A severe heatwave sweeping across Japan has resulted in the deaths of at least four people, prompting authorities to issue heatstroke alerts in multiple regions for the coming days. Temperatures have soared above 35°C (95°F) in several parts of the country, with central and western Japan experiencing the most extreme conditions. Health officials have urged […]
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Several EU Member States have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) to assist the departure of citizens due to the airspace closures in the Middle East. Slovakia, Lithuania, Greece, Poland and Portugal have requested UCPM support to assist the departure of their nationals. To facilitate these operations, several flights are being arranged from Jordan […]
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — DTW Ignite 2025: Senior technology executives from Vodafone Group and BT Group issued stark warnings about the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, emphasizing that artificial intelligence (AI) is now a double-edged sword—enhancing both defense capabilities and the sophistication of cyberattacks. During a keynote session, Howard Watson, BT’s Chief Security and Networks Officer, described […]
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Speaking from Gaza City in the north of occupied territory, Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that water pumps had stopped at one site for displaced people there on Wednesday “because there’s no fuel”. “We are really – unless the situation changes – hours away from a catastrophic decline and a […]
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Nigeria’s oil regulator is implementing a new rule requiring oil producers to obtain an export permit, vessel clearance, and a unique identification number (UIN) for each shipment, enabling real-time tracking of crude oil and petroleum product exports. The updated framework, known as the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Advance Cargo Declaration Regulation, is designed to combat oil […]
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Geneva, June 20, 2025 – UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will travel to Geneva on Friday for high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran and key European allies, amid mounting fears of a regional escalation in the Middle East. The discussions aim to revive diplomatic engagement over Tehran’s nuclear programme, as tensions between Iran and Israel push […]
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The SANAD Organization for Human Rights, alongside Human Rights Watch, has called on Saudi Arabia to halt the mistreatment and medical neglect of elderly prisoners. The appeal follows the refusal by Saudi authorities to grant a United Nations expert access to elderly inmates during an April visit. Samer Alshumrani, Operations Manager at SANAD, highlighted the […]
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A former Queen’s University Belfast student, identified as Zou, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK after being convicted of raping ten women, both in the UK and China, during a prosecution described by detectives as one of the most striking cases of sexual predation in recent memory. Sentencing and Judicial Commentary Crime […]
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ZeroRISC, a Boston-based cloud security startup, has raised $10 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to accelerate the adoption of production-grade open source silicon security solutions built on OpenTitan designs. Investment and Industry Support The funding round was led by Fontinalis Partners, with participation from Fundomo, Analog Devices co-founder Ray Stata, SemiAnalysis founder Dylan […]
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Israel began targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran last Friday, prompting a barrage of retaliatory strikes on Israeli cities. “The UN human rights office urges de-escalation and urgent diplomatic negotiations to end these attacks and find a way forward,” said Ms. Al-Nashif. “We are following closely and are aware of reports that many thousands […]
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