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Israeli police say Iran using WhatsApp, Facebook, blackmail to recruit spies as latest attempt foiled
Iran allegedly uses WhatsApp, Facebook and blackmail to recruit Israeli spies, with payments ranging from $21 to $300,000 across various networks.
Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law on China spies in UK: ‘We’re not surprised’
Law says conviction of two men for spying raises serious concerns about how they accessed sensitive informationNathan Law, an exiled leader of the Hong Kong student protest who lives with a £100,000 bounty on his head from the Chinese authorities, was not surprised to discover a spy ring had photogr...
Interior ministry rejects reports of Pakistanis being deported from UAE
Govt says no country- or sect-specific deportations are being carried out from the UAE under routine laws
Trump ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed governmentThe US lobbyist Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of Donald Trump, has been condemned for accepting $50,000 a month to “rebuild” relations between Washington and Myanmar’s militar...
Iranian dissidents seize on Trump remarks about armed resistance, fueling revival of Reagan doctrine
Trump's comments on arming Iranian protesters reignite debate over whether the U.S. should actively support resistance networks against Tehran's regime.
Two Britons evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship ‘improving’ in hospital
Man, 69, is in intensive care in Johannesburg, while expedition guide Martin Anstee, 56, receiving care in NetherlandsWhat is hantavirus?Two Britons who were medically evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship are improving, global health officials have said.A British passenger, understood to be...
Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump over Iran war
Leo, the first American pontiff, drew Trump's ire after becoming a firm critic of the war and the administration's hardline immigration policies.
Irish footballers urge boycott of Israel match
An open letter sent to FAI from campaign group Irish Sport for Palestine
Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested
Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative electionTensions have been high in the Indian state of West Bengal after a top political aide from Narendra Modi’s party was shot dead in the street and hundreds were arrested as violence broke...
IMF warns of 'inevitable' AI-powered threats to global financial system
Highlights risks posed by highly interconnected nature of global financial system
What Israel wants from an Iran peace deal: No enrichment, missile limits and strict enforcement
Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment, dismantle underground nuclear sites, restrict missiles and cut ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, experts say.
Trump ‘right to be outraged’ by Europe’s betrayal on Iran, says former Thatcher advisor
President Trump is putting Europe on notice, vowing the U.S. will remember the lack of support during the Iran war as Germany, Italy, Spain and others put on warning.
Argentina investigators zero in on possible origin point of hantavirus in deadly cruise outbreak
Argentina officials say a Dutch couple may have contracted hantavirus at a landfill in Ushuaia before boarding a cruise ship that saw three deaths.
200,000 small boat arrivals loom amid UK raising threat level to ‘severe’ following recent terror attack
The U.K. is approaching 200,000 small boat arrivals across the English Channel since 2018, according to official figures cited by British media reports.
‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss
Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in powerA political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, India’s most powerful female politician, has refused to resign after she l...
PMD issues another heatwave alert for Sindh, warns mercury may climb to 49°C
Advised children, women and elderly people to take precautionary measures
South African police airlift massive crocodile suspected of eating missing local
A massive crocodile suspected of eating a missing businessman was airlifted by helicopter from South Africa's Komati River after being euthanized.
Three suspected narco-terrorists killed in US military strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific
SOUTHCOM said Tuesday that the U.S. military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three suspected narco-terrorists on a drug-trafficking route.
Zelenskyy blasts ‘absolute cynicism’ as deadly Russian barrage hits Ukraine before planned ceasefire
Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 across Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Moscow’s “absolute cynicism."
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is pushing Gulf states and the U.S. to develop alternative energy routes, reducing dependence on one vulnerable choke point.
German officials warn Islamist, far-left rhetoric driving spike in antisemitic attacks
Germany faces a "new normal" of antisemitism driven by Islamist and left-wing extremist networks, according to a nationwide report by the Central Council of Jews in Germany.
Islamabad administration revises business timings under austerity measures
Markets, malls to close at 8pm, eateries by 10pm under revised timings
Young Europeans turn to AI chatbots for emotional support, survey shows
51% found chatbots easy for mental health talks; 49% said so for doctors, 37% psychologists
Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time
Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscapeNarendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country....