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Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
The announcement is the latest U.S. government effort to call out what officials say is Iran’s brazen, ongoing work to interfere in the election.
Hezbollah hides death toll from exploding devices, Radwan force command decimated
Lebanon reports 26 dead in 2 days of pager and walkie-talkie explosions, with pager attack alone estimated to have killed dozens or more Hezbollah members, while elite Radwan force command structure in tatters
Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Swedish authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country.
CERN will expel hundreds of Russian-affiliated scientists from its laboratories
The researchers will lose their access to CERN, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, by December.
Raw anger and real fear on streets of Lebanon after deadly pager and radio explosions | World News
Barely had the funerals of four people killed in pager explosions begun, the Sky News team in Beirut heard the sound of an explosion a short distance away, followed by shouts and screams.
Apple Faces EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
Apple Inc. has been warned by the European Union to open up its highly guarded iPhone and iPad operating systems to rival technologies, or eventually risk significant fines under its flagship digital antitrust rules.
Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire
Pair of huge plasma jets spotted blasting out of gigantic black hole
Streams are the largest ever seen, measuring 23m light years and with combined power of trillions of suns
Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state, says Crown Prince
Teenager told she had to strip by airport security to prove she was a girl
Caitlyn Disley, 15, was left 'traumatised' and in tears after her 'horrible' ordeal en route to a family holiday, but her dad wanted her story told to warn others
Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says
A new Microsoft threat intelligence report details how Russia-linked actors are now going full throttle in their covert influence efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Finland's president calls for an end to single state veto at UN Security Council
Alexander Stubb also calls for the suspension of any member engaging in an "illegal war", such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Twenty killed by second wave of Lebanon device explosions
Walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah blow up a day after pager blasts killed 12 people.
Vladimir Putin Wants Russians To Have 'Sex On Work Breaks' Amid Decline In Birth Rate - News18
According to the latest numbers, Russia has registered a significant decline in its population, the lowest since 1999.
Estonia signals readiness to preemptively strike Russia to defend NATO
During an interview with the Estonian public broadcaster ERR, Estonian General Vahur Karus has stated that Estonia is ready to strike Russian territory if Moscow shows signs of preparing for an attack on NATO. "Our capability to neutralize the enemy on its own territory is crucial," General Karus emphasized, pointing to a new strategy where waiting to be attacked first is no longer an option. …
Teenager told she had to strip by airport security to prove she was a girl
Caitlyn Disley, 15, was left 'traumatised' and in tears after her 'horrible' ordeal en route to a family holiday, but her dad wanted her story told to warn others
Jewish Mass Grave Uncovered in Belarus
The remains of 12 adults and 11 children were uncovered in the town of Strešyn in the country’s southeastern Gomel region, which was occupied by the Nazi Germany in August 1941.
Putin agrees to sign Russia-Iran strategic partnership agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the Russian Foreign Ministry's proposal to sign a strategic part
UN approves proposal for arms embargo on Israel
Palestinian proposal, which calls, among other things, to "return the Palestinians to their land" and to enforce sanctions on senior Israeli officials, was passed by a large majority in the UN General Assembly, while 43 countries abstained. Ambassador Danon: 'Voting in favor of this resolution adds fuel for further violence'