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Italy is considering freezing its retirement age at 67 despite warnings that it could negatively impact the country’s economy. Currently, the country links its retirement age to life expectancy increases, with the age reviewed every two years. But labour unions are seeking to have the aged fixed to prevent it from being subject to increases, although critics warn that it …

Tyler Robinson is in custody, but the case has roiled the blogosphere and social media On September 12, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a press conference at which he announced the capture of a suspect, Tyler Robinson, in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. After providing a brief outline of what is believed to have transpired on the fateful day, Cox …

This morning’s shooting marked at least the third instance of an Immigration Customs and Border Protection facility being targeted by gunfire in Texas this year. In August, 36-year-old Bratton Dean Wilkinson approached a facility and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. In July, a group of people attacked Prairieland Detention Center …

“Cyberspace espionage is nothing new,” JP Castellanos, Director of Threat Intelligence at Binary Defense and a former cyber operator at U.S. Central Command, tells The Cipher Brief. “However, this is the first time it has been publicly reported that a country such as Ukraine is taking the offensive. These recent operations yielded troves of classified information, from submarine schematics and …

In a speech laced with threats against Russia and with little about China, US President Donald Trump’s address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday may have given Beijing some reason for optimism. According to observers, the American leader’s attacks on Russia over the war in Ukraine signalled his frustration and revealed cracks in ties between Washington and Moscow, a …

The Ukrainian government is losing legitimacy and risking the nation’s future, the magazine has warned Western praise of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky encouraged overconfidence and increasingly authoritarian behavior in Kiev, The Economist argued in a piece published on Tuesday. In a “report card” assessing Ukraine’s deepening problems as its conflict with Russia drags on, the British magazine highlighted manpower shortages, a …

As Super Typhoon Ragasa battered Hong Kong with hurricane-strength winds on Wednesday morning, some worried residents felt their high-rise buildings sway, but experts and authorities have assured the public that such movements are normal. Ragasa, which triggered the highest-level No 10 warning signal, came within about 100km to the south of Hong Kong in the morning before the storm was …

A Ryanair flight travelling from Milan to London last weekend descended into chaos when passengers saw a man start to eat his passport. A passenger on board described the flight as “the scariest 15 minutes of my life,” saying that the incident began barely 20 minutes into the flight. The anonymous source told the Daily Star  they were on their way …

US President Donald Trump has criticized ABC for reinstating late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after a week-long suspension, calling the comedian “not funny” and warning the network he might “test” its decision. The suspension was announced last Wednesday after government threats that linked Kimmel’s remarks about the assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk to the obligation of broadcasters to operate in …

Good morning. If you’re just joining us, here is the latest update on the progress of Super Typhoon Ragasa and the devastation it has caused. – The strongest storm in years is set to hit China’s Guangdong province, while Hong Kong’s storm level is at its highest level of 10 – At least 14 people have been killed in Hualien, …