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A dispute between the U.S. Department of Defense and AI lab Anthropic intensified in late February after Anthropic declined Pentagon requests to relax safety restrictions on its models. The DoD labeled the company a "supply-chain risk," triggering federal agencies and major contractors to move away from the firm and prompting Anthropic to sue. Lega…
Maritime agencies and analysts report at least two recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf using explosive-carrying unmanned surface vessels. The incidents, occurring off Oman and near Iraq, highlight a new maritime threat in a period of heightened confrontation involving the U.S., Israel and Iran, and come as Tehran signals it may obstruct shipm…
Two anonymous sources say outdated intelligence appears to have been used in a strike on a girls' school in Minab that killed scores of children. Video experts say footage appears to show a U.S. Tomahawk missile hitting the area. U.S. officials have opened an investigation and have declined further comment; Iran reports 150 students were killed.
Nearly the entire U.S. Senate Democratic caucus signed a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting a prompt probe into airstrikes on a girls' school in Iran that killed scores of children and into any other U.S. military actions that may have harmed civilians. The correspondence asks whether U.S. forces carried out the strikes, what measu…
President Donald Trump said he was not concerned that Iran would extend retaliation to strikes on U.S. soil, even as an FBI alert distributed to local police cited a February intelligence report alleging Iran aspired to use drones launched from an unidentified vessel off the U.S. coast to strike unspecified targets in California. U.S. and Israeli s…
The British government has released the first set of documents relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States. The papers, published amid an active police inquiry into allegations that Mandelson leaked government material to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, have reignited scrutiny of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's…
Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking tied to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and will request information and material assistance from two other European countries. Documents in the Epstein files created what authorities describe as a reasonable suspicion that trafficking took place in Poland b…
Israeli officials, speaking in closed discussions, have concluded that there is no certainty the ongoing U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign will topple Iran's clerical government. Despite the deaths of Iran's supreme leader and senior commanders, mass uprisings have not materialized amid intense strikes and threats of lethal force by Iranian security se…
Esi Sharon-Sagie, a volunteer forensic dentist who helped identify scores of victims after the October 7 attack, was summoned again as the recent U.S.-Israel air assault on Iran sparked a wider regional conflict. She has worked on identifications following an Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh and the recovery of remains in Gaza, applying foren…
Since airstrikes against Iran began on February 28, military-imposed roadblocks and closures have restricted movement in the occupied West Bank, rights groups, medics and villagers say. That tightening of access has coincided with a marked rise in deadly attacks by Israeli settlers, with at least five Palestinians killed in the past week and delays…
Exceptional Minds, a nonprofit vocational academy and visual effects studio for adults on the autism spectrum, provides a three-year training program and studio experience that has placed graduates on major film and television projects. The organization combines technical instruction in visual effects and animation with social skills coaching and w…
Documents released under Justice Department directives and a source familiar with the matter indicate that a foreign hacker penetrated a server at the FBI's New York Field Office in February 2023. The intrusion, which targeted a machine at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab and included activity described as searching through files linked to the i…
Israeli intelligence assesses that Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, was lightly wounded in an Israeli-U.S. joint air campaign and that this injury accounts for his absence from public view, a senior Israeli official said. Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards are reported to have driven his selection, viewing him as a more compliant…
Two drones fell close to Dubai International Airport on March 11, injuring four people, while authorities say air traffic continues to operate normally. The event comes amid ongoing attacks across the Gulf on the 12th day of the Iran crisis, which has disrupted global aviation and contributed to higher fuel prices.
Metropolitan police have used a rarely-invoked power to ban the annual Al Quds march in central London, citing the potential for severe public disorder and warnings from security services about threats connected to the Iranian regime. The decision also covers counter-protest marches; organisers say the event was intended to show support for Palesti…
On March 11 an Israeli strike struck an apartment building in central Beirut's Aicha Bakkar neighbourhood, state media reported, causing visible damage and smoke but with no immediate confirmation of casualties. The strike is the second in the heart of the capital within four days as heavy bombardment continues in the Hezbollah-controlled southern …
Law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia are confronting a disturbing rise in teenagers inspired by white supremacist violence. Authorities say social media and messaging apps - notably Telegram and TikTok - have circulated content that glorifies mass killers and encourages violence. Dozens of youths, some as young as 11, are under monitoring…
Thousands of white South Africans who left after the end of apartheid are returning, citing factors such as lower living costs, family ties and perceived improvements in services. The movement comes as political leaders abroad and at home dispute whether whites face persecution, and as South African authorities roll out a citizenship reclamation po…
A drone struck a major U.S. diplomatic logistical center near Baghdad airport, according to U.S. security sources and an internal State Department alert. Officials said multiple drones were launched toward the compound, one of which made impact while the others were intercepted. The incident comes amid an escalation of strikes between U.S.-Israeli …
Ukrainian forces struck the Kremniy El plant in Russia’s Bryansk border region, which Kyiv says produced electronics and key components for Russian missiles. Ukraine’s military released footage it said showed explosions and fire after deploying British Storm Shadow missiles. Russian regional and federal officials reported civilian casualties and ac…
A coalition of international jurists has lodged a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging that Salvadoran authorities committed crimes against humanity during the country’s prolonged state of exception. The report cites systematic torture, murder and forced disappearances and says there are "reasonable grounds" …
Israel's President Isaac Herzog declined to set a timetable for the conflict with Iran, telling a German newspaper that the priority is achieving a conclusive outcome rather than speed. He defended strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure as a means to deprive Tehran of resources for its military activities and said recent U.S. and Israeli operations …
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright deleted a post on X that said the U.S. Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to keep oil flowing to global markets. The reason for the deletion was not provided. Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied the escort took place, with a spokesman warning that any movement of U.S. forces would be me…
Four Lebanese sources and an Israeli security official say Hezbollah has shifted to small-unit guerrilla tactics in south Lebanon, minimizing electronic communications and rationing anti-tank rockets as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion. The group frames its campaign as existential defence even as it faces domestic criticism and …
U.S. officials informed congressional committees that about $5.6 billion worth of munitions were expended in the first 48 hours of strikes against Iran, according to a source familiar with the report. Lawmakers have sought more information on readiness implications and expect a White House request for additional war funding soon, while Pentagon lea…
