Norway’s King Harald admitted to a hospital on the Spanish island of Tenerife – AP News

  1. Norway’s King Harald admitted to a hospital on the Spanish island of Tenerife  AP News
  2. King Harald of Norway, 89, Hospitalized During Vacation Abroad  People.com
  3. Norway's King Harald stable in hospital in Tenerife, needs close monitoring, says physician  Reuters
  4. Norwegian king will remain in Spanish hospital a few more days, doctor says  AP News
  5. King Harald Hospitalized While on Vacation in Tenerife, Spain  Town & Country Magazine
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Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices

Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world

A Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert.

The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his new DJI Romo vacuum so that he could control it with his Playstation 5 gamepad.

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Ukraine marks biggest evolution in military tactics since WWII – Responsible Statecraft

  1. Ukraine marks biggest evolution in military tactics since WWII  Responsible Statecraft
  2. From Bayraktar to Patriot: How the "star weapons" of the war in Ukraine have evolved  spotmedia.ro
  3. How Ukraine won the battle for Kyiv  Washington Examiner
  4. What America Must Learn From Ukraine  Foreign Affairs
  5. Foreign Affairs: US Army Not Ready for Future Wars  Военное дело
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‘Russia Will Be Forced to Use Tactical Nukes’ – Medvedev Warns Over Alleged Kyiv Bomb Transfer – Kyiv Post

  1. ‘Russia Will Be Forced to Use Tactical Nukes’ – Medvedev Warns Over Alleged Kyiv Bomb Transfer  Kyiv Post
  2. Russia issues statement warning of risks of clash between nuclear powers  Reuters
  3. Kremlin Warns of Potential Threat of Ukraine Acquiring Nuclear Weapons From West  The Moscow Times
  4. Russia baselessly claims UK and France plan to give Ukraine nukes  Euronews.com
  5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky announces new talks with US after Trump promises to ‘stop the slaughter’  The Independent
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‘We don’t have infantry’: Ukraine’s war machine evolves into machine war – Defense News

  1. ‘We don’t have infantry’: Ukraine’s war machine evolves into machine war  Defense News
  2. How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war  New Scientist
  3. How Ukraine's war effort against Russia has evolved  DW.com
  4. Inside Ukraine’s ‘kill zone’  Financial Times
  5. Ukraine is using powerful quadcopters to destroy nearly a third of all the Russian air threats it hits, commander says  Yahoo
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US Tracks Oil Tanker to Indian Ocean, Climbs Aboard – Newser

  1. US Tracks Oil Tanker to Indian Ocean, Climbs Aboard  Newser
  2. U.S. Captures Third ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Indian Ocean  USNI News
  3. U.S. military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean  NBC News
  4. US intercepts tanker in Indian Ocean after it evaded Venezuela blockade  BBC
  5. US forces seize third sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says  Reuters
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M23 senior rebel official killed by drone strike in eastern Congo – AP News

  1. M23 senior rebel official killed by drone strike in eastern Congo  AP News
  2. M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike, officials say  Reuters
  3. DR Congo govt forces launch attacks on multiple fronts against AFC/M23 troops  France 24
  4. Fighting resumes in eastern DRC in violation of ceasefire deal  africanews.com
  5. Pro-government militia claims 50 M23 fighters killed in eastern DR Congo clashes  Anadolu Ajansı
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Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT – Futurism

  1. Pope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPT  Futurism
  2. Pope in dialogue with Rome's priests: Be friends, beware of envy and the internet  Vatican News
  3. Don’t use AI to write homilies, Pope Leo tells priests  The Times
  4. Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies  EWTN News
  5. Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok  National Catholic Reporter
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Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels – The New York Times

  1. Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels  The New York Times
  2. The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist  NPR
  3. Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’  The Guardian
  4. Louvre boss resigns months after €88mn jewel heist  Financial Times
  5. Louvre museum director resigns in wake of ‘heist of the century’  CNN
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Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend – Newser

  1. Americans Go All In on Viral Chinese Lifestyle Trend  Newser
  2. Asia’s soft power has been growing for years. But ‘Chinamaxxing’is different  CNN
  3. Britain and the US, calm down. The gen Z Chinamaxxers will do you no harm | Coco Khan  The Guardian
  4. The Everyday Americans Going All In on the Chinese Lifestyle  WSJ
  5. Hot water, boiled apples, and house slippers: Why some Americans are going all in on 'Chinamaxxing'  Business Insider
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These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace – The New York Times

  1. These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace  The New York Times
  2. Is it time for Ukraine to cut a deal?  The New Daily
  3. Residents in Moscow, Kiev share thoughts on prospects for peace  bastillepost.com
  4. With Russia grinding closer, Ukrainians weigh the cost of land for peace  The Christian Science Monitor
  5. 4 Years of Russia-Ukraine War: Why Ukrainians Don't Believe in Lasting Peace  Foreign Policy
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Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’

Laurence des Cars steps down days after parliamentary inquiry called Paris museum a ‘state within a state’

The president of the Louvre in Paris has resigned, four months after a gang of thieves broke into the museum’s Apollo gallery and made off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades.

Laurence des Cars, who had offered to step down in the immediate aftermath of the burglary, tendered her resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in what the French president called “an act of responsibility”, the Elysée Palace said.

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Peter Thiel ties put major German military drone deal on shaky ground – politico.eu

  1. Peter Thiel ties put major German military drone deal on shaky ground  politico.eu
  2. Merz steps up scrutiny of arms procurement amid spending angst  Financial Times
  3. Germany news: Bundestag to vote on major drone deal  DW.com
  4. Germany Set to Approve €540 Million in Kamikaze Drone Orders  Bloomberg.com
  5. Procurement: How the Bundeswehr wants to keep its combat drones up to date  Table.Briefings
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