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Description: Three empty buses have exploded in the city of Bat Yam near Tel – Aviv as suspicions of a terrorist attack saw Israeli police forces and the Shin Bet conducting the investigation. The explosives were equipped with a timer set to explode around 8:30 PM local time after the buses ended their daily shifts, no victims were reported. Remaining bus lines in the region were halted and ordered to conduct thorough inspections, no other explosive devices were identified during the inspection. Early suspicions arose that the bombings were a response to IDF’s operations in the West Bank, but no further evidence was disclosed as the investigation was unfolding. Israeli PM Be
Description: Researchers in cooperation with the Robert Bosch Foundation have identified more than 700 fake social media accounts that used AI – based pictures of Friedrich Mertz to instigate large scale disinformation campaign using the X platform. The accounts published messages with anti – migration and anti – Ukraine sentiments ahead of the German elections scheduled for Sunday 23 Feb. Germany cybersecurity watchdog BSI has stated that most of the accounts also published pro – Russian posts aimed at discrediting Mertz’ party and ramp up support for their direct political opponent, the far – right AfD. Although the campaign gained little to no traction, it represents inte
Description: US and South Korean military forces conducted joint aerial military drills on the peninsula which involved the US B – 1B bomber as well as various F – 16 and F – 35 fighter jets. The drills come as a response to recent escalated threats from North Korea, which threatened to resume increasing nuclear capabilities. The drills also highlighted US and South Korean deterrent capabilities in the region as recent military activities also saw Chinese ships and aerial assets violating territorial waters and airspace in the Philippines. Impact: North Korea’s refusal to resume denuclearization talks has prompted US – led allies to enhance military assets a
Description: Belorussian defense official Valery Revenko has stated that Zapad 2025 or West 2025 joint military exercise with Russian forces has been scheduled for Sep. The announcement comes after the recent signing of a joint – defensive pact between Russia and Belarus which allowed Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belorussian territory as a deterrent against potential aggression from the West. Belorussian defense authorities also stated that OSCE representatives would be invited to monitor the exercises, and that Belarus was open to joint military inspections with Poland which could loosen military tensions on the border. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky
Description: German, Austrian and Belgian internal security forces and police have warned against the emergence of a newly – formed propaganda website that incentivizes terrorist attacks on European soil. The website pertaining to the terrorist organization Islamic State contained videos and written material that incentivized attacks from so called lone wolf individuals who rapidly radicalized and conducted attacks on civilian targets. Security authorities from the three countries also stated that recently, terrorist plots were thwarted routinely as the level of such threats has significantly risen in the past couple of years. Impact: Mounting threats from R
Description: IRGC’s Commander for the Mazandaran province, Siavash Moslemi stated that a US – Israeli spy ring has been broken up through constant monitoring and various surveillance operations. The suspected individuals used trade companies and several charities as well as backgrounds as geological research scientists to infiltrate crucial Iranian infrastructure and gather intelligence. Iranian officials had yet to provide evidence to the claims as recent arrests also saw a British couple being accused of espionage and an Israeli individual arrested in Ardabil was also accused of espionage. Impact: The disruption of the alleged
Description: Colombian military and holdouts from the FARC guerilla group have clashed in the Catatumbo region leaving one police officer dead and several wounded. The military was conducting the so – called stabilization operations on behalf of the Colombian government when they were engaged by dissidents from the holdouts of FARC. The trilateral conflict also involves the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group which fights over regional prevalence of the key region for the production and transportation of cocaine. The conflict so far has caused the migration of more than 50,000 people and left up to 100 dead. Impact: The Colombian government has appare
Description: UK officials have blamed Russia for planning to interfere in the upcoming elections in the Central African Republic. US officials have also added that Russia was trying to tap into the country’s gold and mineral reserves as its one of the first that the Kremlin – backed Wagner group established its presence in. Russian foreign official Anna Evstigneeva has denounced the accusations laid out by the US and UK officials in the UN. The Central African Republic has been plagued by violence since 2013 when up to 14 armed Muslim – backed rebel groups overthrew then – sitting President Francois Bozize. The country has recently experienced shortened periods of relative s
Description: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Qatar’s Emir Amir Al Thani have signed a strategic partnership agreement which will see both countries collaborate on several aspects. Qatar has announced an investment of up to $10 billion which will cover sectors such as hospitality, food security, technology, logistics and trade. The countries would also enhance security and intelligence cooperation to counter regional terrorist and extremist organizations. The agreement highlighted India’s repolarization towards countries in the Gulf region and strengthening ties with US allied forces. Impact: Qatar and India’s strategic partnership contributes towards
Description: The Polish presidentship of the European Union has announced the decisions of the EU ambassadors to impose the 16th sanctions package on Russia. Sanctions would be additionally imposed on 73 ships of Russia’s shadow fleet used to transport goods such as LNG or LPG from sanctioned Russian companies as well as other legal entities and individuals. The sanctions package would also undertake the exclusion of 13 Russian banks from the SWIFT system while up to 8 Russian media outlets and 11 ports would also be added to the sanctioned list. The package comes on the brink of the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine and in line with recent rifts in pol