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Kurdish and Syrian government forces have been exchanging gunfire in Aleppo, according to media Violent clashes erupted between Kurdish fighters, including the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and the government forces in Aleppo on Monday night, according to several media outlets. The North Press Agency reported that at least 7 people were killed and dozens injured in exchanges of gunfire. Some …

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person soon after a friendly video call on Monday, Brazil’s government said, boosting prospects for a thaw in bilateral relations that are at their worst in decades. During the leaders’ 30-minute call, Lula’s office said in a statement that he and Trump discussed their …

The US President has refused to reveal what the decision is, adding he would have to ask “where are they sending them” The US President Donald Trump has said he had already made a decision on supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. He however refused to reveal what the exact decision is. “I’ve sort of made a decision on that. …

A Russian lawmaker has claimed civil war is brewing in America, as he called Donald Trump “dumb”. Andrey Lugovoy, an MP in the State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament, claimed Moscow should take advantage of Republican–Democrat “divisions” and cause a “shutdown”. In a staggering appearance on Russian state TV, he claimed differences between the two US political parties …

The British government said on Monday it was not to blame for the collapse of a trial of two men accused of spying for China, saying it was a decision made by prosecutors who relied on language used by the previous government in its China policy. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges of spying for China …

Israel and Hamas will begin indirect talks in Egypt on Monday after Hamas said it would accept parts of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including releasing all remaining Israeli hostages. I spoke with my colleague Josh Keating about what we know about the deal and its chances of succeeding for Vox’s daily newsletter, Today, Explained. Our conversation is below, …

Aiden Minnis has declared that he is renouncing British citizenship to protest new legislation before Parliament in London British citizen Aiden Minnis, a decorated soldier in the Russian army, has burned his UK passport on video, declaring support for Moscow. Minnis posted the clip on X last week, explaining that London is moving towards “new anti-terror legislation” that would allow …

The devices were designed to create what experts call a “SIM farm,” an industrial-scale operation where hundreds or thousands of SIM cards can be manipulated simultaneously. These setups are typically associated with financial fraud or bulk messaging scams. Still, the Secret Service warned that they can also be used to flood telecom networks, disable cell towers, and obscure the origin …

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — When we think about the arteries of global power, images of oil pipelines or shipping lanes often come to mind. They are visible, tangible, and easy to picture on a map. The digital world has its own arteries, equally vital but far less visible: undersea cables, satellites, and semiconductor supply chains. These systems allow our economies to …

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Riyadh’s Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) in Saudi Arabia kicked off last week under the theme “Scaling Cohesive Advancement in Cyberspace.” The gathering came as researchers are increasingly discovering new malware and hacking campaigns, cybercrime is at an all-time high, and, in the U.S., critical cybersecurity legislation and authorities have been allowed to expire. We caught up there …