Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine
4 July 2025 - Two Dutch intelligence agencies said on Friday that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine, including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin. The Netherlands' military intelligence and the security service, together with the German intelligence service, found that the use of prohibited chemical weapons by the Russian military had become 'standardized and commonplace' in Ukraine. (more)

Russia launches largest missile and drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began
4 July 2025 - Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor's land. (more)

Billions of login credentials have been leaked online, Cybernews researchers say
21 June 2025 - Researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews say that billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals 'unprecedented access' to accounts consumers use each day. According to a report published this week, Cybernews researchers have recently discovered 30 exposed datasets that each contain a vast amount of login information -- amounting to a total of 16 billion compromised credentials. That includes user passwords for a range of popular platforms including Google, Facebook, and Apple. (more)

Foreigners evacuated by air, land, and sea as Israel-Iran conflict worsens
19 June 2025 - Countries are evacuating their nationals from Israel and Iran by air, land, and sea as conflict rages between the bitter rivals. Days of attacks and reprisals by the two enemies have shuttered airspace across the Middle East, severely disrupting commercial flights and leaving people unable to get in or out of the region easily. ...Thousands of foreigners have already left since the conflict started last Friday [13 June] when Israel launched surprise missile strikes on Iran. (more)

Highly microplastic-polluted US coastal waters linked to serious health risks, study finds
18 June 2025 - Living near heavily microplastic-polluted waters along the United States coastline may significantly raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, stroke, and coronary artery disease, a condition in which plaque blocks the blood vessels feeding the heart, a new study found. (more)

Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds
17 June 2025 - Using marijuana doubles the risk of dying from heart disease, according to a new analysis of pooled medical data involving 200 million people mostly between the ages of 19 and 59. (more)

Israel attacks nuclear program in Iran, drawing waves of missiles - June 13, 2025
13 June 2025 - Israel's ongoing attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, generals and scientists killed 78 people and wounded more than 320 on Friday [13 June], Iran's ambassador told the U.N. Security Council, but he said 'the overwhelming majority' of victims were civilians. The ambassador spoke shortly after Iran retaliated with a barrage of long-range missiles targeting Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv, wounding at least 34 people, Israel's paramedic service said. (more)

Alpine village is largely destroyed after Swiss glacier collapse causes 'major catastrophe'
28 May 2025 - A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside on Wednesday [28 May], sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of an Alpine village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. (more)