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Sunday Igboho launches the Iru Ekun Security Network in Ogun State, outlining plans for training, discipline, and collaboration with government authorities Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-sunday-igboho-unveils-iru-ekun-security-network-in-ogun/
Punch Nigeria
Atiku Abubakar challenges the Federal Government to probe him over alleged $16bn power spending, accusing them of diverting attention from subsidy removal Read More: https://punchng.com/probe-me-over-16bn-power-spending-if-you-have-evidence-atiku-dares-fg/
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The move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to focus counterterrorism efforts on “far-left terror,” sparking Democratic concerns over the politicization of the fight against extremism.
Jerusalem PostPalestine
NEW DELHI — A deadly flash flood near Nepal's border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke off and crashed on to the valley floor hundreds of metres below, experts said citing satellite imagery from Planet Labs. It was not clear what caused the glacie
Korea Times WorldIndia
Iran says nuclear sites remain unsafe for IAEA inspections Iran remains in a wartime situation and has not secured its nuclear sites for inspections, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami told state media on Wednesday. Eslami said the International Atomic Energy Agency could not request access until i
Middle East EyeIsrael
PARIS, Aug 26 - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends.
Straits Times WorldFrance
Prime Minister Mark Carney cited Canadian natural gas exports to support his claim that "Canada fuels American growth." A top commodities analyst says using natural gas as leverage in the ongoing trade war would have major consequences in both countries.
CBC WorldCanada
Alex de Minaur will return to Australia off the back of his US Open campaign to lead the Aussie charge in a Davis Cup clash in Brisbane.
ABC AustraliaPoland
Major banks are reconsidering their long-held opposition to stablecoins as crypto firms and major technology companies expand in the payments market.
U.Today Crypto
As the Iran war nears the six-month mark, President Trump said he has "no specific timetable" to resume peace talks.
CBS News WorldIran
Dolly Parton attended the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards. Omar Vega/FilmMagic Actors James Van Der Beek, Hayden Panettiere, Robert Duvall, Chuck Norris, and Sam Neill died in 2026. So did country star Dolly Parton, actor Tim Curry, and painter David Hockney. Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jac
Business InsiderUnited States
Iran says US sanctions will achieve nothing Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States would achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the country's economy. Almost six months into their war, the two sides are locked in a sta
Middle East EyeUnited States
Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
BBC Top StoriesUk
The fire broke out at Islamabad’s largest hospital and has become a political issue. Opposition supporters shouted, “Stop killing our children!” at an official visiting the scene.
NYT WorldPakistan
The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.
CNBC Top News
The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Earlier this year, a survey found that Canada, along with Switzerland, w
Guardian WorldCanada
The US government has confirmed it has ‘taken action’ against the UK-based group
The Independent WorldUk
The decision removes legal holds on implementing the president's executive order.
ABC News Top
China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ.
WiredChina
Indian Express
US designates Palestine Action activist group 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' MEE staff on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 17:15 US crackdown follows the UK's proscription against Palestine Action one year ago Protesters, with their faces covered for fear of retaliation, par
Middle East EyeUnited States
In 2025, Rob Geist Pinfold wrote, “The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions,” in which he argued that sanctions relief was a major way the West could positively engage with the new Syrian government. A year later, after sanctions relief materialized and the United
War on the RocksSyria
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, Aug. 26, that CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Moscow could produce results as Washington seeks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Kremlin said Ratcliffe did not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kyiv PostUnited States
Samuel Tunick, facing five years over a wiped phone, said he was secretly placed on a watch list as a suspected terrorist.
Decrypt
The visit comes as trade tensions between Ottawa and Washington escalate, with Canada accusing the US of attacking its sovereignty.
EuronewsUnited States
The U.S. Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms it alleges had been used in the campaign, which also targeted the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Global News Canada
California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again to block the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots.
LA Times WorldUnited States
Led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, Hungary’s new government officially classified Russia as a “threat” in a document submitted for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, marking a sharp break from its previous Kremlin-aligned policy under former PM Viktor Orbán.
Kyiv PostRussia
A security agent read a Cloudflare log, found an attacker’s prompt-injection payload sitting inside it, and rewrote the company’s DNS. The firewall had already blocked that payload, and blocking it is what wrote it into the log. That chain is GhostJacking, which Tenet Security demonstrated on the DE
VentureBeat
President Javier Milei’s Economists and analysts say economic revival is sputtering, with the recovery not only fading but becoming increasingly uneven. Leer más
Buenos Aires TimesArgentina
Prime Minister Mark Carney will also attend the European Union’s annual State of the Union address by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Global News Canada
Republicans demanded that parties and fundraising committees be given lowest ad rates.
Ars Technica
Bitcoin Magazine SEC Sends Proposal to White House To Modernize Crypto Custody A vote on the Clarity Act has stalled but regulators are pushing ahead with policy regardless. This post SEC Sends Proposal to White House To Modernize Crypto Custody first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by
Bitcoin MagazineUnited States
Tom Byabagamba, a former commander of President Paul Kagame’s elite presidential guard, has died in prison after 12 years behind bars
ABC News International
China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns.
The DiplomatChina
Polish President Karol Nawrocki sent President Volodymyr Zelensky a letter marking Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence, in which he wished Ukraine victory in its war with Russia and the restoration of its territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders. Zelensky later publishe
Kyiv PostUkraine
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced plans to run for president in 2031, signalling a possible bid to succeed his father, President Yoweri Museveni.
Africa News
The U.S. president expressed hope that the spy chief’s unannounced visit to Russia could help end the war in Ukraine.
The Moscow TimesRussia
Tanzania’s Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi has resigned, saying he wants to respect President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s wishes.
Africa News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing toolkit called NovaCookies that's used as a proxy to redirect Microsoft 365 sign-ins, while capturing authenticated sessions in the process. In a report shared with The Hacker News ahead of publication
The Hacker News
Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis told CyberScoop he needs Peters to help manage the county’s 2026 elections and he’s not concerned about her past conviction. The post Election official says Tina Peters would be consultant, won’t have access to election systems appeared first on CyberScoop.
CyberScoop
Fernando Cerimedo, who worked for Rodrigo Paz and other right-wing governments in the region, is in custody on charges of attempted femicide
El País English
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues
War on the RocksUkraine
Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office
ABC News International
[Liberian Observer] The Monrovia City Court has rejected a defense request to move former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor from police custody to home confinement or a medical facility, drawing a firm legal boundary around the authority of magistrates to grant humanitarian accommodation to defenda
AllAfrica
In 6,000-word essay Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact Business live – latest updates Bill Gates has called for “human-reserved” jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared
Guardian Technology
"I can state categorically that there is absolutely no reason for me to be sanctioned," the Japanese ICC chief said.
Japan TimesJapan
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a fu
Guardian WorldCanada
José Antonio Kast's government indicated on Tuesday it was willing to amend the constitutional security reform bill it submitted to the Senate on August 17, after the proposal drew objections both from the opposition and from parties within its own coalition.
MercoPress
A fire erupted early Wednesday in a nursery for newborns at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.
NPR WorldPakistan
Ukraine celebrated this year’s independence day on August 24 in the presence of key allies and amid the unfolding of another major corruption scandal. It all started when Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s defense minister until his dismissal as part of a government reshuffle last month, posted a nine-minu
Asia TimesUkraine
Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan could play spoiler in a high-stakes Alaska Senate race.
PoliticoUnited States
The president went to great lengths to push his candidate over the finish line in South Carolina, but Republicans want the same support in races that will actually determine control of Congress.
Politico
Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei’s victory is a relief for the president after several of his chosen candidates fell in other states.
Politico
The fatalities come amid declining vaccination rates and calls from President Donald Trump to split up the MMR vaccine.
Wired Science
A CISO who sees a low CVE count and deprioritizes prompt injection is reading the scoreboard wrong. Prompt injection has held the No. 1 spot on the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications for three consecutive years. When two leaders of that list checked it against 6,639 labeled real-world incidents, it c
VentureBeat
OpenAI says its new AI chip, Jalapeño, completes tasks more efficiently and returns responses faster than other AI systems, according to a blog post published on Tuesday. During a briefing with reporters, OpenAI hardware vice president Richard Ho said Jalapeño offers the "best of both worlds" with l
The Verge AI
LONDON: For almost a quarter of a century, Bashar Assad stood at the apex of a Syrian state in which the president appeared beyond the reach of its courts. On Tuesday, that relationship was dramatically reversed. Syria’s Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus sentenced the ousted president to death i
Arab NewsSyria
WASHINGTON, United States: A secret operation that reportedly smuggled Donald Trump off Air Force One in a catering truck before the plane departed carrying journalists and top aides at apparent risk of an Iranian strike has raised questions over US security practices. The Washington Post reported
Arab NewsUnited States
For a quarter century, the Google search box has been one of the most recognizable interfaces in computing: a thin white rectangle, a blinking cursor, a few typed words, and a list of blue links. On Tuesday, Google will formally retire that paradigm. At its annual I/O developer conference, Google an
VentureBeat AIUnited states