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Elina TossavainenA soon as Meri-Tuuli Auer saw the subject line in her junk folder, she knew it was no ordinary spam email. It contained her full name and her social security number - the unique code Finnish people use to access public services and banking.The email was full of details about Auer no one else should know.The sender knew she had been having psychotherapy through a company called Vastaamo. They said they had hacked into Vastaamo's patient database…

For over two weeks, demonstrations rocked Iran and, according to a human rights group, more than 2,600 protesters have been killed. Protesters have been met with deadly force by authorities, masked by a near total shutdown of the internet and communication services. Reporting from the Iranian-Armenian border, the BBC's Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bachega, described the "anger and frustration" of Iranians and their concerns over the future. "People are simply terrified to join the demonstrations," he added. The…

Leehyun Choi,SeoulandKelly NgGetty ImagesThis verdict comes more than a year after Yoon's short-lived martial law decreeSouth Korea's beleaguered ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, falsifying documents and obstructing justice when he tried and failed to impose martial law in the country in 2024. He has also been sentenced to five years in jail.Yoon is facing three other trials for charges ranging from insurrection to violating campaign law. The verdict comes more than…

Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees.The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar "normalised abuse" in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: "I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me."The allegations, which were first reported earlier this week, are being investigated by…

Myanmar has denied committing genocide against the Ronhingya people, saying The Gambia has failed to provide enough proof, as it begun its defence at the UN's top court.Ko Ko Hlaing, a Myanmar government representative, told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the allegation was "unsubstantiated".Earlier this week, The Gambia's foreign minister Dawda Jallow told the court Myanmar wanted to erase the minority Muslim population through its use of "genocidal policies".Thousands of Rohingya were killed and…

EPA/ShutterstockSecurity has been tightened across the country with vote counting under wayAt least seven Ugandan opposition supporters were killed overnight in disputed circumstances, as President Yoweri Museveni has taken a strong lead in results from Thursday's presidential election.The opposition say they were attacked by security forces in the home of an MP in Butambala, about 55km (35 miles) south-west of the capital, Kampala, while police blame the violence on the opposition.Electoral figures so far put Museveni in front…

A man has gone on trial in Germany charged with driving his car into a crowd of people in the city of Munich last year, killing two people.The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N, in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national.Prosecutors say that on the morning of 13 February 2025, he deliberately drove his BMW Mini into a trade union demonstration in the centre of Munich. About 1,400 people were taking part in the…

The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when".Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards which he said "will facilitate our task and prevent more loss of life".More than 2,000 protesters have been killed, according to human rights groups, in demonstrations that started…