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World · The Guardian World

Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ

President orders investigation after fictitious body given funding, triggering renewed scrutiny of alleged corruption A fictitious federal entity that was allocated 1.3bn naira (£700,000) in Nigeria’s 2026 budget has precipitated a political storm in Africa’s largest democracy in the run-up to a general election set for January. The fake agency came to light last October when Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff, wrote to the police alleging that his signature, along with official seals and reference numbers, had been forged by Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who was claiming to have been appointed by the presidency to head the presidential foreign intervention promotion council (PFIPC). Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

Former US Olympian pleads not guilty in DC reflecting pool vandalism case

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn denies damaging Donald Trump’s Washington, DC reflecting pool renovation.

Society · NPR Top Stories

'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone

Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.

World · Al Jazeera

A quest for closure: In search of the missing after Venezuela’s earthquakes

Tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for nearly two weeks after a pair of deadly earthquakes struck the coast.

Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

Organization-level targeting for GitHub Code Quality

Organization owners can now target a subset of repositories when enabling or disabling GitHub Code Quality, rather than applying it to every repository at once. This gives you more granular… The post Organization-level targeting for GitHub Code Quality appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

World · Deutsche Welle

Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream blasts

Ukraine's prosecutor general proposed forming a joint investigative team with Germany. Berlin has indicted a former Ukrainian soldier over the blasts and says he was working on behalf of Ukrainian entities.

Business · CNBC Technology

Cramer defends a struggling tech giant and says another stock could soon be a buy

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Schlage’s Sense Pro unlocks the door so I don’t have to

The Schlage Sense Pro is a beautiful smart lock. Sleek, discreet, and simple to use, it's Schlage's smartest lock to date. Thanks to ultra-wideband (UWB), it unlocks as I walk up to my front door; I don't need to enter a code or tap my phone or press my finger against it. I've tested several […]

World · Al Jazeera

Chemical weapons watchdog restores Syria’s voting rights, citing progress

Syria regains voting rights in the OPCW as new leadership makes progress in addressing chemical weapons issues.

World · Al Jazeera

Lebanon Latest: concerns about latest escalation in regional fighting

Al Jazeera’s Robert McBride has the latest from Beirut with concerns on how renewed fighting could impact Lebanon.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Migma AI

AI runs your email marketing. Better with every send. Discussion | Link

World · Al Jazeera

Strait of Hormuz: What has happened since the US-Iran MoU on June 17?

More than 500 ships have passed through the strait since June 17, but many remain stuck.

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Hy3

Article URL: https://hy.tencent.com/research/hy3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48847552 Points: 529 # Comments: 108

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

A possible future for Damn Interesting

Article URL: https://www.damninteresting.com/a-possible-future/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48847511 Points: 299 # Comments: 40

World · Al Jazeera

Erdogan gifts NATO leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition

NATO’s leaders left the Ankara summit with guns and live ammunition gifted to them by Turkiye’s President.

World · BBC Europe

Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies

The attacks appear to be the latest phase of Ukraine's bid to choke off supplies and routes into and out of occupied Crimea.

World · Deutsche Welle

South Africa: Driven home by anti-migrant protests

Two women tell DW how anti-migrant protests upended their lives in South Africa, forcing them to return to Zambia and rebuild from scratch.

World · Deutsche Welle

Abbas sets Palestinian legislative elections for November

The Palestinian Authority has announced it will soon hold its first elections in twenty years. However, questions remain about whether it has the means and legitimacy to do so.

World · Deutsche Welle

Violence on German trains is on the rise

The verdict in the trial over the killing of a train conductor highlights growing aggression toward railway employees in Germany. What is causing it — and what can be done about it?

World · Al Jazeera

At least 28 people killed as fire engulfs shoe factory in China

Beijing demands 'all-out' effort to extinguish the blaze, search for survivors and treat the injured.

Cybersecurity · The Hacker News

ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories

Most security mess starts as admin work. A link gets clicked. A tool gets trusted. A bucket name gets reused. A setting stays loose because nobody wants to touch it. This week is full of that kind of damage. Not loud. Not clever. Just small gaps doing big jobs. The worst part is how normal it all looks until the bill arrives. The full ThreatsDay list is below. Global

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform

The Israeli company has developed a cryptographic posture and post-quantum cryptography management platform. The post QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Muse Spark 1.1 by Meta AI

Multimodal reasoning model built for agentic tasks Discussion | Link

Society · NPR Top Stories

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charge

Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.