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Hackers stole ancestry data of 6.9 million users, 23andMe finally confirmed
Majority of impacted users are now being notified, 23andMe confirmed.
Israel has set up pumps in Gaza for flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater -- WSJ
Under siege: Huge network of Chinese fake accounts set up to disrupt India, US 2024 polls exposed
Meta, in a report, has revealed that it identified and took down about 4,700 fake Chinese accounts that were set up to disrupt the 2024 elections in India and China. These accounts, pretending to be Americans and Indians, were spreading false information on divisive topics
Iran is enabling attacks on shipping in Red Sea, White House says
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the US is considering establishing an international maritime task force to protect commercial shipping
Someone bet against the Israeli stock market in the days before hamas' oct. 7 attack
Big bets against Israeli stocks before Oct. 7 suggests someone may have known about the attack in advance, a new study says.
Israel reveals disturbing testimonies of Hamas rape on October 7 at UN
Event features survivor eyewitness accounts of music festival attack; US State Department confirms speculation Hamas refused to release further women because 'they don't want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody'
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow moves to Canada, says she plans to skip bail
Agnes Chow announced she is studying at a Canadian university in Toronto and intends to never return to Hong Kong.
Polish security chief: NATO Eastern Flank states have 3 years to prepare for Russia attack
Estonia and other nations which make up NATO's Eastern Flank, along with the alliance as a whole, have a three-year window in which to avoid war with Russia, according to the head of Poland's National Security Bureau (BBN). Other expert estimates from European NATO member states put the time-frame at between five years and a decade.
Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans’ money from IRS
Banque Pictet agreed to pay about $122.9 million as part of an agreement with U.S. prosecutors.
Military confirms death of Russian troops who killed Ukrainian POWs
The group of Russian soldiers who were recorded executing two Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) in Donetsk Oblast has been killed, Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman for the Tavria group of forces said on air on Dec. 4.
NATO chief on Ukraine war: ‘Be prepared for bad news’
US: Palestinian Authority currently unfit to govern Gaza
Alleged plot by Indian intelligence to kill targets in Canada and U.S. reveals sloppy spycraft
U.S. researchers claim 'informed traders' profited massively from October 7 attack
Professor Joshua Mitts of Columbia and Robert J. Jackson Jr. of NYU found odd transactions focused on downturn of Israeli companies prior to Hamas-led attack
US sends Israel thousands of 'bunker busters,' bombs for Gaza war - report
The US has given Israel 100 one-ton "bunker buster" bombs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Deputy Russian army corps commander is killed in Ukraine
Major General Vladimir Zavadsky, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, a top regional official said on Monday.
Fifteen years of economic stagnation have left the typical UK household £8,300 poorer than peers in countries like France and Germany, according to a major report
MOT: Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership | Yle News
The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) confirms that they were aware of the Russian intelligence service's plans to incite such demonstrations.
Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'
A Ukrainian soldier on the east side of the Dnipro river tells the BBC about life on the front line.