What role has cyber warfare played in Iran?
Militaries are often cagey about their cyber activities. But the US has hinted at the role it has played.
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Three brothers arrested after explosion at US embassy in Oslo
Norway’s police attorney says the authorities are investigating whether a foreign state actor was involved.
Continue ReadingVolcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts
The US Geological Survey reported that this fountaining episode reached 1,300ft (400M). According to the USGS, Kilauea’s plume sent tephra falling within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and into adjacent communities. Tephra is glassy volcanic fragments made up of volcanic ash, pumice, scoria, Pele’s hair and reticulate, created by lava fountains. The heaviest tephra fall […]
Continue ReadingBowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large
The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC’s international editor.
Continue ReadingFrench aid worker among three killed in drone strikes in rebel-held DR Congo city
Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers in Goma.
Continue ReadingEU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank settler violence since Iran war
Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel’s war, the UN says.
Continue ReadingG7 welcomes potential record release of oil reserves in bid to curb soaring prices
The group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began
Continue ReadingUkraine says it has hit Russian ‘missile component’ plant
“In order to prevent such barbaric actions by the Kyiv regime from continuing, the special military operation is being conducted,” Dmitry Peskov said, using the Russian description for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Putin ordered on 24 February 2022.
Continue ReadingEpstein had two key aides
The court filings claim that, on one occasion, Indyke took two cheques to a New York bank to withdraw cash – $7,500 from one of Epstein’s personal accounts and $4,000 from Indyke’s business account. He cashed one of the cheques and, the papers claim, said he would return the following day to cash the second […]
Continue ReadingLarge parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found
The city’s biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
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