The Kyiv Independent identified four dozen Chinese officers and defense industry employees who quietly visited Russia to negotiate military contracts during Russia's war in Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/investigat…
Investigation: Chinese military officials’ quiet visits to Moscow, exposed
Key findings: * After Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, China decided to purchase Russian aircraft, combat vehicles, ammunition, and equipment to enhance its paratroopers.Alisa Yurchenko (The Kyiv Independent)
Turkish tanker manager #Besiktas Shipping said Wednesday it would halt all operations involving Russia, a week after one of its ships was struck by a series of explosions off the coast of Senegal.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/03/…
Turkish Shipping Company Ends Russia-Linked Voyages After Tanker Explosions
Turkish tanker manager Besiktas Shipping said Wednesday it would halt all operations involving Russia, a week after one of its ships was struck by a series of explosions off the coast of Senegal.The Moscow Times
Whatever You Do, Don’t Call Them ‘Peace Talks’
Maria Popova argues moscow’s 'peace talks' are a sham - no Ukrainian representation, no honest broker, just Trump proxies pushing russian demands.
A corrupt, performative distraction from war.
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Whatever You Do, Don't Call Them 'Peace Talks' - Policy Magazine
What Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are presenting to the world as peace talks are not peace talks.Maria Popova (Policy Magazine)
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Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces.
Barely a street appears to be untouched by war in #Myrnohrad in Ukraine’s eastern #Donetsk region, 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the key logistics hub of #Pokrovsk.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Wednesday slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
politico.eu/article/christophe…
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #US #NATO
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.Victor Jack (POLITICO)
A European Parliament delegation's planned visit to Kyiv was canceled after Ukrainian authorities objected to the presence of a far-right German politician in the group who Ukraine said was a security risk.
politico.eu/article/european-p…
#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany #AfD
European Parliament cancels trip to Ukraine after Kyiv bristles at far-right MEP
Delegation member Hans Neuhoff of the far-right AfD party posed a security risk, Ukraine alleged.Seb Starcevic (POLITICO)
A little-known rare earths start-up with about 30 employees has won a blockbuster funding deal from the Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company.
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Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal
President’s son’s fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father’s administrationJoe Miller (Financial Times)
The United States joined 90 other countries at the United Nations on Wednesday to demand Russia "ensure the immediate, safe and unconditional return of all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported" and urge Moscow to stop the practice.
reuters.com/world/us-backs-un-…
Progetto Candlelight: il RE dei cavi sottomarini da 570 Tbps, nasce nell’Asia-Pacifico
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/progetto-…
#redhotcyber #news #connessionisottomarine #internetadaltavelocita #cavidisottomarino #economiadigitale
Progetto Candlelight: il RE dei cavi sottomarini da 570 Tbps nasce nell'Asia-Pacifico
Scopri il progetto Candlelight, il più grande cavo sottomarino dell'Asia-Pacifico, e il suo impatto sull'ecosistema dei data center.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
4 December 1869 | Czech Jewish woman, Šarlota Roubitschková, was born.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz & the so-called family camp created in Birkenau by the SS: artsandculture.google.com/exhi…
Returning Ukraine’s abducted children should be central to any peace plan
by Kristina Hook
Ukraine’s abducted children can help pave the way for peace, while allowing russia’s crimes to go unpunished would set a disastrous precedent for global security.
atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukra…
Returning Ukraine’s abducted children should be central to any peace plan - Atlantic Council
The United States should lead efforts to secure the release and return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. This could help build confidence in the peace process and boost efforts to end the war, writes Kristina Hook.Peter Dickinson (Atlantic Council)
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maria komarova, founder of luxury fashion brand milo.maria, is the daughter of igor jomarov, a member of russia’s Security Council and one of key officials in the war against #Ukraine.
Maria’s brand has been worn by many celebrities including Kourtney Kardash, Lady Gaga, Billie Piper
komarova keeps a low profile, lives in London and builds her business there, while her father works closely with putin, enabling russian war crimes.
Source: trapaggressor
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Ukrainian Children Abducted by russia Reportedly Sent to North Korea, US Senators Examine Evidence
by Liubava Petriv
united24media.com/latest-news/…
Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia Reportedly Sent to North Korea, US Senators Examine Evidence
The US Senate reviewed new claims about Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children, highlighting forced transfers to North Korea during a recent hearing.Liubava Petriv (UNITED24 Media)
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“I don’t know what the Kremlin is doing, but I can say that Witkoff and Kushner had quite a successful meeting with Putin,” Trump said.
Next.
#Poland Deputy Minister of Defence Paweł Zalewski confirmed that Poland has invited #Ukraine to cooperate within the framework of the new EU SAFE programme. This is a new investment scheme aimed at developing the European defence industry.
The share of funds attracted by Poland will be directed towards cooperation with Ukraine in the field of drone and anti-drone systems, the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, as well as joint Polish-Ukrainian defence investments.
According to as yet unconfirmed estimates, Ukraine could actually receive more than $2 billion from the Polish “envelope”.
Daniel Szeligowski (PISM):
A lot has been happening recently in Polish-Ukrainian relations, especially in the defence sector. What makes it into the media is, of course, only the tip of the iceberg.
Sources:
Даніель Шеліговський
Заступник міністра оборони Польщі Павел Залевський підтвердив, що Польща залучила Україну до співпраці в рамках нової програми ЄС SAFE. Це нова інвестиційна схема, метою якої має бути розвиток європейської оборонної промисловості.Telegram
3 December 1923 | A Polish Jewish woman, Ruth Hermansztadt, was born in Kielce.
In #Auschwitz from 30 May 1942.
No. 7544
She was evacuated to Ravensbrück and liberated there.
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Women at Auschwitz
Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobi…
Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
"On Auschwitz" (44): Women at Auschwitz
The Auschwitz camp was established in June 1940 for male prisoners. The first groups of women were incarcerated by the Germans more than a year and a half la...YouTube
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In a rare case of admitting that the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was based on wrong data, Russian colonel general Chirkin commented as follows:
„There was an underestimation of the enemy and overestimation of their (Ukrainian) troops. Everyone began to say that the war would end in three days.
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securityaffairs.com/185271/hac…
#securityaffairs #hacking #NorthKorea
Researchers spotted Lazarus’s remote IT workers in action
Researchers exposed a Lazarus scheme using remote IT workers tied to North Korea’s Famous Chollima APT group in a joint investigation.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
🇺🇦 The Verkhovna Rada, #Ukraine’s parliament, passed on Dec. 3 an ammendment removing Russian from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
kyivindependent.com/russia-no-…
Ukraine's parliament strips Russian from 'protected minority language' list
"Today we have finally restored historical justice and turned the page on years of distortions that were used for political pressure and to legitimize Russification.Kate Tsurkan (The Kyiv Independent)
🇷🇺 #Russia has blocked access to US-owned online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and promoting "LGBT propaganda", state media reported Wednesday.
france24.com/en/live-news/2025…
Russia blocks popular game-creator Roblox over child 'harassment'
Russia has blocked access to US-owned online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and promoting "LGBT propaganda", state media reported Wednesday.France 24 (FRANCE 24)
🇺🇸 U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner briefed #Trump and Ukrainian officials after a "thorough, productive meeting" (🤦♂️) with Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, a White House official said on Wednesday.
🇵🇱 The Polish army will help the nation's power grid operator to protect critical transformer stations by sharing information and conducting joint training exercises under an agreement signed on Wednesday, amid increased concerns about Russian drone attacks.
🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had urged Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal to carry out an urgent renewal of supervisory boards in the defence sector, aiming to restore investors' confidence after a corruption scandal.
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an unprecedented use of frozen Russian assets or international borrowing to raise 90 billion euros for #Ukraine to cover its struggling military and basic services against #Russia's war.
🇦🇹 Austrian businessman Bernd Bergmair, former majority owner of an adult entertainment group including website Pornhub, has approached the U.S. Treasury about buying international assets of sanctioned Russian oil major Lukoil, Reuters reports.
🇫🇷 A French-Russian national detained in #France on suspicion of espionage has an extensive network of ties with Kremlin proxies, Reuters has found by examining social media posts dating from 2023 until May this year.
💬 The former commander of the Russian Ground Forces, Vladimir Chirkin, has criticized Moscow's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, saying that #Russia was "once again" not ready for the war.
kyivindependent.com/in-rare-cr…
In rare criticism, former Russian commander says Moscow was 'unprepared' for invasion of Ukraine
In Russia, publicly criticizing the war can lead to criminal charges with prison sentences of up to 15 years.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
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3 December 1917 | A Polish photographer, Wilhelm Brasse, was born. On 31 August 1940, he was imprisoned at #Auschwitz, where he got number 3444.
He was employed in the photo studio, where he took photos for SS needs. He saved many of the original images from destruction.
Wilhelm Brasse passed away in 2012.
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A podcast about registration photos: youtu.be/c2l9hDA5MZc
🇷🇺🇰🇬 What do a fugitive Moldovan tycoon and a Kyrgyz-based cryptocurrency have to do with #Russia's efforts to evade Western war sanctions and build an entirely new financial system separate from the West?
rferl.org/a/russia-cryptocurre…
The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel financial system.Mike Eckel (RFE/RL)
🇹🇯 Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry has denied claims that it is in talks with #Russia to help guard its border with Afghanistan following an attack that killed five Chinese nationals in the area.
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Tajikistan Denies Talks With Russia To Guard Afghan Border After Deadly Attack On Chinese Workers
Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry has refuted claims about ongoing talks with Russia regarding border security along Afghanistan, following a deadly attack on Chinese nationals in the region.RFE/RL's Tajik Service (RFE/RL)
🇷🇺 An American jailed in #Russia for assaulting a police officer has been sentenced to an additional eight years in prison for attacking guards at the correctional facility where he is being held, Russian media reported Wednesday.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/03/…
American Jailed for Assaulting Russian Police Officer Handed New 8-Year Prison Sentence
An American jailed in Russia for assaulting a police officer has been sentenced to an additional eight years in prison for attacking guards at the correctional facility where he is being held, Russian media reported Wednesday. Former U.S.The Moscow Times
🇬🇪 🇷🇺 #Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with #Russia unless Moscow reverses its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Wednesday.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/03/…
Georgia Says Breakaway Regions ‘Non-Negotiable’ in Any Restoration of Ties With Russia
Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with Russia unless Moscow reverses its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Wednesday.The Moscow Times
🇹🇷 🇷🇺 Turkish tanker manager Besiktas Shipping said Wednesday it would halt all operations involving #Russia, a week after one of its ships was struck by a series of explosions off the coast of Senegal.
themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/03/…
Turkish Shipping Company Ends Russia-Linked Voyages After Tanker Explosions
Turkish tanker manager Besiktas Shipping said Wednesday it would halt all operations involving Russia, a week after one of its ships was struck by a series of explosions off the coast of Senegal.The Moscow Times
🇪🇺 🇷🇺 The EU is adding #Russia to its blacklist of countries at high risk of money laundering and financing terrorism, according to two EU officials and a document seen by POLITICO.
politico.eu/article/the-eu-is-…
The EU is finally blacklisting Russia for money laundering
The move will oblige financial institutions to strengthen due diligence on all transactions.Giovanna Faggionato (POLITICO)
Il libro omofobo contestato a Latina, il teatro resta vuoto
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/il-libr…
Più di 100 persone, tra cui attivisti della comunità LGBTQIA+ hanno contestato a Latina in modo pacifico la presentazione del libro Il gender esiste: Giù le mani dai nostri figli dell’onorevole
Google rilascia Chrome 143 con importanti patch di sicurezza
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/google-ri…
#redhotcyber #news #googlechrome #chromesicurezza #vulnerabilita #javascript #cybersecurity #hacking #malware
Google rilascia Chrome 143 con importanti patch di sicurezza
Google aggiorna Chrome 143 con patch per 13 vulnerabilità, tra cui una critica nel motore JavaScript V8.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
Anche la Cop30 ci ha deluso, forse più delle altre
@Notizie dall'Italia e dal mondo
«How are we helping the most vulnerable, if this is the quality of the outcomes of what we call ambition?» («Come facciamo ad aiutare i più vulnerabili, se questa è la qualità di risultati che definiamo ambiziosi?»). Questa citazione brevissima, ma iconica riassume perfettamente la
L'articolo Anche la Cop30 ci ha
Ho appena aperto una stanza pubblica su Matrix dedicata agli aspetti tecnici del Fediverso 🛠️🌐
È pensata per admin, smanettoni, curiosə e chiunque voglia parlare di:
self-hosting di istanze,
configurazioni, backup, sicurezza,
strumenti e buone pratiche tra admin e futuri admin.
Niente flame, niente politica del giorno, niente “il Fediverso sta diventando X”: solo confronto tecnico, domande, aiuto reciproco e condivisione di esperienza.
La stanza è aperta a tuttə gli interessati:
👉 link Matrix: matrix.to/#/#Feditecnica:searx…
Se ti va di imparare, aiutare o semplicemente lurkare per capire come funziona “dietro le quinte”, sei il benvenuto.
P.s. Presentatevi all'iscrizione.😉
#Fediverso #Matrix #SelfHosting
Matrix - Decentralised and secure communication
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
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Ogni tanto entra qualcuno, senza presentarsi, nessuno lo conosce e sta li, in silenzio.
Oltre alla buona educazione, che impone almeno un saluto, c'è anche scritto: '🔧 Admin, futuri admin e semplici curiosə, entrate pure, presentatevi e dite che istanza gestite/usate 😉
Ovviamente, omettendo ciò si viene espulsi.🙏
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#CyberSecurity
securebulletin.com/k-g-b-rat-s…
K.G.B. RAT Strikes Again: A Case Study in Undetectable Malware Distribution - Secure Bulletin
The underground cybercriminal ecosystem has witnessed a worrisome development - the rise of a highly sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) known as K.G.B. RAT.dark6 (securebulletin.com)
#CyberSecurity
securebulletin.com/chrome-143-…
Chrome 143: A Patch Day For Deep Dive Cybersecurity Professionals - Secure Bulletin
Google has just released Chrome 143, ushering in a new era of browser security with 13 addressed vulnerabilities.dark6 (securebulletin.com)
Guerre di Rete - Il riepilogo del mese
@Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Continua il nostro crowdfunding. Ai donatori a breve un ebook in anteprima.
#GuerreDiRete è la newsletter curata da @Carola Frediani
guerredirete.substack.com/p/gu…
Dio mio, “garanti” della privacy, come siete caduti in basso
@Giornalismo e disordine informativo
articolo21.org/2025/12/dio-mio…
Una doverosa premessa. Le «Autorità» furono negli anni 90 del secolo scorso una felice scelta per rendere più veloci procedure ed interventi in settori in rapida trasformazione, nei e sui quali la
Le aziende corrono verso l’IA mentre le “AI Ombra” aprono nuovi fronti di rischio
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/le-aziend…
#redhotcyber #news #intelligenzaartificiale #sicurezzainformatica #processiaziendali #governance #controllodegliact
Le aziende corrono verso l’IA mentre le "AI Ombra" aprono nuovi fronti di rischio
L'intelligenza artificiale sta cambiando i processi operativi nelle imprese, ma introduce nuovi rischi per la sicurezza. Come gestire gli agenti autonomi e l'intelligenza artificiale ombra?Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
securityaffairs.com/185265/law…
#securityaffairs #hacking
India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraud
India ordered messaging apps to work only with active SIM cards linked to users’ phone numbers to curb fraud and misuse.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)
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Me: Ma’am, it’s a sloth.
A tutto Open Source! Esce Mistral 3, e le AI entrano nel mondo OnPrem
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/a-tutto-o…
#redhotcyber #news #intelligenzaartificiale #mistralai #modellopen source #ai #machinelearning #chatbot #tecnologia
A tutto Open Source! Esce Mistral 3, e le AI entrano nel mondo OnPrem
Mistral AI lancia la linea di modelli Mistral 3, completamente open source con licenza Apache 2.0, per varie applicazioni aziendali e di sviluppo.Redazione RHC (Red Hot Cyber)
155 - L’AI decide chi ci piace. Come cambiano gli incontri romantici - Marco Camisani Calzolari
L’AI decide chi ci piace. Come cambiano gli incontri romantici La vera novità del dating non sono le app, è che ora a decidere chi ci piace è sempre di più l’intelligenza artificiale.Web Staff MCC (Marco Camisani Calzolari)
Do COVID-19 vaccines increase the chances of an early miscarriage? No.
https://19thnews.org/2025/12/covid-19-vaccine-miscarriage-fact-check/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews
COVID-19 vaccines don't increase risks of early miscarraige
The new head of a CDC vaccine panel has repeated the debunked claim as recently as October.Barbara Rodriguez (19th News)
OK... Crucial just dropped out of the consumer RAM business... this shit is wild. investors.micron.com/news-rele…
EDIT: Apparently AI & Data Centers are such lucrative customers, it doesn't make financial sense for them to target consumers anymore.
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Come anticipare la censura nel 2025: cosa abbiamo imparato dalla lotta alla censura in Iran e Russia. La riflessione di @torproject
Dai blackout di internet in Iran alla censura russa, il 2025 ha messo a dura prova gli strumenti anti-censura di #TorProject come mai prima d'ora.
"ecco cosa abbiamo imparato, come ci siamo adattati e cosa possono fare gli altri utenti di Internet per mantenere connessi gli utenti Tor"
blog.torproject.org/staying-ah…
Staying ahead of censors in 2025: What we've learned from fighting censorship in Iran and Russia | Tor Project
In 2025, Tor faced some of the toughest censorship yet. From Iran’s wartime internet blackouts to Russia’s rapidly evolving blocking tactics.blog.torproject.org
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bun.com/blog/bun-joins-anthrop…
Of course *nothing* will change…
Bun is joining Anthropic
Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future AI coding products & tools.Jarred Sumner (Bun)
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Back to everyday kitchen stills.
📷 Fujifilm XT-5
#fujiFilm #fuji #sooc #photography #fotografie #730Project #dailyPhoto #obxPhoto #stillLife
I decided to give my Canon AE-1 another go after using the Pentax KX for over a year.
📷️ Canon AE-1
🎞️ Ilford HP5+ @ 800
🔭 Canon FD 50mm/2.0, yellow filter
⚗️ Come Through Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromePhotography
Il gioiello passò da donna a donna, da epoca a epoca. Ma il significato rimase lo stesso: non si possiede la Panthère. È la Panthère che ti possiede
#cartier #panthère # jewellery #wallissimpson # #luxuryhistory #dukeofwindsor #edwardviii
boomerissimo.it/2025/12/03/pan…
Panthère Cartier, lo spirito selvaggio della duchessa ribelle - Boomerissimo
Una pantera nera preziosa e il polso di una duchessa ribelle. Panthère Cartier nacque da un'illustrazione e divenne il simbolo di eleganza selvaggia del XX secoloAntonietta Terraglia (Boomerissimo)
Tendar
in reply to Tendar • • •Before the invasion began, the Russian leadership received reports that 70% of Ukrainians were for Russia and 30% against. It turned out the opposite, 30% for and 70% against."
I would say that even those 70% were too optimistic and today it is certainly close to 99%.