Sunday, January 12, 2025

US Judges Warned of Election-Year Risks of Foreign Hacking

By Nate Raymond Sept 17 (Reuters) - Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors who could seek...

Israel Says It Thwarted Hezbollah Plot to Kill Former Defence Official

JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Israel's domestic security agency said on Tuesday that it had foiled a plot by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to assassinate a former senior defence official in the coming days. The Shin Bet...

India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities

NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks "misinformed and unacceptable". "We cannot consider ourselves to...

Iran Releases Austrian Citizen From Prison Before End of Sentence

DUBAI/VIENNA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran has granted an early release from prison to Austrian citizen Christian Weber, who was convicted of offences that originally included spying, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday. "I am very pleased that ... the Foreign...

Operation to Tow Stricken Tanker and Avert Spill Starts in Red Sea

ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, a shipping source told Reuters on Saturday. Towing the...

G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Iran’s Export of Ballistic Missiles to Russia

ROME, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised powers condemned on Saturday "in the strongest terms" Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles. Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful...

Russia Expels British Diplomats as Western Allies Discuss Long-Range Weapons for Ukraine

By Andrew Osborn Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow after accusing them of spying and sabotage work, signalling the Kremlin's anger...

EXCLUSIVE – Russia Produces New Kamikaze Drone With Chinese Engine, Say European Intel Sources

By Anthony Deutsch, Tom Balmforth KYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in Ukraine,...

Ukraine Says Russia Launched 8,060 Iran-Developed Drones During War

Sept 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Friday that Russia had launched 8,060 Iran-developed Shahed drones at Ukraine since it began its full-scale invasion 2-1/2 years ago. "The partnership between Russia and Iran has resulted in lost homes...

Hamas Chief Sinwar Thanks Hezbollah in Letter to Nasrallah

BEIRUT, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his group's support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah said on Friday, in the first reported message since Sinwar...