⚡️North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia to wage attacks on Ukraine, intelligence says. The unit, deployed in the region bordering Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, is believed to have six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, according to the report.

North Korea deploying ballistic missile unit to Russia to wage attacks on Ukraine, intelligence says

The unit, deployed in the region bordering Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, is believed to have six launchers and 120 ballistic missiles, according to the report.

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A Russian passport, military benefits, and a fast track to citizenship convinced Egyptian student Mohamed Salah to sign a contract with the Russian army.

This Egyptian came to Russia to study. Now he's a POW in Ukraine

YouTube video by Kyiv Independent

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Eight people were killed as they stood waiting for a delayed train overnight on Aug. 5 during one of the most intense Russian bombardments of the town of Brovary, just east of Kyiv, of the entire war.

Kyiv commuter town becomes scene of horror as Russian attack kills 8 on train station platform

BROVARY, KYIV OBLAST — Eight people were killed as they stood waiting for a delayed train overnight on Aug. 5 during one of the most intense Russian bombardments of the town of Brovary, just east of K...

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Sueddeutsche with more info www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/flug...

Flughafen Leipzig: Mögliche Sprengstoff-Drohne legt Luftverkehr zwischenzeitlich lahm

Am Flughafen Leipzig wird neben einem ukrainischen Transportflieger eine Drohne mit einem Zünder gefunden. Die Bundespolizei schließt einen gezielten Sabotageakt nicht aus.

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This is still happening every night. Russia is using ballistic missiles against civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 15h ago

⚡️Update: Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area as rescue efforts continue. A massive Russian attack killed 15 people and injured 51 others in Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast as fires engulfed Kyiv and its suburbs, authorities reported Aug. 5.

Täuschend echte Fake-Nachrichten in Sekunden: Eine CORRECTIV-Recherche zeigt, wie leicht sich Beiträge von existierenden Medien mit #KI-Chatbots fälschen lassen – Sicherheitslücken weist vor allem #ChatGPT auf.

KI-Test: So einfach lassen sich Nachrichten mit ChatGPT und Co. fälschen

Mit den KIs von OpenAI, Google und Microsoft lassen sich gefälschte Beiträge von existierenden Medien erstellen. Sicherheitslücken weist vor allem ChatGPT auf.

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Vassili Golod@golod.bsky.social · 2d ago

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polen und die Ukraine streiten wieder über ein dunkles Kapitel gemeinsamer Geschichte: In Wolhynien wurden im 2. Weltkrieg brutale Verbrechen verübt. Vor allem von Sowjets und Nazis, aber auch von Partisanen: Kämpfer der Ukr. Aufständischen Armee (UPA) töteten Zehntausende Polinnen und Polen. 1/4

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polen und die Ukraine streiten wieder über ein dunkles Kapitel gemeinsamer Geschichte: In Wolhynien wurden im 2. Weltkrieg brutale Verbrechen verübt. Vor allem von Sowjets und Nazis, aber auch von Partisanen: Kämpfer der Ukr. Aufständischen Armee (UPA) töteten Zehntausende Polinnen und Polen. 1/4

Die Universität der #Bundeswehr in München hat einen 40 Meter breiten, 20 Meter hohen sowie tiefen Drohnenkäfig eröffnet. Er ermöglicht sichere Tests autonomer Schwärme, von Drohnenabwehr und intelligenter Luftrobotik auch ohne verlässliches GNSS-Signal. #Drohne #KI #AI esut.de/2026/08/meld...

Neuer Drohnenkäfig für die Universität der Bundeswehr München

Die Universität der Bundeswehr München hat am 23. Juli eine neue Versuchsanlage für Drohnentechnologien eingeweiht. Der 40 Meter breite Drohnenkäfig ermöglicht sichere Flugversuche unter realitätsnahe...

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UK journalists are self-censoring their reporting on rightwing protests, Trump’s administration, and trans issues because of growing concerns about their personal safety, with newsrooms accused of “normalizing” the risks they face. Read more in @theguardian.com⤵️

UK journalists ‘self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’

Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’

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Da ist viel Desinformation unterwegs. Der "Search Assist" von duckduckgo.com behauptet ernsthaft, es wären "NATO-Atomwaffen" (echt jetzt?) in Ungarn, Polen, Tschechien stationiert. (Es scheint inzwischen alles kontaminiert in der Info-Sphäre)

Wenn das ein hybrider Angriff gewesen wäre, um Europas Entschlossenheit, Zusammenhalt und Reaktionsfähigkeit zu testen, dann hat Europa den Test nicht bestanden. Das ist auch eine der Lehren der letzten 48 Stunden.

Jan Skudlarek@janskudlarek.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Die Europäer haben auf eine Bedrohung von außen nicht gemeinsam reagiert, sondern sind übereinander hergefallen. Der gestrige Tag war ein schwarzer Tag für Europa und ein Fest für seine Feinde." www.zeit.de/politik/2026...

Der Untergang kann warten versteht sich als Gebrauchsanweisung für die Gegenwart. Die Inhalte sollen nicht nur gelesen, sondern auch angewendet werden. Deshalb gibt es auf meiner Homepage psychologische Materialien zum Buch zum kostenlosen Download, mit denen ihr die Theorie umsetzen könnt.

The recent threats to journalists’ safety while reporting on the Delhi protests are a reminder of how poorly Indian newsrooms prepare journalists for these assignments, writes CPJ’s Asia Program Coordinator Kunal Majumder in an op-ed⤵️

Why Indian journalism needs to start taking safety seriously - Exchange4media

As protests escalate, journalists face increased dangers. It's crucial for newsrooms to implement safety measures and prepare reporters for volatile situations

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Older post but still very relevant. Actually this topic has been relevant for a long time IMHO.👇

Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 9mo ago

This is a sensitive topic, but an important one: when we talk about disinformation & propaganda we (rightly) think of Russia. But how should we react when our partners - specifically the US - uses its information channels to attack our values or laws and aims to increase societal divisions?

Letting people easily alter images with an AI prompt was a bad idea. www.theverge.com/tech/973943/...

Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

The feature generated believable — but edited — images of the real world.

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Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...

⚡️ 'Almost nothing remained': Russian missile kills 6 members of family in Ukrainian village. Six members of the family have been confirmed killed, with rescuers still searching for any remains of the other five as of 6 p.m. local time.

'Almost nothing remained of the house': Russian missile kills 6 members of family in Ukrainian village

Six members of the family have been confirmed killed, with rescuers still searching for any remains of the other five as of 6 p.m. local time.

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The German government is working on a plan on what to do if regions vote in extreme-right AFD governments which may not allow NATO troop movements or may otherwise want to impede defence policies and Russia deterrence. www.n-tv.de/politik/Sorg...

Sorge vor AfD-Wahlerfolgen - Bund arbeitet an Nato-Notfallplan

Im September werden in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern neue Landtage gewählt. In Umfragen liegt die AfD klar vorn. Die Sorge vor einem Wahlerfolg führt in Berlin laut einem Bericht zu konkre...

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Der Text ist so kurz, weil DIE SEITE 1 DER ZEIT ZU KLEIN IST. :) Im Ernst: ich habe einen Leitartikel für die ZEIT geschrieben zur Frage, was aus dem Vorfall bei OpenAI folgen muss. Denn dahinter steckt keine übermächtige KI, sondern Menschen, die verantwortungslos handeln. Freebie für euch: #openAI

KI-Regulierung: Höchste Zeit

Eine KI hackt eine andere, und das ist erst der Anfang. Europa muss für eine weltweite Regulierung kämpfen.

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⚡️Update: Residential buildings struck in Lviv amid massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine. Local officials reported that two high-rise residential buildings were struck in the western city of Lviv overnight amid the large-scale Russian missile and drone attack.

Explosions, damage reported across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack

Russia launched a wave of ballistic missile attacks across Ukraine in the early hours of July 30, with multiple explosions reported in Kyiv just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ru...

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The military upside of breaking these treaties is small. Forty-plus signatory states would notice the diplomatic cost, and some of them are allies Norway and Finland rely on. warontherocks.com/why-norway-a...

Why Norway and Finland Should Preserve Two of Europe's Most Important Security Arrangements

Svalbard is a stark archipelago of glaciers and coal mines lying 650 kilometers (403 miles) north of Norway’s North Cape, roughly halfway between the

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A reasonable decision by Dr Fauci in the face of persecution from right-wing conspiracy theorists. Rand Paul has attacked and threatened Fauci for years. The rest of us need to stand up for science and scientists. Stop the new McCarthyism.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."

The exercise probably includes the launch of Onyx missiles from three Bastion complexes located on the Rybachii Peninsula, only few kilometres from the border with Norway

Russia unfolds large-scale naval exercise near Norwegian border

At least two of the Northern Fleet’s most powerful warships have set out from the naval base of Severomorsk to take part in drills off the Rybachii Peninsula.

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A recent investigation by @occrp.org found that the co-founder of NSO Group travelled to Panama in 2013 on an Israeli diplomatic passport. Senior researcher @jsrailton.bsky.social notes that it “raises questions about NSO’s connections to the [Israeli] state.” Read: www.occrp.org/en/project/t...

Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport

Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.

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Ten years ago, Burundian journalist Jean Bigirimana disappeared. His former colleague, Éloge Willy KanezaI, tells CPJ about the ongoing push for truth and justice. A decade without answers is a decade too long. Read more about Bigirimana’s case: https://cpj.org/data/people/jean-bigirimana/

If you're in Tübingen today - come join us at the international conference on "Religion and the Global Far Right" @unituebingen.bsky.social Can't wait to see everyone - and please stay hydrated, it is boiling. I'll be giving my keynote at 3pm today, whilst sweating profusely.

⚡️ Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv arms exhibition rises to 12, Prosecutor General’s Office says. The strike hit a site where an arms exhibition was taking place, killing civilians and injuring more than 100 people, many of them representatives of Ukraine’s defense industry.

Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv arms exhibition rises to 12, Prosecutor General’s Office says

The strike hit a site where an arms exhibition was taking place, killing civilians and injuring more than 100 people, many of them representatives of Ukraine’s defense industry.

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⚡️Former Ukrainian top diplomat charged with stealing foreign donations. Specifically, the NABU charged Oleksandr Bankov, who served as the ministry’s state secretary from 2020 to 2024, and a former head of Bankov’s office who currently serves as a diplomat.

Former Ukrainian top diplomat charged with stealing foreign donations

Specifically, the NABU charged Oleksandr Bankov, who served as the ministry’s state secretary from 2020 to 2024, and a former head of Bankov’s office who currently serves as a diplomat.

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Hier geht’s zur Sonderfolge des Podcasts „Streitkräfte und Strategien“ live aus Hannover, moderiert von Astrid Corall und Philipp Abresch.

Podcast: Sommer im Krieg (Sonderfolge mit Vassili Golod)

In den vergangenen Wochen hat Russland die Ukraine immer wieder massiv angegriffen, vor allem auch die Hauptstadt Kiew. Über den Alltag im Krieg erzählt ARD-Korrespondent Vassili Golod, der seit vier ...

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Vassili Golod@golod.bsky.social · last wk.

Heimspiel beim NDR Pop-Up Studio in Hannover! Habe als stolzer Niedersachse gemeinsam mit wunderbaren Kolleg:innen an diesem Wochenende viele schöne Stunden am Maschsee verbracht. Ich bin sehr dankbar für das Interesse an unserer Ukraine-Berichterstattung und die riesige Wertschätzung. 1/4