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An elite Russian unit has released a video of drones intercepting Ukrainian UAVs

Russia’s elite Rubicon unit has released footage of mid-air interceptions of heavy Ukrainian kamikaze drones

EU age verification app hacked in 2 minutes, designed for surveillance

Pavel Durov says the EU’s new age-verification app is a surveillance tool in disguise, after security experts bypassed its protections in under two minutes.

Regular rotation of IAEA inspectors takes place at Zaporozhye nuke plant

The rotation of IAEA experts took place normally

Moscow rejects Swedish cyberattack claims as “unfounded suspicions”

Swedish claims of a Russian cyberattack on a thermal power plant are based on the “highly likely” principle with no concrete evidence, says Russian Ambassador Sergey Belyaev

Egypt El Dabaa nuclear plant to receive first fuel in 2027

Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear plant will receive its first fuel in 2027 with electricity generation expected by 2028, the Rosatom CEO says

IN BRIEF: What is known about Zaporozhye NPP external power loss and recovery

Specialists from the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, together with the grid operator, have restored the facility’s external power supply via the high-voltage 330 kV power supply line, known as Ferrosplavnaya-1

The high dam diplomacy: When the USSR tamed the Nile

The Aswan Dam transformed Egypt from an agrarian nation into a regional industrial hub

US losing AI drone race to China and Russia

The US has fallen behind China and Russia on the development of advanced attack drones using AI technology, the New York Times has reported, citing unnamed US defense and intelligence officials

Durov accuses WhatsApp of misleading encryption claims, citing backup risks

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has accused WhatsApp of misleading users on encryption, warning that most messages may be exposed through cloud backups

Ukrainian drones tried to attack key Russian space base during launch of Starlink rival, Roscosmos chief says

Roscosmos chief Bakanov has told Putin that Ukraine targeted Plesetsk Cosmodrome with a drone raid during the launch of Starlink rival

65 years since Gagarin: How Russia’s frontier drive reached space

Sixty-five years since the first human spaceflight, Yuri Gagarin remains the symbol of Russia’s drive to conquer the unknown on Earth and beyond

Researchers from Wegener Institute discover unknown island in Antarctica

A 93-strong expedition team was exploring the northwestern Weddell Sea when the island "appeared." The available nautical charts mark it as a danger zone