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Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.

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US rebuilding WWII Pacific airfields amid China threat

Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.

DW News 1 weeks ago

G7 allies press Rubio on US Iran plans, discuss Strait of Hormuz

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G7 allies press Rubio on US Iran plans, discuss Strait of Hormuz

G7 allies were on Friday pressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for clarity on American plans for Iran almost one month into the war in the Middle East, with concern also intensifying over the extent of cooperation between Russia and the Islamic...

France 24 1 weeks ago

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Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users running devices with older software.

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Why the geography of the Strait of Hormuz makes passing through it so risky

Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.

BBC News 1 weeks ago

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Rubio attends G7 meeting in France for talks on Iran, Ukraine

European foreign ministers on Friday used a G7 meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press the case that Russia was helping Iran target US forces in the Middle East war. Rubio joined the second day of the gathering of ministers of...

France 24 1 weeks ago

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OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in court

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI...

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Saudi, UAE, Iraq: Can three pipelines help oil escape Strait of Hormuz?

Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipeline to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.

Al Jazeera 1 weeks ago

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Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping girl, 12

The sex attack carried out by Ahmad Mulakhil in Nuneaton in July last year led to protests.

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Ukraine announces ‘mutually beneficial’ defence deal with Saudi Arabia

Kyiv, which has built expertise on how to counter drones, seals pact amid Iran war.

Al Jazeera 1 weeks ago

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France calls IOC sex testing a ‘step backwards’ while Trump praises move

Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy.

Al Jazeera 1 weeks ago

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Bab al-Mandeb Strait: Another key shipping route under threat

Known as the "Gate of Tears" in Arabic, the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb is a narrow waterway at the southern tip of the Red Sea, connecting it with the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean… A crucial passage that Iran has threatened to target if US forces...

France 24 1 weeks ago

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Ukraine signs deal with Saudi Arabia offering drone expertise

Volodymyr Zelensky says the Gulf kingdom faces the same type of attacks from Iran that Kyiv has been resisting.

BBC News 1 weeks ago

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US court suspends Pentagon sanctions against Anthropic

The dispute stems from alleged security concerns over Anthropic's AI model Claude Mythos. The court's order to drop the Trump administration's "supply chain risk" tag will take effect in seven days.

DW News 1 weeks ago

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How extensive is Russia’s military aid to Iran?

Russia has long exchanged weapons with Iran and is likely offering satellite support, but lacks the will to do much more

Al Jazeera 1 weeks ago

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Ukraine fends off increased attacks, strikes Russian oil revenue

Russia launches possible spring offensive, but makes no significant gains; Ukraine hits oil terminals in response.

Al Jazeera 1 weeks ago

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Two aid boats go missing en route to Cuba, says Mexico

Two humanitarian aid boats with nine people onboard have not reached Havana after setting sail from Mexico. The Mexican navy is now conducting a search and rescue operation.

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Two humanitarian aid boats heading to Cuba have gone missing, Mexico says

Navy searching for two boats that left Isla Mujeres last week bound for Havana with nine crew members of different nationalities on boardMexico’s navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two...