EU plans phase out of high risk telecom suppliers, in proposals seen as targeting China
The European Union plans to phase out telecom gear from companies in “high risk” countries, targeting Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE.
Day: January 20, 2026
Setapp Mobile, one of the first alt iOS app stores launched in 2024 after the EU’s DMA, plans to shut down, blaming “still-evolving and complex business terms” (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Setapp Mobile, one of the first alt iOS app stores launched in 2024 after the EU’s DMA, plans to shut down, blaming “still-evolving and complex business terms” — Ukraine-based developer MacPaw i…
UK’s Challenger 3 tank hits milestone with crewed live fire
Outlining next steps, Rheinmetall said that “the tank will undergo further trials, as it moves towards operational service as the centrepiece of the British Army’s modernisation programme.”
Glam ‘rich kids of Iran’ flaunt wealth of elite pro-regime families while protesters are slaughtered in their thousands
GLAMOROUS “rich kids” of Iran’s ruling elite are flaunting their wealth while thousands of anti-regime protesters are slaughtered. Widespread protests have rocked Iran for weeks – with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei enforcing a deadly clampdown …
Spain train crash investigators hunt for remaining bodies in wreckage as death toll rises
Hundreds of passengers were on board the trains before the high-speed collision that has claimed at least 41 lives
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it ‘act of great stupidity’
The US president says it is “another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired”.
In their words: What the leaders of France, Norway and NATO wrote to Trump – AP News
In their words: What the leaders of France, Norway and NATO wrote to Trump AP NewsTrump airing Macron’s private message was designed to hurt and intimidate The GuardianHere’s What World Leaders Are Texting Trump The Wal…
EU Launches GCVE to Track Vulnerabilities Without Relying on US
The new EU-funded GCVE project is breaking dependence on US databases to track software flaws. Discover how this decentralised system aims to ensure global cybersecurity.
France’s PM invokes Article 49.3 to force through budget bill
French PM Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday forced part of of a highly-contested budget bill through parliament without a vote by invoking Article 49.3 of the Constitution. FRANCE 24’s James André said two votes of no-confidence are expected, one by the ha…
Pepper spray drones & red-eyed robot wolves deployed to battle killer bears terrorising Japan after spate of attacks
JAPAN has unleashed pepper-spraying drones and red-eyed robot wolves in a desperate bid to stop killer bears. There has been a surge of savage attacks that has left the country on edge. With bears roaming in towns, schools and supermarkets, victims hav…