US-brokered peace talks between Russia and Ukraine concluded their first day in Geneva, while the US military reported strikes on alleged drug boats, and Bayer offered a settlement in a weedkiller cancer case. Additionally, a report claimed Kenyan authorities used Israeli technology to crack an activist's phone, and a dark web investigator uncovered a clue to rescue an abused girl.
The first day of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, brokered by the US, ended in Geneva, Switzerland, according to BBC World. The negotiations, which began a week before the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, are set to continue Wednesday morning, according to top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov. Hopes for a breakthrough are low, as the Kremlin has not wavered from its demands for Ukrainian territory. Meanwhile, Russian strikes on Ukraine continue.
In other news, the US military reported that American forces launched assaults on three alleged drug-smuggling boats, resulting in the deaths of 11 people, according to The Guardian. The military action, which occurred on Monday, brought the number of fatalities caused by US strikes to 145 since September, when Donald Trump called on American armed forces to attack people deemed narco-terrorists.
Bayer, the German bio-tech giant, proposed paying $7.25 billion to resolve a legal battle in the US over whether its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, BBC Business reported. The possible settlement is part of a broader push to secure closure over the claims, which have weighed on the company since it bought Monsanto. Bayer has already paid roughly $10 billion to resolve litigation related to Roundup. The company maintains that the product is safe.
A report also claimed that Kenyan authorities used Israeli technology to crack the phone of activist Boniface Mwangi, according to The Guardian. Mwangi, a prominent pro-democracy activist, noticed a problem with one of his phones after it was returned to him by Kenyan authorities following his arrest last July: it was no longer password protected. The report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Mwangi's phone. "I know that my phone calls are monitored and my messages are read," Mwangi stated.
Finally, a specialist online investigator uncovered a clue on the dark web that led to the potential rescue of an abused girl, according to BBC Technology. Greg Squire, the investigator, was struggling to find the girl, whose disturbing images were being shared on the dark web. The abuser was conscious of "covering their tracks," Squire said. However, a clue on a bedroom wall helped pinpoint the girl's location.
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