Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Spyware
Investigators:Pegasus Spyware Targeted Dozens of Thai...
A rapper, an actress, Thai academics, and pro-democracy protest leaders were among dozens whose phones were hacked with spyware likely linked to the government, cybersecurity researchers said Monday in releasing forensic findings about the first known use of such espionage technology in Thailand
Israel’s NSO is Being Criticised for...
Following reports that software from the private security firm NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders throughout the world, Israel is facing growing international criticism. A group of American politicians has urged the US government to take action against the corporation, which has denied any wrongdoing. Some experts in Israel are advocating for tighter controls on cyber exports
An Azerbaijani Journalist Talks Her Phone...
Sevinc Vaqifqizi, an Azerbaijani journalist who works for Meydan TV, a Berlin-based independent news outlet, was one of the people whose phone number was discovered to be infected with the NSO Group’s Pegasus malware. A forensic study of her phone revealed it had been tapped since 2019
Spyware Spying Journalists
Human rights and media rights organisations have voiced outrage over reports that 180 journalists throughout the world were subjected to military-grade Israeli spyware spying. Cindy Saine, VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, reports on a growing controversy that has included some world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron also targeted
Journalists,Opposition Leaders the Target of Government...
According to Freedom House,governments in various countries are rapidly investing in sophisticated technologies to track their citizens’ social media use. Previously the domain of the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies, this sort of mass surveillance has spread to a variety of countries, ranging from big authoritarian powers to smaller or poorer ones hoping to seek down dissidents and persecuted minorities