Chinese hackers target Trump, Vance and Harris campaign phones: US media | Cybercrime News

Chinese hackers target Trump, Vance and Harris campaign phones: US media | Cybercrime News

FBI is investigating alleged access to cellphone networks by people associated with Beijing. The FBI has launched a probe into alleged hacking by China after reports said the phones of Donald Trump and JD Vance may have been compromised. Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by the United States Republican presidential…

Venezuelan opposition activist found dead after detention: Political party | Nicolas Maduro News

Venezuelan opposition activist found dead after detention: Political party | Nicolas Maduro News

The Voluntad Popular party blames the Maduro government for death of co-founder Edwin Santos. A Venezuelan opposition leader has been found dead after being taken into state custody, according to his political party. Voluntad Popular (Popular Will), a centre-left party that opposes the government of President Nicolas Maduro, said local…

Can Europe change the course of Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Can Europe change the course of Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict

A Dutch advisory body says European countries should do more to prevent a larger conflict. European countries have been under pressure to get more involved in the continuing conflict in the Middle East. Almost all EU countries showed unequivocal support for Israel following the Hamas-led attack on October 7. But…

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration | US Election 2024 News

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration | US Election 2024 News

The trend extends beyond the US to European nations such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In July, for instance, the nativist Reform UK Party secured the third-largest share of votes in the British election following a campaign in which party leader Nigel Farage promised a “freeze” on immigration….

Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses | Indigenous Rights News

Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses | Indigenous Rights News

United States President Joe Biden has issued a formal apology to Native Americans for the government’s role in separating Indigenous children from their parents and forcing them into abusive boarding schools. Biden gave the apology, long-sought by Tribal nations, on Friday during his first-ever visit to Native country, calling the…

13 ex-Trump officials back Kelly’s stand against Trump | Donald Trump News

13 ex-Trump officials back Kelly’s stand against Trump | Donald Trump News

The former Trump aides are ‘not surprised’ by Kelly’s claims Trump complimented Hitler and scorned the US constitution. A group of Donald Trump-era officials have rallied behind former Chief of Staff John Kelly after he warned that the former president behaves like a “fascist” and craves dictatorship. In a letter…

Brazil seals bn compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapse | Mining News

Brazil seals $30bn compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapse | Mining News

The dam collapse unleashed wave of tailings in disaster that killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless, flooded forests. Brazil has signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85bn) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015, one of the country’s worst environmental disasters. The agreement…

Lebanon added to money laundering ‘grey list’ | Business and Economy News

Lebanon added to money laundering ‘grey list’ | Business and Economy News

Global watchdog adds Lebanon to its list of nations subject to increased monitoring of financial transactions. A global anti-money laundering watchdog has added Lebanon to its “grey list” of nations that are subject to increased monitoring of financial transactions. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Friday that…

“My life will never be the same”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel and Palestine | Gaza

“My life will never be the same”: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel and Palestine | Gaza

Ta-Nehisi Coates talks with Marc Lamont Hill about the ties between Palestinian oppression and systemic racism. Seven years after his last nonfiction book, acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates returns with The Message, chronicling his separate trips to Senegal, South Carolina, Israel and the occupied West Bank. Coates says witnessing Palestinian oppression…

US to evacuate some diplomats from Haiti after recent gang attacks: Reports | Gun Violence News

US to evacuate some diplomats from Haiti after recent gang attacks: Reports | Gun Violence News

The United States embassy in Haiti is preparing to evacuate some of its non-essential diplomatic staff as a powerful gang coalition tightens its grip on Haiti’s capital, according to US media reports. Gunman targeted two of the US embassy’s vehicles this week, though no personnel were injured, the US Department…