(Al Jazeera Media Network) Several U.S. government agencies have been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a widely used software, the United States cyber-watchdog agency said Thursday.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said several federal agencies had experienced intrusions following the discovery of a weakness in the file transfer software MOVEit, Eric Goldstein, the agency’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, said in a statement.
“We are working urgently...
(BBC News) At least 79 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing vessel capsized off the coast of southern Greece.
But survivors and Greek officials say that hundreds more migrants were on board.
The government says this is one of Greece's biggest migrant tragedies, and has declared three days of mourning.
The boat went down about 80 km southwest of Pylos after the coastguard said it had refused help.
The coastguard said...
(BBC News) Donald Trump will have another day in court on Tuesday, when he is due to surrender to authorities in Miami to face charges that he mishandled classified documents.
The first former president ever to face federal charges, he is accused of 37 criminal counts of unauthorized possession of classified material, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to law enforcement.
Trump's court appearance is his second in less than three months. He was arraigned...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Taiwan sent up fighters and deployed ships and land-based missile systems to keep watch on Chinese aircraft on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the median line, which separates the two sides, of the Taiwan Strait.
The island’s defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols.
This is the second time in less than a week that Taiwan has reported renewed Chinese military activity after 37 Chinese military aircraft...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died on Saturday. He was 81.
Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical centre in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told the Associated Press. He was found...
(BBC News) Former President Donald Trump has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including about U.S. nuclear secrets and military plans.
The 37-count indictment accuses him of keeping the files at his Florida estate, including in a ballroom and a shower, and lying to investigators.
It alleges he then tried to obstruct the investigation into the handling of the documents.
Trump, who is running for president again in 2024, denies any wrongdoing.
But legal experts say...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Donald Trump has announced he will be indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents.
The former U.S. president said on his Truth Social platform that he had been summoned to appear at a federal court in Florida on Tuesday.
The Justice Department has not confirmed the indictment.
Below are some reactions from U.S. politicians.
Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, Republican:
“Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America. It is...
(BBC News) Washington DC and Philadelphia experienced their worst air quality in years as wildfires in Canada continue to affect millions of people.
The poor conditions have forced event cancellations and grounded flights across the U.S.
Nearly 100 million people are experiencing very poor air quality in North America.
Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality Index (AQI) shows that cities in North America had the worst air quality in the world on Thursday morning.
The smoke...
(BBC News) Apple has unveiled a much-anticipated augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, in its first major hardware launch in almost a decade.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the new headset "seamlessly blends the real world and the virtual world."
The tech firm also announced its latest iPhone operating system, as well as updates to MacBook Air.
The headset has a two-hour battery life, costs $3,499, and will be released early next year in the U.S.
The cost is...
(BBC News) China's defence minister has said war with the U.S. would be an "unbearable disaster" for the world in his first major speech since taking on the role.
At a security summit, General Li Shangfu said "some countries" were intensifying an arms race in Asia.
But he said the world was big enough for both China and the U.S., and the two superpowers should seek common ground.
Earlier this week, the U.S. alleged "unsafe" manoeuvres by...
