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24.03.2026 19:01 A court in the Southern District of Indiana today sentenced a Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, to 81 months in prison for assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware group, in carrying out numerous attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations.

24.03.2026 19:01 Defense Minister Wellington Koo said Monday that a government-proposed NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget is the most comprehensive among competing proposals, as it supports long-term domestic weapons production.

24.03.2026 19:01 Defense Minister Wellington Koo said Monday that a September delivery date for the first of 66 F-16V fighter jets Taiwan purchased from the United States is "feasible."

24.03.2026 19:01 WhatsApp is throttled. Telegram is about to be blocked. Soldiers are angry. Max, a state-backed messenger app, is being forced on everyone. Commanders warn Max is unsafe. Average Russians are trying to avoid it.

24.03.2026 19:01 The USS Gerald R. Ford arrived at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, March 23, 2026, for maintenance and repairs after operating in the Red Sea.

24.03.2026 19:01 When rocket fire from Lebanon hit the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, it damaged a bus and left a man in his 50s with a serious shrapnel wound to his face, according to emergency services.

24.03.2026 19:01 Israel Defense Forces Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has approved plans for ground operations against the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, the IDF said.

24.03.2026 19:01 Israel's systematic torture of Palestinians, long shielded by decades of impunity and political cover, has become a defining instrument of ongoing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory, a UN expert warned today.

24.03.2026 19:01 Indonesia has, amid domestic criticism, rejected making any financial commitment to join a United States-backed Gaza initiative as a permanent member.

24.03.2026 19:01 Vietnam has condemned China's land reclamation activities at Antelope reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, following reports of accelerated dredging, landfill and construction operations there that, according to a U.S.-based think tank, could make it "China's largest feature" in the South China Sea.

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24.03.2026 19:01 Sri Lanka's Office of the Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a set of guidelines to government institutions on the prudent use of fuel and energy amid possible disruptions to fuel imports caused by escalating tensions in the Middle East.

24.03.2026 19:01 U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington had "major points of agreement" with Iran during the weekend talks that proceeded late into the evening Sunday and suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be "jointly controlled."

24.03.2026 19:01 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he had ordered the military to delay strikes on Iranian power plants and energy facilities for five days after what he called "productive" talks with Iran.