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Students recruited via Telegram, amateur saboteurs and hitmen: How Russia outsources its operations in Europe

11 October 2026 at 05:00

On the night of March 20, 2024, unusually humid and mild in London, three people in their twenties pulled up at an industrial estate in the east of the city in a cherry-red Kia Picanto. They went inside, set fire to a warehouse, and filmed the blaze on a cellphone. The video of the flames consuming the premises ended up in the hands of another 20-year-old, Dylan Earl, who was reached via the Telegram messaging app by the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner, linked to the Kremlin, which had in turn recruited others to do the dirty work. One of the burned units contained humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine. According to the British investigation, the three young men who lit the fuse did not know they were actually working for Russia.

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German police on August 5 after the failed attack on Leipzig airport.

Trump says Russia will supply 300K tons of diesel despite global sanctions

9 October 2026 at 20:18
U.S. President Donald Trump added that Russia would then deliver 3 million tons of diesel fuel within a short period of time, based on the condition of its diesel refineries

Putin’s Strong Message to Europe at the Valdai Club: Stop the March Towards War

9 October 2026 at 12:30
As NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European leaders increasingly warn of a looming Russian threat, Vladimir Putin used the Valdai Discussion Club to deliver a very different message: Europe is feeding an escalation spiral it may no longer be able to control. Europe is being told to prepare for war, and the rearmament is […]

WHO offers technical support to Russia over suspected plague case in Siberia: ‘We need more information’

8 October 2026 at 14:54

International health authorities are on alert over a possible case of plague that may not even exist. The death of a laboratory worker at a plague research facility in Russia’s Irkutsk region on October 2 sparked concerns, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday offered technical assistance to the Russian government while requesting additional information needed to assess any potential risk.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization.

Russian strikes kill at least 3 in Ukraine ahead of expected U.S. peace talks

4 September 2026 at 14:50
The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches into its fifth year following Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour.

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