We Will Do “Everything In Our Power” To Free Captive Americans, Says Biden
US President Joe Biden vowed in an interview broadcast Friday to do “everything in our power” to free Americans taken hostage by Hamas.
Day: October 13, 2023
Forced from Israel for being Palestinian, they fear what comes next for them – and their families in Gaza
Amir and his companions were beneficiaries of a scheme allowing 18,000 people from Gaza to work in Israel. Now, they have fled to the West Bank having faced retribution for last weekend’s attack by the militants of Hamas, writes Kim Sengupta in Ramalla…
Taiwan’s Homegrown Submarine at the Center of Political Firestorm
Accusations of leaking sensitive information about the submarine program – including to China – have sparked a wave of lawsuits and counter-suits.
Insurance issues delay UK attempts to bring citizens home from Israel
British-organised repatriation flights cancelled but other countries’ flights are able to land in UKBritish citizens trying to escape the war zone in Israel are having their repatriation flights repeatedly cancelled by the British government, while eme…
IT Security Weekend Catch Up – October 13, 2023
Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We’re here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! For the less technical [VIDEO] How criminals u…
Australia Likely to Reject Indigenous ‘Voice’ Referendum
The proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, widely supported by Indigenous voters but seen as likely to fail, has raised fears and hopes, both overblown.
An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower
Exclusive: Ashley Caswell, one of a growing number of jailed pregnant women in Etowah county, is suing officials after she was denied careIn March 2021, sheriffs in Etowah county, Alabama, arrested Ashley Caswell on accusations that she’d tested positi…
The ‘95 per cent heaven’ that became a hellscape: The people living in the shadow of Gaza’s wall
In Israel, despite the dangerous neighbours, living near a border is not just a viable option or a lifestyle choice. It’s a mission.
Canon Begins Selling Chip Machines To Rival World’s Best by ASML
Canon has begun selling its nanoimprint semiconductor manufacturing systems, seeking to claw back market share by positioning the technology as a simpler and more attainable alternative to the leading-edge tools of today. From a report: The Tokyo-based…
Misinformation Is Warfare
Joan Donovan explores how misinformation had become a tactic in the Israel-Hamas war.