A compilation of Listening Post reports on the media dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote
Republican Kevin McCarthy has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives at the 15th attempt, overcoming resistance from his own ranks and tensions that boiled over on the floor of the chamber after a chaotic week that tested the party’s abil…
Barclay and Whitty arrive for emergency NHS talks
Barclay and Whitty arrive at 10 Downing Street for talks with PM.
Vidar Stealer Operators Exploit SM Platforms to Evade Detection
Information-stealer Vidar is once again found exploiting social media services such as TikTok, Telegram, Steam, and Mastodon as an intermediate command-and-control (C2) server. One advantage of this tactic is that such traffic is really difficult to id…
Italy’s football star Gianluca Vialli dies aged 58
Vialli, who played with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017.
Tempers flare as Republican divisions thrust out into the open
Tempers have flared between Republicans as opinionated and personal divisions resulted in 15 voting attempts before Kevin McCarthy was successfully appointed as Speaker to the US House of Representatives.
A last-minute vote change brought the result …
Latest news bulletin | January 7th – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
High Food Prices Rile Up Canadians
Grocery stores have become a lightning rod for consumer discontent amid inflation and lingering mistrust after a bread price-fixing scandal.
Canine commuters in Skagway, Alaska, win fans all over
A minute-long video, showing a bunch of canine commuters all being very good dogs as they hop aboard their own special bus in Skagway, Alaska, has so far racked up about 50 million views online.
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DARPA Working With Boeing To Design And Possibly Build A Potentially Game-Changing X-Plane
A scale model of Aurora’s candidate for DARPA’s Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program has been tested in a wind tunnel (Image: Aurora Flight Sciences) The DeBrief: DARPA Selects Boeing’s Aurora for Potentially Ga…