Rubio Cites Cuba's Proximity as Critical US National Security Concern
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared on Wednesday that the Republic of Cuba poses a direct and significant challenge to American national security, citing its geographic proximity...
Russian Espionage Group Exploits Zimbra Flaw to Target Western Governments and Critical Infrastructure
A Russian state-supported espionage group has exploited a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zimbra's webmail client to steal sensitive data from organizations across the West, Ukraine, Afri...
Chaos Ransomware Group Deploys New Rust-Based Trojan for Covert Access
SAN FRANCISCO — The Chaos ransomware group has begun utilizing a new remote access trojan (RAT) written in the Rust programming language to establish covert command-and-control channels, security rese...
UK Withdraws All Diplomatic Staff from Iran Amid Escalating War
TEHRAN — The United Kingdom has temporarily withdrawn all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Tehran as the ongoing war intensifies, marking a significant escalation in tensions between London and Te...
Iran Strikes Al-Abdali Border Crossing in Escalation of Regional Tensions
KUWAIT CITY — Iran launched a military strike on the Al-Abdali border crossing between Kuwait and Iraq early Wednesday, marking a significant escalation in regional hostilities following recent U.S. o...
U.S. Strikes Shalamcheh Border Crossing; Civilian Casualties Reported as Military Targets Depleted
TEHRAN — The United States conducted military strikes on Wednesday morning against the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iran and Iraq, killing several people in an attack that officials say targeted...
Iran Condemns IAEA Silence Amid US Threats to Nuclear Sites
TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday sharply criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for failing to address escalating United States threats against Iranian nuclear facilities,...
House Passes $1 Trillion Defense Bill Amid Controversy Over Israel Provisions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a massive defense authorization bill exceeding one trillion dollars on Wednesday, advancing the legislation despite intense debate over...
Oil Prices Surge to Monthly Highs Amid Escalating US-Iran Tensions
Global oil prices climbed to their highest levels in more than a month on Wednesday as escalating military tensions between the United States and Iran raised acute fears of disruptions to critical ene...
Missile Strikes Power Station Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant; Governor Confirms Incident
BUSHEHR, Iran — A missile struck an electrical power station located near the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran on Tuesday evening, prompting emergency responses and raising immediate conce...
Tech Futures Diverge as Google Cloud Surges and Tesla Misses Profit Targets
NEW YORK — U.S. technology futures rose Tuesday evening after Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit reported robust growth in its cloud computing division, even as shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla tumbled...
Oil Surges Past $86 on Middle East Tensions as Stocks Await Key Earnings
NEW YORK — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices climbed above $86 per barrel Tuesday, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that have sparked fresh concerns over glob...
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Mixed Earnings Weigh on Market Sentiment
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures declined Thursday morning, extending losses from Wednesday's session as investors digested a wave of mixed second-quarter earnings reports that highlighted diverging fort...
Ansarullah Claims Missile Strike on Tanker Off Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Coast
RIYADH — A tanker vessel was struck by a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of al-Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia, late Tuesday evening. The militant group Ansarullah announced responsibility for the attack s...
Qualys Identifies Critical 'RefluXFS' Vulnerability in Linux XFS Filesystem
SAN FRANCISCO — A nine-year-old security flaw in the Linux kernel's widely used XFS filesystem allows local attackers to overwrite protected system files and gain root privileges, researchers announce...
Hackers Exploit GitHub Actions to Target cPanel Servers via New Vulnerability
SAN FRANCISCO — Cyberattackers have weaponized compromised repositories on the code-hosting platform GitHub to launch a coordinated campaign against web hosting servers running cPanel and WHM software...
Israeli Forces Conduct Demolition Operations in Southern Lebanon Villages
BEIT YAHOUN, Lebanon — Israeli military forces carried out extensive demolition operations targeting civilian infrastructure in the southern Lebanese villages of Beit Yahoun and Kounine on Tuesday aft...
Iranian Foreign Minister Warns of 'Eye for an Eye' Defense Doctrine Amid Regional Tensions
TEHRAN, July 22 (AP) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a stern warning on Tuesday regarding the nation's defense doctrine, stating that Iran adheres to a policy of "an eye for an eye" a...
Researchers Identify Critical Linux Kernel Flaw Allowing Root Access via XFS Filesystem
SAN FRANCISCO — A critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, designated RefluXFS, allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges and gain root access on systems utilizing the XFS fil...
Chaos Ransomware Gang Deploys New msaRAT Malware to Evade Detection via Browser Traffic
The Chaos ransomware gang has deployed a new backdoor malware variant named msaRAT, utilizing legitimate web browsers and cloud services to mask command-and-control communications. The campaign was id...
Microsoft Resolves Exchange Online Outage Caused by Infrastructure Change
REDMOND — Microsoft is working to resolve a widespread issue affecting its Exchange Online service that has resulted in the mistaken quarantine of customer mailboxes since Sunday. The disruption stems...
U.S. Stocks Slide as Investors Await Key Tech Earnings Amid Rising Oil Prices
NEW YORK — U.S. stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading declines ahead of critical second-quarter earnings reports from major industry ...
IRGC Claims Strikes on US Bases in Kuwait and Jordan Following Iranian Aggression
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday that it launched missile attacks against United States military installations in Kuwait and Jordan, marking a direct escalatio...
U.S. Futures Slip as Alphabet Raises AI Spending Forecast Amid Oil Price Surge
NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday morning as investors digested fresh earnings reports, growing concerns over artificial intelligence capital expenditures, and a sharp rise in global...
Rubio and Lavrov Clash Over Ukraine Arms at Manila Summit Talks
MANILA — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, wher...
Iranian Official Warns U.S. Strikes on Infrastructure Will Trigger Regional Retaliation
TEHRAN, July 22 — An Iranian military official issued a stern warning Tuesday that any United States strike against Iranian bridges or power plants would immediately trigger retaliatory attacks on ene...
Iran Threatens to Block Strait of Hormuz in Response to U.S. Military Warnings
TEHRAN — Iran's top military command issued a stark ultimatum on Wednesday, vowing to completely block oil transit through the strategic Strait of Hormuz should the United States launch attacks agains...
U.S., Saudi Arabia Sign Historic Nuclear Cooperation Pact to Boost Energy Ties
RIYADH, July 22 (AP) — The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark "123 agreement" on Tuesday establishing the legal framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the two nations. The de...
Israel and Lebanon to Resume US-Brokered Peace Talks in Rome Next Week
ROME — Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to resume high-level diplomatic negotiations on August 4, marking a critical new phase in U.S.-brokered efforts to stabilize relations between the two neighbors...
Upbound Group Discloses $13 Million Fraud Stemming from Data Breach
ATLANTA — Upbound Group disclosed on July 22, 2026, that unauthorized threat actors infiltrated its systems to steal customer data and documents, enabling the creation of fraudulent lease-to-own agree...