Ukraine says Operation Vivaldi has disrupted Russian Donbas encirclement plan
Ukraine's counter-offensive around Lyman has disrupted what an assessment by the Institute for the Study of War described as Russia's plan to encircle the remaining Ukrainian-controlled territory in Donetsk. The operation, known as Operation Vivaldi, targeted the northern arm of a pincer movement that was meant to link advances from Lyman in the north and Dobropillia in the south-west. According to the assessment, the collapse of that northern thrust has forced Russian units onto the defensive and preserved Ukrainian supply routes in the area.The report said Ukrainian forces advanced along the Ridkodub-Nove-Novomykhailivka line in the north and the Yarova-Drobysheve-Stavky line... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Oct 2026 19:05 LONDON
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Saudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport after Houthi attack kills three
Saudi Arabia has reopened Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport after a Houthi attack that killed three people and injured several others, according to the country's civil aviation authority. The authority said the strike hit airport facilities and a Saudia aircraft, causing material damage and temporary disruption before operations returned to normal. Saudia later said one of its pilots, Captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, was killed in the incident.The General Authority of Civil Aviation said the attack took place on Thursday and that injuries ranged from minor to severe. It said air traffic at the airport has now resumed, while the national... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Oct 2026 13:59 LONDON
Montenegro detains pro-Kremlin blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk amid destabilisation warnings
Montenegrin police have detained Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk in the Adriatic resort town of Risan, along with his wife and three other Russians, in a case linked by officials to warnings of destabilisation and hybrid warfare. Zvinchuk is the founder of Rybar, a prominent pro-Kremlin war blog with a large following on Telegram. The detention has drawn attention because it involves a figure long associated with Russian influence operations and online messaging around the war in Ukraine.According to local reporting, the group was detained on Friday by police and security agents on suspicion of spreading Russian influence. Montenegro's prime... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Oct 2026 13:32 LONDON
Russia stages major nuclear disaster drill at Beloyarsk plant near strategic bunker
Russia is carrying out a large-scale nuclear disaster drill at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in the Sverdlovsk region, with more than 1,000 people taking part. The exercise is testing how emergency services would respond to a simultaneous accident at two reactors, according to the information provided by the state nuclear corporation. The scenario includes possible nuclear explosions or leaks, and the drill is taking place over two days.The exercise involves rescue workers, medical personnel, police, troops from Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Forces, and government officials. The state nuclear corporation said the scenario is based on a highly... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Oct 2026 15:30 LONDON
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ASOS customers receive hack alert as retailer faces extortion message
Thousands of ASOS customers have received a phone alert saying the online retailer has been hacked. The mobile app notification, titled "ASOS hacked," was sent on Tuesday and directed recipients to a Telegram account. The message claimed the company's Snowflake instance had been compromised and threatened to leak data unless contact was made.The alert said: "Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have full compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it," followed by a Telegram link. The message was sent to customers through the ASOS app, according to the report.Shares in the company fell by more... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Oct 2026 11:36 LONDON
The Great Uncoupling: Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Gambit
The UAE’s decision to cut ties with OPEC is far more than a mere adjustment of energy policy, for it functions as a political telegram written in barrels and sent directly to the heart of the global order. For nearly six decades, Abu Dhabi operated within the rigid architecture of producer discipline, where it accepted the rituals of quotas, the formality of communiqués, and the heavy burden of collective restraint. It played the long game of oil diplomacy with a patient hand, balancing its own massive national ambitions against the gravity of cartel discipline and the delicate logic of Gulf... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 30 Apr 2026 09:50 LONDON
