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Apple users in hundreds of countries are being targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, prompting the company to send alarming threat notifications to affected devices. Security experts urge recipients not to dismiss these alerts as spam, since Apple rarely issues such warnings and uses them only when a device is likely targeted. Advice circulating online explains how to check whether you are a target and what steps to take next.

Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a senior figure in France's Rassemblement National, has publicly offered his theory on the origin of Mediapart's revelations concerning party president Jordan Bardella. The comments, reported by Le HuffPost, are drawing attention in France as the RN responds to the investigative report and speculation grows over internal tensions within the party.

French railways have opened bookings for Christmas travel, andOuigo, SNCF's low-cost brand, is among the options travellers are comparing. Le Parisien reports tickets became reservable on Wednesday, while Le HuffPost warns buyers to prepare for the purchase rush and Les Echos offers advice on when to book to pay less for end-of-year trips.

An official of France's Rassemblement National has offered his own theory about the origin of Mediapart's revelations concerning party leader Jordan Bardella. The comments, reported by Le HuffPost, come as the party responds to the investigative outlet's reporting, with speculation over who leaked the information dominating political discussion in France.

Catalan politician Gabriel Rufián, asked in an interview on the television programme 'Salvados' whether fascism is on the rise in Spain, answered bluntly that what is fashionable is 'hijoputismo' — a coarse Spanish term roughly meaning behaving like a bastard. The remark, reported by HuffPost Spain, is circulating widely as a characteristically provocative take on the country's political climate and the rhetoric of its right wing.

Former special counsel Jack Smith was filmed attending an Iowa Hawkeyes game in Maryland, according to a HuffPost report. The sighting of the prosecutor, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump, is drawing attention given his low public profile since the cases were dismissed.