European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks In Brief Posted: 11:53 AM PDT · April 16, 2026 Image Credits:JOHN THYS / AFP / Getty Images A coalition of global law enforcement agencies have sent emails to more than 75,000 alleged cybercriminals who paid for a service to launch cyberattacks that can knock websites...

Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront32 minutes agoNada TawfikNew York correspondent, BBC NewsMelania Trump: 'I never had a relationship with Epstein'As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made his address to the nation on Iran, there was absolutely no indication that this would...

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Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck goldGetty ImagesGold bars taken from the SS Central America ship are displayed at the Museum of American Financial History in 2003 in New York CityA US deep-sea treasure hunter who refused to disclose the location of a famed shipwreck's gold coins has been released from prison after a decade, with 500 coins still unaccounted...

As Cuba struggles with power cuts, how is the island holding out?Cuba's grid operator has restored intermittent power after the national electric grid collapsed on 16 March. It comes amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already struggling fuel, food, and medicine shortages. Several small groups of residents across Havana have in recent days banged pots in protest...