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Iberian blackout: Cyberattack is not to blame – but the threat to power grids is real. Here’s why
Millions of people across Spain and Portugal experienced a major power outage on Monday, causing significant travel disruptions and bringing much of the economy to a standstill. The sudden blackout led many private and public sector experts, including top government officials, to question whether the disruption could have been caused by a cyberattack. Spain’s top…
Read MoreUkrainian drones attack Moscow, halting flights
Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow for the second consecutive night, temporarily halting flights at four airports in the Russian capital and nine further afield – as it prepares to host a major military parade expected to be attended by world leaders including China’s Xi Jinping. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a Telegram post Tuesday that…
Read MoreIsrael attacks Yemen airport after Houthi missile strike near Tel Aviv airport
The Israeli military on Tuesday launched an attack on Yemen’s Sana’a International Airport and other civilian sites, claiming they were used by Houthi militants. The strike came two days after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis landed near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. The airport strike led “to…
Read MoreState of panic growing in Sudan’s wartime capital amid drone strikes
Dark clouds of smoke have been rising over Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan for two consecutive days. A state of panic is building in the administrative centre that is home to tens of thousands of people seeking safety during two years of war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This is…
Read MoreSpain: cable theft that caused rail chaos was ‘act of sabotage’, says minister
Spain’s transport minister has said the country’s rail network suffered “an act of serious sabotage” after vital signalling cable was stolen over the busy bank holiday weekend, bringing severe delays to high-speed services between Madrid and Seville that affected more than 10,000 travellers. Government sources said the problems on the line between the capital and…
Read More13 security guards kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine found dead
The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, the mining company said. The Peruvian company, La Poderosa, said that a search and rescue team had recovered the staff members’ remains on Sunday. It blamed their abduction on informal miners allegedly linked to…
Read MorePolice continue to question Iranian men over alleged terror plot
Five men are continuing to be questioned by police over an alleged terror plot in the UK. The men, including four Iranian nationals, are being held over an alleged plan to “target a specific premises”, the Metropolitan Police said. They were arrested in Swindon, west London, Stockport, Rochdale and Manchester. Three other Iranian men were…
Read MoreHouthis Tease ‘New Weapons’ to Keep Planes Out of Israel’s Skies
A source within Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, widely known as the Houthis, has told Newsweek the group possesses new weapons capable of enforcing a newly announced aerial siege against Israel, whose military said it’s on high alert to thwart all emerging threats to the nation’s skies following a weekend attack on its busiest airport. The…
Read MoreMan charged with terror offence after arrest at Israeli embassy
A man has been charged with a terrorism offence after allegedly attempting to enter the Israeli embassy in London with a knife on Monday. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, of no fixed address, was charged on Wednesday with preparation of terrorist acts and two counts of possession of a bladed article, the Metropolitan Police has said.…
Read MoreAbbas calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs’ and demands release of Gaza hostages
Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs” in a fiery speech in which he demanded the group release the hostages it is still holding, disarm, and hand over control of Gaza in order to end the war with Israel. The president of the Palestinian Authority told a meeting in the occupied West Bank that…
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