Police in the Republic of Korea have launched an investigation into President Yoon Seok-yeol for treason due to his declared martial law. According to Yonhap, an investigation has been opened into two complaints: one filed by the small opposition Korea Restoration Party, the second by a group of 59 activists.

The Consulate General of Slovakia in St. Petersburg will cease its work until December 31, 2024. This information appeared on the official website of the consulate. The decision was made in accordance with the decree of the government of the Slovak Republic, signed in August. It is reported that the consulate no longer provides services to Russian citizens. However, Russians can apply for the necessary documents at the Slovak Embassy located in Moscow.

The SBU counterintelligence announced the exposure of a Telegram channel administrator who collaborated with the FSB, a 52-year-old resident of the Zhytomyr region, a former representative of the banned Derzhava party, who helped Ukrainian citizens evade mobilization, the service’s channel reports . He was caught while trying to cross the Ukrainian-Belarusian border in August, when he tried to swim across the Dnieper using fins.

News The Insider 5 December 2024 On December 5, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives released a preliminary report on its investigation into the “Havana Syndrome” (officially referred to as “anomalous health incidents” or AHI). The committee began its work following the publication of a joint investigation by The Insider and CBS , which linked the incidents to the activities of Russian GRU unit 29155.

Vladimir Putin appointed the current State Duma deputy as acting governor of the Kursk region. This was reported on the Kremlin website. The appointment was made in connection with the statement of the regional governor Alexei Smirnov about his resignation at his own request (this can be seen from the indicated references to the federal law). According to the law , a State Duma deputy cannot simultaneously hold state or municipal service.

News The Insider December 5, 2024 The Investigative Committee published a video of fights in which 14-year-old Chechen Muslim Murdiev is accused.

On Dec. 5, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives released a preliminary report on its investigation into the “Havana Syndrome” (officially referred to as “anomalous health incidents” or AHI). The committee began its work following the publication of a joint investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS , which linked the incidents to the activities of Russian GRU Unit 29155.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the Consulate General of Poland in St. Petersburg will be closed in response to the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Poznan by the authorities of this country. This should happen on January 10, 2025. In addition, three Polish diplomats who worked at the St. Petersburg Consulate General were declared persona non grata. They must leave the Russian Federation before the date indicated above.

Russian military intelligence (GRU) enlisted an Estonian pro-Russian propagandist to orchestrate a series of vandalism acts designed to intimidate and silence critics of Russia within Estonia. The targets of these attacks included the country's interior minister. On the morning of December 8, 2023, Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets awoke to an unpleasant surprise.

Politics Yuri Matsarsky December 5, 2024 Pro-Turkish Syrian oppositionists continue to hold Aleppo and on December 5 entered Hama (the fourth largest city in the country).

On December 5, the House Permanent Intelligence Committee released a preliminary report on its work on Havana Syndrome (officially known as Abnormal Health Incidents - AHI). The commission began its work after The Insider and CBS published a joint investigation that confirmed the connection of the incidents with the activities of military unit 29155 of the GRU.

The Bitcoin price surpassed the $100,000 mark for the first time. On December 5, its value increased by more than 6%, reaching $103,800 at the moment, the Financial Times reports . It is currently trading at $101,000. As the publication notes, the growth of Bitcoin was influenced by Donald Trump’s nomination of cryptocurrency supporter Paul Atkins to the post of head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Security forces searched the parents of the editor-in-chief of the publication “Important Stories” Alesya Marokhovskaya, who live in Magadan. Marokhovskaya is accused of “evading the duties of a foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code); she is now abroad. The publication itself reported this. All equipment was confiscated from Marokhovskaya’s parents without giving them the opportunity to wait for a lawyer.

The Constitutional Court of Georgia recently refused to consider the lawsuits filed by President Salome Zourabichvili and a group of opposition figures, who demanded that the results of the October parliamentary elections be canceled. The Court emphasized that the decision was final and not subject to review. Meanwhile, since late November, street protests have erupted with renewed vigor. Crowds numbering in the thousands gather daily outside the parliament building in Tbilisi.

News The Insider December 5, 2024 US President Donald Trump nominated his adviser Cash Patel as a candidate for the post of director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel previously served in the first Trump administration and was known as a supporter of the newly elected president. Patel fully shares his views and, like Trump, criticizes the FBI. Patel has also been described as a proponent of conspiracy theories, in particular the idea that there is a deep state in the United States.