On Africa trip, the ‘quiet pope’ adopts a confident global voice The Washington PostPope Leo’s trip targets major obstacle to Catholicism’s spread in Africa: Sorcery National Catholic ReporterMany African Catholics have greeted Le…
Russian Town Sees Toxic Rain After Ukraine Strike, Officials Issue Warning
Kyiv struck oil facilities in Tuapse on Monday, triggering a huge blaze and sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky over the city.
RAF puts aircraft painting contract out to tender
The MoD has launched a tender for a contract to provide surface finishing and painting services across all RAF fixed and rotary wing aircraft at stations in the UK and overseas, estimated at just under £100 million over a decade.
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Harvester APT Expands Spying Operations with New GoGra Linux Malware
New GoGra Linux malware linked to Harvester APT targets systems in South Asia, using fake PDFs and Microsoft APIs for covert command and control.
Google Favors General‑Purpose Gemini Models Over Cybersecurity‑Specific AI
Google Cloud’s COO advocated for combining general-purpose frontier large language models with task-specific AI agents
Rerouted Middle East hazmat containers spark safety concerns at Indian ports
Ocean carriers are unable to evacuate the containers quickly due to operational restrictions and/or landside constraints at alternative ports of discharge in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Americans are back to pregaming as $20 drinks become the norm at bars and venues
Overpriced drinks have plagued concert venues, baseball stadiums and Broadway theaters
US still delivering weapons to Ukraine despite Iran war, Zelenskyy says
Meanwhile, three people were killed and 10 others wounded in a Russian drone attack on the central city of Dnipro.
Royal Navy tests drone tech for North Atlantic sub hunting
The Royal Navy has completed a four-month trial with industry partners testing off-the-shelf drone and autonomous technology for anti-submarine warfare in the North Atlantic, under the Atlantic Bastion programme.
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EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political …