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UAE residents urged to stay alert as authorities flag rising wiper malware attacks / Image: File The UAE has issued a fresh cybersecurity alert, warning residents, businesses and organisations about the growing risk of “wiper malware”, one of the most destructive forms of malicious software capable of permanently deleting data and crippling systems.The warning was … Read more

Representational image (Assocaited Press photo) Flight operations across the Washington DC region resumed on Friday (local time) after a temporary ground stop triggered by reports of a strong chemical smell at a major air traffic control facility.Transportation secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the development in a post on X, saying, “The ground stop is over and … Read more

An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed 12 medical workers at a healthcare centre, Lebanese health authorities said on Saturday.According to officials, the strike hit a clinic in the town of Burj Qalawiya, killing doctors, paramedics and nurses working at the facility. Another strike in the town of Sawaneh killed two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah … Read more

Did Banks Start Leaving Dubai? Standard Chartered Issues Urgent Statement Amid Iran vs US-Israel War The intensifying geopolitical conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel is beginning to ripple through global financial markets, prompting international banks to reassess operations in the Gulf. At the center of the latest developments is Standard Chartered, which has … Read more

In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan Police will use the River Thames to separate pro-Iranian protesters from counterdemonstrators in central London this Sunday, as the city braces for what police have described as a “highly volatile” situation.Interior minister Shabana Mahmood approved the Met’s request to ban the annual Al-Quds Day march, organised by the Islamic … Read more

On summer Fridays in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, the air fills with the smell of aged dairy and the rhythmic shuffle of wooden stretchers across the stone square. At precisely 10 a.m., a bell rings over the historic Waagplein and the spectacle begins. Dozens of men dressed in spotless white uniforms and straw hats … Read more

More than 15 years after she was wrongly jailed while pregnant during the UK’s Post Office Horizon IT scandal, Indian-origin former sub-postmistress Seema Misra is still waiting for full compensation, and says the fight has cost her more than two decades of her life.Misra, who ran a post office in West Byfleet, Surrey, was imprisoned … Read more

A woman spoke about the “shocking” moment she was issued a £150 fine after feeding a pigeon a bit of tortilla wrap.Sam Elkin, 23, from Southport, was in Manchester with her partner to celebrate her birthday on March 9 when she was handed the fine for “littering” in the city’s Piccadilly Gardens, BBC reported.Sam told … Read more

A man in the UK murdered his estranged wife before calmly going to a leisure centre to shower and later claiming that mysterious voices in his head had ordered the killing, a court has heard. The victim, Paria Veisi, 37, was stabbed multiple times at her husband Alireza Askari’s home in Cardiff after the couple … Read more

Industry insiders have weighed in on Meghan Markle’s recent split from Netflix, as questions grow about the future of the Sussex brand and what it means for Prince Harry. It was announced last week that Meghan’s brand would operate independently, just 11 months after it was revealed that it would partner with Netflix. Since then, … Read more