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Tunisian Minister of Tourism Sofiane Tekaya and Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector through the implementation of a set of training programs and the holding of a joint conference to promote tourism investment. The Tunisian Ministry of …

More devices exploding across Lebanon: What’s happening?  Al Jazeera English Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict  Reuters Lebanon rocked by deadly walkie-talkie and pager attacks  CNN Don’t Fool Yourself About the Exploding Pagers  The Atlantic Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase …

KYIV — A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast. The Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian defense ministry-operated warehouse in the city of Toropets, which was …

CARACAS — Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González has said he was “forced” to recognize President Nicolás Maduro as the winner of July’s disputed election before being allowed to seek asylum in Spain. In a video message, González said Maduro’s aides had coerced him into signing a letter while he was …

WASHINGTON — The FBI has used a court order to seize control of a network of hundreds of thousands of hacked internet routers and other devices that Chinese government-linked hackers were using to threaten critical infrastructure in the US and overseas, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. “It is just …

Court-Authorized Operation Disrupts Worldwide Botnet Used by People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Hackers  Department of Justice U.S. and allies seize control of massive Chinese tech spying network  The Washington Post US FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says  Reuters New “Raptor Train” IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide  The Hacker News FBI …

SYDNEY — Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests, the Associated Press news agency reported. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal …

Epic floods are wreaking havoc from Africa to Asia to Europe  Yale Climate Connections Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents  The New York Times Historic Rainfall Inflicts Chaotic Floods Across Four Continents  Bloomberg Hallmarks of climate change seen in floods, fires and drought around the globe  The Associated Press Why everywhere seems to be …

Tourist, 30, dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands  Fox News Woman, 30, Dies After Shark Bites Off Her Leg Near Canary Islands  PEOPLE German woman dies after shark attack near Canary Islands  CNN Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack while sailing off Canary Islands  CBS News …

Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes  The Associated Press ‘I am a rapist just like all the others in this room,’ says Frenchman accused of mass rape of wife  CNN A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens …