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Anonymity online is an illusion': NSW teen charged over alleged mass shooting hoax in US

Officers seized a number of electronic devices and a prohibited firearm in the juvenile's possession as part of Taskforce Pompilid established in October 2025. Graeme Marshall, the acting assistant commissioner of the AFP, speaking generally, warned people believing they can commit crimes with an internet connection and encrypted identities were on notice. Often young males aged from 11 to 25, are engaging in crime types such as swatting, doxing and hacking to achieve status, notoriety and recognition in their online groups.
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15 hours ago

The Sudanese army is renewing a military effort to retake Kordofan, Darfur

Sudan’s army is preparing a large-scale offensive to retake Kordofan and Darfur from the RSF, claiming heavy RSF losses and widespread vehicle destruction.
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13 hours ago

Zambia: Defense chiefs meet amid eastern DRC insecurity

ICGLR emergency meeting in Livingstone sought regional action to address escalating eastern DRC fighting, mass displacement, M23 advances, and alleged Rwandan aggression.
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13 hours ago

Zambia: Defense chiefs meet amid eastern DRC insecurity

ICGLR held an emergency meeting in Zambia to coordinate regional military and diplomatic responses to escalating violence and mass displacement in eastern DRC.
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7 hours ago

Somalia cancels all agreements with UAE over alleged sovereignty violations

Somalia severed all agreements with the UAE, annulling port, security and defence deals, accusing the UAE of undermining Somalia's unity, sovereignty and political independence.
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17 hours ago

Iran protests: Trump open to airstrikes, wants diplomacy

The US is weighing military action against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on protests that has reportedly killed hundreds and prompted international diplomatic responses.
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8 hours ago

What to know about potential U.S. intervention in Iranian protests

U.S. weighs sanctions to military options to support widespread Iranian protests amid economic collapse, mass arrests, hundreds of deaths, and threats of Iranian retaliation.
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20 hours ago

UN top court set to open Myanmar Rohingya genocide case

The ICJ is holding a landmark genocide trial accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, with refugees seeking justice and potential wider legal repercussions.
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12 hours ago

Yemen's Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?

Presidential Leadership Council regained control of southern and eastern Yemen, dissolving the STC, while Houthi control of the northwest and political divisions hinder national unity.
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6 hours ago
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Venezuelan journalists see gaps - and risks - in coverage of Nicolas Maduro's capture - Poynter

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Venezuelan journalists see gaps - and risks - in coverage of Nicolas Maduro's capture - Poynter

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19 hours ago

Integration of armed factions remains one of Syria's biggest challenges

Post-war Syria faces a massive demilitarisation and security-sector integration challenge amid proliferated armed groups and remaining fighters.
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22 hours ago

PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

Anthony Albanese will recall parliament to propose tougher hate speech laws and the largest gun buyback program since Port Arthur.
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6 hours ago
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Grok blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia as sexual deepfake scandal builds | Fortune

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Grok blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia as sexual deepfake scandal builds | Fortune

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16 hours ago

Maduro faces a legal ordeal while he waits in the prison known as hell on earth'

Nicolas Maduro, ousted Venezuelan president, faces U.S. narcoterrorism charges and awaits a high-profile New York trial while detained in MDC Brooklyn.
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1 day ago

Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a 'dire security threat to the regime' with loyalty of forces in doubt | Fortune

Crude oil futures pointed to continued gains on Sunday as markets weighed potentially transformative events in Iran, which has been wracked by protests across the country. U.S. oil prices rose 0.56% to $59.45 a barrel, and Brent crude climbed 0.52% to $63.67 a barrel, as reports said President Donald Trump is weighing military options in Iran to follow through on his threats to attack if the government kills protestors.
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6 hours ago

Could the US really take over Greenland?

Donald Trump repeatedly proposed taking over Greenland, alarming Greenlanders, Denmark, the EU and NATO despite widespread Greenlandic rejection.
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14 hours ago

Iran crisis live: foreign minister says country ready for negotiations but also fully prepared for war'

Iran does not seek war, is fully prepared for it, warns adversaries against miscalculation, and demands fair, mutually respectful negotiations.
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19 hours ago

Man detained after driving truck through anti-Iran protest in Los Angeles

A U-Haul driver in Los Angeles drove through a crowd of demonstrators supporting Iranian protesters; one person was struck and the driver detained.
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15 hours ago

Britain warmer than Athens today as Met Office declares end of cold snap

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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12 hours ago

Iran's foreign minister and Trump's envoy discussed protests, sources say

A direct communication channel remains open between the U.S. and Iran, with Araghchi and U.S. envoy Witkoff exchanging messages and planning a possible meeting.
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Iranian FM Araghchi warns Iran ready for war if US wants to test' it

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera Arabic on Monday, Araghchi said channels of communication with the US were open amid the ongoing unrest but stressed that his country was prepared for all options, claiming that Iran now has large and extensive military preparedness compared to last year's 12-day war. list of 3 itemsend of list His comments follow Trump's remarks on Sunday, amid nationwide protests in Iran sparked by economic woes that have intensified into broader calls for systemic change.
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9 hours ago

Greenland says it cannot accept US takeover under any circumstances'

Greenland and Denmark refuse any US takeover; NATO will bolster Arctic defence while the US reiterates interest and raises possibility of force.
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23 hours ago

Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes

Grok, a tool on Musk's X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits. The South East Asian countries said Grok could be used to produce pornographic and non-consensual images involving women and children. They are the first in the world to ban the AI tool.
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16 hours ago

India's VPN ban in Kashmir adds to psychological pressure', say residents

A two-month government ban on VPNs in Indian-administered Kashmir threatens IT professionals' ability to secure sensitive data and risks job displacement.
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9 hours ago

NATO talks Arctic security for Greenland amid US pressure

NATO is planning practical next steps to strengthen Arctic security amid concerns over increased Russian and Chinese activity and U.S. interest in Greenland.
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13 hours ago

Which countries host the largest Venezuelan populations?

About 8 million Venezuelans, or a quarter of the population, have fled their country in recent years. Al Jazeera takes a look at where they live now. After the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States on January 3, nearby countries that host large Venezuelan communities, including Colombia and Peru, have warned of a potential new influx of refugees if the country is distabilised. The Venezuelan diaspora remains one of the largest in the world with at least 7.9 million people
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1 day ago

Malaysia and Indonesia block X over deepfake smut

Malaysia and Indonesia have suspended access to X over non-consensual sexual deepfakes; India also warned X to implement stronger safeguards.
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13 hours ago

The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age

For a world economy driven by consumerism, it's become markedly unkind to consumers. This goes double - literally - for digital tech, where memory prices have increased by between 100 and 250 percent in six months. If you think GPUs are pricey now, you'll only have to wait six weeks, during which both AMD and Nvidia are expected to demonstrate supply-side economics much as the Road Runner demonstrated gravity to Wile E Coyote.
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15 hours ago

Malaysia blocks Grok amid uproar over non-consensual sexualised images

Malaysia temporarily banned Grok after xAI and X failed to implement safeguards preventing creation of sexually explicit deepfake images without consent.
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15 hours ago

Minister rules out proscribing Iranian Revolutionary Guard despite brutal suppression

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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14 hours ago

Trump Is Serious about Greenland. What Does Carney Do? | The Walrus

C ore national leaders of the "Coalition of the Willing," an assemblage of mostly NATO states (minus the US and Russian hangers-on like Hungary and Slovakia), met in Paris last week to discuss the future of the Ukraine peace process. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the trip to underscore Canada's role. French president Emmanuel Macron gave us a nice shout-out.
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14 hours ago

Trump's other Latin American feud: why Colombia's Petro is not Maduro

Rising tensions between the US and Colombia involve Trump accusing President Gustavo Petro of drug trafficking, imposing sanctions, threatening military action, and Petro calling nationwide rallies.
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5 hours ago

Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro sent shock waves through expat community in East Bay

U.S. forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, shocking the East Bay Venezuelan-American community and leaving families in Venezuela terrified and divided over U.S. intervention.
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5 hours ago

Why X changed its Iranian flag emoji

X replaced Iran's flag emoji with a historical lion-and-sun design on web and iOS, causing diplomatic and protest-related visibility issues while other platforms retain the national tricolor.
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11 hours ago

Malaysia, Indonesia block Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized AI images | CBC News

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. The moves reflect growing scrutiny of generative AI tools that can produce realistic images, sound and text, along with concerns that existing safeguards are failing to prevent their abuse.
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18 hours ago

Who is Reza Pahlavi? The exiled prince urging Iranians to seize cities'

Reza Pahlavi shifted from nonviolent advocacy to urging seizure of city centres and nationwide strikes, prompting Iranian government accusations of terrorism.
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10 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in a surprise audience

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting, which hadn't been previously included in the list of Leo's planned appointments, was later listed by the Vatican in its daily bulletin, without adding details. Machado is touring Europe and the United States after she reemerged in December after 11 months in hiding to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.
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13 hours ago

Israel advances fatal' settlement plan for occupied East Jerusalem

Israel plans 9,000 settlement units at Atarot airport to sever East Jerusalem from the West Bank and block a contiguous Palestinian state.
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15 hours ago

Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi

Iraqis in the audience broke out in cheers, leapt up from their seats and pumped their fists in the air many had waited decades for that moment. This is a great day in Iraq's history, Bremer said, adding: The tyrant is a prisoner. I was in the audience that day in Baghdad, covering the Iraq invasion's aftermath as a correspondent for a US newspaper.
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12 hours ago

Israeli quadcopter kills three in Gaza's Khan Younis; police chief slain

Israeli forces continued attacks on Gaza despite the October 10 ceasefire, killing multiple Palestinians including a senior Khan Younis security officer.
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23 hours ago

State Department Updates Travel Warning for Russia

If your travel plans in the near future involve making your way to Russia, the U.S. State Department has some information they would like to share with you. More specifically, they have some information that they would like to share with you in order to convince you not to go. In late December, the agency issued its highest possible warning against visiting the country in question. Or, as the agency's website bluntly declares: "Do not travel to Russia for any reason."
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17 hours ago

Iran protests: Tehran ready for 'war and dialogue' with US DW 01/12/2026

Iran is not seeking war, is fully prepared for conflict with the US, and is open to fair, respectful negotiations.
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6 hours ago

How Chevron played the long game for Venezuela's oil reserves

Venezuela holds about 300 billion barrels of proven oil but produces barely 1% due to political turmoil, sanctions, legal uncertainty, and degraded infrastructure.
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16 hours ago

Monday market report: Gold's safe haven allure amid rising geopolitical tensions - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Gold rose to record highs amid US–Iran tensions, Brent crude stabilised after supply-concern gains, equities weakened and markets nervously eyed Fed and UK economic weakness.
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9 hours ago

Cuban president says no talks with US amid Trump's escalating threats

Cuba rejects US threats, affirms sovereign independence, and vows to defend its territory while remaining open to dialogue based on equality and international law.
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1 day ago

If we silence voices we don't agree with, we're doing the work of extremists for them | Peter Greste

To be clear: the Bondi attack was horrific. It has left people shaken, grieving and afraid, particularly in communities already living with heightened vulnerability. That fear is real and it deserves empathy and compassion, and the board may well have believed it was acting in good faith. But fear also has a way of reducing our moral and intellectual horizons.
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5 hours ago

India may require smartphone manufacturers to disclose source code

According to information provided to Reuters, India is considering a new security requirement that could require smartphone manufacturers to share their source code with the state. The proposal is part of a package of 83 security standards designed to strengthen protection against data breaches and fraud. The requirements include that manufacturers must allow Indian authorities to review the source code in special test labs and notify the government before major software updates are released.
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1 day ago

What global executives need to ask about China in 2026 | Fortune

China's export resilience and diversified trade partners sustain steady growth despite tariffs and geopolitical headwinds, while rising local competitors reshape international business opportunities.
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16 hours ago

Mojtaba Dehgani: We are witnessing the endgame in Iran, bankrupt Islamic Republic is finished

"Knife-wielding thugs", "weeds that must be uprooted, cut down and thrown away", these were some of the words Ali Khamenei used on 10 June 1992.
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19 hours ago

Afghan women in the UK: amplifying their voice a photo essay

Taliban restrictions have erased Afghan women from public life: bans on education, work, representation, and public presence create severe gender inequality and social harm.
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11 hours ago

A new El Chapo' emerges in Sinaloa

The dust has settled from the latest war within the Sinaloa Cartel, revealing the shape of what remains of the surviving criminal structures after 15 months of fighting. The infighting between factions has left the main ones battered, especially Los Chapitos, commanded by the sons of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, the old regional drug lord. Of the four sons, only two remain at large, living on the run and stripped of their key lieutenants, who have either been killed or captured.
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10 hours ago

How China Built AI Dominance on Stolen American Silicon

The operation reveals a broader strategy: if you can't build it, take it. With a blend of state-run espionage and corporate infiltration, China has turned technology acquisition into an art form. Their 'all-of-the-above' approach has allowed their AI sector to grow even as export bans tighten. By sourcing the hardware from elsewhere, Beijing has made the lack of domestic chip manufacture moot.
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6 hours ago

Suspected arsonist targeted Mississippi synagogue for its Jewish ties', FBI says

Security camera footage released on Monday by the synagogue showed a masked and hooded person using a gas can to pour a liquid on the floor and a couch in the building's lobby. Pittman's father later allegedly became suspicious of burn marks on his son's ankles, hands and face. He reportedly contacted the FBI and said that his son had confessed to setting the building on fire.
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7 hours ago

USA Luge gets 11 athletes into Milan Cortina Olympics, 1 shy of maximum. Russia will get 2 spots

Two Russian luge athletes qualified for the Milan-Cortina Olympics and will compete as neutral athletes despite Ukrainian objections.
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9 hours ago

Powerful Militaries Still Employ These Old Combat Aircraft

World militaries order combat aircraft ranging from legacy L-39 Albatros trainers to modern fifth-generation fighters such as the F-35 and Su-57.
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15 hours ago

This one key insight will change how you think about change

It's become almost a cliché to talk about how consistently organizational change fails. Study after study finds that roughly three-quarters of change efforts don't achieve their objectives. There are underlying forces that work against us adapting to change-including synaptic, network and cost effects-that lead to resistance. Another problem lies in how we study change itself. Typically, researchers at an academic institution or a consulting firm interview executives that were involved in successful efforts and try to glean insights to write case studies.
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20 hours ago

Publishers fear AI search summaries and chatbots mean end of traffic era'

AI chatbots and search AI overviews will significantly reduce search-driven web traffic to news sites, pushing publishers toward short-form creator-style content strategies.
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4 hours ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Our Deer Departed

Welcome back to Atlantic Trivia! Are you hungry for more? I hope that while I've been away, you have been enjoying plenty of food for thought-literally. Research shows that berries help improve memory and that a walnut-heavy diet is associated with higher cognitive performance. Fatty fish and leafy greens are linked to slower cognitive decline. Caffeine is a brain boost too.
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6 hours ago

Manhattan judge greenlights negligence case of slain Ukrainian journalist against Fox News to move forward amNewYork

The parents, joined by Shane Thomson, a security contractor tasked with advising the journalists, allege that Fox did not take precautions to protect its reporting team, tried to cover up Kuvshynov's death and subsequently shifted blame for the disaster on Thomson. In addition to Fox News, the suit names Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch, Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott, and correspondent Benjamin Hall, who survived after sustaining an acute injury in the attack, as defendants.
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19 hours ago

India's Kohli becomes second-highest run-scorer in international cricket

If I look back at my whole journey, then it is nothing short of a dream-come-true for me, Kohli said after being named Player of the Match in Vadodara. I have always known my abilities, but I also knew I had to work extremely hard to get where I am today. God has blessed me with far more than I could ever ask for. I look back at my journey with a lot of grace and gratitude, and I feel really proud of it.
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