Fatal casualties reported after drone strikes on Panama-flagged ships and Kerch Strait ferry
Seafarer death toll rises as Russia and Ukraine keep attacking each other’s ships
Fatal casualties reported after drone strikes on Panama-flagged ships and Kerch Strait ferry
Zali Steggall expected to launch teal party after months of secret talks
Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps and Nicolette Boele are understood to be open to the idea but other crossbenchers are firmly againstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastZali Ste…
Ethiopia’s ruling party wins another large majority in parliament
Ethiopia’s ruling party has won over 90 percent of seats in parliament, according to official results announced three weeks after the election.
PitchBook: defense tech companies making drones, battlefield AI, and more have raised $12.3B across 175 deals YTD, up from a $9.95B total from 158 deals in 2025 (Financial Times)
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PitchBook: defense tech companies making drones, battlefield AI, and more have raised $12.3B across 175 deals YTD, up from a $9.95B total from 158 deals in 2025 — Funding this year has already surpassed 2025 total a…
Texas Parks & Wildlife Data Breach Affects 3 Million Individuals
Hackers stole personal information after breaching the systems of a third-party license vendor serving TPWD.
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Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea have suspended civilian gasoline sales as Ukraine increases attacks on fuel supplies
Agent Beacon: Open-source telemetry layer for AI agents
AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, and Claude Cowork run on developer laptops, CI jobs, cloud environments, where they edit files, run commands, and call outside tools. Beacon, an open-source project from Asymptote Labs, configure…
Iran hails ‘progress’ as first day of talks with US conclude after shaky start
Mediators Pakistan and Qatar issue statement saying talks will run for rest of the week, as fighting in Lebanon continues to threaten dealIran’s foreign minister has declared “progress” after the first day of talks between high-ranking officials from W…
Shipping stalls in Strait of Hormuz after Iran declares key waterway shut – Al Jazeera
Shipping stalls in Strait of Hormuz after Iran declares key waterway shut Al JazeeraIran claims the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. Few ships were leaving in the first place CNNQatar brings LNG tankers into Hormuz despite shippi…