Russian hackers target US officials, military personnel, and journalists on Signal, thousands of accounts compromised: FBI

Russian hackers target US officials, military personnel, and journalists on Signal, thousands of accounts compromised: FBI

Russian hackers have targeted US officials and other high-value individuals through the encrypted messaging app Signal, with thousands of accounts already compromised, FBI Director Kash Patel warned on Friday. In a post on X, Patel said the FBI had identified cyber actors linked to Russian intelligence services carrying out a widespread campaign against users of…

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Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M | World News

Billion-stream ‘ghost artist’ exposed: North Carolina man pleads guilty in first-ever AI music fraud case, forfeits $8.1M | World News

It is a feat most Grammy winners never achieve: billions of streams across the world’s largest platforms. But for Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina resident, the “fans” didn’t exist. They were lines of code, and the music was “AI slop.”Smith has officially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, marking the first-ever criminal…

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How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy | World News

How Trump’s ‘careless’ Pearl Harbour joke in Oval Office shook eighty years of US-Japan diplomacy | World News

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) In the Oval Office on Thursday, Donald Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbour to the Japanese prime minister’s face. It lasted seconds. It undid…

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Is US‑Iran war ending soon? Donald Trump considers 'winding down' military efforts, lists 5 objectives

Is US‑Iran war ending soon? Donald Trump considers ‘winding down’ military efforts, lists 5 objectives

US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested ‘winding down’ US military operations in the Middle East as he listed the ‘5 objectives’ that Washington is nearing to achieve in its war in the Middle East, ruling out the possibility of a ceasefire. The announcement comes as Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed victory over…

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The plane that travelled through time: How a flight left Japan on Saturday and landed on Friday | World News

The plane that travelled through time: How a flight left Japan on Saturday and landed on Friday | World News

PC: The National Interest The phenomenon of an aeroplane that flies ‘before it takes off’ is not an error in the continuum of space-time; it regularly happens as a result of the way trans-Pacific aircraft cross the International Date Line (IDL) between Japan and California. According to NOAA, a flight from Japan to California, if…

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Paolo Zampolli: Trump's friend asked ICE to deport his ex-girlfriend to Brazil in a bid to win child custody: Report

Paolo Zampolli: Trump’s friend asked ICE to deport his ex-girlfriend to Brazil in a bid to win child custody: Report

A longtime friend of US President Donald Trump and special White House envoy once asked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain the mother of his child during a custody dispute, according to reporting by The New York Times. 56-year-old Paolo Zampolli, a former modelling agent and presidential special representative for global partnerships, made…

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