U.N. Ocean Conference opens in France as U.S. government scientists stay away
Heads of state, mayors, scientists and policymakers have gathered in France to tackle what is being described as a global emergency facing the world’s seas.
Day: June 9, 2025
Two dead after gunman opens fire on Las Vegas strip near Bellagio fountains
Footage circulating on social media shows a gunman on the Las Vegas Boulevard firing shots in an apparent confrontation
Protests intensify in LA after Trump deploys National Guard
Protests have intensified in Los Angeles in response to US President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard.
9News reporter hit by rubber bullet during LA protests
A 9News reporter has been caught in the crossfire of chaotic protests in Los Angeles.
New Mirai botnet targets TBK DVRs by exploiting CVE-2024-3721
A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of the Mirai botnet that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3721) in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices. During a review of the logs in […]
Italy holds two-day referendum on citizenship, workers’ rights
Italians began two days of voting Sunday in a referendum on easing citizenship rules and strengthening labour laws, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government opposed to both and urging people to abstain.
Greta Thunberg and Gaza flotilla activists to be forced to watch October 7 footage after aid boat seized
The Madleen has been diverted to Israeli shores after it was intercepted by the military
UN Ocean Conference opens in Nice today to tackle ocean “Emergency’
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday opened the UN Ocean Conference in the French riviera city of Nice with an urgent call for multilateral mobilisation to save the seas and marine biodiversity. A High Seas Treaty should be ratified at the summit, said…
Algarve resort popular with Irish tourists cracks down on nudity and drunken behaviour
Albufeira has gone to war against badly-behaving foreign tourists by approving huge fines for public sex and nudity
What does the law say about Trump sending troops to LA and ICE protests?
Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to California following two days of protests against immigration raids.