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Alexander brothers used wealth to lure, drug and rape women and girls, prosecutor says The wealthy Alexander brothers used the same tactics of luring, drugging and humiliation to sexually assault numerous women and girls, bragging about their exploits in blog posts with titles that incl...

Alexander brothers used wealth to lure, drug and rape women and girls, prosecutor says

The allegations are corroborated by the “sheer number of victims who testified,” the prosecutor said — women who never have met each other and live different lives

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Iran launches new attacks, saying US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship, calls for Trump's blood Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases and threatened that the United States would “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean and a...

Iran launches wave of attacks, saying US will 'bitterly regret' sub sinking, calls for Trump's blood

Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli, in one of the few clerical statements so far from Iran, said the country was “on the verge of a great test”

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Russians stuff houseplant clay into tank armor to stop drones. Experts aren't impressed Not all Russian anti-drone improvisations actually work. For instance, tubes full of clay. They're 'useless,' one expert claimed.

Russians stuff houseplant clay into tank armor to stop drones. Experts aren’t impressed.
Not all Russian anti-drone improvisations actually work. For instance, tubes full of clay. They’re ‘useless,’ one expert claimed.

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UK government knew Anna Netrebko was sanctioned by Ukraine. FOI documents show what happened next. - Euromaidan Press From the FCDO to the Treasury, five government bodies had one response to Ukraine's formal objections: dismiss, reframe, forget.

UK government knew Anna Netrebko was sanctioned by Ukraine. FOI documents show what happened next.
Four years into a full-scale war, no UK body has built a process to check whether taxpayers fund performers sanctioned by an allied nation

Shameful 😤

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Ukraine’s $880M Drone Line has turned Russian movement on frontline into death sentence in just 12 months - Euromaidan Press Launched a year ago, Ukraine’s “Drone Line” integrates over 1,000 drone crews, using FPV, ISR, and unmanned bombers.

Ukraine’s $880M Drone Line has turned Russian movement on frontline into death sentence in just 12 months
Ukraine launched the Drone Line a year ago with $880 million in funding. The result: 1,000 crews on the front, 30,000 Russian soldiers killed in one winter.

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India signs $238M deal with Russia for shipborne missiles India’s Ministry of Defence signed a contract on March 3 with Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport to procure ship-based vertical launch surface-to-air missiles for the Indian Navy’s Shtil-1 a...

India signs $238M deal with Russia for shipborne missiles

The deal is valued at 2,182 crore rupees, or approximately $238 million, and will supply missiles for several Indian Navy frigates equipped with the Shtil-1 system.

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Main Advantage of SAMP/T NG Named, Though Latest Version Still Untested in Ukraine Compared to Patriot System | Defense Express France and Italy have recently received their first SAMP/T NG systems. The latest version is also expected to be delivered to Ukraine, but it has not yet undergone combat testing against russian balli...

Main Advantage of SAMP/T NG Named, Though Latest Version Still Untested in Ukraine Compared to Patriot System

France and Italy have recently received their first SAMP/T NG systems. The latest version is also expected to be delivered to Ukraine,

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China boosts defence spending 7% in drive to modernise by 2035 Read this article from www.reuters.com with Smry

China boosts defence spending 7% in drive to modernise by 2035

China will boost defence spending by 7% in 2026, it said on Thursday, the lowest rate in five years but still ​outpacing wider economic growth targets and the rest of Asia

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DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed former President Joe Biden used an autopen without knowing the contents of what he signed.

DOJ quietly shelves Biden autopen investigation that Trump demanded
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed former President Joe Biden used an autopen without knowing the contents of what he signed.

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Building where US troops were killed was largely unfortified: Officials The six U.S. troops killed in Kuwait were in a largely unfortified command-and-control center, two defense officials said.

Building where US troops were killed was largely unfortified: Officials
The structure was effectively a large trailer with little aerial defense.

The center was encircled by 6-foot-tall concrete walls, a signature means of defense during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
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The Guardian view on the US-UK relationship: Trump is pushing Britain closer to Europe | Editorial Editorial: An unreliable and volatile American president makes a compelling case for closer security and defence cooperation with continental allies

The Guardian view on the US-UK relationship: Trump is pushing Britain closer to Europe | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘A big burden for farmers’: Gulf shipping crisis threatens food price shock Iranian blockade of the strategic strait of Hormuz is hitting global fertiliser supply chain

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California Democrats defy call from party to abandon crowded race: ‘Voters choose the next governor’ State party chair had urged candidates with no ‘viable path’ to victory to drop out to ensure Democratic win in November

California Democrats defy call from party to abandon crowded race: ‘Voters choose the next governor’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Oh boy 🤦‍♂️

US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn Chair of joint chiefs of staff and others in classified meeting said Iran is trying to get US to spend its munitions

US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Bit late now..

US did not share details with the UK before attacking Iran, sources say Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war

US did not share details with the UK before attacking Iran, sources say www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

France and Germany dash Ukraine’s hopes of fast-track EU membership Read this article from Telegraph with Smry

France and Germany dash Ukraine’s hopes of fast-track EU membership

Officials in the two capitals, both staunch allies of Ukraine, are opposed to the quick-fire plan because it does not have the full support of member states

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House Oversight panel votes to subpoena AG Pam Bondi in Epstein probe | CNN Politics The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena US Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony about her role in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files as part of the committee’s probe i...

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House Oversight panel votes to subpoena AG Pam Bondi in Epstein probe

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena US Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony about her role in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files

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UK police arrest three on suspicion of China-related spying | CNN British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, and that the alleged offences related to China.

UK police arrest three on suspicion of China-related spying

Counter-terrorism officers arrested a 39-year old man in London as well as a 68-year old man and a 43-year old man in Wales. The trio are being held in custody.

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Exclusive: Kremlin Office Plants Prove Putin's Absence As Iran War Heats Up On March 2-3, the Kremlin published videos showing him meeting with officials and indicated the footage was fresh. In fact, both meetings were recorded earlier, Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative...

Exclusive: Kremlin Office Plants Prove Putin's Absence As Iran War Heats Up

As usual, state TV channels dutifully ran reports and showed footage from the meetings, in each case telling viewers that the meeting took place "today."

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Starmer’s government hunkers down for ‘long-haul’ Iran conflict British government thinks direct phase of the conflict will last for weeks — but its tail could be much longer.

Starmer’s government hunkers down for ‘long-haul’ Iran conflict
British government thinks direct phase of the conflict will last for weeks — but its tail could be much longer.

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MAGA embrace: Europe’s nationalists head to Washington Right-wing populists from across Europe are converging on the U.S. capital, where Speaker Mike Johnson is headlining a sovereignty conference.

MAGA embrace: Europe’s nationalists head to Washington
Right-wing populists from across Europe are converging on the U.S. capital, where Speaker Mike Johnson is headlining a sovereignty conference.

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Trump’s FAFO moment: America needs Europe after all The U.S. assault on Iran has hammered another bruise into the transatlantic relationship, with Macron, Starmer and Sánchez resisting Trump’s demands to back his war.

Trump’s FAFO moment: America needs Europe after all
The U.S. assault on Iran has hammered another bruise into the transatlantic relationship, with Macron, Starmer and Sánchez resisting Trump’s demands to back his war.

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Britain looks to Frederiksen’s migration plan to neutralize Farage Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is eager to take on complaints from liberal-minded colleagues — and combat Nigel Farage’s right-wing insurgency.

Britain looks to Frederiksen’s migration plan to neutralize Farage
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is eager to take on complaints from liberal-minded colleagues — and combat Nigel Farage’s right-wing insurgency.

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The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused
Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

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Iran war spreads across the world as US warns: ‘We have only just begun’ US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights will leave Oman ‘in the coming days’

Iran war spreads across the world as US warns: ‘We have only just begun’
US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights will leave Oman ‘in the coming days’

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Schoolkids in occupied Ukraine to face mandatory ‘history’ exam denying Russia’s invasion of Crimea and other crimes The 9th Grade ‘exam’ will test students’ ability to repeat the fictitious version of events presented in Russian ‘history textbooks’ penned by Putin crony Vladimir Medinsky

Schoolkids in occupied Ukraine to face mandatory ‘history’ exam denying Russia’s invasion of Crimea and other crimes
The 9th Grade ‘exam’ will test students’ ability to repeat the fictitious version of events presented in Russian ‘history textbooks’

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Only 1 Republican Votes To End Trump's Iran War Congress will hold no formal debate on another costly military conflict in the Middle East that has already left six U.S. servicemembers dead.

Senate Republicans Block Effort To End Trump’s Iran War
Congress will hold no formal debate on another costly military conflict in the Middle East that has already left six U.S. servicemembers dead.

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Tensions soar as Hegseth and Rubio feud over US troops in Iran US secretary of state is warning against deploying troops as Hegseth takes a hawkish turn

Tensions soar as Hegseth and Rubio feud over US troops in Iran
US secretary of state is warning against deploying troops as Hegseth takes a hawkish turn

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Link to UK Ministry of Defence UK..

Who launched the drone ??

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Trump Quietly Invested Millions in Bank Securities, Late Ethics Filing Shows The President recently disclosed more than a hundred late trades made since May of last year, nearly all in banks and financial institutions.

Trump Quietly Invested Millions in Bank Securities, Late Ethics Filing Shows

The President recently disclosed more than a hundred late trades made since May of last year, nearly all in banks and financial institutions.

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