Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. While inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the …

The Minister of Environment, Nizar Amidi, confirmed today, Friday, that Iraq is keen to cooperate with countries in the region to mitigate sandstorms, while noting that it is a regional and international problem and not exclusively local. The Ministry of Environment stated, in a statement received by the Al-Ghadeer News …

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday Ukraine was finding it harder and slower to secure sanctions on Russia and weapon supplies to help fend off Moscow’s forces. Speaking at a conference in the Ukrainian capital, he said Ukraine’s three-month-old counteroffensive would make faster gains in the south and east if …

Schools and offices were shut, roads were turned into muddy rivers and the stock exchange was closed as record-breaking rainfall hit the city and southern China. A deluge not seen in more than a century brought this global hub to a soaking standstill on Friday. Schools and offices were shut, …

The Ministry of Transportation announced on Friday that its seismic observatories recorded a seismic tremor in Maysan Province. “The earthquake was recorded at exactly 11:41:41 of this day local time, and it had a magnitude of (3.6) degrees, near the Iraqi-Iranian border and i 58 km southeast of Ali al-Gharbi, …

Iraq’s Government spokesperson Bassem Al-Awadi confirmed on Friday, that the federal government has fully implemented its financial obligations towards Kurdistan region. “The federal government has fully implemented its financial obligations towards the Kurdistan region, and has made the utmost efforts to provide solutions,” Al-Awadi said in a post on the …

As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, marking the start of Europe’s biggest war since World War II, countries around the world came under pressure to choose between the Western-backed Kyiv on the one hand and Moscow on the other. For more than 18 months since then, New …

Millions of children returned to school this week as summer holidays concluded in many parts of the northern hemisphere. However, it is estimated that 244 million children between the ages of six and 18 worldwide are still out of school. Education is a key driver for social and economic development. …

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake’s epicenter was 80 kilometers (49 miles) below the surface, GFZ said.

North Korea has launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine”, a key part of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to develop a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. Submarine No 841 – named Hero Kim Kun Ok after a prominent North Korean historical figure …

The United States on Thursday announced a new $600 million security assistance package for Ukraine that includes demolition munitions and mine-clearing equipment as well as artillery ammunition. The aid will not immediately arrive on the battlefield, as it falls under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), under which Washington procures …

A confrontation occurred between Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) members and a group of ISIS terrorist gang in the southeast of Saladin governorate. According to a PMF source, a unit from the Second Regiment of the 88th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces detected the movements of ISIS members in the …