Sep 5, 2026 · 4 min listen · Last updated September 5, 2026
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Digital arrest scams: CBI’s nationwide crackdown and the Supreme Court’s continuing oversight
The story so far: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has widened its offensive against “digital arrest” fraud rings under Operation Chakra-VI. The latest exercise targeted three major cases in which victims were coerced into transferring crores of rupees after being falsely told they were under police custody through video calls. Three accused have been arrested so far. The agency says its search operations were built on detailed scrutiny of bank records and digital account-access trails.
Case filed against MLA Ramya Haridas, 15 Congress workers in Keralam after violent scuffle
With both sides trading allegations against each other, the police seem to be treading cautiously on the matter, as there are now allegations and counter-allegations that both groups beat each other up
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
Tetris said on Friday (September 3, 2026) that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration released on Thursday (September 4, 2026). "The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of 'Build the Wall' and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game," Tetris told AFP in a statement. "We are currently reviewing the matter," the statement continued.
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : une attaque russe dans l’est de l’Ukraine fait au moins quatre morts
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Elon Musk Finally Responds to Bombshell Election Meddling Claim
Elon Musk is reportedly “freaking out” over Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s documentary on him and his intense involvement in Donald Trump’s 2024 election, a journalist insists, after Musk slammed it as a “hit piece” months before it was even released. But officially, Musk responded Friday that he was “LMAO”—“laughing my a-- off”—over the documentary, Musk, which raises questions about whether the world’s richest person may have used his Starlink system in connection with the 2024 election, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will be released in U.S. theaters October 16.
Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
When mutinous soldiers seized a strategic military base in Niger's capital last Saturday, the country's ruling junta turned to a foreign partner it has increasingly relied on since coming to power: Russia. Following a night of intense fighting in Niamey, Russia's Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air Base 101 at Diori Hamani International Airport. Africa Corps, unlike its predecessor the Wagner Group, is directly under the control of the defence ministry in Moscow.
U.S. military strikes on Venezuelans are not truly about cartels or drugs — they’re about Ukraine
When the U.S. launches strikes on vessels or assets linked to Venezuela, the public explanation is familiar: narcotics traffickers, cartel networks, smuggling. But if the true goal were dismantling the drug trade, the geography makes little sense. Major narcotics routes run through the southern border and across the Pacific, not the Caribbean waters off Venezuela. Hotspots like Ecuador—now a central hub for cocaine transit—would logically draw far more U.S. attention. Yet it’s Venezuelan maritime zones that keep falling under American fire.
Cuba, Iran, China, and Russia — all under one roof: Venezuela.
In my recent piece, I explored how the latest U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan assets may tie into the broader peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine—and how Moscow’s close ties to Nicolás Maduro could make Venezuela a bargaining chip in that global chess match. But I wanted to take a step back and look more closely at the full picture: the network of foreign powers that have propped up Maduro’s regime for years.