The leader of Hezbollah movement, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, urged the Lebanese parliament to elect a new president, declaring the movement’s support for former president Suleiman Franjieh as their candidate.
Canada announces a probe to examine possible Chinese election interference
The announcement of a probe of possible Chinese influence in Canadian elections follows a newspaper report stating that China preferred to see Trudeau’s Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election.
Buster Murdaugh calls the police on photographers following him days after father jailed
Alex Murdaugh was convicted last week for murdering his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul
NT police unit involved in Kumanjayi Walker shooting was a ‘paramilitary group’, inquest told
Academic also tells coroner that texts sent by constable Zachary Rolfe showed a ‘cowboy’ mindset with a ‘sense of impunity’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe specialist police unit involved in the fatal shootin…
China denies Mark Mobius’ claims that its government is restricting capital flow
Chinese authorities denied claims of billionaire investor Mark Mobius saying that he is unable to wire funds out of China due to government restrictions on capital flow.
Why Vietnam’s State-Owned Electric Utility EVN is in Financial Trouble
According to recent reports, the utility is posting huge losses and may run out of cash as early as May.
‘Invisible hand’: Xi condemns US-led ‘suppression of China’
Xi Jinping criticised the United States’ attempts to suppress and contain China during his speech to party delegates at an annual congress in Beijing. Xi said that the United States’s perception and views of China are seriously distorted and that an ‘i…
Who are the Wagner mercenaries and why are they so involved in Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment
LastPass Hack: Engineer’s Failure to Update Plex Software Led to Massive Data Breach
The massive breach at LastPass was the result of one of its engineers failing to update Plex on their home computer, in what’s a sobering reminder of the dangers of failing to keep software up-to-date.
The embattled password management service last wee…
Demonstrators set to paralyse France in massive pension reform protests
France’s trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.