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« Dans la Russie d’aujourd’hui, le simple fait de rester un humain est déjà un exploit « - Valeria Novodvorskaya
Founded 15 years ago, Hungary’s atlatszo.hu—whose name means “transparent”—grew into a leading investigative newsroom, exposing Orbán-era corruption while surviving raids, smear campaigns and threats. Founder Tamás Bodoky reflects on what comes next. VSquare.org
Investigating the Orbán Era and Surviving Its Attacks: Átlátszó at 15 - VSquare.org
Fifteen years ago, Átlátszó began as a largely unfunded experiment: a nonprofit investigative newsroom designed to protect journalists from the political and business pressures constraining Hungary’s media.
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Gulf states appear to have decided that Iran is now the dominant power in rhe region
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4d agoTrump cancels new strikes on Iran after Middle East allies’ request ft.trib.al/hZURI9Z
SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1621 1. Trump walks back fm Ankara promise to OK Patriot production in🇺🇦 2.Hits: Saratov refinery,Ufa Bashneft refinery,Novosemeykino (Samara) Wildberries depot,Lyudinovsk (Kaluga) oil depot, ghost ship Yanina,Engels AFB 3. 109/133 strike drones down/out 4. Moscow blast kills 3. Target?
And rhis pushback against perceived Trump family predation is happening in one of Europe's most pro-American countries
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4d agoAlbania's coastline has become a hotspot for cheap European summer sojourns but as Ivanka Trump claims her Christopher Columbus moment locals are adamant that their island is not for sale.
This week, Maria Zakharova decided to express her ‘concerns about Europe’s militarisation’ and the supposed threat it poses to global security. Europe’s defence investments, solely aimed at deterrence, are not without reason.
A huge cloud of smoke from the burning Wildberries logistics hub hangs over Samara.
❗️Another Wildberries distribution center with an area of 178,600 m² in the settlement of Novosemeykino, Samara Oblast, was destroyed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack.
Russia launched 1,900 drones, 1,600 guided bombs, and 144 missiles across 16 Ukrainian regions over the past week, damaging over 1,500 objects. Zelensky urged stricter global sanctions on Russian defense firms producing component parts. www.kyivpost.com/post/81571
Additional footages of the burning Ufa oil refinery after today’s attack
US Secretary of State Rubio says Ukraine's long-range strikes into Russia have changed the conflict dynamics, bringing the war to Russian soil. Washington is ready to consider if this opens a path to negotiations.
Oh 🇺🇸, just go fck yourself .... no one needs anything from your highly corrupted swamp ... 💪🏽🇪🇺 💪🏽🦾🇺🇦 #AmericaHasFallen #BuyEuropean
Russian terror against Ukraine continues-civilians and civilian infrastructure remain under attack. Russia keeps killing and destroying. Dnipropetrovsk region:7 people injured,one person in critical condition in the Nikopol district,a gas station, a grain warehouse,a vehicle,a tractor were damaged.
Results of the SBU’s Long-Range Strikes Over the Week: 🔹 Belbek and Saky Airfields in Crimea - Hit a "Nebo-U" radar system and a fuel reservoir; 🔹 Rostov Region - Destroyed a "Grave Stone" S-400 radar, a "Tor-M2" SAM system, and a "Pole-21" electronic warfare system;
🔹 UAV Warehouses - Target struck in occupied Donetsk Region and Crimea; 🔹 Maritime Targets - A "Molniya" missile boat and two sanctioned cargo vessels transporting military supplies between Iran and Russia; 🔹 Filanovsky Oil Production Platform - Hit in the Caspian Sea;
🔹 Oil Infrastructure - "Subkhankulovo" oil pumping station and mini-refineries in Ulyanovsk and Kaluga regions; 🔹Coordination Center in Kherson Region – Up to 100 personnel targeted in a strike involving 13 drones; 🔹Two additional FSB deployment sites – Hit in Kherson and Donetsk regions.
🇪🇺🇮🇹🇬🇷 Italy and Greece were the initiators: the EU lifted sanctions on Russian sable fur, sanctions were imposed only in April, — Euractiv 📌The changes were made to the latest package of sanctions against Moscow, agreed last week.
The European Commission explained that the exception is necessary, as Russia dominates the global sable market, leaving European producers without alternative suppliers. 📌The new exception restores access to Russian sable skins, although finished products remain banned.
The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast on July 24 has risen to 11, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General. A 66-year-old diplomat of the Order of Malta died in hospital from injuries sustained in the strike on a weapons exhibition in the Bucha district.
❗️Tonight, Ukrainian long-range strikes hit an export terminal in the Rostov region (about 250 km from the front line), as well as oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and Udmurtia. Zelenskyy emphasized that with such actions
2/Ukraine is bringing the war back to Russia to give a chance for a decent peace.
⚡️ Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia. The attack also included strikes on oil facilities in Russia's Udmurtia Republic and Yaroslavl Oblast.
Ukrainian drones strike export terminal, oil infrastructure in latest deep strike attack on Russia
The attack also included strikes on oil facilities in Russia's Udmurtia Republic and Yaroslavl Oblast.
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The FSB claimed that New Zealand “recruited” the man to gather intelligence on Russia’s defense cooperation with countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
FSB Arrests Khabarovsk Man Accused of Spying for New Zealand - The Moscow Times
Russia’s FSB security service said Monday that it arrested a man in the Far East city of Khabarovsk on accusations of spying for New Zealand.
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