France Bans TikTok From Govt Devices Amid Cybersecurity Risks

Paris: In the latest move to tackle the surge in privacy and cybersecurity-related risks, the government of France has banned the Chinese video-sharing application TikTok on government devices, NHK World reported.The French government has reportedly debarred TikTok on the work phones of public-sector employees.On Friday, French Public Service Minister Stanislas Guerini declared that TikTok, a

March 25, 2023
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U.S. Alarmed Over Possibility of Russia Supporting China’s Nuclear Weapons Build-Up: Report

Washington: The US administration is increasingly alarmed over the possibility that Russia is supporting China’s build-up of nuclear weapons by supplying it with highly enriched uranium, Nikkei Asia reported. During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China’s political and to some extent material support for Russia goes against the interests of the

March 25, 2023
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Saudi-Iran Deal Brokered By China Evidence of Fiasco of Current US Administration

Singapore: China recently mediated a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it has been stated that this pact has changed the geopolitical dynamics of the West Asian region. By many measures, the peace agreement that seeks to end the underlying tensions between the two most significant players in the region bypassed the United States, which has long been the most powerful factor in

March 25, 2023
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China’s Xi Reasserts Claims Over Taiwan

Taipei: At the recently concluded "rubber-stamp" National People’s Congress (NPC) session in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled that his government would oppose "pro-independence" influences in Taiwan and called for the "peaceful development of cross-strait relations".While he sounded "moderate" in his messaging on the Taiwan issue, Xi reiterated the fundamental policy stand on it: "

March 25, 2023
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China-linked hackers target telecommunication providers in the Middle East

Researchers reported that China-linked hackers targeted telecommunication providers in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, SentinelLabs researchers spotted the initial phases of attacks against telecommunication providers in the Middle East. According to the researchers, the activity is part of the Operation Soft Cell that was first […]

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March 25, 2023
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