🇷🇺🇪🇺 Telegram blocks Russian state-owned media channels in several EU countries

A number of major Russian news outlets had their Telegram channels blocked across several European Union countries on Dec. 28. Users attempting to access these channels now see a notice saying that the content has been restricted and is no longer available.

Restrictions apply to several Russian state-run or controlled media outlets, including RIA Novosti, Izvestia, Rossiya 1, Channel One, NTV, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

https://kyivindependent.com/telegram-blocks-russian-state-owned-media-channels-in-eu/

🇪🇬 Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension

Egypt said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its revenue from the waterway has plunged since Yemen's Houthi militants began attacking vessels in the Red Sea.

The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement that during a trial run two ships passed through a new stretch of the canal's two-way section without incident.

Following the 2021 grounding of the container ship Ever Given that blocked the vital waterway for six days, Egypt accelerated plans to extend the second channel in the southern reaches of the canal and widen the existing channel.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/egypt-completes-trial-run-new-suez-canal-channel-extension-2024-12-28/

https://archive.ph/IZPEL

🏴❌🇦🇷❗️ — Argentine media reports that an Unknown armed group raided the Infantry base of the Third Regional Unit in Eldorado, Misiones, near the aeroclub, and stole its weapons.

➡️ During the assault, they killed Mauricio Miñarro, a non-commissioned officer who was on guard duty at the site.

➡️ According to reports, at the time of the attack, the victim was alone, since his colleagues were not present.

➡️ The attackers took FAL rifles and shotguns, and investigations suggest that they could be of foreign origin, presumably from Paraguay and Brazil.

➡️ A major security operation is currently underway, involving 1,600 police officers, drones and helicopters, to locate those responsible.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱💻 — In what seems to be a “Post and Delete”, the official twitter account of the US Carmaker Ford posted a series of posts criticizing Israel.

➡️ No word as of yet from the company on the posts.

#BREAKING

🇰🇷🔒❗️ — Arrest warrant issued for former South Korean President Yoon who declared martial law!

🇺🇸💸🤝🇺🇦 — 🌟 Reuters | US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine | December 30, 2024:

"WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to surge aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.

Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States has made available $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine, giving the war-torn country critical resources amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure."

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🇺🇸/🇨🇳 U.S. Treasury officials determined that a “major incident,” attributed to a China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor, occurred this month.

Chinese hackers were able to access Treasury user workstations and steal unclassified documents.

“This incident fits a well-documented pattern of operations by PRC-linked groups, with a particular focus on abusing trusted third-party services - a method that has become increasingly prominent in recent years,” said Tom Hegel, a threat researcher at SentinelOne.

📎 Ian Ellis