One of the “key participants” behind the 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that left the ambassador and three other Americans dead has been arrested, officials said Friday.
Hong Kong summons Panama envoy over CK Hutchison ports ruling
Panama’s Supreme Court had earlier annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal.
Islamic State group claims deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad Shiite mosque
The Islamic State group has said it was behind a deadly suicide bombing that killed at least 31 people during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Shiite minority have been targeted in sectarian violence in the past, including by…
UN, US condemn RSF drone strikes on aid deliveries in famine-hit Sudan
The Sudan Doctors Network calls the attack in North Kordofan a ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’.
Kadhafi clan’s path back to power fades with killing of Saïf al-Islam
The death of Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi – the last political heir of Libya’s former ruling family – is reshaping the country’s political landscape, dealing a decisive blow to any remaining hopes of the Kadhafi clan returning to power.
Hackers Exploit Free Firebase Accounts to Launch Phishing Campaigns
A new wave of phishing campaigns where scammers are abusing Google’s legitimate infrastructure to bypass security filters. Attackers are now creating free developer accounts on Google Firebase to send fraudulent emails that impersonate well-known brand…
UK threatens to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in escalatory move
Capture of rogue ship could open a new front against Moscow at a time when Russia’s oil revenues are tumblingThe UK is threatening to seize a Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in an escalatory move that could lead to the opening up of a new front again…
‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill
Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month‘If I could move, I would – to a place without a heat network. But I can’t while this debt is hanging over me,” says Anja Geo…
Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of £300m in Scottish land sales
Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates sayLand reform campaigners are alarmed at the increasing use of a legal loophole that allows landowners to conceal the price paid for Highland estates from th…
No front line, no pause: Russia’s hybrid pressure on the Bundeswehr in Lithuania
The German army brigade in Lithuania is not under fire, but it is under hybrid attack. Soldiers report mysterious phone calls, and drones appear to be spying on manoeuvres. How should the Bundeswehr and NATO respond?