Nigeria coup plot: Six people charged with treason over attempt to overthrow President Tinubu Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.

#BBC - Nigeria charges six people with treason over Independence Day coup plot
Six people in Nigeria, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have been charged with treason for attempting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in a coup last year.
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Dangerous Microsoft Windows Update Confirmed—Do Not Download As security researchers warn about a dangerous Microsoft Windows update that isn’t, users must pay close attention to what they are actually downloading.

⚠️ #CyberAlert Fake Windows 24H2 update steals passwords & payment data. Only update via Settings > Windows Update — never third-party sites. 167 real fixes available. 🔒 #Microsoft #Cybersecurity
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-Eur...

#APNews - Hungary’s Viktor #Orbán lost power after 16 years as voters backed Péter #Magyar’s pro-EU movement, rejecting Orbán’s nationalist rule. The result deals a blow to allies like #DonaldTrump and reshapes Europe’s political landscape. 
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Nigeria: Civilians feared dead after air strike at Borno market The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.

#BBC - #Nigerian air force jets mistakenly bombed a crowded market while targeting militants, killing dozens—possibly over 100—civilians and injuring many. The incident highlights repeated misfires in the fight against #BokoHaram and calls for investigation.
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#CNN - US intelligence indicates #China is preparing weapons shipment to #Iran amid fragile ceasefire
The systems #Beijing may transfer are shoulder-fired anti-air missiles known as #MANPADs, posing a threat to low-flying US military aircraft during the five-week war
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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

#France to ditch #Windows for #Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
The French government said it also plans to migrate its health data platform to a new trusted platform by the end of the year.
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ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress that the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.

#NPR – ICE confirms use of powerful spyware #Graphite, which can access encrypted messages without user interaction. Rep. Summer Lee -DEM warns those most at risk include immigrants, Black and brown communities, journalists, organizers, and critics of government abuse.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers Four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual.

NPR - Defense Secretary #Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers
- He stopped the promotions of several high-ranking service members including 4 Army officers, 2 Black men and 2 female soldiers, on track to become generals, NPR has confirmed.
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Live updates: Trump extends deadline for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz as Iran denies negotiations with US U.S. President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying talks are ongoing. Iran claimed that there had been no such negotiations.

#APNews - #Trump extends deadline for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz as #Iran denies negotiations with US
Iran’s Foreign Ministry denies negotiations with US, state-owned IRAN newspaper says
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#dw.com - #BorisPistorius on rejecting Trump's demands for military support in the war against #Iran.
"What does #DonaldTrump expect from a handful of European frigates in the Strait of #Hormuz that the mighty US navy cannot manage alone? This is the question I find myself asking,"
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US military announces rescue effort after fuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq No deaths have been reported so far, but the military said the crash involved two aircraft, one of which landed safely.

#AJEnglish - US military announces rescue effort after fuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq
Already, three fighter jets were downed in an apparent friendly fire incident on March 1, just one day into the war.
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US medical equipment company Stryker says cyberattack disrupted its global networks The U.S. medical equipment company Stryker says a cyberattack has disrupted its global networks. Stryker says it believes the “incident is contained,” though it didn't elaborate.

#APNews - US medical equipment company #Stryker says #cyberattack disrupted its global networks
The logo of #Handala, a hacking group linked to Iran, has appeared on company login pages- - -
Stryker’s statement said the cyberattack hit its #Microsoft programs.
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CIA working to provide weapons to Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say The US State Department urged US citizens leave the Middle East immediately. Follow for live coverage.

#CNN - Iranian #Kurdish opposition forces are expected to take part in a ground operation in Western #Iran, in the coming days, the senior Iranian Kurdish official told CNN.
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Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 50 people State media says Israeli attack on girls' school in the city of Minab in the south of the country kills dozens.

#AJEnglish - Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 50 people
…..the attacks call into question US and Israeli claims that “they are targeting only military targets and they are trying to punish the regime, not the people of Iran.”
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US AND ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN; TEHRAN FIRES BACK, EXPLOSIONS ACROSS REGION Explosions heard in Tehran, elsewhere, as Israel and US launches attacks; Iran retaliates, blasts across region.

#Aljazeera - Iran confirms targeted sites in Gulf region
According to the Fars news agency, Iran has targeted:

Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait
Al-Dhafra Air Base in the UAE
The fifth US base in Bahrain

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US AND ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN; TEHRAN FIRES BACK, EXPLOSIONS ACROSS REGION Explosions heard in Tehran, elsewhere, as Israel and US launches attacks; Iran retaliates, blasts across region.

#Aljazeera - More explosions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai
We are getting multiple reports of explosions taking place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

This is in addition to an earlier attack on Abu Dhabi where the air space has been closed already.
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Live updates: US, Israel attack Iran in ‘preemptive strike,’ Trump posts video on Truth Social | CNN President Donald Trump described the military campaign in Iran as “massive and ongoing.” Follow for live updates

#CNN - US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran
Explosions have been reported in multiple Iranian cities including the capital Tehran after Israel and the United States launched strikes Saturday morning.
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UK business secretary urges EU to stop ‘putting up barriers’ Comments by Peter Kyle come on Brussels trip aimed at securing British access to ‘Made in Europe’ scheme

#ft.com - UK business secretary urges #EU to stop ‘putting up barriers’
10 years after Britain erected trade barriers with the EU with its #Brexit vote, Kyle travelled to #Brussels on Wednesday to beg bloc leaders to work with #London on boosting the continent’s industrial base
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Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.

#APNews - Several #ICE agents were arrested in recent months, highlighting misconduct risks.
One assaulted his girlfriend for years.
Another admitted to repeatedly sexually abused a woman in custody.
A third took bribes to lift detention orders for deportation targets.
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Who was El Mencho, the feared cartel leader killed in a military operation? | CNN Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push fentanyl into the United States.

#CNN - Who was #ElMencho, the feared cartel leader killed in a military operation?
Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes was a feared #Mexican drug lord and the leader of a ruthless cartel accused of masterminding efforts to push #fentanyl into the United States.
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Former Purdue, NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore dies at age 25 Former Purdue and NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died Saturday at the age of 25, according to the Minnesota Vikings.

#ESPN - Former Purdue, NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore dies at age 25
Police in his hometown of New Albany, Indiana, told The Associated Press that Moore was found in a garage with a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. The death remained under investigation.
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

#theguardian - #FIFA Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks
As one of the hosts of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the country is expecting to see tourists from across the globe.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffr...

#APNews - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to #Epstein
The arrest of a brother of a monarch was an extraordinary development with no precedent in modern times that will no doubt put more pressure on the crown.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84 | CNN The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, a Rainbow Push Coalition spokesperson confirmed...

#CNN - The Rev. #JesseJackson, pioneering civil rights activist and racial ‘pathfinder,’ dies at 84
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
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Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage | TechCrunch The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.

#Techcrunch - #Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage
The #Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. #military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in #Axios.
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#CNN - READ: District judge’s scathing opinion ordering release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father
In the fiery opinion, Biery admonished Trump’s “ignorance” of the Declaration of Independence, saying Americans today are hearing echoes of the 1776 grievances against “a would-be authoritarian king”

Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

#APNews - Journalist #DonLemon has been arrested after he covered a #Minnesota church protest
#PamBondi posted on Friday morning confirming the arrest of Lemon and the others who were present during the protest at the church where an #ICE official serves as a pastor.
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Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok The review comes amid wider accusations that content criticizing ICE is being flagged for review or throttled, just days after the platform closed a Trump-backed deal to avoid facing a U.S. ban.

Politico - Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at #TikTok
Newsom’s review, first reported by POLITICO, comes amid wider accusations that TikTok is flagging for review or throttling criticism of the Trump administration and #ICE
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Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.

#APNews - Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated
The man was identified by his parents as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse. A White Male, US Citizen.
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APNews - Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city
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