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(MENAFN) France declared Wednesday that it has become a deliberate target of Russian information warfare as a direct consequence of its steadfast backing of Ukraine, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux issuing a stark warning about the broader threat facing the continent. "Russia is ... attacking Ukraine first and France second," Confavreux told a radio station.

(MENAFN) Lebanon’s culture minister has warned that ongoing Israeli strikes in the country’s south are placing important cultural and historical landmarks in serious danger, with some sites reportedly coming under direct attack. Speaking to AFP, Culture Minister Ghassan Salame said that bombardments were occurring dangerously close to the ancient ruins of Tyre, a UNESCO World Heritage site, raising concerns about the preservation of the area’s archaeological heritage.

(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has urged authorities to take strong action against individuals accused of intentionally spreading false information online after rumors circulated that the government planned to force citizens to sell their US dollar holdings. Responding to reports on Tuesday, Lee addressed claims that law enforcement officials had identified several people allegedly involved in disseminating the misinformation through online platforms.

(MENAFN) Reports indicate that the remains of a missing employee of a major US nuclear research facility have been identified nearly a year after her disappearance, bringing a significant development to a case that had drawn national attention. Authorities in New Mexico have confirmed the identification of human remains discovered in a remote forested area as those of Melissa Casias, an employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory who had been missing since June 2025.

(MENAFN) Britain's economic outlook remains dim through 2026 and 2027, weighed down by the ripple effects of the Middle East conflict, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warned Tuesday in its latest forecast update. The BCC trimmed its 2026 GDP growth projection to 0.9 percent — down from an earlier estimate of 1 percent — while penciling in modest expansions of 1 percent in 2027 and 1.3 percent in 2028, painting a picture of an economy struggling to build meaningful momentum.

(MENAFN) According to reports, China has called on the United States and Iran to respect their ceasefire commitments and avoid what it described as a slide back into renewed warfare amid escalating regional tensions. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said in Beijing that China is “deeply concerned over the current situation,” as reported by state media briefings.

(MENAFN) Russia's Defense Ministry said a recent wave of airstrikes targeted several Ukrainian defense-related facilities, including a production site belonging to Fire Point, a company that has been the subject of corruption allegations in Ukraine. According to a statement issued by the ministry, the strikes formed part of a broader operation against military-industrial infrastructure across Ukraine.

(MENAFN) Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus delivered a scathing indictment of the global institutional order Wednesday, declaring that the pillars of the international system have crumbled and that the United Nations has been rendered toothless in the face of mounting global conflicts.

(MENAFN) Meta has addressed a serious security weakness in its AI-powered support system that enabled cybercriminals to bypass protections and gain control of premium Instagram accounts. "This issue has been resolved and we are securing impacted accounts," a Meta representative said on the social media platform X on Tuesday. According to reports, details of the vulnerability spread through Telegram groups before gaining wider attention on X.