India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

Investigation shows journalists in India face ‘threat of unlawful surveillance’ along with other ‘tools of repression’. India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use…

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim calls on military to ‘accelerate’ war preparations | Politics News

Party speech suggests record year of weapons testing will continue into 2024 in defiance of international sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear programme, to “accelerate” war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the United States. Speaking at an…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Fighting Two people were killed and four others injured in the southern Odesa region after Russian forces sent dozens of attack drones over Ukraine in a nighttime air raid….

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China Sea. The American RC-135 plane, according to the US military, was conducting routine operations over the sensitive waterway when the Chinese fighter jet flew directly in…

Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Delors had a high-profile political career in France, where he also served as finance minister under Francois Mitterrand. Jacques Delors, former European Commission chief and a founding father of the European Union’s (EU) historic single currency project, has died. He was 98. The French socialist and ardent advocate of post-war…

Donald Trump stumbled in 2022. How is he leading the 2024 race? | Donald Trump News

Donald Trump stumbled in 2022. How is he leading the 2024 race? | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – “Florida man makes announcement.” That’s how the New York Post, a right-wing tabloid, described the launch of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign last year: with the headline equivalent of a shrug. It was a low point for Trump. Disappointing results for his handpicked candidates in the midterm elections…

Political crisis in Nigerian oil capital sparks fears of more economic woes | Oil and Gas

Political crisis in Nigerian oil capital sparks fears of more economic woes | Oil and Gas

Abuja, Nigeria – On October 30, oil-rich Rivers State, Nigeria’s oil capital, became the latest hub of political drama in the country following the state parliament’s attempted impeachment of Siminalayi Fubara, who had been governor for only five months. The impeachment notice was signed by 24 of 32 lawmakers, all…

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

South Korea sanctions North Korean spy chief over illicit cyber activities | Cybercrime News

Pyongyang is thought to use the money stolen in cyber-heists to fund its illegal weapons programmes. South Korea has imposed sanctions on North Korea’s spy chief and seven other North Koreans for alleged illicit cyber activities, which are believed to fund their country’s nuclear weapons and conventional missile programmes. Ri…

Who’s in charge of Tunisia’s streets? Writing’s on the wall | Arts and Culture

Who’s in charge of Tunisia’s streets? Writing’s on the wall | Arts and Culture

Tunis, Tunisia — Where control of the public space lies is one of the most fundamental questions at the heart of any society. Under repressive governments, such as those that held sway over Tunisia during the decades from independence up to its revolution of 2011, there was never any real…

Mary Jane Veloso case unresolved as Jokowi prepares to leave office | Death Penalty News

Mary Jane Veloso case unresolved as Jokowi prepares to leave office | Death Penalty News

Jakarta, Indonesia – For more than a decade, Mary Jane Veloso has been held in a prison in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta awaiting execution after being found guilty of drug trafficking. This year, her family got to see her for the first time in five years. “Mary Jane has…