On 6 August 2026, the United Kingdom added 12 legal entities, one individual and six vessels to its anti-Russia sanctions list. This was reported by the British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Six Russian financial institutions were sanctioned: Ozon Bank (LLC Ozon Bank), TelePort Bank (JSC Teleport Bank), Russian...
Hunger could hit another 50 million by end of next year
Nearly 50 million people in the world’s most vulnerable regions risk falling into acute hunger by the end of next year due to a rapidly strengthening El Niño, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on 5 August 2026. WFP projects that the number of people facing acute food insecurity...
Turkey to revoke citizenship of 687 foreigners over fraudulent real estate transactions
Turkish authorities have commenced formal proceedings to revoke the citizenship of 687 foreign nationals who, according to investigators, obtained Turkish passports through fictitious real estate purchase agreements and forged property valuation reports. The announcement was made on 4 August 2026 by Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek. The operation was coordinated...
FBI strikes global investment fraud networks
FBI Director Kash Patel has announced the major results of Operation Blackout, an effort targeting global investment fraud networks and the criminal compounds associated with them. According to Patel, law enforcement seized more than $15 billion in crypto assets during the campaign (with some statements citing the figure of $15.2...
Russian intelligence planned assassination of German defense company chief
Russian special services planned an assassination attempt on Stefan Thumann, CEO of the German company Donaustahl. The German newspaper Die Zeit reported this on 5 August 2026. Thanks to the swift action of German security services — alerted by intelligence agencies from friendly countries — the attack was prevented. Thumann...
Royal Navy to acquire Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel MV7
Ukrainian defence company Uforce has presented a new unmanned surface vessel, the MV7, in the United Kingdom. Developed based on the Ukrainian Magura unmanned platform with the involvement of British engineers associated with Formula 1 technologies, the vessel is designed to enhance the operational capabilities of the Royal Navy. The...
Greece demands tough EU response to hybrid migration attacks
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on the European Union to significantly strengthen its migration policy. He proposed introducing a special “emergency regime” for situations of mass migratory pressure, like the recent events in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta. In an article published in Politico, Mitsotakis stressed that...
Potential French presidential candidate becomes target of Russian intelligence services
Left-centrist Member of the European Parliament and presumed candidate for the French presidency in the 2027 election, Raphaël Glucksmann, has stated that he has become the target of a Russian discreditation operation involving Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). On 4 August 2026, Glucksmann wrote on social media that France’s General...
Hackers leak data of 100,000 British police and security officers on the dark web
British law enforcement agencies are investigating a major cyberattack that resulted in the leak of confidential information belonging to the country's security and intelligence personnel. The attack targeted the Police National Legal Database (PNLD)—a specialized online resource used by UK law enforcement agencies and government departments. The names and contact...
Former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki announces new party
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced the creation of a new political party, Development Plus (Rozwój Plus), which he will lead. The party is expected to be formally established by 15 October 2026 at the latest. The announcement followed Morawiecki’s final break with Law and Justice (PiS), the...