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Department of Media Monitoring
Ceasefire Under Fire: What Is Happening Around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
8 May 2026
The situation around Iran has sharply escalated again following reports of a confrontation between U.S. and Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most important maritime routes for global energy s...
DR Congo Reports Downing of Alleged Rwandan Drone: Border Tensions Escalate
26 April 2026
Reports circulating in regional and оператив sources indicate that the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo have shot down a drone allegedly belonging to Rwanda. According to these claims, the incident occurr...
Shooting at the Washington Hilton: full reconstruction of the attack, threat dynamics, and the systemic limits of U.S. political security architecture
26 April 2026
The incident that unfolded on the evening of April 25 at the Washington Hilton during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was initially framed as a contained security episode—swiftly neutralized, pr...
What Is Happening in Iran and Israel on March 23
22 March 2026
The escalation between Iran and Israel continues to intensify, moving from limited exchanges of strikes toward a phase of systemic pressure targeting strategic and symbolic locations. Recent developments indicate that th...
Mexico After the Killing of “El Mencho”: Three Days That Shook the Country, Hundreds of Roadblocks, Dozens Dead, and a Struggle for Control in the West
26 February 2026
The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — widely known as “El Mencho” — the leader of Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), has marked one of the most consequential moments in Mexico’s long and violent confrontation ...
Paris Steps Up Pressure on X: Search, Executive Summons and Investigation Into Platform Algorithms
4 February 2026
Paris, February 3, 2026. French law enforcement authorities conducted a search at the Paris office of the platform X as part of an ongoing investigation led by the Paris prosecutor’s cybercrime unit. The operation is not...
Marco Rubio Lays Out Framework for Managing Venezuela’s Oil Income
29 January 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Washington to Place Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Under Temporary OversightUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States will retain te...
Federal Agents’ Shooting in Minneapolis and the Mass Protests That Followed in Minnesota
25 January 2026
The morning of 24 January 2026 marked a turning point in Minneapolis and across the state of Minnesota. At approximately 9:05 a.m. local time, in a residential area near the intersection of West 26th Street and Nicollet ...
IRGC Intelligence Statement: Combined Operation Against Iran Prevented
24 January 2026
The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has released its third official statement addressing the events of January 2026, which Iranian authorities describe as an attempted large-scale desta...
Talks in Moscow and a New Diplomatic Framework. Outcomes of Putin–Witkoff Meeting
23 January 2026
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff took place in Moscow and lasted approximately three and a half hours. The duration and format of the talks suggest that the discussion...
Against Themselves. Why the Letter by Nearly 400 Millionaires and Billionaires on Taxes Became a Key Signal from Davos
22 January 2026
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a storyline emerged that runs counter to the usual logic of capital defending itself. Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries published an open le...
Escalation in Rojava and the Hasakah Deal: What Happened in Northeastern Syria
21 January 2026
The escalation of hostilities in northeastern Syria between January 18 and 20 culminated in the announcement of a temporary ceasefire and a framework agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led forces controlling much...
Protests in Iran
5 January 2026
Protests in Iran: What Is KnownLarge-scale protests continue across Iran, having begun as socio-economic demonstrations and rapidly evolved into a broader political challenge. The immediate trigger was a sharp deteriorat...
Shooting at Brown University
19 December 2025
Shooting at Brown University and the Killing of an MIT Professor: Reconstruction of Events and Key QuestionsA series of tragic events that began with a shooting at Brown University and ended with the killing of a profess...