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PoliticalCrisis🇳🇮Nicaragua19d ago

Armed Forces rejected overtures in Abuja [8 sources]

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PoliticalCrisis🇮🇷Iran21d ago

Administration made demands of Armed Forces in Tehran [6 sources]

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PoliticalCrisis21d ago

Attack Helicopters issued demands [10 sources]

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PoliticalCrisis23d ago

Riot Police made demands of Residents [10 sources]

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CyberCrisis🇺🇸United States 🇮🇪Ireland 🇮🇷Iran63d ago

A hacktivist group tied to Iranian intelligence has claimed responsibility for a destructive data-wiping cyberattack on Stryker, the Michigan-based global medical technology giant. More than 5,000 employees were sent home from the company's largest hub in Ireland, while a recorded message at Stryker's U.S. headquarters warned of an ongoing building emergency.

6.8/10·Krebs on Security·Kalamazoo, Michigan

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PoliticalCrisis🇿🇦South Africa5d ago

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing possible impeachment over the 'Farmgate' scandal, after the Constitutional Court lifted a ruling that had blocked proceedings. The case centres on the theft of over $500,000 in cash hidden at his Phala Phala farm in 2020 — money Ramaphosa allegedly failed to declare or report, which he denies constitutes wrongdoing.

6.5/10·France 24 World·Pretoria, Gauteng

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CyberCrisis🇺🇸United States5d ago

A major edtech company is locked in an ongoing struggle to reclaim control of its systems from hackers, with the personal data of hundreds of millions of users potentially exposed or at risk of exfiltration.

6.5/10·Dark Reading

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PoliticalCrisis🇿🇦South Africa5d ago

South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that parliament was wrong to block impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, potentially reviving a major legal challenge to the country's head of state.

6.5/10·BBC World·Johannesburg, Gauteng

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PoliticalCrisis🇨🇺Cuba6d ago

A government admitted Thursday that a political opponent died in prison, revealing the death almost a year after it occurred — a delayed disclosure that has drawn immediate scrutiny over possible concealment of conditions or circumstances surrounding the death.

6.5/10·14ymedio (Cuba — Spanish)

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CyberCrisis🇺🇸United States6d ago

A cybercrime group defaced the login page of the Canvas education platform with a ransom demand, disrupting classes at school districts and universities across the United States and threatening to leak data from an estimated 275 million students and faculty at nearly 9,000 institutions.

6.5/10·Krebs on Security

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CyberCrisis🇮🇷Iran7d ago

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group MuddyWater has been linked to a ransomware attack disguised as a false flag operation, using Microsoft Teams-based social engineering to initiate infections — a technique observed by Rapid7 in early 2026.

6.5/10·The Hacker News

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CyberCrisis🇺🇸United States8d ago

Palo Alto Networks has warned that a critical remote code execution flaw in its PAN-OS firewall software — tracked as CVE-2026-0300 with a CVSS score of 9.3 — is being actively exploited by attackers, requiring no authentication to trigger against internet-facing management portals.

6.5/10·The Hacker News

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CyberCrisis🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 🇮🇷Iran8d ago

Cyberattacks targeting the UAE have tripled in a matter of weeks since the outbreak of war with Iran, with a significant portion of attempts aimed at critical infrastructure — raising fears of potential disruption to essential services.

6.5/10·Dark Reading·Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

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CyberCrisis🇺🇸United States9d ago

Microsoft has uncovered a large-scale phishing campaign that ran from April 14–16, 2026, using fake code-of-conduct emails and legitimate email platforms to redirect tens of thousands of users to attacker-controlled sites and steal their authentication tokens, hitting more than 35,000 victims across 13,000 organizations in 26 countries.

6.5/10·The Hacker News

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CyberCrisis🇵🇭Philippines 🇱🇦Laos 🇨🇦Canada+210d ago

An unidentified hacking group is exploiting a newly disclosed cPanel vulnerability to breach government and military networks across Southeast Asia, while also hitting managed service providers and hosting companies in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the United States.

6.5/10·The Hacker News

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PoliticalCrisis11d ago

A judicial official has been found dead in Delhi, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the circumstances of the death. The incident raises questions about judicial security and potential threats to the legal system.

6.5/10·The Hindu

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PoliticalCrisis11d ago

A new effort to force states to affirm the Trump administration's views on DEI, transgender athletes and immigration when signing contracts with the U.S. Forest Service is threatening millions of dollars in wildfire grant funding and fire reduction projects on federal lands. Some liberal states cannot sign the documents because the policies clash with state law and values, creating a conflict between federal funding conditions and state autonomy.

6.5/10·Washington State Standard

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PoliticalCrisis11d ago

A video documented by Finnish public broadcaster Yle captured far-right march participants engaging in violent attacks against a counter-protester. This incident reflects concerning trends in extremist mobilization and street-level political violence.

6.5/10·Yle News English (Finland)

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PoliticalCrisis11d ago

The Trump administration is conditioning U.S. Forest Service wildfire grant funding on state agreement with specific policies regarding DEI, transgender athletes, and immigration. Liberal-leaning states face inability to sign required contracts without violating state policies, creating a standoff that threatens millions in wildfire prevention and reduction funding for federal lands.

6.5/10·Nebraska Examiner

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CyberCrisis11d ago

Cybersecurity company Trellix announced a breach exposing a portion of its source code after recently identifying the compromise of its source code repository. The company engaged leading forensic experts, notified law enforcement, but did not disclose the full scope or timeline of the incident.

6.5/10·The Hacker News

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PoliticalCrisis🇯🇵Japan12d ago

Japan engaged in clashes in Tokyo [3 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Choshi

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PoliticalCrisis🇺🇸United States12d ago

United States engaged in clashes in Connecticut [4 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Cedar City, Utah

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PoliticalCrisis🇺🇸United States12d ago

Population engaged in clashes in Georgia [10 sources]

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PoliticalCrisis🇬🇲GM12d ago

Fire Fighter engaged in clashes in Burnham [5 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Boston

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PoliticalCrisis🇺🇸United States12d ago

Community engaged in clashes in Alabama [10 sources]

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