One Snowden-Like Dissenter Likely Behind Leak of Pentagon Docs, Ex-CIA Analyst Says

Top secret Pentagon files leaked online in recent weeks provide sensitive details on a range of security topics, including with respect to Ukraine, China, and the Middle East. The materials allegedly expose weaknesses in Ukrainian air defenses and indicate Washington had been eavesdropping on allies, among other secrets.

Leaks of classified Pentagon documents were probably carried out by a single dissident within the US security establishment who opposes the Biden administration's policies, former CIA analyst Phil Giraldi told Sputnik.

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Police Vehicle Firebombed as Northern Ireland Dissidents Vow ‘Vigorous Opposition’ to Biden’s Visit

A police vehicle was firebombed in Northern Ireland amid clashes between police and protesters one day ahead of a planned visit to the region by US President Joe Biden to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The group behind a march that ended with a police vehicle fleeing from demonstrators wielding molotov cocktails pledged that "any notion that US imperialist President Joe Biden will visit Republican areas as part of his excursion to occupied Ireland will be vigorously opposed by the Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh."

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Why 'Pentagon Files' Reek of Disinfo

A leak of apparently classified Pentagon documents concerning US military plans in Ukraine, as well as sensitive information linked to China and the Middle East, has prompted a heated debate about the origins and value of the trove. Who is behind the dump, and is it genuine?

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Shiveluch Volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Begins to Erupt - Russian Academy of Sciences

The Shiveluch volcano has begun to erupt on the Kamchatka Peninsula of the Russian Far East, spewing columns of black ash up to 20 kilometers (12 miles) into the sky, the Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) said on Tuesday.

The Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the RAS said in a statement that volcanic flows from Shiveluch could travel up to 20 kilometers and block roads. The institute said that ash spews pose a significant danger to aviation; thus, the highest level of threat for aviation was declared on the peninsula.

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Deploying Russian Nuclear Weapons to Belarus Furthers Moscow-Minsk Relations: Ministry

The agreement to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus will give a new significance to relations between Minsk and Moscow, the Belarussian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Ambrazevich told Sputnik.

"Regarding the development of allied relations in the military-political sphere between Belarus and Russia, I am deeply sure that this step will serve the further development of our union state in this particular sphere of cooperation," Ambrazevich said. "Belarus will gain a new capacity, of course, a new significance, including for the Russian Federation."

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Beef, Brexit and Bombs: Biden's Northern Ireland Trip Stirs up the Shenanigans

Joe Biden will wade into rows over Brexit and tainted US meat exports to Europe when he visits Ireland this week — while dodging bomb threats from dissident Republicans.

The US president will fly into Belfast on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) that mostly ended 30 years of sectarian violence. He will later visit Louth, Dublin and Mayo in the Republic of Ireland.

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Oh, Crab! Latvia, Norway Lock Claws Over Old Fisheries Agreement

The smoldering dispute between Norway and Latvia over the catch of snow crab due to an agreement from the 1990s has hit a new level, as the case has reached the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), for the first time in Norway's history.

Latvian fishermen demand NOK 5 billion (nearly $500 million) in compensation from Norway over the loss of income as a result of not being allowed to fish for snow crab at Svalbard.

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FBI Warns Of 'Juice Jacking' Dangers Linked to Public USB Charging Stations

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that hackers have become adept at using public USB ports where people charge their phones and other portable devices for "introducing malware and monitoring software onto devices."

The FBI’s Denver field office went on Twitter to recommend that consumers rely on their own charger and USB cord, and seek out an electrical outlet, if they do not want to become victims of “juice jacking.” This is how the practice of loading malware, resorted to by hackers to get hold of a consumer's personal information, is referred to.

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🖨 India's first 3D-printed post office coming up in Bengaluru

🇮🇳 The world's fastest-growing tech hub, Bengaluru will soon have India’s first post office📫 built using 3D printing technology. The news has even evoked reactions from Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chief of Biocon, an Indian biopharmaceutical giant.

💭 'Hope this is the shape of things to come," she tweeted.

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Trade & Geopolitics: What to Expect From Visit of Brazil’s President Lula to China

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is gearing up to "consolidate" his country’s relationship with China.

Speaking ahead of his visit, which had previously been postponed due to the 77-year old president’s bout of pneumonia, da Silva weighed in on his upcoming meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

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