Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the key mediator in US-Iran nuclear talks, meets with JD Vance in Washington, DC.
Aeternum botnet hides commands in Polygon smart contracts
Aeternum botnet uses Polygon blockchain smart contracts for C&C, making its infrastructure harder to detect and disrupt. Qrator Labs researchers uncovered Aeternum, a botnet that runs its command-and-control infrastructure through smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain. By decentralizing its C2, the malware avoids traditional server-based takedowns and becomes far harder to disrupt or shut down, […]
Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism after being confirmed at New Year’s Eve Mass
Actor Shia LaBeouf has converted to Catholicism.
Ukraine, The Clintons, El Mencho and Iran
It’s been a week that began in silence in Independence Square, where European leaders laid flowers for Ukraine’s war dead — even as the fighting grinds on in the east, across vast drone-dominated front lines in territory Russia now claims as its own.
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Deadline nears for US to return Babson freshman mistakenly deported to Honduras
The court-ordered deadline for the U.S. government to facilitate the return of a Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras was set to expire as her attorney accused immigration officials of stalling.
Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election
Hannah Spencer, a plumber by trade, won a British parliamentary seat in a district that had been represented by the Labour Party for generations. Her victory signaled frustration from left-leaning voters with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Swedish military says Russian drone made unauthorised flight off Sweden
The armed forces said a Swedish naval vessel detected a drone taking off from a Russian signals intelligence ship in the Oresund strait.
FKA twigs sues Shia LaBeouf, alleging abusive relationship
Singer FKA twigs has filed a lawsuit alleging that Shia LaBeouf was physically and emotionally abusive during their relationship from 2018 to 2019.
Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing two people
A tram derailed Friday and slammed into a building in the heart of Milan, killing two people and injuring more than two-dozen others, officials said.
Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing two people – AP News
Milan tram derails and slams into a building, killing two people AP NewsTram derails in Milan, leaving two dead and dozens injured BBCTwo dead and 38 injured after tram derails in Milan The GuardianTwo dead and about 40…