MI5 Director General Ken McCallum expressed concern that artificial intelligence could enable extremist groups to develop or synthesize novel bioweapons

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Jordanian authorities reported no immediate claim of responsibility for the October 23, 2026 attack on St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Karak

Masked gunmen opened fire during a funeral procession at the Hamoud church in Jordan's Karak governorate on October 23, 2026

Jordanian state media initially reported seven people killed in the October 23, 2026 Karak church attack, while Jordan's Public Security Directorate later stated six were confirmed dead

Jordanian government spokesperson Mohammad Al-Momani called the October 23, 2026 shooting at the Hamoud church a heinous attack and stated that security forces were deployed to Karak to pursue the suspects

Witness Khaled Burqan told Al-Mamlaka television that two assailants, one armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle, fired on dozens of mourners at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Hamoud for several minutes

The October 23, 2026 Karak church shooting left between 10 and 28 people injured

Political analyst Xavier Abu Eid noted that the October 23, 2026 attack on the Karak church conflicts with Jordan's public diplomacy as a custodian of Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem

Deadly violent attacks are historically rare in Jordan and in the Karak governorate

Eyewitness Tamer Halasa reported that more than 150 people were gathered inside and outside St. George's Greek Orthodox Church when two individuals stepped out of a vehicle and began shooting

In 2016, an ISIL assault in Karak resulted in 10 deaths, including security officers and a Canadian tourist, at a Crusader-era castle before security forces killed the attackers

The October 23, 2026 attack at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church occurred in the predominantly Christian town of Hamoud in northern Karak

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim chaired a National Cyber Security Committee meeting where officials discussed potential risks of Waze monitoring Malaysian citizens' data

During a National Cyber Security Committee meeting held on Oct 21, the Malaysian government reviewed cyber threats, autonomous AI risks, and measures to strengthen digital preparedness and sovereignty

Malaysia's National Cyber Security Committee reviewed the security of MyDigital ID to ensure digitalized public services remain secure without compromising national trust

Separatist militants in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province have killed at least eight Iranian security personnel in three weeks, including a police officer, a Basij fighter, and a senior IRGC commander.

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