLITICS9h agoBurnham sends fresh message to Ukraine ahead of Zelensky visit after Trump's diesel deal with RussiaBurnham will hold talks with Zelensky on Wednesday at Downing StreetThe Independent World
POLITICS9h agoTrump’s diesel deal with Putin, a rebuke from Brussels, and a squabble over Europe’s enormous Russian energy billMeduza [en]
CONFLICT9h agoZelensky says Ukraine’s Western allies again gave no warning before Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv. It’s the second time in two days.Meduza [en]
POLITICS9h agoJailed Russian historian Yury Dmitriev, who uncovered Soviet mass graves, is sent back to prison without a diagnosis after a suspected stroke, supporters sayHistorian Yury Dmitriev, 70, has been returned to Penal Colony No. 18 in Mordovia from a prison hospital, the human rights group ZPCh said, citing his support group. He was taken to the hospital in late September with a suspected stroke.Meduza [en]
CYBER9h agoHave Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?France 24 [en]
POLITICS9h ago‘My only home.’ Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin spent 12 years building a life in Latvia. Now he’s afraid to return.Latvia’s Foreign Ministry said on October 6 that it had added a Russian citizen to its list of personae non gratae. It did not name him. According to Delfi and Politico, he is journalist Leonid Ragozin, who moved from Russia to Latvia after the annexation of Crimea, obtained permanent residency there, and writes for Western media outlets. Ragozin appears set to become the first independent journalist opposed to the war on Latvia’s persona non grata list, which includes more than 150 Russians. He would find himself alongside numerous Russian propagandists and prominent supporters of Russia’s agMeduza [en]
CONFLICT9h agoPutin snubs Trump’s ceasefire as Russia aims to make Ukraine unlivableAtlantic Council
CYBER10h agoThe 'Russian Google,' war spoils for Ukraine.El Mundo
CONFLICT10h agoRussian strike on university in Rivne injures 30 as cleanup operations concludeUkrinform [en]
POLITICS10h agoJapanese journalist arrested in Russia on suspicion of spyingA Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.Sky News World
CONFLICT10h agoRussian drone debris falls on Lutsk shopping mall, setting roof on fireIn Lutsk, debris from a Russian drone fell onto the grounds of the “Adrenaline City” shopping and entertainment center, causing a fire on the roof.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS11h agoBipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel dealSix Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.NPR News
CONFLICT11h agoRussian attacks spark fires at industrial facilities in Khmelnytskyi regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICS11h agoRussia proposes barring students expelled for disciplinary reasons from returning to the same university for five yearsRussia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education plans to change university admissions rules to bar universities from readmitting expelled students for five years, TASS reported, citing a draft ministry order.Meduza [en]
CONFLICT12h agoZelenskyy tells NPR Ukraine wants peace but will hit Russia until it follows ceasefireNPR News
POLITICS12h agoUkraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia?Donald Trump plans to allow the purchase of Russian diesel, drawing criticism at home and abroad. What is behind the US president’s decision and what should Ukraine do next? DW spoke with experts.DW News [en]
POLITICS12h agoRussia arrests Japanese reporter for alleged espionageSuspect was arrested on Russia's far-eastern Sakhalin Island before being transferred to Moscow, says Russia's FSB.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT12h agoHow Are Ukrainians Coping With Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Grid?kyivpost · ukraine
MILITARY12h agoEvidence of Western components in Russian Shahed drones presented at Warsaw Security ForumAs part of the Warsaw Security Forum, the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission (NACO) presented an exhibition demonstrating the use of foreign high-tech components in Russian weapons, particularly in “Geran-2”-type attack drones.Ukrinform [en]
BUSINESS12h agoRussian banks fear massive fines after unprecedented surge in court bailiff inquiriesRussian banks received millions of requests for information about debtors from the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP) over three days between September 18 and 21, an unprecedented volume, the National Financial Market Council reported.Meduza [en]
BUSINESS12h agoIMF lowers forecast for Russia’s economic growthThe International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for Russia’s economic growth to 0.9% in both 2026 and 2027. The updated forecast, released on October 13, is down from its July projection of 1.1% for each year.Meduza [en]
POLITICS12h agoTrump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineTrump says Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Russia’s war on UkraineAl Jazeera [en]