UK police arrested a senior member of the US Army on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence, adding that the arrest was not related to other counter-terror investigations. The 41-year-old man was detained near the city of Gloucester, west England, and remains in custody.

AMD Radeon users are reporting a driver bug that causes continuous SSD writes, even when their PCs are idle. The issue could increase SSD wear over time and potentially shorten drive lifespan.

The problem appears to involve the AMD External Events Utility (atieclxx.exe), a background process that manages display-related functions, including monitor detection, hotkeys, and FreeSync.

Deadly flash floods hit northern Iraq on Saturday as severe thunderstorms swept across the region, including in neighbouring Iran. Rainfall exceeded forecasts, with an estimated 80mm falling in the city, compared with expectations of 30mm. Two people were killed in the floods.

In Europe, Storm Bruna is forecast to bring strong winds to Portugal this week, particularly along the west coast. Gusts are expected to reach 50mph (80km/h), with heavy rain and thunderstorms also expected. The total rainfall could reach 200mm by the end of the week.

A Chinese man was referred to prosecutors Monday for allegedly disrupting a major mobile carrier's services in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district with a rogue cell tower device, with police investigating possible links to a phishing scheme using illegal radio signals.

A British soldier disobeyed a direct order to remove the SIM card from his cellphone before being deployed to a part of Estonia, approximately 90 miles west of the Russian border.

As a result of his refusal to engage in this element of operational security (opsec), the soldier, had his phone hacked, and nude photos of himself were stolen and used as blackmail against him.

Under Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency pushed cuts that left some NWS offices without enough staff to maintain regular launches. The balloons carry instruments that collect measurements of temperature, humidity, air pressure and winds high in the upper atmosphere.

Reuters reports that around 100 people made it into the construction site, with some scaling a crane to place a “fuck AI” banner. Protesters also unfurled a “Microsoft powers genocide” banner on the construction site, and chanted “Microsoft has got to go” and “free Palestine.”

Hundreds of thousands are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic control, the post office, teachers and rail staff.

Chinese authorities have dismissed reports that a suspected China-made artillery shell was found in a commercial shipping container in Papua New Guinea, saying it is a "shell-shaped wine bottle".

"It poses no danger at all," the Chinese embassy wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, drawing sceptical comments.