Commander Gabriel Edwards, a U.S. Navy pilot, went missing after his helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea on July 1. Three other crew members were rescued, but the search for Edwards was stopped after more than 102 hours and 14,000 square miles were covered. The Navy is still investigating the crash.
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Commander Gabriel Edwards was the pilot of a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
The helicopter was part of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 on the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier.
The crash happened in the Arabian Sea on July 1.
Three of the four crew members survived and were rescued.
The Navy searched for Edwards for over 102 hours across 14,000 square miles before stopping.
Rear Admiral Todd Cimicata expressed support for Edwards’ family and his team.
The Navy continues to investigate why the helicopter made an emergency water landing.
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A Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members disappeared while flying from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi, Pakistan. The plane was last seen over the Arabian Sea near Karachi after reporting a navigation problem, and a search operation is underway but no wreckage or survivors have been found yet.
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The missing plane is a Boeing 737-400 operated by K2 Cargo Airways.
It had five crew members on board.
The flight was from Sharjah, UAE, to Karachi, Pakistan.
The plane was last tracked about 300 kilometers west of Karachi.
Flight tracking data showed a sharp drop in altitude and a sudden direction change before contact was lost.
The crew reported a navigation system issue shortly before the loss of contact.
Pakistani authorities have started a large search operation involving multiple agencies.
No wreckage or survivors have been found so far, and no official crash confirmation has been made.
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Researchers have found a new way hackers can use popular AI coding tools to create large networks of infected devices, called botnets. This attack, called HalluSquatting, tricks AI tools into downloading harmful code by exploiting their tendency to imagine or "hallucinate" resource names when fetching code from the internet.
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AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and others are vulnerable to a new attack named HalluSquatting.
HalluSquatting exploits AI’s habit of hallucinating or guessing resource names, leading it to download malicious code.
Hackers register fake resources that look like popular ones, embedding malicious instructions that infect many devices.
This method can create large botnets, enabling attacks like ransomware, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), or cryptocurrency mining on a massive scale.
Previous prompt injection attacks targeted users individually, but HalluSquatting can infect many users at once without direct targeting.
The attack uses AI tools’ access to command lines, where malicious code can be run to take control of devices.
The name HalluSquatting combines "hallucination" (AI imagining resources) and "squatting" (registering fake but similar resource names).
This new threat shows how AI security challenges are growing as AI tools become more integrated into coding and software development.
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A nearly five-hour outage on Telstra’s mobile network in Australia caused major disruptions to trains, traffic lights, payment systems, and electric vehicle charging. The outage was linked to a problem with time-keeping servers that synchronize the network, but the exact cause is still unknown and is under investigation.
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The outage lasted about five hours and affected many services across Australia.
The problem involved time-keeping servers that keep network systems synchronized.
Telstra’s CFO said the time synchronization failed, causing widespread issues.
The root cause of the outage is not yet identified, and Telstra is investigating.
Telstra is the largest mobile network provider in Australia, with many smaller companies relying on it.
Similar outages have happened before with Optus and other companies, showing risks of single points of failure.
The government responded quickly, with the communications minister addressing the situation.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will investigate the outage to help prevent future problems.
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Pakistan’s Navy and other authorities are searching for a cargo plane that went missing while flying to Karachi. The plane reported trouble with its navigation system before disappearing over the Arabian Sea, and rough weather is making rescue efforts difficult.
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The missing plane belonged to the private airline K2 Airways and had five people on board.
The aircraft was flying from Sharjah in the UAE to Karachi, Pakistan.
The plane reported a problem with its navigation system before losing contact.
Radar showed the plane made a sharp turn and rapidly descended about 178 miles west of Karachi.
Pakistan’s military and civilian agencies launched search-and-rescue operations at sea soon after the plane disappeared.
The Pakistan Navy, Air Force, and a national shipping vessel are involved in the search.
Rough seas caused by the monsoon are making the rescue work difficult.
There is no official confirmation yet on what happened to the plane.
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A major outage at Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, caused mobile service interruptions, cancelled train services, and issues with emergency calls on Wednesday. The problem started early morning, lasted about six hours, and was linked to time-keeping servers, with no signs of a cyber attack.
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The outage began at 4:30 a.m. local time and affected mobile calls and data across Australia.
About 90% of the network was restored within six hours.
The issue was caused by time-keeping servers in Sydney and Melbourne, but the exact cause is unknown.
Emergency call system 000 remained operational, but some emergency calls did not connect, prompting welfare checks.
Train services in Victoria and some in New South Wales were cancelled or disrupted.
National freight services were also affected.
Around 80,000 businesses using the Tyro payment app experienced payment outages.
The Australian Communication and Media Authority will investigate the outage.
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Virgin Media was fined £28 million by Ofcom for making it hard for customers to cancel their contracts. The company used call center tactics that delayed or stopped customers from switching to other providers.
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Virgin Media was fined £28 million by Ofcom for mishandling customer cancellation calls.
Millions of calls from January 2022 to September 2024 were affected.
Call center agents dropped calls deliberately, kept customers on hold unnecessarily, and transferred calls excessively.
Agents were financially rewarded for delaying or preventing cancellations.
The fine was reduced by 30% because Virgin Media admitted the problems and agreed to settle.
The penalty is Ofcom’s largest ever under consumer protection rules and its third largest overall.
Ofcom received 1,881 complaints about difficulty canceling contracts.
Ofcom criticized Virgin Media for not fully cooperating with the investigation.
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Funeral prayers have started in Najaf, Iraq, for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with thousands of mourners attending. After ceremonies in Najaf, his body will be taken to Karbala and then returned to Iran. Meanwhile, tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high, with recent military strikes raising concerns about peace in the region.
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Funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Wednesday in Najaf, Iraq.
Khamenei’s body arrived in Najaf on Tuesday, accompanied by Iranian officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The funeral will continue in Karbala, Iraq, before the body returns to Iran.
Streets and airspace in Tehran were closed during funeral events starting Saturday.
Mourners in Iraq waved Iranian flags and performed ritual self-flagellation, a traditional mourning practice.
Recent strikes in the Persian Gulf involved attacks on ships and retaliatory strikes between Iran and the U.S. military.
Talks between the U.S. and Iran are on hold until after Khamenei’s burial.
Najaf and Karbala are holy cities important to Shiite Muslims, where major religious shrines are located.
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Police in Bedfordshire found a mother and her two children dead in their home and are looking for a suspect believed to have killed them. The suspect is known to the victims and is thought to have left the country. Officers have said there is no ongoing risk to the public and have increased local patrols.
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Police entered a house on Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, after reports the family had not been seen for several days.
A mother and her two children were found dead inside the home.
Authorities have identified a suspect connected to all three victims who is believed to have fled the UK.
Police describe the case as a murder investigation.
Tributes have been made by neighbors and the local community.
The scene is being guarded, and flowers have been placed outside the house.
Police say there is no wider threat to the public but have increased patrols in the area.
Officials have asked anyone with information about suspicious activity to contact Bedfordshire Police.
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A three-year-old boy nearly drowned in a pond at Bryngarw Country Park in Wales. A father nearby rescued him from the water, and two nurses performed CPR until paramedics arrived, after which the boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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The incident happened at Bryngarw Country Park in Bridgend, Wales.
Stefan Johnson, a father and support worker, saw the boy in the pond and jumped in to rescue him.
Stefan had recently completed a life-saving refresher course.
Nurses Emma Brown and Kelsey Pirie, who were about to attend a wedding nearby, helped perform CPR on the boy.
The boy was unresponsive with no signs of life when the nurses arrived.
CPR was continued until paramedics arrived and the boy showed signs of breathing.
The boy was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.
South Wales Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
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Iran and the United States have a fragile ceasefire after signing an agreement three weeks ago, but recent attacks and military actions have strained the truce. Iran’s economy is in poor condition due to sanctions, corruption, wars, protests, and inflation, and experts say it will take a long time to recover even if sanctions are lifted.
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Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire three weeks ago.
Attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and military strikes by both sides have challenged the truce.
Inflation in Iran rose by 88.6% compared to the previous year, with food prices increasing sharply.
Unemployment is 7.5%, youth unemployment is over 20%, and many people are not officially part of the workforce.
The minimum monthly wage in Iran is about $95 at current exchange rates.
Iran’s GDP shrank by 0.7% last year, and the economy’s productive capacity fell by nearly 12%.
Damage from recent wars, internet shutdowns, and US blockades have worsened Iran’s economic problems.
The International Monetary Fund expects Iran’s economy to shrink by 6.1% in 2026.
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Britons are expected to buy nearly 8 million mini electric fans this year due to hot weather. Nearly half of these fans are low-quality and likely to be thrown away within a year, causing environmental and waste management concerns.
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About 8 million mini fans will be bought in the UK in 2026.
Almost half of these fans may end up in landfill within a year because they are low quality.
Online searches for handheld electric fans have more than doubled compared to the previous month.
Sales of fans increased by over 2,500% during a recent heatwave, with some shops running short of stock.
Fans are sold cheaply, sometimes for as little as £2 to £5.
Waste experts warn that improperly thrown away fans, which may have lithium-ion batteries, can cause fires in waste facilities.
Recycling groups encourage buying better-quality fans or using alternatives like paper fans.
Consumers are advised to recycle used fans properly and check local recycling rules or take-back programs.
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Russia launched deadly air strikes on Ukraine, killing at least three people, including a teenager and his mother. These attacks happened as US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to meet during a NATO summit in Turkey.
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Russia conducted overnight air attacks on Ukraine, killing three people in Chernihiv.
President Trump and President Zelensky were set to meet at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Denmark’s Prime Minister stated that Greenland is not for sale despite demands from President Trump.
Poland’s president wants NATO’s pipeline network extended to the alliance’s eastern border for security.
Ukraine used drones to attack Russian industrial sites and tankers, causing damage and some injuries.
Russia fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv for the third time in a week amid Ukraine’s shortage of US air-defense systems.
NATO leaders discussed Middle East ceasefire breaches, with emphasis on diplomatic pressure on Iran.
The NATO summit focused on security issues, including Russia’s aggression and regional stability.
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The United States launched military strikes on Iranian military boats and locations in Iran. This action was in response to attacks on three oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran condemned the strikes and warned it would take strong actions in return.
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The US targeted small boats of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The strikes also hit areas in Iran, including Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas, and Sirik.
The US Central Command described the strikes as "powerful."
The strikes were a response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
A fire was seen burning in Bandar Abbas following the strikes.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the US attacks broke a recent memorandum between the two countries.
Iranian state media reported on the locations hit by the US strikes.
Iran warned it would take decisive measures after the US attack.
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A Boeing 737 cargo plane registered in Pakistan lost contact with air traffic control after reporting a navigational problem while flying toward Karachi. Authorities began a search-and-rescue operation after flight data suggested the plane may have crashed into the sea southwest of Karachi.
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The plane had five crew members on board.
It was a 27-year-old Boeing 737 converted freighter operated by K2 Airways.
The plane reported a navigational system issue at 9:18 pm local time.
Radar showed the plane rapidly descending and losing communication minutes later.
Flight data indicated sharp altitude changes and a very fast final dive.
The aircraft was about 287 km west of Karachi when it lost contact.
K2 Airways is cooperating with Pakistan aviation authorities in the search.
This Boeing 737 model is older and different from the newer 737 MAX series.
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During a heatwave, people tend to eat less and may want to adjust their diet. Experts suggest focusing on easy-to-digest foods with water content, using energy-efficient cooking methods, and staying well-hydrated to avoid dehydration.
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You do not need to eat more protein during a heatwave.
Cooking meat and fish can produce extra heat, so lighter cooking methods like air fryers or slow cookers are better.
Protein-rich foods make the body produce more internal heat while digesting.
Fruits, vegetables, and carbohydrates are easier to digest and better during hot weather.
Drinking enough fluids is important, and eating water-rich foods like cucumbers and watermelon helps with hydration.
Checking urine color can show hydration levels: pale yellow is good, dark urine means you need more fluids.
People with higher activity or special conditions, like pregnant women, may need more fluids than usual.
Smoothies combining fruit, vegetables, yogurt, and protein can be a good, balanced meal in hot weather.
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United Nations officials have called on Western countries to actively engage with Afghanistan to avoid the country falling back into instability. They warned that ignoring Afghanistan’s problems could lead to issues such as drug trafficking, extremism, crime, and refugee movement that affect the wider region. Despite many challenges, some progress has been made in security and fighting corruption.
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UN officials Barham Salih and Alexander De Croo urged Western nations to support Afghanistan to maintain peace and security.
Afghanistan faces many ongoing crises including poverty, natural disasters, climate change, and a large return of refugees.
Nearly 6 million people returned to Afghanistan since 2023, mainly from Pakistan and Iran, with 2 million more expected this year.
Local communities in Afghanistan are struggling due to scarce resources and malnutrition.
International aid to Afghanistan has been drastically cut, and women and girls face restrictions on education and employment.
Most Western countries have not officially recognized the Taliban government since it took power in 2021; Russia recognized it in 2025.
A recent Taliban delegation met with the European Union in Brussels, marking a small step toward breaking diplomatic isolation.
The UN officials noted some improvements in Afghanistan, especially in security, corruption control, and drug production reduction.
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Oil prices rose sharply after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, following Iran’s attack on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Asian stock markets showed mixed results, with some markets up and others down, influenced by tech stock movements and geopolitical tensions.
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Oil prices increased by about 2.6% after the U.S. strikes on Iran.
Brent crude price rose to $76.09 per barrel; U.S. crude rose to $72.25 per barrel.
Asian stock markets had mixed results: Hong Kong and Shanghai rose, while Tokyo, Seoul, Taiwan, Australia, and India mostly fell.
South Korea’s Kospi index dropped 2.9%, partly due to declines in big tech companies like Samsung.
Chinese tech stocks, such as Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu, gained value amid domestic AI development efforts.
U.S. stock indexes fell slightly, with technology and AI-related stocks declining the most.
There are concerns investors might be overvaluing AI stocks and that heavy investments in AI technology may not deliver expected profits.
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A southern region of China called Guangxi is experiencing serious flooding and destruction caused by the remains of Tropical Storm Maysak. Six people have died, 11 are missing, and over 130,000 residents have been evacuated due to heavy rain and rising waters.
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Tropical Storm Maysak's remains caused heavy rain and flooding in Guangxi, south China.
Six people died, and 11 others are missing as of Tuesday evening.
About 130,000 people were forced to leave their homes because of flooding.
Some families are trapped in flooded houses without power, running water, or enough drinkable water.
Local media reported snakes from breeding farms were washed away during flooding, biting more than a dozen people.
Rainfall in some parts reached over 900 mm (approximately 35 inches).
Train services in the area were stopped for safety.
Another storm, Super Typhoon Bavi, is expected to hit southeastern China soon.
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Cuba spoke at the United Nations to criticize the United States' long-lasting embargo, calling it harsh and harmful to its people. Support for Cuba was shown by many countries, although some, including the US, disagreed, and no progress has been made in talks between the two nations.
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Cuba’s Foreign Minister described the US embargo as "ruthless" and lasting nearly 70 years.
The embargo caused an $8 billion loss in Cuba from March 2025 to February 2026, a 7% increase from the previous year.
The US imposed a fuel blockade on Cuba in February that worsened the country’s energy crisis.
Many countries, especially from Africa and the Caribbean, support Cuba and condemn the US embargo at the UN.
The UN General Assembly usually votes to call for lifting the embargo, but support has weakened recently.
The US ambassador denies the existence of an embargo and blames Cuba’s government for its problems.
Cuba and the US have had diplomatic talks with no progress, partly because of how the US treats Cuba.
The embargo has caused shortages of electricity, food, water, and medicine in Cuba, leading to humanitarian concerns.
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