Foreign actors are ramping up sophisticated disinformation campaigns ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to intelligence officials. The campaigns, led by Russia, Iran and China, seek to erode trust in American democracy through targeted influence across multiple platforms. In 2016, Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. election were often clumsy. Officials said…

Tensions continued to boil over between Israel and Iran as the countries exchanged threats during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting Monday, Oct. 28. The meeting had been called with the goal of easing hostilities between the countries.  Iran requested the meeting after Israeli airstrikes over the weekend targeted Iranian missile facilities. Those strikes were Israel’s response to an…

With exactly one week until Election Day, we’re hearing more of the fallout from a comedian’s controversial comments amid the big push by both presidential campaigns in key battleground states. And details on what happened during a U.N. Security Council meeting requested by Iran after Israeli air strikes over the weekend. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased…

The strike Israel launched against Iran on Oct. 26 was in retaliation for the ballistic missile barrage Iran fired at Israel on Oct. 1. Now, the satellite imaging company Planet Labs released photos showing damage from the Israeli attacks at two different military facilities in Iran. Analysis of the photos, taken from space, shows several…

Chinese hackers targeted the cellphones of senior Democrats and other political figures, including former President Donald Trump, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and members of the Harris campaign. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are investigating the breaches as part of a broader cyber espionage operation reportedly linked to China. Senate Majority…

A truck slammed into a crowd at a bus stop in central Israel on Sunday, Oct. 27, killing one man and injuring dozens more, in what Israeli authorities called a terrorist attack. The attack happened just north of Tel Aviv in Glilot across from a military base. Law enforcement says soldiers were among the more…

Iraq has accused Israel of violating its airspace when it carried out a series of strikes on Iran over the weekend. In a statement released Monday morning, Oct. 28, an Iraqi government spokesperson said Iraq has sent a letter to the United Nations to condemn the purported breach.  On Saturday, Oct. 26, Israel struck military targets inside Iran in response to…

It’s the final full week of the presidential campaign as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris make their final pitch to voters. And McDonald’s is bringing the Quarter Pounder back after a deadly E. coli outbreak. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. Well-known names show support…

Authorities in Arizona said a teenager will be charged as an adult in connection with a planned terror attack on a Phoenix Pride parade. A grand jury indicted 17-year-old Marvin Jalo in October 2024 on felony terrorism charges for allegedly planning to bomb the parade in a show of support for ISIS. Jalo will be…

With less than two weeks until the 2024 U.S. presidential election, foreign adversaries are increasing their efforts to disrupt the democratic process, Microsoft warns. Russia, Iran and China are targeting key political campaigns and voters using cyber tactics and disinformation, according to a report from the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center. Russia has concentrated its influence…