CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor

CERT-UA warns UAC-0245 targets Ukraine with CABINETRAT backdoor via malicious Excel XLL add-ins spotted in Sept 2025. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyberattacks by the group UAC-0245 using the CABINETRAT backdoor. The campaign, seen in September 2025, involved malicious Excel XLL add-ins posing as software tools (e.g. “UBD Request.xll”, “recept_ruslana_nekitenko.xll”). […]

October 2, 2025
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Eighty Years On, Can the UN Meet Its Mission?

OPINION — The 80th ordinary session of the United Nations ended on September 8, 2026. During this year, the UN will have an opportunity to help resolve a few conflicts requiring immediate attention: Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar, Yemen, and Lib…

October 2, 2025
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Why U.S. Energy Giants Are Sniffing An Opportunity In India Amid Trump’s Russian Oil Tariffs

U.S. energy giants are increasingly interested in entering India’s gas infrastructure sector, a development linked closely to ongoing trade talks between the two countries amid complex geopolitical issues including Trump’s tariffs on Indian imports due to its Russian oil purchases.This interest forms part of a broader strategy to leverage India’s growing energy market and expanding gas

October 2, 2025
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Putin Likely To Visit India Dec 5-6 For Annual Summit; Ties Review Expected

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India on December 5-6, 2025, for the 23rd annual India-Russia summit. This visit, if confirmed, will be Putin’s first to India since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022 and will serve as a symbolic reaffirmation of the long-standing bilateral partnership. The upcoming summit holds weight as both nations prepare to

October 2, 2025
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Can Western Sanctions Stop Putin’s War?

DEEP DIVE – Looking at the recent headlines from Russia, this much seems clear: the West’s sanctions against the country are finally working.Oil revenues have fallen dramatically. Growth is anemic – official forecasts for this year have dropped from 2…

October 1, 2025
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