Ruslan Trad
@ruslantrad.bsky.social
Researcher on info ops, narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia.
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
Water rises and land sinks in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
'Our planet at +1.5°C' (5/6) The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta at ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, home to a third of Vietnam's population, face rising seas and the toll of decades of resource overuse, leaving much of the delta vulnerable to submersion.
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
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“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Colombia’s booming webcam industry, now worth approximately €1.73 billion a year, fuels a global market hosted by platforms in the U.S. and Europe. Behind the screens, women in cities like Cúcuta are being raped and forced to perform on camera to repay debts or hand over wages to studio owners.
Men think they’re watching sex-cam models. In fact they’re slaves
A Sunday Times investigation finds that women have been raped, imprisoned and forced into degrading acts at 24-hour streaming factories in Colombia
www.thetimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Colombia’s booming webcam industry, now worth approximately €1.73 billion a year, fuels a global market hosted by platforms in the U.S. and Europe. Behind the screens, women in cities like Cúcuta are being raped and forced to perform on camera to repay debts or hand over wages to studio owners.
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions of people. Approximately 75% of Malawians live below the World Bank's poverty line of $ 1.90 per day.
Malawi's hunger crisis demands urgent solutions – DW – 11/07/2025
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions. The president and outside experts say the country must invest in resilient food systems rather than rely on aid to break the cycle.
www.dw.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Malawi is facing one of its worst hunger crises, affecting millions of people. Approximately 75% of Malawians live below the World Bank's poverty line of $ 1.90 per day.
No border control for the rich.
A sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused by the U.K. government of funding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) owns a 33.7 million pounds mansion—worth about $52.8 million.
A sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused by the U.K. government of funding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) owns a 33.7 million pounds mansion—worth about $52.8 million.
Sanctioned Iranian Banker Owns Multi-Million-Pound London Mansion
Land records reveal a 33.7 million pounds London mansion owned by sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari, accused of aiding the IRGC.
www.occrp.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
No border control for the rich.
A sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused by the U.K. government of funding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) owns a 33.7 million pounds mansion—worth about $52.8 million.
A sanctioned Iranian tycoon accused by the U.K. government of funding Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) owns a 33.7 million pounds mansion—worth about $52.8 million.
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At least 10 confirmed deaths in an overnight fire in a senior’s home in the northeast Bosnian city of Tuzla. Sadly, the death toll appears expected to rise. A horrific tragedy.
My heart is with those still coming to grips with the scale of this disaster tonight. www.klix.ba/vijesti/crna...
My heart is with those still coming to grips with the scale of this disaster tonight. www.klix.ba/vijesti/crna...
Najmanje deset poginulih u Domu penzionera u Tuzli, među 20 povrijeđenih ima i onih u teškom stanju
Broj poginulih u požaru koji je večeras zahvatio sprat zgrade u kojoj se nalazi Dom penzionera u Tuzli popeo se na njih deset i nažalost to izvjesno neće biti k...
www.klix.ba
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
At least 10 confirmed deaths in an overnight fire in a senior’s home in the northeast Bosnian city of Tuzla. Sadly, the death toll appears expected to rise. A horrific tragedy.
My heart is with those still coming to grips with the scale of this disaster tonight. www.klix.ba/vijesti/crna...
My heart is with those still coming to grips with the scale of this disaster tonight. www.klix.ba/vijesti/crna...
An Israeli attack on Hezbollah is expected in Lebanon.
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
An Israeli attack on Hezbollah is expected in Lebanon.
Syria’s National Commission for Transitional Justice is discussing with Rwanda ways to strengthen cooperation in transitional justice to support Syria’s transitional justice process and to entrench concepts of national reconciliation and civil peace.
Syria explores Rwanda’s experience on the path to transitional justice - Enab Baladi
Syria’s National Commission for Transitional Justice is discussing with Rwanda ways to strengthen cooperation with Rwandan institutions involved in transitional […]
english.enabbaladi.net
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Syria’s National Commission for Transitional Justice is discussing with Rwanda ways to strengthen cooperation in transitional justice to support Syria’s transitional justice process and to entrench concepts of national reconciliation and civil peace.
Another gruesome episode of the Sudanese history. A massacre - one of many - of civilians, including hundreds of patients at a local hospital in El-Fasher.
Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
Sudan's paramilitary forces have killed hundreds, including patients in a hospital, after seizing el-Fasher city in Darfur
abcnews.go.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Another gruesome episode of the Sudanese history. A massacre - one of many - of civilians, including hundreds of patients at a local hospital in El-Fasher.
“Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed.”
Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed.”
Hidden behind shell companies, Russia acquired advanced Western technologies to build a secret underwater network designed to protect its nuclear weapons in the Arctic. The incident raises questions about Europe's ability to prevent the export of sensitive technologies to Moscow.
'Russian Secrets': How Russia built an Arctic spy network using European equipment
Hidden behind shell companies, Russia acquired advanced Western technologies to build a secret underwater network designed to protect its nuclear weapons. The incident raises questions about Europe's ...
www.lemonde.fr
October 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hidden behind shell companies, Russia acquired advanced Western technologies to build a secret underwater network designed to protect its nuclear weapons in the Arctic. The incident raises questions about Europe's ability to prevent the export of sensitive technologies to Moscow.
Russia will not agree to a ceasefire "until the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine are resolved," said Segrei Lavrov. I.e., the very existence of Ukraine as a state.
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Russia will not agree to a ceasefire "until the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine are resolved," said Segrei Lavrov. I.e., the very existence of Ukraine as a state.
“I saw a handicapped woman on the ground who physically couldn’t get up, and they shot her repeatedly with pepper balls to the point that, by the time we could get her back to a safe place, we had to call an ambulance for her.”
The Conflict on the Streets of Chicago
Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.
www.newyorker.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“I saw a handicapped woman on the ground who physically couldn’t get up, and they shot her repeatedly with pepper balls to the point that, by the time we could get her back to a safe place, we had to call an ambulance for her.”
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
“Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds”: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
“Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds”: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
October 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A drone view of the mass grave site in the desert near the eastern Syrian town of Dhumair (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
“Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds”: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
“Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds”: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Big Alcohol has lobbied intensely against the Irish government’s plans to introduce cigarette-style health warning labels on alcohol. Alcohol producers feared that the Irish proposal would inspire other EU countries to introduce similar labels.
This is the warning Big Alcohol wants to keep off your bottles of beer
Ireland was set to become the first EU country to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks. But following a massive lobby campaign by Big Booze – stretching from Dublin and Brussels to Washington...
www.ftm.eu
October 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Big Alcohol has lobbied intensely against the Irish government’s plans to introduce cigarette-style health warning labels on alcohol. Alcohol producers feared that the Irish proposal would inspire other EU countries to introduce similar labels.
The radical right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has fired its head of parliamentary security after it was discovered that he had been convicted of menacing two Syrian children with a gun.
AfD security head threatened Syrian children with gun
Philipp Roensch has been fired by the radical right-wing party’s parliamentary group — but he is still listed as a member of its co-leader’s local committee
www.thetimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The radical right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has fired its head of parliamentary security after it was discovered that he had been convicted of menacing two Syrian children with a gun.
Interview for the Spanish publication El Confidencial about the drone wall that is being discussed and is expected to be built in Europe. The eastern borders are being militarized, and it was time for the EU to realize the realities.
Hace un año era un plan improbable. El "muro" de drones es ahora el futuro de los cielos de Europa
La idea de un "muro" antidrones fue promovida por países como los bálticos para intentar frenar a Rusia, y esta semana ha sido uno de los principales temas a tratar en la cumbre europea de Copenhague
www.elconfidencial.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Interview for the Spanish publication El Confidencial about the drone wall that is being discussed and is expected to be built in Europe. The eastern borders are being militarized, and it was time for the EU to realize the realities.
I didn't expect much, but even by these low standards, the foreign press coverage of the first elections in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime is abysmal.
October 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I didn't expect much, but even by these low standards, the foreign press coverage of the first elections in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime is abysmal.
China’s infowar in the Philippines. Reuters is shedding light on a 2021 campaign by a Chinese company that created fake social-media accounts to push narratives as Beijing’s naval forces ramped up efforts against the archipelagic nation—and worked to drive a wedge between Manila and Washington.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
The Chinese embassy in Manila hired a marketing firm that ran fake social media accounts praising China, undermining the Philippines’ security alliance with the U.S., and criticizing Western COVID vaccines, Reuters found.
www.reuters.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
China’s infowar in the Philippines. Reuters is shedding light on a 2021 campaign by a Chinese company that created fake social-media accounts to push narratives as Beijing’s naval forces ramped up efforts against the archipelagic nation—and worked to drive a wedge between Manila and Washington.
Apache reported that the European Investment Fund committed €21.2 million in 2020 to a venture fund that invests in Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware company co-founded by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
European Investment Fund financed Israeli spyware company Paragon
Paragon's spyware has been used against activists by multiple governments.
apache.be
October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Apache reported that the European Investment Fund committed €21.2 million in 2020 to a venture fund that invests in Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware company co-founded by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
Mediapart has identified at least nine former members or candidates of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party implicated in far-right terrorism cases, including a trial concerning the Islamophobic group Action des Forces Opérationnelles (AFO).
L’ombre du RN plane sur des dossiers terroristes
Au moins neuf hommes condamnés ou en attente d’un procès dans des affaires de terrorisme d’extrême droite ont exercé des responsabilités au sein du Rassemblement national ou l’ont représenté à des él…
www.mediapart.fr
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Mediapart has identified at least nine former members or candidates of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party implicated in far-right terrorism cases, including a trial concerning the Islamophobic group Action des Forces Opérationnelles (AFO).
Despite sanctions, Russian timber is reaching Europe. @vsquare.bsky.social found that birch plywood is being rebranded and rerouted through Kazakhstan and Georgia, then sold on EU markets.
The Battle for Birch: How Russian Timber Keeps Flowing into Europe - VSquare.org
Czech company Orlimex used to be one of the largest importers of Russian birch plywood in Europe. Today, Russian timber is under sanctions, yet loopholes in the EU’s complex legal framework still allo...
vsquare.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Despite sanctions, Russian timber is reaching Europe. @vsquare.bsky.social found that birch plywood is being rebranded and rerouted through Kazakhstan and Georgia, then sold on EU markets.
A joint investigation by the OCCRP, iStories, All Eyes On Wagner, Slidstvo.Info, and the Belarusian Investigative Center found that the Oleinikova family, owners of a trendy tapas bar in Barcelona, is under investigation for smuggling EU-sanctioned chemicals to Russia.
Tapas and Toxins
An investigation by IStories, OCCRP, All Eyes On Wagner, Slidstvo.Info, and Belarusian Investigative Center
istories.media
October 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A joint investigation by the OCCRP, iStories, All Eyes On Wagner, Slidstvo.Info, and the Belarusian Investigative Center found that the Oleinikova family, owners of a trendy tapas bar in Barcelona, is under investigation for smuggling EU-sanctioned chemicals to Russia.