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Meta has disclosed a serious flaw in WhatsApp — CVE-2025-55177 — which “may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted users.” The vulnerability stems from incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages, potentially allowing an unrelated user to process content from an arbitrary URL on a victim’s device. Meta also linked the issue to Apple’s recently patched zero-click CVE-2025-43300, warning that both flaws may have been leveraged in spyware-style attacks.  Amnesty International’s security lab suggested the exploit was likely used by commercial surveillanceware vendors, often deployed against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents. Microsoft mandates MFA…

Indonesian authorities have stepped up security across major cities after six people were killed in violent protests that erupted over economic grievances and alleged police brutality. The demonstrations began last week in Jakarta over financial perks for lawmakers but escalated after footage showed an elite police unit’s vehicle running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan late Thursday. The incident sparked widespread anger, with protests turning violent against the country’s paramilitary police. What began as student-led rallies soon spread to Yogyakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, and Medan, marking the worst unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office. Facing mounting pressure, President Prabowo…

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, killing at least 500 people and injuring 1000 across multiple districts in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, officials confirmed on Monday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake hit at 11:47 pm local time with a shallow depth of only 8 kilometers. Its epicenter was 27 kilometers east of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. The tremors were felt in Kabul, across northern Pakistan — including Islamabad, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — and as far as India, sparking widespread panic as residents rushed outdoors. Afghanistan’s state-run Bakhtar News Agency confirmed at least…

Tremors from an earthquake were felt in several cities across Pakistan. According to details surfaced in the wee hours of Monday, strong tremors were experienced in Islamabad and surrounding areas of Punjab, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Mandi Bahauddin, Sarai Alamgir and Sargodha. Shocks were also felt in Daska, Chakwal, Choha Saidan Shah, Kallar Syedan and Safdarabad. Residents in Kallar Kahar, Gujrat, Kharian, Gujar Khan, Phalia, Khanqah Dogran and nearby towns also reported feeling the quake. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tremors were recorded in Charsadda, Swat, Dir, Buner and Kohat. The earthquake was also felt in Mardan, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar and other areas.…

The future of 5G services in Pakistan has remained uncertain for the past four and a half years. According to details surfaced on Sunday, despite repeated announcements and multiple deadlines, the service has not commenced, nor has any substantial progress been made towards spectrum auction. The auction, initially planned for July and August this year, could not be completed. Sources divulged that in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, court cases have emerged as the primary obstacle to the rollout of 5G services, leading to the postponement of the spectrum auction until December. Sources privy to the development added…

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal has decided to pursue a role in cricket administration. According to Bangladeshi media, Tamim is seriously considering contesting the upcoming elections of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Reports said that he has begun reviewing the BCB’s electoral procedures, and a final decision is expected within the coming week. It is pertinent to note that Tamim announced his retirement from international cricket in January this year. He had earlier stepped away from the game due to a heart-related issue, although he returned briefly for a short period. He is regarded as one of Bangladesh’s most…

Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled his vision for a new world order on Monday, urging members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to embrace multipolarity, deepen trade cooperation, and resist Cold War-style divisions. Addressing more than 20 world leaders at the two-day SCO summit in Tianjin, Xi said the bloc had set “a model for a new type of international relations.” “We should advocate for equal and orderly multipolarisation of the world, inclusive economic globalisation, and promote the construction of a more just and equitable global governance system,” he said. Xi pledged 2 billion yuan ($280 million) in free aid…

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. He said that the strengths of mega-sized markets and the economic complementarity between member states should be leveraged, and trade and investment facilitation should be improved. Xi also said that cooperation should be enhanced across areas, including energy, infrastructure, green industry, digital economy, scientific and technological innovation, and artificial intelligence. “We should march toward modernization hand in hand by bringing out the best in one another and…

China plans to implement 100 “small and beautiful” livelihood projects in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. Xi made the remarks during a keynote speech at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in north China’s Tianjin. He said China will provide 2 billion yuan (about $280.5 million) in grants to SCO member states within this year. He added that an additional 10 billion yuan (about $1.4 billion) in loans will be issued to the member banks of the SCO Interbank Consortium over the next three years.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a proactive force for world peace and development. He made the remarks during a keynote speech at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin. Xi said the SCO was the first grouping to put forth the vision of global governance featuring extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit as an effort to practice true multilateralism. He stressed that the SCO always stands on the side of international fairness and justice, champions…