- NEWS - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on increasing the personnel

The decree serves to increase the number of military personnel of the #Russia|n Armed Forces to 2 million and 389 thousand people, including 1.5 million military personnel.

The last time the staffing level was increased was in December 2023, when it was 2.209.130

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- NEWS - Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration

#Germany is expanding border controls with all nine of its neighbouring countries in an attempt to curb irregular migration. The steps come in response to rising support for the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany following a series of deadly extremist attacks.

- France 24

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- NEWS - #Russia Charges 2 More Military Officers With Bribery

Russian law enforcement authorities charged two more military officers with taking bribes, investigators said Monday, the latest in a string of arrests linked to alleged corruption in Russia's Defense Ministry.

Ivan Populovsky, the head of a military representative's office, and his subordinate, Grigory Zorin, allegedly received over 11 million rubles ($120,000) from two companies that supplied electrical goods and cables to the Defense Ministry.

- The Moscow Times

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- NEWS - The Ministry of Defense of #Israel and the #IDF have updated that the re-equipment of approximately one hundred standby squads in the northern border has been completed.

The standby squads received combat and rescue equipment, medical equipment, uniforms, and protective measures.

In addition, the Director of Defense Procurement will purchase approximately 9,000 Arad-type assault rifles, which will be distributed to the emergency rooms throughout the country.

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- via LevantOSINT

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- BREAKING - Authorities in the Kursk region, #Russia, have reportedly announced mandatory evacuation from Rylsk and Khomutovsk districts

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- NEWS - Ukraine’s Special Forces GUR reportedly attacked a #Russia|n drone base near Aleppo, #Syria

The site is reportedly used for the production of UAVs and IEDs.

Exclusive footage obtained by Kyiv Post shows #Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence GUR emblem and an explosion at the alleged base

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- BREAKING - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in #Romania, 7 km from Bucharest

Tremors reportedly felt in #Moldova, #Ukraine, and #Bulgaria

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- BREAKING - Massive #Israel|i #IDF airstrikes on Taybeh, central #Lebanon

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- BREAKING - #Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi have both agreed with Netanyahu on a "military operation" (against #Hezbollah in Southern #Lebanon) in order "to return the residents of the north to their homes" - Israeli Broadcasting Authority

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- BREAKING - The Armed Forces of #Ukraine are now confirmed to have captured Obukhovka, Obod, Krasnooktyabrskiy, and Medvezhe in the Glushkovo direction, Kursk region, #Russia.

- Map by Rerum Novarum

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- NEWS - The #UK Defence Ministry reports that #Russia now spends 8% of its entire national budget on military salaries.

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- NEWS - European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen reveals #EU's new top line-up

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen revealed her top team Tuesday, appointing French (#France) candidate Stéphane Séjourné to the powerful post of executive vice president overseeing industrial strategy.

Von der Leyen also raised eyebrows with her decision to name #Italy's Raffaele Fitto, a member of Giorgia Meloni's far-right Brothers of Italy party, as one of the commission's six vice-presidents

- France 24

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- NEWS - UK threatens to shut down oil company allegedly linked to Shamkhani - Bloomberg

The #UK government is cracking down on Nest Wise Trading Ltd., an oil company linked to the son of #Iran|ian Supreme Leader Khamenei Ali Shamkhani's adviser Hossein Shamkhani, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

The company is said to be part of an "oil trading empire" that facilitates the transportation of Iranian and #Russia|n crude around the world.

Companies House, the #UK's company registry, notified Nest Wise Trading Ltd on September 3 of exclusion from the state register and dissolution "if the necessary steps are not taken". This is because the company failed to provide sufficient information to UK regulators, who concluded that the ultimate beneficiary was Hossein Shamkhani.

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- NEWS - U.S. Arrests Russian Businessman for Smuggling Drone Components

U.S. authorities arrested a Russian businessman in Florida, #USA, for allegedly smuggling microelectronics that can be used in drones to #Russia, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

The businessman, identified as Denis Postovoy, was accused of exporting microelectronics through foreign companies without the required licenses, even after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Moscow following the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine.

- The Moscow Times

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- BREAKING - Another wave of massive #Israel|i #IDF air strikes reported on #Hezbollah targets in Southern #Lebanon

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- BREAKING - Dozens of #Hezbollah militants reportedly injured after their radio devices simultaneously exploded in Beirut, #Lebanon, - local media reports

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