The Generals Who Are Now Running Iran
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
Day: April 23, 2026
Donald Trump envoy suggests Italy should replace Iran at this summer’s World Cup
Iran’s participation in the finals has been cast into doubt after the US and Israel launched air strikes on the country at the end of February, prompting retaliatory attacks by Iran on Israel and Gulf nations hosting US military bases.
Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia?
With a record of pro-Russia statements, Rumen Radev handily won elections this week. Now Bulgarians and his E.U. partners wait to see which way he will turn.
Video: Iran Shows Off Its Ballistic Missile At Tehran Rally Amid US Ceasefire
The pro-government display followed Trump’s decision to indefinitely extend the current ceasefire between the US and Iran.
50% Of UK Youth Says They Wouldn’t Fight For Country If Required: Report
The findings come from the second edition of the UK Youth Poll which captured responses from more than 2,000 individuals aged between 16 and 29.
Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say
Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are m…
Microsoft says Copilot’s agentic features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are now generally available and enabled by default for 365 Copilot and 365 Premium (Sumit Chauhan/Microsoft 365 Blog)
Sumit Chauhan / Microsoft 365 Blog:
Microsoft says Copilot’s agentic features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are now generally available and enabled by default for 365 Copilot and 365 Premium — Try Microsoft 365 Copilot &mdash…
As U.S. Brands Stumble, China Wins Over Young Indonesians
A new generation of Indonesian consumers view Chinese brands as high-tech and of good quality, a departure from the days when “made in China” was associated with cheap goods.
GopherWhisper APT group hides command and control traffic in Slack and Discord
Attackers continue to lean on everyday collaboration platforms to hide command and control traffic inside normal enterprise noise. A newly identified China-aligned APT group pushes that trend further, running its operations through Slack workspaces, Di…
Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows – The New York Times
Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows The New York Times