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The Russian foreign ministry has renewed its warning to foreign nationals and staff of diplomatic missions, urging them not to stay in or travel to Ukraine. It stated that responsibility for any possible adverse consequences would lie entirely with those who disregard the warning. The statement, issued via the ministry's official channels, reiterates a standing advisory amid the ongoing conflict.

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita carried out a busy schedule of diplomatic meetings and engagements during the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Friday, September 25, 2026. A summary of his activities was circulated as part of Morocco's coverage of the assembly session. Bourita's participation reflects Morocco's ongoing diplomatic push at the United Nations.

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied claims that foreign embassies are planning to relocate from Kyiv, pushing back against reports of diplomatic drawdowns in the capital. The statement comes amid ongoing concerns about the security situation in Ukraine, where embassy movements have previously signalled escalating threats and caused public alarm.

Scattered Spider's 2023 attack on MGM Resorts is being retold in a quirky animated explainer, with low-poly potato characters. The story shows how a single phone call, LinkedIn research and help-desk impersonation led to a password and MFA reset, ransomware across 100+ MGM servers and the shutdown of Las Vegas operations. The campaign later hit Caesars, M&S, Salesforce clients and TfL, where two members were arrested.

Cybersecurity commentators are warning that multi-factor authentication, despite protecting roughly 70% of enterprise users, does not guarantee that a user's identity is genuinely legitimate. Attackers can sidestep MFA through account recovery flows and session hijacking exploits, meaning it proves control of an authenticator rather than true identity. Security professionals are debating how organisations should treat MFA as one layer, not proof of trustworthiness.

BioTechniques takes a closer look at MFASS, a framework that runs three different splice-variant ranking methods and examines how their top-100 outputs compare. The piece explores what each ranker prioritises and how their results differ when predicting which splice variants matter most. It is part of the outlet's 'Peek behind the paper' series, in which researchers explain the reasoning and decisions behind recently published work.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has appointed a new chair of its Art of the Americas department, as reported by The Boston Globe. The announcement concerns a senior curatorial leadership role overseeing the museum's collection of North, Central and South American art. No further details about the appointee or the circumstances of the appointment are available at this time.