Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia The war between Iran and Israel and the US may have far-reaching regional and global implications. By mid-March, there were signs that it could last longer than many had expected. The longer it lasts, the greater the effects on the global landscape will be. Barely three weeks
Ph. The Louvre Museum, in Paris, France. Sergii Figurnyi/Shutterstock Carmen Jordá Sanz, Universidad Camilo José Cela On Sunday October 19, criminals managed to steal eight pieces of extremely valuable jewellery from the Louvre Museum’s Gallery of Apollo, in Paris. The robbery highlights long-standing issues for criminology in the field of cultural heritage, as
Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on March 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, ordered top Trump administration officials to preserve records of their messages
A container ship sailing at night through the Baltic Sea, travelling along the Polish coast, pulls alongside a fishing boat. This behaviour immediately triggers the Polish authorities and raises questions. “You need to ask why are two vessels meeting in the middle of the sea in the middle of the night? Are they
The US Congress recently held a hearing to discuss concerns about the popular video-sharing app, TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. The app has been the subject of several controversies, including allegations of censorship and data privacy concerns. The focus of the hearing was to explore whether TikTok poses a national
This Russian short-range cruise missile, the Iskander-K, can carry nuclear warheads for several hundred miles. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern
A group of armed Islamists gathered in Gao, northern Mali in 2012. Now such groups are seeking foothold in Togo. Photo by Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Folahanmi Aina, King’s College London The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Boko Haram and the Islamic
On Thursday, researchers at online security firm Check Point detailed their latest discovery: an exploit in Zoom which would have allowed any bad actor to use a company’s vanity URL for their own video meeting. Here’s what this means. Basically, companies and organizations paying Zoom for video conferencing services can set up a