Peace talks in jeopardy over Lebanon violence; Ship traffic crawls through the Strait of Hormuz; Worrying development days after China helped broker ceasefire

By Patrick Brischetto08:37 It was a sense of “the calm before the storm” in the Middle East today, as the US and Iran gear up for negotiations that could make or break the current ceasefire. Here are the key events that happened today, April 11: – US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan…

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An Audacious Cyber Hack By Russian Military Intelligence Sets Off Global Alarms. Again.

Hackers connected to Russia’s military intelligence agency snuck into thousands of Internet routers used in homes and offices worldwide and secretly monitored e-mail traffic and website log-ons and passwords for months, authorities said. Underscoring concern about the scope of the hack, which experts said was in use for much of late 2025, law enforcement agencies…

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