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MILITARYSep 16Serbia Reveals Armed Robot Dogs Days After Chinese Humanoid Factory OpeningA military training exercise in Serbia featured Chinese-designed quadruped robots firing weapons, as concerns mount over Beijing-linked technology facilities being set up in the Balkan country.RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16War between Russia and Europe would be ‘very short’, Putin’s foreign minister warnsVeteran Putin ally Sergei Lavrov suggested a fight with Europe would not prove difficult for MoscowThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 16Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimesHashim Thaci and three other former senior commanders were convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detentionIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 16House set to pass sweeping Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey GrahamThe Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions bill is on a path to become law after the House votes in favor.CNBC
WORLDSep 16Russia-Africa ties: Moscow's growing influence in AfricaThe third Russia-Africa Summit is due to bring African leaders to Moscow at the end of October, as ties between Russia and the continent continue to grow. The Kremlin has sought to expand its influence in Africa amid its isolation from the US and Europe, while African governments have pursued closer economic, diplomatic and security ties with Moscow. Russia has also sought to draw African recruits into its war in Ukraine. Four years after the invasion, Kyiv estimates that around 3,000 Africans have ended up fighting for Moscow on the front lines. We discuss Russia's growing ties with Africa anFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 16Specialist Prosecutor welcomes convictions of Thaçi and other KLA leaders: "Long-overdue justice for victimsSpecialist Prosecutor Kimberly West welcomed today’s verdict against former KLA leaders Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, saying that it is important for the rule of law in Kosovo and represents long-overdue justice for the victims.b92 · serbia
CYBERSep 16Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and WipersThe Hacker News
POLITICSSep 16Kremlin’s frozen assets in Europe will never be returned to Russia — SikorskiRussian sovereign assets frozen in Europe will never be returned to Russia and could eventually be used as war reparations or to help rebuild Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
CYBERSep 16Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarmsEuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia threatens Europe with a “very short war” if Western troops are deployed in Ukraine — CCDUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 16U.S. uncovers network that plotted assassinations of Russian ‘dissidents’ in Washington and Vilnius. Among the suspects: an ex-colonel with Putin ties, his FSB officer son, and a Cuban dancer.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Injury toll after Russian attack in Sumy rises to six, including teenagerThe number of people injured in Sumy has risen to six, including a teenager.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says - AP NewsBelarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says AP NewsAP News
POLITICSSep 16An exclusive look inside Zelenskyy's wartime officeUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to CBS News' Aidan Stretch in an exclusive interview at his wartime office. Zelenskyy said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is lying about wanting peace and an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.CBS News
HEALTHSep 16Rules tying doctors to rural posts leave Russian medical schools short of studentsRussia's new rules requiring medical graduates to commit to regional hospital postings before enrolment have left 1,500 residency places unfilled at top universities, even as applications hit record highs.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Russia's Syzran and Saratov oil refineries halt operations after drone attacks — ReutersUkrinform [en]
MILITARYSep 16Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says new anti-drone weapon being testedZelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.Defense News
CONFLICTSep 16European parliament calls for hybrid attacks to be recognized as form of warfare, names Russia as greatest threatUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 16Ukraine to Add 12-Year Prison Term for Scam Call CentersParliament voted on Wednesday to add a new article to Ukraine’s Criminal Code to prosecute those involved in operating scam call centers, with a maximum prison term of 12 years. The decision came after an anti-corruption raid uncovered an alleged protection scheme operated by officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office and eventually led to the prosecutor general’s own ouster.kyivpost · ukraine
CONFLICTSep 16Russian Drones Hit Ukrainian Passenger Train And Bus, Killing 5RFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16Russians strike garages in Odesa with rocket-powered drone, one person killedUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTSep 16Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci Sentenced To 25 Years For War CrimesThe 58-year-old Thaci, and three other former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war, was convicted on four counts of war crimes: illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder. Judge Charles Smith said the men, widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo, had been engaged in a "common criminal purpose" that involved arbitrary detention of at least 385 people at locations in Kosovo and northern Albania under KLA control.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 16Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for US lifting some sanctionsSince Trump returned to the White House for his second term, Lukashenko has released hundreds of political prisoners in a series of U.S.-mediated deals that also lifted some U.S. sanctionsThe Independent World
CONFLICTSep 16Russian forces strike Sumy with guided aerial bombs, five people injuredUkrinform [en]