French gangsters ordering hits on ‘UberKills’ service – LeMonde

Police have linked a recent contract killing to an encrypted Telegram-based service, the outlet has reported French gangsters are using a Telegram-based service dubbed ‘UberKills’ to order assassinations, Le Monde has reported. According to the newspaper, clients communicate via the app with a service manager who passes target information and weapons to the assassin.   The…

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Russia abandons nuclear deal with new NATO member

A long-standing agreement on emergencies is no longer tenable since Sweden joined the US-led military bloc Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered that an information sharing agreement with Sweden on nuclear accidents and nuclear installations be abandoned, after Stockholm joined NATO last year. The relevant document was signed by Mishustin on June 24 and…

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Two US firefighters killed in sniper ambush

Police are searching for a gunman who targeted first responders during a blaze in Idaho Two firefighters were shot and killed in an apparent ambush while responding to a wildfire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday. Authorities said the gunman remains at large, and investigators are probing whether the fire was deliberately set to lure…

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