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Georgia’s Attacks on Queer Activists Jeopardize Its Future With the EU
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August 4, 2023
The European Union requires the country to strengthen human rights. But leading up to Tbilisi Pride Fest, members of the ruling party continued to dehumanize LGBTQ residents.
Microsoft says Russia-linked hackers behind dozens of Teams phishing attacks – EURACTIV.com
A Russian government-linked hacking group took aim at dozens of global organizations with a campaign to steal login credentials by engaging users in Microsoft Teams chats pretending to be from technical support, Microsoft researchers said on Wednesday (2 August).
These “highly targeted” social engineering attacks have affected “fewer than 40 unique global organizations” since late May, Microsoft researchers said in a blog, adding that the company was investigating.
The Russian embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond to a request for
Ukraine Says Russia Launched Overnight Drone Attacks on Kyiv
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, with at least 10 drones overnight, damaging a multistory administrative tower and other buildings, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday, as Moscow kept up the pressure on metropolitan centers far from the front lines.
The officials said that Ukraine’s air defenses had shot down all the drones aimed at Kyiv but that falling debris from the interceptions had caused damage. The State Emergency Service said that an administrative building had been hit, and the head
Carli Lloyd’s Attacks on the USWNT Are Personal—and Political
The US Women’s National Team has always carried a double burden: They need to be the best, and they need to be global soccer icons.
Carli Lloyd wasn’t having it. The former USWNT star turned Fox Sports commentator eviscerated the squad—many of whom are her former
Pakistan’s PM calls on Afghan Taliban to act against cross-border militant attacks after deadly bombing
Pakistan’s prime minister on Tuesday asked neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to do more to prevent militants from crossing the border to stage attacks such as the massive suicide bombing earlier this week that killed dozens in a border region.
The appeal came days after the bomber struck an election campaign rally of supporters of a pro-Taliban cleric on Sunday, killing dozens and wounding scores in the district of Bajur. The death toll from the bombing rose to 55 on Tuesday,
Seagulls terrorise beautiful seaside town leaving people ‘bloodied’ from attacks | UK | News
Seagulls have been wrecking hacov in this popular British seaside resort as people report a spate of attacks.
Tourists and locals in Rhyl, Wales, have complained of the birds targeting people eating food with one resident branding them “flying rats”.
A £20,000 project had been announced that planned on reducing the number of seagulls in the area.
The Rhyl Business Improvement District put forward the funds three years ago, with the scheme targeting gull eggs before they reached the embryo
Drone Attacks on Russia Show Evidence of Ukraine’s Other Counteroffensive
At least three different Ukrainian-made drones have been used in attacks inside Russia, including Moscow, according to an analysis by The New York Times, indicating a Ukrainian role in strikes that the government in Kyiv has long shrouded in mystery.
Ukrainian officials have declined to claim or deny responsibility for drone strikes on Russian territory. But the three drone models, which appear capable of flying hundreds of miles from Ukraine to Moscow, were used in strikes in Russia.
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Zelensky Predicts Fighting in Russia ‘Inevitable,’ Says Attacks on Moscow ‘Absolutely Fair’
Zelensky’s comments came after the Russian defense ministry condemned a drone strike on Moscow as an ‘attempted terrorist attack.’
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Moscow’s attacks are stoking hatred of Russia in Odesa.
Standing on a bridge overlooking the road to Odesa’s main port, Nina Sulzhenko surveyed the damage wrought by a recent Russian missile strike: The House of Scientists, one of the Ukrainian city’s best-loved buildings, was in shambles. The mansion’s destroyed gardens spilled down over a ruined residential complex, and burned bricks lay strewn across the sidewalk.
“I feel pain, and I want revenge,” said Ms. Sulzhenko, 74. “I don’t have the words to say what we should do to them.”
Rishi Sunak hits out at BBC interviewer after snarky attacks over private jet | Politics | News
Rishi Sunak hit back during a testy BBC interview this morning, which was meant to be about the government’s big announcement on new North Sea oil and gas licences.
The Prime Minister dialled into BBC Scotland for a radio interview, and was immediately confronted by the presenter criticising him for only allocating five minutes to the station.
Mr Sunak interjected and said it was a “strange way to start an interview”, and clarified he couldn’t talk for long as he