South Korea's Kospi Surges Over 16% as AI Stocks Rebound on Microsoft Earnings Optimism
SEOUL, July 31 (AP) — South Korea's benchmark stock market index jumped more than 16 percent on Friday, marking one of the sharpest single-day rallies in recent history as artificial intelligence-rela...
Saudi Arabia Launches Airstrikes on Yemen's Capital Amid Escalating Tensions
SANAA, Yemen — Saudi Arabian warplanes conducted airstrikes on the capital city of Sana'a late Wednesday morning, marking a significant escalation in hostilities within Ansarullah-controlled territory...
Iran Urges Cyprus to Bar Use of Foreign Bases Against Tehran in High-Level Call
NICOSIA — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the Republic of Cyprus to ensure that foreign military installations within its territory are not utilized for operations hostile to Iran, o...
U.S. Stock Futures Rise on Amazon Earnings as Apple Shares Slide
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. stock futures climbed early Thursday following a robust earnings report from Amazon.com Inc., even as shares of Apple Inc. fell, creating a mixed tone for the technology sector ah...
Spain Declines National Emergency Status for Ceuta Amid Migration Surge
CEUTA, Spain (July 30, 2026) — The Spanish Interior Ministry announced Wednesday that it will not declare a national emergency regarding the recent surge of migrants entering the North African enclave...
Iran Warns Bulgaria Against Hosting US Warplanes Amid Regional Tensions
TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a stern warning to Bulgaria on Wednesday, urging the nation not to host United States military aircraft, while simultaneously securing assurances...
Dozens of Israeli Soldiers Abandon Sde Teiman Base in Protest Action
JERUSALEM — Dozens of Israeli soldiers laid down their weapons and abandoned the Sde Teiman military base on Wednesday, staging a rare mass protest near the Gaza border. The incident occurred at appro...
IRGC Claims Retaliatory Strike on U.S. Base in Kuwait Amid Escalating Regional Tensions
KUWAIT CITY — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday that it executed retaliatory missile strikes against the Ali Al-Salem air base in Kuwait, marking a significant escalati...
IRGC Missile Strike Hits Jordan Air Base in Retaliation for Qeshm Island Airstrike
AMMAN, July 30 — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a ballistic missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan late Wednesday afternoon, destroying three F-35 fighter jets and he...
South Korea Fines KT Corp $39 Million Over Major Data Breach
SEOUL (July 30, 2026) — South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has imposed a record fine of approximately $39 million on telecommunications giant KT Corporation for failing to...
North Korea-linked actors launch global macOS crypto-stealing campaign via fake updates
SEOUL — Cyber threat actors linked to North Korea have launched a sophisticated malvertising campaign targeting Mac users worldwide, deploying cryptocurrency-stealing malware through deceptive softwar...
Okta to Acquire Permiso Security in Move to Bolster Identity Threat Detection Capabilities
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Okta Inc. announced Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, an identity threat detection firm specializing in real-time monitoring and res...
Microsoft Records Historic $490 Billion One-Day Market Surge in July 2026
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. is on track to record the largest one-day increase in market value for any stock in history as its shares surged by approximately $490 billion late Wednesday evening. ...
CISA Releases New Guidebook to Secure Federal Open-Source Software Use
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a comprehensive guidebook on Wednesday providing federal agencies with critical recommendations for managing security ri...
Amazon Links Major npm Supply Chain Attacks to North Korean Hackers
SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services has identified a series of high-profile supply chain attacks targeting the global open-source software ecosystem as the work of state-sponsored actors from North Korea. T...
Google Credits AI in Patching Over 1,072 Chrome Vulnerabilities
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced on Wednesday that artificial intelligence systems assisted engineers in identifying and remedying more than 1,072 security vulnerabilities within its Chrome web browse...
U.S. Stock Futures Rise on Microsoft Strength Despite Meta Slump and Chip Sector Woes
NEW YORK — U.S. stock index futures climbed Wednesday evening as investors digested a mixed bag of quarterly earnings, with technology giant Microsoft Corp.'s robust performance offsetting weaker resu...
Southeast Asian Cyber-Fraud Syndicates Expand Global Reach Through State Collusion
SINGAPORE — Transnational criminal organizations based in Southeast Asia have industrialized their cyber-fraud operations, expanding a global network that has caused billions of dollars in losses thro...
Poland's Tusk Says Russian Missiles Violated Airspace During Ukraine Strike
WARSAW — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed Wednesday that Russian missiles crossed into Poland during a strike on western Ukraine, marking the latest escalation in airspace violations along ...
Hundreds of Jordanian Officials Sign Open Letter Urging U.S. Troop Withdrawal Amid War Fears
AMMAN, July 30 — A coalition comprising hundreds of prominent political, legal, and public figures in Jordan has signed an open letter calling for the immediate withdrawal of United States military fo...
Saudi Arabia Seeks International Coalition to Secure Red Sea Shipping Lanes
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it is actively seeking the formation of an international coalition dedicated to protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea from ongoing Houthi atta...
Microsoft patches critical Azure Cosmos DB flaw after secret key exposure
REDMOND — Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in its Azure Cosmos DB service that allowed attackers to bypass security controls and retrieve a platform-wide signing key capable of accessing...
Massive Coordinated Strike Hits Ukraine Overnight; Kyiv and Western Cities Affected
KYIV — A large-scale combined attack struck multiple regions of Ukraine in the early hours of Wednesday, July 30, targeting key infrastructure hubs including Kyiv, Lvov, and Ivano-Frankivsk. The assau...
Air Raids Sirens Wail in Polish City Lublin as Missiles Approach Border
LUBLIN, Poland — Air raid sirens began sounding across the eastern Polish city of Lublin early Wednesday morning as Russian cruise missiles were detected approaching the border with Ukraine. The alert...
Check Point Unveils First AI Network Firewall to Counter Emerging Threats
TELV AVIV — Check Point Software Technologies launched the industry's first artificial intelligence network firewall on Wednesday, a new security layer designed to integrate directly into existing ent...
Microsoft Copilot for Word Vulnerability Allows Hidden Prompts to Alter Data and Self-Replicate
REDMOND, Wash. — A critical vulnerability discovered in Microsoft's artificial intelligence assistant allows hidden prompts within documents to alter financial figures and automatically copy themselve...
Analog Devices Confirms Data Breach Following Unauthorized System Access in June
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Analog Devices Inc., a leading global semiconductor manufacturer, disclosed on Wednesday that it suffered an unauthorized data breach after hackers gained access to its internal ...
X Suspends Iran's Tasnim News Agency Accounts Citing Policy Violations
SAN FRANCISCO (July 30, 2026) — X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, suspended both Persian and English-language accounts belonging to Iran's state-aligned Tasnim News Agency on Wednesday....
Vehicles Damaged in Attack on Iranian Qeshm Island; U.S. Cited as Perpetrator
QESHM ISLAND, Iran — Several vehicles were damaged following an attack early Wednesday morning on the strategic island of Qeshm, with initial reports attributing the strike to United States forces. T...
US Strike Hits Residential Home on Qeshm Island; Rescue Teams Search for Trapped Survivors
QESHM ISLAND, Iran — A U.S. military strike struck a residential home early Wednesday morning on the southern Iranian island of Qeshm, leaving search and rescue teams scrambling through rubble to loca...