Brent crude has jumped to its highest level since the start of the Ukraine war after US President Donald Trump signalled that the American blockade on the Strait of Hormuz could last for months. Also in this edition: the US Federal Reserve prepares fo…
US: Supreme Court weakens voting rigths act
The Supreme Court of the United States struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, ruling it relied too heavily on race and weakening protections under Voting Rights Act of 1965. The 6–3 decision, driven by the court’s conservati…
New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.
The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed…
Iran war upheaval prompts Fearnleys container stock re-rating
Analyst sees strong demand for mid- and small-sized vessels from liners
Pelagic Credit readies additional ship buys as it starts with a profit
Newly Oslo-listed owner says asset values are too high to risk spot market plays
Strait of Hormuz: Iran-US standoff drags on
Donald Trump says a US naval blockade on Iran could last for months, as the standoff between Washington and Tehran continues. The crisis has disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, sending prices to multi-year highs. FRANCE 24’s corresponden…
UN nuclear chief: Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site
By R Anil Kumar UN/ Bengaluru. The majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year’s US-Israeli war, the UN nuclear agenc…
Gaza: expanding Israeli military zone fuels fears of long-term control
Israel has expanded its military zone in Gaza to cover nearly two-thirds of the territory since the October ceasefire. While the army says restrictions support aid efforts, Palestinians fear displacement and a long-term Israeli presence amid ongoing v…
Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.
Attackers Exploit cPanel Authentication Bypass 0-Day After PoC Release
A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them ful…