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🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

The Phone Call Between Iranians and Omanis: Muscat Calls for Negotiation and Tehran Open to Calm

Iran expresses readiness for serious efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region during a call with Oman.

Mar 1 • 16:09 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

HENRI PARKJA ⟩ One simple rule that could save 29 million euros

The article discusses a simple rule proposed by entrepreneur Henri Parkja that could prevent fraudulent phone calls purporting to be from official institutions, potentially saving 29 million euros.

Feb 28 • 11:52 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

The success of fraudsters - 60 thousand euros disappeared from a woman's account in Vilnius

Several cases of financial fraud involving significant amounts of money have been reported in Vilnius and Klaipėda, with individuals losing substantial sums through deceptive phone calls and banking app scams.

Feb 28 • 06:06 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Trump Advisor Discusses Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan with Arab Ministers

Trump's advisor, Massad Boulous, discussed the humanitarian crisis in Sudan with Saudi, Emirati, and Egyptian foreign ministers during phone calls.

Feb 27 • 20:52 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
World

Zelensky Calls Trump: “Negotiations Should Rise to Leader Level”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to elevate negotiations regarding the war in Ukraine to the leadership level during a recent phone call.

Feb 25 • 22:37 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Volunteers are still listening to more and more worries – Vasa resident Hanna Niskanen remembers a phone call that moved her to tears

A shortage of volunteers has led to many calls to helplines going unanswered, with Hanna Niskanen of Vasa recalling a particularly moving interaction she had while volunteering.

Feb 25 • 13:33 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Life & Tech

New Assistant Function: The AI that Joins the Phone Call

A new voice-activated AI assistant developed by Deutsche Telekom is set to join phone calls, offering services such as restaurant recommendations and live translations.

Feb 24 • 07:37 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Phone calls saying 'You have been digitally arrested'... PM Modi gives safety mantra

PM Modi warns citizens about digital arrest scams during his 'Mann Ki Baat' address, advising caution against cyber criminals.

Feb 22 • 06:11 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

No one calls anymore

The article reflects on the decline of phone calls between friends, emphasizing how communication has shifted away from voice to a more fragmented and impersonal form.

Feb 22 • 04:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Stunning sums: Russian-speaking scammers swindled over 100,000 euros from seniors in Vilnius

Russian-speaking scammers have defrauded elderly individuals in Vilnius, stealing more than 100,000 euros through fraudulent phone calls posing as various officials.

Feb 19 • 05:38 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Transplanted child, Premier Meloni calls the mother

Italy's Premier Meloni expressed solidarity with the mother of a transplanted child during a phone call, promising justice.

Feb 17 • 11:33 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Silent Calls and Voice Cloning: What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself

Silent calls are increasingly used by scammers to clone victims' voices for illicit access or phone scams.

Feb 17 • 06:00 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Nigeria: Nigerian Government Files Cybercrime Charges Against El-Rufai Over Alleged Interception of NSA's Phone

The Nigerian government has charged former Governor Nasir El-Rufai with cybercrime for allegedly intercepting the phone calls of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.

Feb 16 • 12:21 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Phone Recording: Google Now Dares More Than Apple

Google's new Android app allows users to record phone calls, though it is currently in beta and faces legal limitations in Germany regarding consent.

Feb 13 • 10:44 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Those hundred phone calls under the snow of Rigopiano, my brother's agony

Alessandro Di Michelangelo recounts the tragic death of his brother, Dino, during the Rigopiano avalanche, revealing the harrowing details of the incident.

Feb 13 • 00:00 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Letters to the Editor. Call and talk on the phone instead of texting

The writer advocates for better communication skills among the younger generation, urging them to use phone calls rather than text messages.

Feb 11 • 12:13 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou Rules Out Using "Phone Calls" to Track Social Fraud

Labor Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou emphasizes that the biggest social fraudsters are not individuals, but rather a small number of companies failing to pay their contributions.

Feb 11 • 09:43 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

'As soon as I answered the phone, a barrage of abuse began, I thought I was trapped'

A man named Sandeep experienced a shocking phone call filled with abuse, highlighting the prevalence of harassment through phone calls related to loans.

Feb 11 • 06:23 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

State Fire and Rescue Service: Last year almost half of the calls to the 112 emergency phone were not emergencies

Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service reports that nearly half of all calls to the 112 emergency number in 2025 were not actual emergencies, causing delays in real emergency responses.

Feb 11 • 06:10 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Stalking Against a Disabled Person. Carabiniere Arrested

A Carabiniere officer has been arrested in Italy for stalking a young woman with cognitive disabilities, involving an alarming number of phone calls and allegations of obsession and control.

Feb 11 • 04:00 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

SRE reports identity theft involving the number of its main offices; urges to refrain from giving information or money

The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) has issued a warning about identity theft involving its official phone number, urging the public to avoid sharing personal information or money through potentially fraudulent calls.

Feb 10 • 23:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Woman stabbed by husband calls for help and dies before ending the call in MT

A woman in Brazil was fatally stabbed by her husband while on the phone with the police, dying before help could arrive.

Feb 10 • 14:01 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

A 5 km walk in Valencia calls for delaying mobile access for minors under 16 years old

A 5 km walk in Valencia promotes a social pact by families to delay mobile phone access for children under 16 years of age, highlighting concerns about the risks of excessive mobile device usage.

Feb 7 • 14:53 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

"The Phone Does Not Stop"

A lawyer reports a continued influx of calls from individuals who experienced severe abuse as children at the Bakkakot care home in Iceland, highlighting ongoing issues of historical abuse and the government's response.

Feb 7 • 14:11 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
Crime & Justice

"Spoke in Russian": Reports from the Lithuanian Police - Expensive Calls Costing Residents Dearly

Lithuania's police recorded multiple instances of phone scams where victims were contacted by individuals speaking Russian and fraudulently extracted large sums of money.

Feb 7 • 09:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy

Elton John condemned the Daily Mail publisher for invading his privacy by allegedly tapping phone calls and accessing private medical information.

Feb 6 • 14:47 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

The terrifying technique that empties your bank accounts: Such calls are not harmless at all, five signs indicate fraud

Criminals are targeting retirees in the UK by using artificial intelligence to clone voices in a new wave of phone scams, making it crucial to recognize the signs of fraud.

Feb 6 • 08:00 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

Residents of Vilnius became victims of fraud - total loss exceeds 46 thousand euros

Residents of Vilnius reported losses exceeding 46,000 euros due to fraudulent phone calls from scammers posing as government officials.

Feb 6 • 07:20 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

A mistake, years of earnings ruined! How OTP scams cause huge losses in minutes

This article discusses how OTP scams, often initiated through phone calls posing as bank officials, have become a rapidly spreading form of cybercrime in India, particularly with the increase in digital payments.

Feb 6 • 07:05 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

TV characters never say 'bye' on phone calls and people are just learning why

A Reddit user points out that American TV characters rarely say 'goodbye' at the end of phone calls, leading to discussions about this common trope.

Feb 6 • 02:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

VIDEO ⟩ The winner of Postimees' lottery campaign was skeptical upon hearing the news: nowadays, all sorts of suspicious calls come in

Liisa Aavik, the winner of Postimees' lottery for a €500 trip, expressed initial skepticism about the win due to a suspicious phone call she received the same day.

Feb 5 • 20:00 UTC
🌍 Africanews
World

African students win global prize for AI education system without internet

Two students created an innovative education system that delivers content through phone calls, earning them a global award in Dubai.

Feb 5 • 18:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

David Furnish calls alleged phone hacks of him and Elton John ‘an abomination’

David Furnish criticized the Daily Mail for using allegedly illegally obtained information to write negative stories about him and Elton John, describing it as a violation.

Feb 5 • 17:25 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

RCB warns Poles against suspicious phone calls. "Do not provide any personal data"

The Government Security Centre has issued a warning to Polish citizens about vishing scams, where fraudsters impersonate bank employees.

Feb 5 • 17:10 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Trump calls family of Staff Sgt Ollis to confirm Medal of Honor award

President Donald Trump personally informed the family of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis about his Medal of Honor award in a moving phone call.

Feb 5 • 13:34 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus: A phone designed to endure and make calls without the internet

Xiaomi's 'Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus' focuses on durability as a competitive advantage, featuring Gorilla Glass protection, IP68 and IP69K ratings for water and dust resistance, a massive 6500mAh battery, and the ability to make voice calls directly without internet.

Feb 5 • 05:55 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
World

Imprisoned Nobel Laureate on Hunger Strike in Iran

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is on a hunger strike in an Iranian prison, demanding her rights to make phone calls, access to lawyers, and receiving visitors.

Feb 4 • 21:25 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Iran: Hunger strike or imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize holder of 2023, Nargis Mohammadi

Nargis Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iranian activist imprisoned since December, has begun a hunger strike to demand her right to make phone calls, according to her family's lawyer based in Paris.

Feb 4 • 19:18 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
World

After the Phone Call with Trump, China's President Xi Issues a Warning

Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for 'mutual respect' and warns President Trump regarding Taiwan during a recent phone call.

Feb 4 • 18:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The 400 prefix will identify commercial calls from the end of this summer to put an end to phone spam

A new regulation will implement the 400 prefix for commercial calls in an effort to combat phone spam, with the measure taking effect four months after its April approval.

Feb 4 • 12:35 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

Our WiFi spies on us even when we don’t have a mobile phone with us

A research team in Germany reports that new technology can identify individuals by passively capturing signals in radio networks, raising significant privacy concerns and prompting calls for stronger protection systems.

Feb 4 • 08:37 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Life & Tech

Wind turbines disrupt mobile phone network operation, and the problem worsens as production increases, says VTT

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland warns that disturbances caused by wind turbines to internet connections and calls may increase as production grows, particularly around wind farms in certain regions of Finland.

Feb 3 • 15:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

LIVE: Watch JAC1 with Melícia Moura

A live broadcast event featuring Melícia Moura, allowing audience participation via phone calls.

Feb 2 • 16:25 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
Crime & Justice

The phone number of a 14-year-old girl from Stavanger appeared in the Epstein files: - A bit scary

A phone number belonging to a 14-year-old girl from Stavanger was found in Jeffrey Epstein's files, raising safety concerns after she received calls from unknown numbers.

Feb 2 • 16:18 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The 876089557: the number from which calls have been made to seniors to guide their vote to the PSOE

In Aragón, allegations have emerged regarding phone calls made to elderly citizens to influence their vote in favor of the PSOE, with the PP denouncing these actions to the Electoral Board while also raising concerns about pension-related promises.

Feb 2 • 11:56 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Claiming Parent Enters School: "She screamed that I was making her daughter abnormal"

Many teachers report increasingly difficult relationships with certain parents, highlighting issues like late-night phone calls and weekend complaints about grades and lesson conduct.

Jan 31 • 04:30 UTC
🇺🇦 Kyiv Independent
World

Putin pitches himself as mediator after calls with Israel, Iran amid regional tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate in the Middle East after recent phone calls with the leaders of Israel and Iran amid rising tensions in the region.

Jan 16 • 12:27 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Saudi Foreign Ministry Conducts Contacts to Discuss Ways to Support Stability in the Region

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has held intensive phone calls with his Iranian, Omani, Qatari, and French counterparts to discuss regional developments and ways to enhance security and stability.

Jan 15 • 10:56 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
World

Trump calls Venezuela’s interim president 'a terrific person' after phone call

President Trump praised Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez as 'a terrific person' following a phone call, signaling a potential shift in U.S. policy towards collaboration with the post-Maduro government.

Jan 14 • 23:02 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Phone scams targeting the elderly: The phrases that ring alarm bells

The article discusses various scams targeting elderly individuals, including phone calls from unknown people requesting money under false pretenses, impersonation by scam artists posing as utility company representatives, and street thefts.

Jan 14 • 16:27 UTC

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