Also, an Israel-Vatican spy network
November 02, 2024 | Read Online | | | | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | 🇮🇹 Italian hacking scandal implicates the Vatican and Israel in a spy operation. Police wiretaps exposed an Italian intelligence firm allegedly working with Israeli intelligence and the Vatican to obtain sensitive information on Russian targets. The firm, called "Equalize," reportedly held meetings with Israeli agents to discuss obtaining information on Vladimir Putin's "right-hand man" and oligarchs' financial ties to the Wagner Group. | 🇧🇬 Bulgarians are protesting after allegations of vote-buying. After last Sunday's parliamentary elections, it was revealed that one oligarch may have paid for votes. The southeastern European country has been in a serious political crisis for three and a half years, holding seven elections during that time, with no party winning enough votes to form a government. | 🇨🇳 China spent $50 billion ramping up its military in the South China Sea. The communist state has transformed farm fields, reclaimed reefs, and other areas into massive air bases. China has been aggressively seeking to dominate the South China Sea and has frequently gotten into scuffles with neighboring states like the Philippines over disputed islands. | 🇰🇵 North Korea tested another missile. The regime of Kim Jong-un announced that it launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The ICBM test was their longest yet, and was likely timed to get attention shortly before the US presidential election. North Korea often runs such tests to grab international headlines. | |
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| | | 🇪🇺 EUROPE | France escorted an illegal migrant to England who will be detained for threatening to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Spain suffered massive flash flooding, with nearly 100 people confirmed dead. Volkswagen plans to close three German plants and eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. Georgia's right-wing government won its fourth straight election.
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| | | 🌏 ASIA-PACIFIC | Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party lost its majority in parliament for the first time in over a decade. China warned Pakistan to protect Chinese diplomats from Islamic militants. North Korea promised its troops would continue fighting in Russia until they were victorious.
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