Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of US efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Story by Jennie Shin.
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Former French culture minister resigns amid Epstein links investigation
Jack Lang is facing allegations of past financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
China’s Presence Looms Large in Japanese Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s handling of bilateral relations has become a campaign issue. Her earlier comments on Taiwan brought reprisals from Beijing.
Washington Post CEO resigns after sweeping job cuts
The Washington Post said Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers. Story by Simon Moritz.
Former French minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud probe
France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
US maintains pressure on Iran, Tehran says won’t be intimidated by military presence
On Saturday, the US envoy to the Middle East visited an aircraft carrier stationed in the Gulf. Tehran says it is ready to negotiate on its nuclear program, but not on its ballistic missiles. Simon Moritz and Nicolas Chamontin take a look.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win in snap elections
Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japan’s popular Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.
DKnife toolkit abuses routers to spy and deliver malware since 2019
DKnife is a Linux toolkit used since 2019 to hijack router traffic and deliver malware in cyber-espionage attacks. Cisco Talos found DKnife, a powerful Linux toolkit that threat actors use to spy on and control network traffic through routers and edge devices. It inspects and alters data in transit and installs malware on PCs, phones, […]
Cuba’s Communist Government Has Lasted 67 Years. Will It Fall Under Trump?
The Trump administration, which has tightened the U.S. chokehold on Cuba by cutting off foreign oil, is betting that this is the Cuban communist revolution’s last year.