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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech Image Credits:AMAURY CORNU / Hans Lucas / AFP / Getty Images 7:39 AM PDT · April 10, 2026 France is moving on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move its government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on...

U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean as conflict widens The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

Lebanon enters talks with Israel but with no cards to play3 hours agoHugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, Beirut BBCWith Lebanon, again, engulfed by war, I remember a meeting I had with President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Palace, a modernist building at the top of a hill overlooking Beirut last August.Aoun, a former army chief, took office after a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah,...

Ifunanya Nwangene's tragic death highlights Nigeria's snakebite problemChristopher NwangeneChristopher Nwangene was immensely proud of his daughter Ifunanya, a talented soprano singerIfunanya Nwangene was asleep last Saturday morning in her ground-floor apartment in Nigeria's capital city when she was awoken at around 08:00 by a searing pain on her wrist."A snake came up on her bed and bit...

Apple releases security fix for older iPhones and iPads to protect against DarkSword attacks Image Credits:Apple 12:02 PM PDT · April 1, 2026 Apple has pushed a security update to older iPhones and iPads that protects against a leaked set of powerful hacking tools capable of stealing data from a person’s device. The tech giant said on Wednesday that it...