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Criminals are increasingly hijacking WhatsApp accounts using techniques like SIM swap attacks, phishing, and social engineering, leading to victims being logged out, losing network service, or having their contacts scammed for money.
SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Former Australian radio host Alan Jones arrived at a Sydney court on Monday as his high-profile trial opened on charges that he indecently assaulted and sexually touched six men.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resolve the impasse over Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.
Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some areas of England.
Both countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future.
The high-profile case has shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effect of social media on children.
Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.
The rulings include women trafficked internationally and within the UK, and one case found to have taken place entirely within Harrods.
More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?
A range of stories feature on Monday’s front pages, with Andy Burnham’s vow to cut the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats a focus for some.
Tehran has not responded to the suggestion that new talks are imminent. Trump has previously said a negotiated end to the war is close, only for strikes to resume.
Two families reveal the human toll of India’s medical entrance examination paper leak.
On the overnight flight from Chicago back to England, Andoni Iraola will have plenty of thinking to do after the conclusion of Liverpool’s pre-season US tour.
Glasgow 2026 was a joyful success in isolation but questions and doubts remain about the Commonwealth Games’ future.
Glasgow 2026 was a joyful success in isolation but questions and doubts remain about the Commonwealth Games’ future.
Following the historic ruling of Judge Neil Tuchten in September 2025, which found that conservationist Fred Daniel had been the victim of a violent campaign – led by former deputy president David Mabuza – to bury his revelations of State Capture in Mpumalanga, the South African government doubled down on its strategy of deferment and denial. But now, with its refusal to pay cost orders and...
The US singer, 33, will “step back from visibility” at the end of her world tour, her representative says.
An October 2025 update letter to the Government Employees’ Pension Fund sought permission to pay, and explained that the Public Investment Corporation had been ordered to pay, Acapulco R411m (plus costs). It was signed by CEO Patrick Dlamini, two months before commissioning PwC to do a forensic investigation into the matter. Daily Maverick has seen the document.
What began as an examination of whether former Idac head Andrea Johnson had exercised poor judgement has evolved into a far more serious question: was Project Diversion, from its inception, driven by predetermined objectives rather than evidence?
Last week, Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and National Prosecuting Authority head Andy Mothibi promised that the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption would be ‘reset’ within ‘six months’. South Africa needs fundamentally more than that. We need a revolution in our criminal justice system.
DA wins interim court order allowing Johann Mettler to resume as Tshwane city manager while judges review whether the council’s 9 July suspension was lawful.