What is Signal, the app Trump officials used to discuss war plans – Axios

  1. What is Signal, the app Trump officials used to discuss war plans  Axios
  2. Days after the Signal leak, the Pentagon warned the app was the target of hackers  NPR
  3. White House response to chat group scandal has echoes of Putin playbook  The Telegraph
  4. What is the Signal messaging app and how secure is it?  BBC.com
  5. Opinion | Signal and the Future of National Security  The Wall Street Journal
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Turkish opposition leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor amid protests – The Washington Post

  1. Turkish opposition leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor amid protests  The Washington Post
  2. ‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests  The Guardian
  3. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is throttling Turkey’s democracy  The Economist
  4. Protests in Turkey Over Istanbul Mayor’s Detention: What to Know About the Turmoil  The New York Times
  5. Turkey’s opposition leader visits jailed Erdogan challenger Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu  The Associated Press
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US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist, including Inspur units – Reuters

  1. US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist, including Inspur units  Reuters
  2. U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing's AI, chip capabilities  CNBC
  3. U.S. Adds Export Restrictions to More Chinese Tech Firms Over Security Concerns  The New York Times
  4. US imposes trade restrictions on dozens of entities with eye on China  CNA
  5. US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export blacklist  Financial Times
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Wong calls ‘reprehensible’ letter targeting Hong Kong activist in Australia a ‘threat to national sovereignty’

Ted Hui received letter offering reward for information about his family after China accused Australia of interfering with its internal affairs

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has described another threatening letter sent to an exiled Hong Kong dissident in Australia as “reprehensible”, a “threat to our national sovereignty” and “the safety and security of Australians”.

The anonymous letter, mailed from Hong Kong and sent to Ted Hui’s Adelaide office, offered his colleagues $203,000 for information on his whereabouts and his family. It arrived just days after China’s foreign ministry accused the Albanese government of interfering with its internal affairs.

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How Trump blew up the world order – and left Europe scrabbling – BBC.com

  1. How Trump blew up the world order - and left Europe scrabbling  BBC.com
  2. Europe’s War in Ukraine: The Continent’s Risky Task of Keeping Kyiv in the Fight—and Defending Itself  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  3. Europe, Deterrence, and Long-Range Strike  War On The Rocks
  4. What if Europe had to fight tonight – without the Americans?  Wavell Room
  5. Europe could blow the west apart  Prospect Magazine
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