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Senate report claims Iran is using Tether’s stablecoin to evade sanctions
A Senate report led by Senator Richard Blumenthal claims that Iran has turned Tether’s USDT stablecoin into a “significant financial lifeline” for its shadow banking network, using it to evade international sanctions and fund terrorist proxy organisations. The report examined 846 sanctioned cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran and determined that 84 percent used USDT exclusively…
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Bitget says cyberattack stole $387.5m in digital assets
Bitget says approximately $387.5 million in digital assets was stolen in a cyberattack showing indicators associated with North Korean state-backed hackers. The exchange initially estimated the loss at $351.6 million, but increased the figure after identifying additional affected assets; customer balances and cold wallets were reportedly not affected. Blockchain analysts said about $228 million left…
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Badenoch Alerts Conservatives to Snap Election Threat as Labour’s Polling Strength Fuels Government Speculation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged her party to prepare for the possibility of a general election arriving as early as December, warning that divisions within the political Right could deliver significant advant
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Burnham Eyes Early Election as Labour Surges; Poland Probes Sabotage
Poll swings in Labour’s favour fuel speculation PM Andy Burnham could call a snap election. Poland investigates a Starlink station fire as deliberate sabotage amid NATO security warnings.
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Masked gang threaten pregnant woman during alleged Birmingham crypto robbery
A masked gang raided a Birmingham home on 13 December 2025, threatening a pregnant woman with a knife and assaulting her husband during an alleged cryptocurrency robbery. The attackers reportedly stole a substantial amount of cryptocurrency and several valuable watches in what police believe was a planned, targeted attack. CCTV shows four men arriving at…
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There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before
Researchers have devised a classical-computing attack that can forge RSA signatures without factoring the underlying key, challenging the long-held assumption that factoring was the only practical route to breaking RSA. The discovery is conceptually significant but poses little immediate risk to most users because it targets a rarely used form of RSA and requires enormous…
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Riley Green leads The Voice’s 30th season with country signings
Riley Green dominated the opening episodes of The Voice’s 30th season, winning several country performers despite competition from Kelly Clarkson, Queen Latifah and Adam Levine. His success prompted playful rivalry among the coaches, with Clarkson repeatedly joking that Green’s country-star image was proving impossible to overcome. Green secured 19-year-old country singer Joe Henley, then won…
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Queen Latifah Makes ‘The Voice’ History With First-Ever “First In Button,” Nabs 16-Year-Old Vocal Powerhouse
Queen Latifah has joined the coaching panel for season 30 of The Voice and made history during the premiere episode by being the first coach to use a new “First In” button feature. This button allows the first coach to turn around to automatically secure an artist of their choice. Latifah deployed the tool on…
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Burnham set to meet Trump at UN as UK government signals focus on strong US ties
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to meet Donald Trump face-to-face at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The UK government is emphasising the importance of developing cooperation with the United Sta