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The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued an alert* on Tuesday over the rapidly expanding, multibillion-dollar criminal industry that turns job seekers into forced cybercriminals.International enterprise “We’re seeing victims from over 80 different countries being trafficked into the scam centres, which are specifically playing out across Asia,” said Amy Pope, IOM Director General, briefing journalists in Geneva.UN News’s Dan Dickinson went on assignment two years ago to the region and produced a hard-hitting series you can read here on the scam farms, facilitated by the UN crime-fighting agency, UNODC. Recruiters target people who speak English well and often hold degrees,…

Hugging Face on Monday published a technical timeline that walks readers through how an autonomous AI agent, built on OpenAI models and running inside one of OpenAI’s own cybersecurity evaluations, broke into its systems over more than four days earlier this month. It’s the first security incident about which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “felt very viscerally,” he has said. Little wonder given it feels, at least, like something has truly been unleashed here. In fact, Hugging Face’s team prefaced its report by offering that “everyone should be prepared as defenders,” before diving into the nitty gritty of what went down…

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated two Nigerian women in the diaspora for their respective accomplished feats. Amadi | NiDCOM The duo are Prof. Oghenetega Ighedo, who recently became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of South Africa, and Ugwechi Amadi, who was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of McDonald’s, describing their achievements as a source of pride for Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement issued on Wednesday by NiDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the accomplishments…

Business leaders tend to become hyper-focused on the needs of their companies. However, they can’t afford to ignore the economic signals happening around them. After all, those signals offer both cautions and opportunities that no leader wants to miss. While many signals have appeared this year, one of the most critical is the turbulence of the energy sector. With volatile fuel prices, any business that relies on local, national, or international supply chains needs to pay attention to the oil and gas industry outlook in 2026. Because the conflict in Iran is a continuous and evolving issue, the outlook for…

Cape Verde lost 2-0 to Ghana in Morocco on Wednesday as they failed to match the feat of fellow Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) debutants Malawi. Malawi, the lowest ranked of the 16 title contenders, stunned defending champions Nigeria 3-2 on Tuesday with the Chawinga sisters, Temwa and Tabitha, scoring the three goals. Cape Verde, 60 places below Ghana in the world rankings, were hoping to emulate Malawi by defeating Ghana, bronze medallists at the last WAFCON. The tiny nation also wanted to capture the imagination of the football world like the men’s national team at the recent World Cup,…

The family of Nigeria’s first Head of State, Major General Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, has said that their late father was a patriotic soldier who devoted his life to the unity and stability of Nigeria. The family stated this at the Aguiyi-Ironsi Cenotaph in Umuahia on Wednesday while delivering an address during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 60th memorial of Maj.-Gen. Ironsi’s death. The family, which spoke through Louisa Aguiyi-Ironsi, said the memorial ceremony was a call for reconciliation, peaceful coexistence, and nation-building, not for reopening old pains and debates. According to her, Nigeria’s future should be anchored on justice, accountability, discipline, and…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsJuly 29, 2026 21:29 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Arsenal summer 2026 transfer targets Arsenal to land new centre-back soon Arsenal are likely to sign a new central defender before purchasing Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, according to journalist Bruno Andrade. The Gunners have focused their attention on landing Guimaraes from the Magpies, and direct negotiations are underway with the Tyneside outfit.A deal worth £85m could be agreed in the coming days, but Andrade has claimed that the club are working hard to sign a new centre-back first.The Gunners recently suffered a big setback with William Saliba…

Powerful armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue expanding into other parts of the country. Families are fleeing their homes in record numbers, schools and health centres have closed, and humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet soaring needs as funding runs dangerously low.Yet amid the crisis there are also signs of progress. Haitian authorities are pressing ahead with long-delayed plans to restore democratic government through elections, security forces have begun pushing gangs out of some strategic areas, and new international support is arriving to help tackle the violence.Here’s where Haiti stands today. © PAHO A UN…

Aluminum has left an indelible mark on the world — more than 3 billion tons of red mud, a waste product of the refining process, are currently stored in open-air ponds or mounds. But to Sumedh Gostu, co-founder and CEO of Fast Metals, there’s treasure in the caustic waste.  “It is a very rich resource,” he told TechCrunch. “If you attack with the right chemistry, it can be very profitable.” Gostu thinks Fast Metals has found that chemistry, which just so happens to be partially comprised of another waste stream, also produced from alumina refineries. The startup recently raised a…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to all 211 member associations, offering up to $40 million (£30 million) to those that support his controversial proposal to sell stakes in the governing body’s major competitions. According to a five-page letter seen by the BBC on Wednesday, Infantino said member associations that approve the plan by September 19 would be eligible to receive an initial $20 million (£15 million) from January 1, 2027, with a further $20 million to follow. The proposal involves the creation of a commercial subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise, which would manage the organisation’s flagship competitions, including the men’s…