Animals
Pets can help solve crimes
Dogs and cats carry human DNA, scientists find Even brief contact between pets and suspects leaves a detectable trace Pets could play a surprising role in solving crimes, as dogs…
Category: Security and Defense
Charities
Mustachioed Heroes: Specially Trained Rats Save People
A project that could change the way disaster relief operations are carried out was unveiled in Antalya. Specially trained African rats, called "hero rats", will be used to search for…
International
Elysee Palace employee arrested for stealing silverware
The thefts are the latest in a string of heists at the Louvre and other French museums in recent months that have raised concerns about lax security at cultural institutions…
International
“Radical sect” gathered in St. Petersburg to pray for Zelensky, 70 arrested
70 people who gathered end of December from all over Russia to pray for the health of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were detained in St. Petersburg, Russian media wrote, defining…
Christianity
Ecumenical Patriarchate Responds to Russian Services: We Do Not Comment on Insults
The Ecumenical Patriarchate responded to Russian services that a few days ago publicly accused Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of using “church jargon.” They called the head of the Patriarchate “the devil…
Editor's choice
Brussels’ Drug Consumption Rooms: A Dangerous Surrender to Addiction
As Brussels expands its network of supervised drug consumption rooms—known euphemistically as "safe injection sites"—the city risks entrenching a failed policy that prioritizes harm management over true recovery, mirroring disastrous…
Africa
France 24 proves SAF use of chemical weapons in Sudan’s civil war
Leading French broadcaster France 24 has published what they describe as the first independently verified proof of chlorine gas being used as a chemical weapon during Sudan’s civil war, specifically…
Europe
EU Ratification and Rights Debate on UN Cybercrime Treaty
On 25 October 2025, sixty‑five countries signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, marking the first universal treaty to combat offences such as ransomware, online child abuse and the non‑consensual sharing of intimate…
Defense
Russia modernizes the famous Dragunov sniper rifle
Production of the compact SVDS model intended for special forces has increased 13 times compared to last year. The Russian state concern Kalashnikov, the country's largest small arms manufacturer, has…
FORB
ODIHR Expands Hate Crime Training to Strengthen Justice Systems Across the OSCE Region
In Warsaw on October 13 2025, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its updated hate crime training manuals for police and prosecutors, building on twenty…