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Italian police seize guns & explosives, arrest 19 in raid on ‘new Nazi Party’ organizers (PHOTOS) Police raids across Italy have exposed alleged efforts by ultranationalist militants to form a modern-day Nazi Party, making over a dozen arrests and uncovering a cache of military-grade firearms, explosives and Nazi memorabilia. The hardline activists sought to create an “openly pro-Nazi, xenophobic, antisemitic group” which they would dub the “Italian National Socialist Workers’ Party,” according to prosecutors based in Sicily, who have led the two-year investigation, codenamed “Black Shadows.” Police in 16 towns in Sicily and Italy took part in the probe. More firearms seized in police raids on the Italian...

Indian nuclear plants ‘absolutely safe’ as recent malware attack was limited to ‘administrative block’ The Indian government has assured lawmakers that its nuclear infrastructure is “completely safe” following a spate of rumors that a North Korean malware attack had crippled vital systems at one facility. Addressing reports of a cyber breach at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh insisted on Thursday that there was no reason for concern at the KNPP or any other nuclear facility in India. “Let me assure the House that the nuclear plants in the country are completely safe,” Singh told India’s upper chamber of parliament, the Rajya Sabha. We follow the mantra of safety first and pr...

Wrong jurisdiction? Scotland Yard forced to explain why it dropped sex trafficking probe into Epstein & Prince Andrew The Met had to give an explanation for why it stopped investigating allegations of sex trafficking against Jeffrey Epstein after the woman claiming she was forced into sex with the Duke of York accused the police of corruption. Virginia Giuffre is pictured in a now notorious photo of Prince Andrew with his hand around her bare waist, with Epstein and the Duke’s ‘friend’ Ghislaine Maxwell in the background. A teenager then, she claims to have had sex with the royal at least three times back in 2001. READ MORE: Judge on Epstein’s case says ‘unthinkable’ he could die in custody ‘unnoticed’, demands ‘full accounting’ Some fourteen ye...

‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus Cyprus police are deepening their probe into a high-tech ‘spy van’ spotted on the island, owned by an Israeli surveillance firm and capable of hacking into any smartphone from a kilometer away. Its exact purpose remains unknown. The mysterious vehicle first piqued curiosities after it featured in a Forbes report showing off its sophisticated surveillance set up, raising questions about how the gear was being used. Owned by WiSpear, an Israeli spy firm registered in Cyprus, the high-tech van contains some $9 million in snooping gear which can breach virtually any smartphone application – including WhatsApp and Facebook messages, texts, calls and contacts – according to...

WATCH Russian strategic nuclear forces test-launch Topol ICBM The Russian military has test fired a nuclear-capable RS-12M Topol, capturing a chilling view of an intercontinental ballistic missile ascending into the night sky in a captivating video. The test launch was performed from the Kapustin Yar military range in Russia’s southern Astrakhan Region, the Defense Ministry said, revealing little detail besides that the test warhead “successfully hit its designated target” some 2,100 kilometers away at the Sary-Shagan range in Kazakhstan. ©  Russian Defense Ministry In service since 1985, the time-proven classic – NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle – is due ...

Ice sculpture & Ofcom complaints: Tories & Channel 4 go to war before election Britain’s Conservative Party has complained to regulators and reportedly threatened to review Channel 4’s broadcasting remit, after the network replaced Boris Johnson with a melting ice sculpture in a climate debate. Prime minister declined to take part in Channel 4’s Thursday evening climate change debate, during which other party leaders went toe to toe on environmental issues ahead of next month’s general election. The sculpture, depicting planet Earth, melted throughout the debate, making the network’s position on climate change clear and metaphorically giving the cold shoulder to Johnson. These two ice sculptures - which represent the emergency o...

US is ‘substantially’ reducing troop numbers in Afghanistan – Trump President Donald Trump has said that the United States is “substantially” reducing its presence in Afghanistan, and claimed that a peace deal with the Taliban is close at hand. Speaking while on an unannounced Thanksgiving visit to US troops in the country, where they have been fighting for 18 years, Trump said that his long-promised withdrawal from the country is underway. The president did not provide any specific numbers, or a timeframe for the drawdown. ?MOMENTS AGO?President @realDonaldTrump visits U.S. Soldiers at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.... pic.twitter.com/HpHd6PxEqn— Dan Scavino Jr.?? (@Scavino45) November 28, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js ...

Villagers spooked by fiery UFO hanging over ploughed field (VIDEO) A strange phenomenon was filmed in the sky above a ploughed field by two startled friends in southern Russia. They thought they witnessed a UFO, but the internet was, of course, split on what it could have been. They stopped their old Soviet-made sedan in a rural area in Krasnodar Region to take a closer look at the brightly-shining oval-shaped object, hanging motionless in the air. “It’s a UFO! Bro, get out of the car,” the cameraman tells his friend in a trembling voice. He then pointed out that the object was “burning,” despite it being a cloudy day, with not even a glimpse of the sun. //www.youtube.com/embed/XRnvMwTAlYI And many on t...