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Politics, aviation disruption and international security concerns featured in Tuesday’s headlines as reports emerged that US President Donald Trump was secretly flown from Turkey to the UK last month amid an alleged Iranian assassination threat. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke defended his dancing habit, insisting it does not hinder his work as he campaigns for re-election. Passengers were stranded after aviation unions picketed Air Peace over ticket sales charges and unionisation issues. The recap in full:  Trump secretly flown from Turkey to UK amid Iran assassination threat – Reports US President Donald Trump was secretly flown from Turkey to Britain…

The Coldcard hack is testing crypto investigators’ ability to measure losses from self-custody wallets, where victim reports are critical to establishing the scale of the theft.Blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant currently puts confirmed losses at 1,432 Bitcoin, while other analysts have traced substantially more funds to the attack.Galaxy Research and blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs both say their analysis points to a higher toll, while distinguishing between losses directly confirmed by victims and funds attributed to the attack through onchain patterns.That makes self-custody attacks difficult to quantify: Unlike an exchange hack, there is no complete list of affected accounts, leaving investigators…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Some bags are trendy for a season. Others quietly become the kind you reach for every single day because they make everything in your closet look a little more polished. Nicole Kidman’s latest black purse falls firmly into the second category — timeless, versatile and somehow able to elevate even a simple jeans-and-sneakers outfit. The Oscar winner was spotted in New York City on July 30, wearing a crisp white button-up layered under a gray blazer with classic blue jeans…

An 85-year-old community leader, Reuben Owie, has been shot dead by gunmen at his residence in Iguosa, near Okhunhun, Benin City, Edo State. Mr Owie, who was the secretary of Iyowa Community, was reportedly attacked at about 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, 2 August by two men, according to the police command in Edo. Eno Ikoedem, the spokeswoman of the police command confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Benin. Ms Ikoedem, an assistant superintendent of police, said the police received a report from Osayomwanbo Owie, son of the deceased, following the attack at the…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has appealed to aviation unions to suspend their ongoing industrial action against Air Peace, saying the dispute should be resolved through dialogue as the action continues to disrupt flight operations and inconvenience passengers. The regulator made the appeal in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Director-General, Chris Najomo, amid the picketing of Air Peace operations at the Lagos and Abuja airports by aviation unions. The unions accused the airline of making it difficult for workers to freely join trade unions and allegedly withholding the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) already collected…

Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has appealed to United States President Donald Trump to pay attention to the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, expressing concerns over possible violence and disruption of the electoral process. Davido made the appeal in a post shared on X on Tuesday, calling on the United States and the international community to monitor the election and encourage Nigerian authorities to protect voters and ensure that their votes are respected. “President Donald Trump, I am calling your attention to the situation in Osun State, Nigeria, as we approach the election. “There are growing concerns…

Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year “soul searching.” A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he’s been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI.Days before we spoke, OpenAI revealed it had produced the solutions to 10 long-standing mathematics problems, some of which had confounded academics for decades. Like generative AI used to produce text and images or propose ideas in science and medicine, the technology learns patterns and connections from the vast amount…

Biggest stablecoin Tether (USDT) has shed $4 billion in market cap in just two months, but history suggests that the downturn is nearly over.Key points:Tether’s 60-day rolling market-cap contraction stays near $4 billion in one of its heaviest drawdowns.Analysis suggests that the worst of bear-market selling pressure could be over as a result.Comparison to 2022 bear-market highlights an ongoing RSI divergence.USDT drawdown puts “acceleration” of Bitcoin selling in doubtOnchain analytics platform CryptoQuant in a blog post last week flagged market cap “undergoing one of its sharpest contractions on record.”“The deterioration has also accelerated at the margin: nearly $870 million of…

They rock! Demi Lovato reunited with her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas and the Jonas Brothers to celebrate the upcoming premiere of Disney’s Camp Rock 3. Lovato, 33, posed with Joe, 36, and his brothers Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, on Monday, August 10, for the world premiere of their Disney Channel original movie. (Lovato starred in the original Camp Rock films as Mitchie Torres while the Jonas Brothers played members of fictional band Connect 3.) The Jonas Brothers produced Camp Rock 3 alongside Lovato, in addition to reprising their onscreen roles alongside Wizards of…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) Branch, has declared an indefinite strike over the alleged non-implementation of the 2025 agreement between the federal government and the union, as well as unresolved local issues affecting the institution. The strike took effect from Monday, 10 August, according to the branch chairman, Zubairu Loko, who announced the decision at a press conference in Keffi. Mr Loko said the union took the decision after exhausting avenues of dialogue with the relevant authorities without securing satisfactory implementation of agreements reached. He said the branch had also obtained approval from…