Iran Education Minister Reports Hundreds Killed in Schools Amid U.S., Israel Conflict
TEHRAN, April 27 (AP) — Iran's Minister of Education Alireza Kazemi stated Monday that 279 students and 67 teachers have been killed and hundreds of schools damaged following a military campaign launc...
Iranians Gather in Tehran for 58th Night of Pro-Government Demonstrations
TEHRAN — Iranian patriots gathered at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Sunday for the 58th consecutive night of demonstrations to express unwavering support for the government and the country's armed forc...
Threat Actors Exploit Robinhood Flaw to Inject Phishing Emails
SAN FRANCISCO — Threat actors exploited a vulnerability in Robinhood's account creation process to inject phishing emails designed to mimic legitimate login alerts, the financial technology company co...
Netanyahu Claims Cross-Border Attacks Authorized Under US-Brokered Deal
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that military operations conducted across the security zone and north of the Litani River are being carried out under a formal ag...
UK Cyber Security Centre Unveils SilentGlass to Secure Video Connections
LONDON (AP) — The UK National Cyber Security Centre launched SilentGlass on Monday, a new plug-in security device designed to monitor and block suspicious activity on HDMI and DisplayPort connections....
VECT 2.0 Ransomware Flaw Renders Decryption Impossible for Large Files
LONDON (AP) — A critical flaw in the VECT 2.0 ransomware operation has been identified that irreversibly destroys data on infected systems, rendering ransom payments ineffective for files larger than ...
European Stocks Fall, Oil Rises as U.S.-Iran Talks Stall
LONDON (AP) — European stock markets declined Monday as oil prices surged following the collapse of diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran. The financial downturn reflected growing...
Sanctioned Russian Billionaire's Superyacht Passes Through Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI — A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, raising questions about the vessel's movements amid ongoing international restr...
Microsoft Forces iPhone Users to Re-enter Credentials Following Global Outlook Outage
Microsoft has instructed iPhone users to re-enter their login credentials to regain access to Outlook and Hotmail accounts following a widespread service disruption that affected users globally on Mon...
Iraqi Coordination Framework selects Al-Janoob Bank owner for prime ministerial bid
BAGHDAD — Ali al-Zaidi, an entrepreneur and owner of Al-Janoob Islamic Bank, has been named the Iraqi Coordination Framework's candidate for prime minister, marking a significant shift in the country'...
Microsoft to End Support for Legacy TLS Protocols in Exchange Online by 2026
Microsoft announced Wednesday it will discontinue support for legacy Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 connections for POP and IMAP email clients in Exchange Online, effective July 2026. The ...
Epstein Survivor Alleges Unethical Experimentation at Zorro Ranch
MIAMI — Chauntae Davies, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse network, has detailed new allegations of unethical medical experimentation at a property known as Zorro Ranch. In an interview released M...
Critical Metals to Acquire European Lithium in $835 Million Deal
LONDON — Critical Metals Corp. (CRML) announced on Sunday that it has reached an agreement to acquire European Lithium in an $835 million all-share transaction, marking a significant consolidation in ...
Oracle and CoreWeave Shares Fall on OpenAI Partnership Concerns
SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Oracle Corp. and CoreWeave Inc. tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly concerned about the stability of the cloud computing firms' strategic relationships with arti...
White House confirms security meeting on Iranian proposal
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that a high-level security meeting was held to discuss a proposal from Iran, marking a significant development in ongoing dip...
Vice President Vance Questions Pentagon's Iran War Narrative Amid Stockpile Concerns
WASHINGTON — Vice President J. D. Vance is privately expressing skepticism regarding the Pentagon's optimistic assessment of the ongoing military conflict with Iran, citing evidence of depleting U.S. ...
Hezbollah Launches Drone Attack on Israeli Soldiers in Naqoura
BEIRUT — Hezbollah announced a third military operation targeting Israeli forces in the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura on Sunday, deploying two attack drones that struck two separate gatherings ...
Iraq Shia Bloc Nominates Ali al-Zaidi for Prime Minister
BAGHDAD — The dominant Shia political bloc in Iraq formally nominated Ali al-Zaidi on Sunday to run for the position of Prime Minister, setting the stage for a critical parliamentary vote expected lat...
Sevii Unveils Predictable Pricing Model for Agentic AI Defense
SAN FRANCISCO — Sevii announced Monday the launch of a new Cyber Swarm Defense (CSD) mode within its autonomous defense and remediation platform, introducing a pricing structure designed to stabilize ...
Sun Pharma to Acquire Organon in All-Cash Deal
MUMBAI -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced on Sunday it has agreed to acquire U.S.-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash transaction, marking one of the largest cross-border mergers in the ph...
USS Gerald R. Ford executes U-turn in Red Sea amid unclear circumstances
SAN DIEGO — The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, executed a sharp U-turn in the Red Sea on Sunday, marking an abrupt change in course for the vessel ope...
FLA-JNIM Alliance Captures Strategic Village of Tessalit in Mali
TESSALIT, Mali (April 27, 2026) — The FLA-JNIM alliance seized control of Tessalit, a strategically located village in far-northeastern Mali, late Sunday afternoon. The takeover marks a significant sh...
Security Flaws Found in Zero Motorcycles and Yadea Scooters
WASHINGTON — Electric motorcycles manufactured by Zero Motorcycles and scooters produced by Yadea contain security vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access, modify firmwa...
Critical Vulnerability in Hugging Face LeRobot Allows Remote Code Execution
A critical security flaw in Hugging Face's open-source robotics framework, LeRobot, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely, researchers disclosed on Monday. The vulnerabi...
Microsoft patches critical Entra ID flaw allowing privilege escalation
Microsoft has patched a critical security vulnerability in its Entra ID service that allowed attackers to escalate privileges and take over service principals through the Agent ID Administrator role. ...
U.S. Markets Rally Slows as Iran Conflict Closes Strait of Hormuz
NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market's record-breaking rally stalled on Sunday as escalating tensions in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and cast uncertainty over global trade routes. The S&P 500,...
Islamic State Fighters Ambush Malian Forces at Border Post
LABBEZANGA, Mali — Islamic State Sahel Province fighters ambushed Malian Armed Forces and African Corps troops on Sunday as they withdrew from a border outpost near the Niger frontier, leaving the sta...
Kaspersky Researcher Discovers Unpatched Windows Privilege Escalation Flaw
MOSCOW (AP) — A security researcher from Kaspersky has identified a new privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that allows attackers to gain System-level access without requiring a so...
Brent Crude Prices Poised for New High in 2026
LONDON — Brent crude oil prices are projected to reach a new historical peak in late April 2026, marking a significant shift in global energy markets. The benchmark for international oil trading is ex...
Starmer Vows UK Will Not Enter War Not in National Interest
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared Monday that the United Kingdom will not be drawn into military conflicts that do not serve its national interests, marking a significant statement on...