RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...

EX-US EMBASSY SECURITY GUARD IN NORWAY CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR RUSSIA AND IRAN . (PHOTO).



Ex-US Embassy security guard in Norway convicted of spying for Russia and Iran 


A former U.S. Embassy security guard in Norway was convicted Wednesday of spying for Russia and Iran, a court in Oslo announced. The 28-year-old Norwegian, whose name has not been released, was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison. While he admitted to the facts outlined in the indictment, he denied any criminal intent.

Prosecutors said the man provided information about the embassy’s diplomats, floor plans, and security routines. Reports indicate that his contacts with Russia and Iran were motivated in part by American ties to Israel and the conflict in Gaza. Defense attorneys argued that the conviction raises questions about how espionage is defined under Norwegian law, claiming that the man had minimal access—comparable to that of a janitor—and that the information he shared posed no real threat to national security.

He was found guilty on five espionage-related charges but acquitted of gross corruption. His attorneys are considering an appeal, while prosecutors are also evaluating whether to challenge the sentence, which was shorter than the six years they had sought. At the time of his arrest in November, the defendant was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in security and preparedness at Norway’s Arctic University, UiT, which has been linked to a prior espionage case involving a Russian national posing as a Brazilian researcher.

Norway shares a 123-mile Arctic border with Russia, and following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the country has heavily restricted entry for Russian nationals. Authorities last year also discussed building a fence along part or all of the border as a security measure.


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