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Iran warned the United States it would launch a large-scale attack if Israel mounts an offensive on the Hezbollah-held Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, where more than a dozen IRGC personnel, including at least two senior officers, are believed to be positioned alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials told Reuters.

Berlin plans to provide Ukraine with several thousand attack drones and additional IRIS-T air-defense missiles in September, according to SPIEGEL. The German government is also considering intensifying intelligence cooperation with Kyiv, including potentially helping Ukraine collect target coordinates for counterattacks.

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Several European intelligence services have identified at least four Russian-controlled sabotage networks operating in the EU, according to SPIEGEL. The networks reportedly do not cooperate with one another but instead appear to compete with each other.

Several European intelligence services have identified at least four Russian-controlled sabotage networks operating in the EU, according to SPIEGEL. The networks reportedly do not cooperate with one another but instead appear to compete with each other.

Russia will close Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday. The move follows Germany’s decision to close the Russian Consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin after it blamed Moscow for the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

At least one device started a fire that was extinguished by police, while another had to be defused by a specialist unit; the LKA said investigators suspect a political motive.

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site outside the Munich HQ of defence firm Rohde & Schwarz overnight. Two Bulgarian nationals arrested nearby - BR24

At least one device started a fire that was extinguished by police, while another had to be defused by a specialist unit; the LKA said investigators suspect a political motive. - FOCUS

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) Incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site outside the Munich HQ of defence firm Rohde & Schwarz overnight. Two Bulgarian nationals arrested nearby - BR24

Incendiary devices were thrown from a car at a construction site outside the Munich HQ of defence firm Rohde & Schwarz overnight. Two Bulgarian nationals arrested nearby - BR24

LA Rams Owner Stan Kroenke Agrees to Purchase Los Angeles Angels https://faytuksnetwork.com/sports/la-rams-owner-stan-kroenke-agrees-to-purchase-los-angeles-angels/

Russia is preparing concrete sabotage operations against Danish defence-industry companies linked to military aid for Ukraine, according to Denmark’s PET counterintelligence. - Berlingske PET says ordinary Danes are being recruited online, often without knowing who is behind the tasks, to conduct reconnaissance such as photographing companies, facilities and security arrangements.

The NBA has levied an unprecedented punishment on the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard for breaking the salary cap: - Stripped of 5 first-round picks - $30M fine to owner Steve Ballmer - Suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank, Gillian Zucker Kawhi Leonard's will be fined $700K in restitution for improper benefits, but there will be no contract void or suspension which means he will now officially become a member of the Toronto Raptors.

The NBA has levied an unprecedented punishment on the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard for breaking the salary cap: Clippers' penalties: - Stripped of 5 first-round picks - $30M fine to owner Steve Ballmer - Suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank, Gillian Zucker Kawhi Leonard's penalties: - $700K in restitution for improper benefits There will be no contract void or suspension for Leonard, who will now officially become a member of the Toronto Raptors.

Norway has seized a Russian-owned vessel at the request of Ukrainian state firm Naftogaz, enforcing a 2023 Hague tribunal ruling ordering Russia to pay $4.22 billion for assets seized in Crimea. -Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells i24NEWS in an interview set to air Friday: “We will defeat the regime in Iran, it will fall. All our systems are working to bring down the regime.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The United States urges international partners to immediately stop business as usual operations with the Nicaraguan government

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US will continue targeting Iran over shipping attacks

Ukraine is finalising a drone deal with Germany, Zelenskyy says, covering the joint development of various types of drones, missiles and other related software. The deal builds on existing cooperation that includes Germany's funding for 50,000 Shrike attack drones and 15,000 Strila interceptor drones for Ukraine designed to counter Shahed-type drones. - Reuters

Cologne's chief prosecutor Ulrich Bremer said Wednesday that public supply had been threatened in the substation incident in Bergheim. Another spokesperson said authorities are investigating a possible connection to the Brandenburg attack as "pyrotechnic devices appear to have been launched at both locations"

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) For reference, two separate attacks hit German substations this week: Brandenburg authorities found ten homemade rockets near Jänschwalde and are investigating terrorism, while North Rhine-Westphalia probes "anti-constitutional sabotage" near Cologne.

A second suspect, who holds both Russian and Latvian passports, acted as a logistics coordinator and instructor in the Leipzig drone attack, entering Germany via Berlin in late July and departing two days before the attack. DNA traces found on a drone, inside an explosive-filled can, and on an antenna near the airport, have led to matches in European databases including Lithuania and Finland.

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) German authorities have identified suspects in the Leipzig drone attack, including a Belarusian national with a Russian passport who entered the Schengen area on an Italian tourist visa issued in Minsk in late April, according to NDR, WDR, and SZ. Investigators believe the individual is linked to Russian intelligence services.

German authorities have identified suspects in the Leipzig drone attack, including a Belarusian national with a Russian passport who entered the Schengen area on an Italian tourist visa issued in Minsk in late April, according to NDR, WDR, and SZ. Investigators believe the individual is linked to Russian intelligence services.

The perpetrators equipped the devices with timers to activate more than 20 rockets, though it remains unclear how many were actually deployed. At least two rockets struck high-voltage lines, causing minor damage. - BILD https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2095117773001175501/photo/1

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) The homemade rockets used in the Brandenburg attack were equipped with copper wires designed to entangle in overhead lines and cause a short circuit, and were to be detonated via analog timers, according to confidential operation reports obtained by WELT.