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Wolfie Christl

researcher, writer, and activist

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    Israeli firm Discover-Tech allegedly used online ads to deliver spyware to devices

    Researchers at Citizen Lab say Discover-Tech placed manipulated ads that could infect phones and laptops without a click. At least 45 Al Jazeera devices were hit in 2024 and 2025, and Google has blocked the firm from its ad platforms.

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A Peshawar school roof collapses

Zelensky resumes refinery strikes as Peshawar school collapse kills dozens of children

Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian refineries after a roughly three-day US-requested pause, as Kyiv counted more than 850 Shahed drones between midnight and 9am on 15 October. In Peshawar, a private-school roof collapsed onto classrooms, killing at least 32 children and a teacher in the latest hospital count.

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  • Channel Tunnel bus and train collision

    Eurostar says the minibus crash at the Channel Tunnel's French terminal is not expected to affect its services.

  • Romania airspace drone alert

    Romanian emergency teams continue searching for seven missing sailors after suspected drone strikes hit the tanker Wine Trader in Romanian waters.

  • EU summit opens in Brussels

    Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk tells Zelensky in Brussels there is no reason to weaken EU sanctions on Russia, Polish media report.

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European democracies and populism

Developments extend existing strands (AfD-BSW cooperation, Le Pen budget stance, Berlin talks) with no court ruling, law or government change.

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