China’s volunteer programmers work in the shadows to keep the internet free
Open-source platforms such as V2Ray are gaining popularity amid Beijing's crackdown on commercial VPNs.
At least three killed in multiple Russian attacks on Kharkiv
An apartment building was among sites hit in Ukraine's second-biggest city with at least 16 people reported injured.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 826
As the war enters its 826th day, these are the main developments.
With prolonged Gaza war, Israel’s Netanyahu may outlast Biden: Analysts
Top Israeli official says war will continue until year's end, pushing it past US presidential elections in November.
Trump guilty on all 34 felony charges
A New York jury convicted former US President Donald Trump on all 34 charges in his ‘hush money' trial.
Donald Trump outside the courtroom: ‘This was a rigged trial’
‘I’m a very innocent man’. Former US president and now convicted felon Donald Trump spoke after his verdict was read.
Jury finds Donald Trump found guilty on all counts
Former US president Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Indian and Pakistani cricketers band together for USA’s T20 World Cup dream
Co-hosts USA enter the T20 World Cup as outsiders but with a united multiracial dressing room that goes beyond cricket.
Donald Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money trial, New York jury finds
Verdict in historic trial against former US president comes just months before the country votes in November elections.
Phone taps and intimidation: Israel’s war against the ICC
Israeli officials are accused of using phone taps, spying and intimidation against ICC prosecutors.
Hamas says it will not enter negotiations unless Israel stops war on Gaza
The Palestinian group says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' including exchange of captives if Israel ends assault.
Can Haiti’s new prime minister bring stability?
A transitional presidential council sworn in last month has chosen a leader for the country for the next two years.
Biden’s support among Arab Americans plummets amid Gaza war, new poll shows
Forty percent of Arab Americans in key US swing states say they are 'not enthusiastic at all' about November's election.
EU agrees tariffs on Russian, Belarusian grain imports from July
The bloc says the charges on grain and other farm products will halt imports of these goods.
US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms
Recent decisions by US gov't and platforms have made organising on TikTok, Instagram much harder for activists.
High winds leave crew dangling from Beijing skyscraper
Extreme wind sends workers swaying high above ground from cables attached to the CCTV headquarters in Beijing
Conservative Mark Logan defects to Labour in fresh blow to Rishi Sunak
Former Bolton North East MP says Tory party is ‘now unrecognisable’ and likens this general election to 1997
Rishi Sunak has been dealt a fresh blow from within his own ranks after another outgoing Conservative MP said he is now backing Labour.
Mark Logan, who represented Bolton North East until parliament was dissolved, said the Tory party was “now unrecognisable” from the one he joined a decade ago and that Labour could “bring back optimism into British life”.
Continue reading...Europol and US seize website domains, luxury goods in $6bn cybercrime bust
‘World’s largest botnet’ – spread through infected emails – taken down through coordinated police action among several countries
US authorities announced on Thursday that they had dismantled the “world’s largest botnet ever”, allegedly responsible for nearly $6bn in Covid insurance fraud.
The Department of Justice arrested a Chinese national, YunHe Wang, 35, and seized luxury watches, more than 20 properties and a Ferrari. The networks allegedly operated by Wang and others, dubbed “911 S5”, spread ransomware via infected emails from 2014 to 2022. Wang allegedly accrued a fortune of $99m by licensing his malware to other criminals. The network allegedly pulled in $5.9bn in fraudulent unemployment claims from Covid relief programs.
Continue reading...Federal authorities investigate near-collision of two planes at Virginia airport
American Airlines plane forced to abort takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport as another flight cleared for landing
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport in which a plane was forced to brake to narrowly avoid a collision with another plane, the second near-collision at the airport in less than two months.
At around 10.20am on Wednesday, Boston-bound American Airlines flight 2134, carrying approximately 100 passengers and crew, was cleared for takeoff and began to accelerate.
Continue reading...Bob Menendez: Democratic senator charged with bribery set to run as independent
Embattled senator reportedly procures 800 signatures needed before 4 June deadline to appear on November ballot
Senator Bob Menendez has reportedly procured enough signatures to run for re-election as an independent, even while the incumbent Democrat faces bribery charges over his alleged work promoting the interests of the Egyptian government.
NBC News reported on Thursday that Menendez secured the 800 signatures needed by 4 June to appear on the November ballot, although the senator’s team hopes to collect as many as 10,000 signatures before the Tuesday deadline.
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