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By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK: India’s digital media industry has taken an unusually significant step in challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Twenty-one major news publishers, including media organisations owned by Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, have approached the Supreme Court, arguing that India’s digital privacy legislation could undermine investigative journalism, compromise confidential sources […]

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Europe’s maize harvest is shrinking sharply as prolonged drought and extreme summer heat damage crops in Hungary and Romania, prompting farmers to abandon vulnerable fields and reconsider what they plant. The European Commission’s latest crop assessment, published on 23 October, confirms that summer crop yields remain below their five-year averages across much of the European Union. Persistent moisture shortages have also disrupted preparations for the next growing […]

Britain must prepare to fight a war alongside its allies within little more than 1,000 days, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has warned, citing the expanding military capabilities of hostile states. Streeting said adversaries, including Russia, could acquire military strength and capacity to mount an attack by 2030. He described preparing Britain to fight and win a conflict as his defining priority, while emphasising that stronger defences were […]

Doug Liman’s cryptocurrency thriller Bitcoin, starring Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson, was presented to international buyers at the Cannes film market, with sales company 193 handling overseas distribution rights. The production, previously known as Killing Satoshi, centres on the disputed identity of Bitcoin’s creator and uses artificial intelligence to construct much of its visual environment. Patrick Wachsberger’s company 193 introduced the project to […]

Britain has committed £100 million to establish an artificial intelligence biosecurity laboratory, supported by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, to strengthen defences against biological threats. The AI Biosecurity Lab will use advanced models to identify emerging dangers, improve disease surveillance and accelerate development of vaccines and treatments, the government announced on Saturday. OpenAI and Anthropic have pledged up to £200 million in computing resources, model credits and […]

By Emma McDermott ATT, Founder of Global Tax Consulting   Dubai’s lack of personal income tax is one of the main attractions for British professionals considering a move to the UAE. Combined with the employment opportunities, lifestyle and relative proximity to the UK, it is easy to understand why so many people are making the move. However, relocating to Dubai does not automatically mean that you stop […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The United Arab Emirates has formally nominated senior diplomat Lana Nusseibeh to become the next United Nations secretary-general, introducing a Middle Eastern contender into a leadership contest marked by divisions among the Security Council’s permanent members. President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan submitted her nomination on Wednesday in a letter to the presidents of the General Assembly and Security Council. Nusseibeh, the […]

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Japanese banks, airlines and transport operators suspended digital services as companies rushed to install emergency security patches for critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet. The disruptions spread across Japan on Wednesday and Thursday, affecting online banking, airline applications, airport information systems and commercial websites. Companies temporarily disabled vulnerable services while assessing their exposure to two security flaws that could allow attackers […]

Britain’s data protection regulator has reprimanded two Welsh organisations after ransomware attackers exploited a 12-year-old account protected by the password “Password1”, stealing personal information belonging to 3,300 people, most of them children. The Information Commission’s Office (ICO) identified serious security failures at Ogi Networks Limited, an IT service provider, and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales, known as Data Cymru, following its investigation into the November […]

Government websites across Europe were temporarily shut down on Wednesday as authorities rushed to contain two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language supporting a substantial share of the world’s websites. The emergency prompted precautionary outages affecting public services in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Germany, while PHP developers released security updates and urged operators to install them immediately. Cybersecurity authorities warned that vulnerable servers could allow […]

US cybersecurity authorities have warned that SafePay ransomware operators have compromised at least 600 organisations worldwide, including critical infrastructure providers, and urged businesses to strengthen network defences against further attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued the joint advisory on Tuesday alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Secret Service and law enforcement partners in Britain and Germany. It describes SafePay as one of the […]

PHP developers have released emergency security updates addressing two critical vulnerabilities after details of the flaws surfaced online ahead of their planned disclosure, prompting cybersecurity authorities worldwide to warn organisations about the risk of unauthorised access to vulnerable web servers. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, could allow attackers to execute malicious code remotely without authentication. The PHP security team released patches on Wednesday, October 21, […]

Britain has approved drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, seeking to strengthen domestic energy supplies and reduce dependence on imports despite objections from environmental campaigners. The government announced the decision on Wednesday, clearing a major obstacle to developing the offshore field approximately 150 miles east of Aberdeen. The project, operated by Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Norway’s Equinor, had faced prolonged […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Britain will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabian cities and critical infrastructure against escalating missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement, expanding its military involvement in the region. The Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that British aircraft would undertake defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia, with explicit instructions not to conduct offensive strikes against the Iran-aligned […]

The world’s most powerful central banks are lining up to raise interest rates at the same time. History suggests this rarely ends quietly. The Federal Reserve is, I believe, likely to hold this month, then hike in December. Markets put the odds of a European Central Bank rise in December at 84%. Canada’s inflation has smashed through its target. British wage growth keeps running hot. Everywhere you […]

Britain has advised against all but essential travel throughout Saudi Arabia after escalating missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement heightened threats to airports, major cities and energy installations. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office expanded its warning on Friday to cover the entire kingdom, including Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. It retained a stricter instruction against all travel within 10 kilometres of the border with Yemen. […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi-based International Media Investments (IMI) has rejected a British regulatory assessment of its abandoned Telegraph takeover bid, accusing Ofcom of flawed reasoning and disregarding evidence about its editorial independence. The company challenged the media regulator’s methodology on Friday after Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy published previously withheld findings examining the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI, a joint venture involving […]

Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund should be permitted to invest in major Western defence manufacturers currently excluded because of their involvement in nuclear weapons, a government-appointed commission recommended on Thursday. The proposal would allow the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to acquire shares in companies including Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin, potentially opening the way for investments worth tens of billions of dollars. Any […]

Artificial intelligence played a role in 84% of ransomware attacks experienced by surveyed organisations, while 87% reported attacks targeting identity infrastructure, according to a global cybersecurity study published on Wednesday. The 2026 Ransomware Risk Report, released by cybersecurity company Semperis, surveyed 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and eight industry sectors, exposing significant weaknesses in corporate identity protection and recovery capabilities. The findings indicate that […]

Ransomware gangs are threatening employees’ families while deploying artificial intelligence in attacks on corporate systems, a global survey published on Wednesday found. Cybersecurity company Semperis said 37% of respondents who experienced intimidation reported threats against relatives or friends, while 84% of surveyed ransomware incidents involved attackers exploiting artificial intelligence. The findings underline how criminals are combining technical intrusions with personal pressure to extract payments. The 2026 Ransomware […]

Companies generating at least $1 billion annually are more than twice as likely as smaller businesses to knowingly leave serious software vulnerabilities unpatched, a global cybersecurity survey released on Wednesday found. Research commissioned by software security company Chainguard showed that 66% of security leaders at businesses with revenue of $1 billion or more acknowledged leaving high or critical vulnerabilities unresolved at least sometimes. The corresponding figure was […]

Legal & General is protecting its government bond purchases against another global debt selloff, using futures contracts to limit losses even as higher yields create buying opportunities. The British asset manager, which oversees approximately £1.2 trillion, has been purchasing sovereign debt while taking offsetting positions in bond futures, according to Chris Jeffery, its head of macro strategy. The approach reflects growing concern that government borrowing pressures and […]

By Nigel Green The single greatest danger to wealth anywhere in the world right now is the colossal pile of money governments have borrowed. Bond markets are flashing warnings last seen during the eurozone crisis, and they’re getting louder by the week. The IMF’s own figures are staggering. Global public debt reached 93.9% of GDP last year and is on course for 100% by 2029, beyond anything […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Apple has unveiled its $299 HomeView smart display alongside a new HomePod mini, upgraded Apple TV 4K and connected home accessories developed with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. The announcements on Tuesday, October 13, mark a substantial expansion of Apple’s smart home business, placing artificial intelligence, household security and connected appliances at the centre of its product strategy. HomeView, the principal attraction of […]

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