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Denmark’s CPR Breach: How a Security Failure Exposed 8.8 Million People and Shook the Nation’s Digital Trust
Hackers accessed names, addresses, and CPR numbers of 8.8 million people in Denmark’s national registry. The breach has reignited fears over data security and national digital infrastructure.
Six US Banks Have Failed in 2026, but They Held Only $1.43bn in Combined Assets
The banks that failed in 2023 held about $552.54bn. FDIC data also show a shrinking problem-bank list and higher industry profits this year.
Evernorth's XRP Treasury Faces Nasdaq Merger Vote With Room for 10bn Shares
Armada shareholders vote on 30 September. The proposed charter allows far more stock than the deal needs, putting dilution at the centre of Evernorth's XRP-per-share goal.
Trump Signs an Order Renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America'
He cannot rename Canada's half, or compel any mapmaker to follow. 'Now all we need is an ocean,' he told reporters.
Burnham Backed a £500,000 Donation Cap That Would Fall Over Time
Correspondence shows the prime minister supporting a lower limit than reported — as campaigners accuse him of a U-turn before next week's bill.
Qatar Takes a Hormuz Proposal to Tehran
A temporary shipping corridor and a joint project to clear mines from the strait, as hopes rise that US-Iran dialogue resumes.
Why Trump Wants H-1B Visas to Cost Employers More Than $100,000
A proposed one-off fee, payable whether or not the application succeeds, on top of existing charges of $2,000 to $5,000.
California Is Preparing for the President to Call Its Election a Fraud
Trump has said the state's mail-in voting is 'a fraud'. Officials are answering with public tours of the count.
Two Killed at School Near Berlin in What Police Call a Domestic Violence Incident
An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man who tried to intervene died in Gosen-Neu Zittau. A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested.
Ratko Mladić Dies at 84 in UN Custody
The Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide over Srebrenica died in the UN detention facility at The Hague. The court has ordered a full inquiry.
The CIA Director Made a Secret Trip to Moscow. That Is Not Routine.
Trump called it 'semi-routine'. The last such visit was five years ago, weeks before Russia's plans to invade Ukraine.
Burnham Rules Out an Irish Border Poll on First Visit to Belfast
A unification referendum is 'off the table', the prime minister said, pointing to Brexit and Scottish independence as votes whose divisions 'take a long time to heal'.