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Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon's Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle
[The Conversation Africa] As the news spread about the outbreak of Ebola in mid-May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report about pandemics. The title was: A World on the Edge: Priorities for a Pandemic-Resilient Future
Benchmark Brent crude surpassed $120 per barrel on Wednesday, reaching the highest levels yet seen during the US-Israel-Iran war
The election defeat for Prime Minister Viktor Orban is less the result of an ideological shift in Hungary, and more the playing out of a fundamental rule of politics
Section of state’s electoral act that introduced caps on political donations but created loophole for Labor and Coalition scrapped
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week, continuing diplomatic efforts to secure fuel supplies from Asian allies after disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Lumpur from April 14 to 17, his office said in a statement on Sunday. He is scheduled to meet Brunei's ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Foreign Minister Penny Wong would also meet her counterparts in Brunei and Malaysia, the statement said
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney cemented his hold on power after electoral victories Monday night and defections to his Liberal Party caucus over the past six months
Iranian hackers are now taking their psychological warfare tactics directly to government officials and employees at major companies. Why it matters: Even unproven threats from Iranian hackers can create fear, uncertainty and doubt — draining attention and forcing targets to divert time and resources from their own operations. Driving the news: In the last week, Iran-linked hackers paired two data leaks with intimidation tactics aimed at individuals. Handala Hack Team — a pro-Iran hacktivist group linked to Iran's intelligence services — leaked a trove of emails on Friday purportedly from FBI Director Kash Patel's personal Gmail.The group also released data earlier last week allegedly tied to U.S.- and Israel-based Lockheed Martin employees and claimed it had called workers to share personal details about their families, children and current locations. Yes, but: The Lockheed Martin claims remain unverified. A separate pro-Iran group previously claimed it had breached the defense contractor. A Lockheed Martin spokesperson told Axios at the time the company was "aware of the reports" and "remains confident in the integrity of our robust, multi-layered information systems and data security."A Wired reporter found that many of the phone numbers tied to Israel-based Lockheed Martin employees weren't working. Threat level: Targeting individuals, rather than corporate networks, marks a more aggressive and intimidating turn in Iran's cyber playbook, aimed at eroding trust and shaping public perception during the current conflict. The initial cache of Patel's stolen emails dates between 2010 and 2019 and includes only seemingly innocuous items like travel receipts and family and vacation photos, according to an Axios review of the documents.But digital sleuths have already used those crumbs — including just his Gmail address — to map parts of his online life, surfacing old Google reviews and other accounts. Between the lines: Even recycled or low-value data can force costly
Editorial: Defeat for Viktor Orbán on Sunday would be celebrated in Brussels, mourned in Washington and Moscow, and would give his country its democracy back
Vladimir Putin has made a concerted effort to re-engineer the relationship between the army, the state and Russian society since the 2000s
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category five, fuelled by warm waters in Coral Sea
The IRGC will likely resist any invasion of Iranian territory with tenacity