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Governments and companies worldwide rushed on Thursday to patch critical flaws in PHP, the programming language that underpins much of the internet. The vulnerabilities reportedly sat undetected in the software for years before being uncovered using AI. PHP developers released fixes on Wednesday and urged users to “update immediately”. According to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, […]

France will deploy troops alongside police and mount a “massive” security operation ahead of more protests planned for Saturday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. It follows rioting and looting across Paris, Marseille, Lyon and other cities on October 17. Lecornu acknowledged intelligence failures and police deployments that were too static. He also said

Russia launched a large overnight attack on Ukraine on Monday, firing 16 ballistic missiles along with cruise missiles and drones at Kyiv and the surrounding region. According to President Zelenskyy, 10 energy facilities were hit, cutting power to about 550,000 households. At least one person was killed. Ukraine’s Air Force reported strikes on 25 locations.

Two Hangzhou-based AI startups claimed they tracked US bomber operations during the 2026 Iran war, according to the South China Morning Post and an analysis by Kharon. Jingan Technology posted that its system intercepted voice communications and mapped the flight paths of four B-2A Spirit stealth bombers. That claim looked inflated on inspection, and outside

A Russian lieutenant colonel was killed on Thursday when his car exploded in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. His wife was in the vehicle and was hospitalized after the blast. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the explosion happened in the Pushkinsky district on the city’s southern outskirts, an area known to house military personnel. Local media

The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held a series of high-level talks in Moscow the previous day, describing them as “contacts between security services.” Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Putin did not attend but was “informed without delay” of their content, denying earlier reports that the two men had met directly.

Iran-linked hackers shut down a British power plant for four days in July 2026, according to reporting by the Telegraph published on August 22. The BBC, Guardian, and Financial Times have since carried the same account. Officials described the target as a small-scale energy generator and did not name the facility, citing security concerns. A

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has published a report finding that Russia used vessels from its “shadow fleet” as launch platforms for reconnaissance drones flown over European nuclear and military sites. According to the report, the maritime campaign ran for roughly 15 months, from August 2024 to February 2026, and touched 13 European

Australian Federal Police have charged a 27-year-old dual Russian-Australian man with attempting to engage in foreign interference, following his arrest in Sumner, Queensland on 20 August. The single charge, laid under section 92.2(1) of the Criminal Code, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment. According to the AFP, the man travelled to Russia in