Telegram propaganda network uses fake sexual-violence bait to drive users to pro-Russia channels
A large Telegram advertising network has been identified using deceptive posts featuring photos of Ukrainian women to lure users into pro-Russia channels. The campaign promoted false claims that the women had been captured or sexually assaulted, while promising videos that did not exist. According to the investigation, the network has reached more than 65 million views across 1,700 channels.The material was traced to a wider ecosystem of private and public channels on the messaging platform, with six private channels reportedly exceeding 1 million subscribers each. Those channels were said to publish content favourable to the Kremlin and to sell commercial... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Sep 2026 15:03 LONDON
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US investigates alleged wedding strike in southern Iran as Tehran says it hit bases in Kuwait and the UAE
The United States says it is investigating Iranian claims that a missile strike hit a wedding in southern Iran, killing at least four people and injuring dozens more. Vice-President JD Vance said he was "extremely sceptical" about the allegation, but confirmed the administration would examine it. Iran says the strike hit a home in Sirik, in the country's south near the Strait of Hormuz, and has described the incident as a war crime.The Iranian Red Crescent Society said shrapnel from a missile struck the ceremony on Tuesday, leaving 67 people hurt and killing at least four. Iranian state media later... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Sep 2026 23:59 LONDON
Sydney teen pleads guilty over Opera House and marathon bombing plot
A 16-year-old boy in Sydney has pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist act after the court heard he had researched a bombing targeting the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Marathon. The sentencing hearing in the New South Wales Supreme Court heard that he was radicalised online and later communicated with extremists on Telegram. The teenager cannot be identified because of his age.The court was told the boy first encountered extremist material on TikTok in 2024, when he was 14, before being drawn into increasingly violent content. He said he became interested in historical conquests, then saw material linked to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Sep 2026 06:31 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
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The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
