NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal

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Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp

Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.

The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday.

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Biden’s off to his final global summits. Other leaders are already moving on. – POLITICO

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  1. Biden’s off to his final global summits. Other leaders are already moving on.  POLITICO
  2. Biden set to meet with world leaders who have already moved on to Trump  CNN
  3. Biden concludes foreign diplomacy in region where US influence overshadowed by China  Fox News
  4. Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory  The New York Times
  5. Biden arrives in Peru for international summit and meeting with Xi as world leaders brace for Trump  The Associated Press
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Argentina’s president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump – The Washington Post

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  1. Argentina’s president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump  The Washington Post
  2. Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago  CNN
  3. Argentina stokes concerns it could quit Paris climate accord  Financial Times
  4. COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries  Reuters
  5. Azerbaijan leader accuses France of colonial ‘crimes’ in COP29 speech  Al Jazeera English
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Archbishop of Canterbury who criticized Israel repeatedly forced to resign – All Israel News

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  1. Archbishop of Canterbury who criticized Israel repeatedly forced to resign  All Israel News
  2. The Fall of Archbishop Welby | Carl R. Trueman  First Things
  3. John Smyth victim calls for more bishops to resign over abuse cover-up  The Guardian
  4. The downfall of the archbishop of Canterbury  National Catholic Reporter
  5. Friday, November 15, 2024  Albert Mohler
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Stop ‘draconian’ mass deportations of Haitians fleeing gangs, activists say

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Tens of thousands deported from Caribbean states, as Dominican Republic pledges to return 10,000 people a week

Activists have called on Caribbean governments to halt the mass deportation of Haitians fleeing escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

In the past month, tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti, including 61,000 from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, whose president recently pledged to deport 10,000 migrants a week.

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We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising? – Vox.com

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  1. We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising?  Vox.com
  2. When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon  NPR
  3. Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research  The Hill
  4. Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels hit record high this year  Axios
  5. ‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record  The New York Times
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Gary Oldman to read CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need

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Actor ‘honoured’ to recite story and hopes it ‘brings warmth and encouragement’ to children and families

The British actor and Hollywood star Gary Oldman has said he is “very honoured” to read a special CBeebies bedtime story for Children in Need.

The 66-year-old Oscar and three-time Bafta winner will recite the story during Friday night’s 2024 edition of the charity fundraising show. The story of “warmth and encouragement and hope” has been written specifically for Children in Need by Claire Taylor and is based on a true story, with illustrations from Tim Budgen.

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Investment firm London Capital & Finance was Ponzi scheme, court rules

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Judge Robert Miles says former chief Michael Thomson and four others knowingly participated in fraud

Investment firm London Capital & Finance (LCF), whose failure in 2019 triggered one of Britain’s biggest retail investment scandals, operated as a Ponzi scheme, a London judge ruled on Thursday.

The high court said former chief executive Michael Thomson and four others had knowingly participated in the fraud, misled investors and misappropriated assets in a ruling welcomed by LCF’s joint administrators, which brought the case.

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Girl who died after leaving police vehicle on M5 named as Tamzin Hall

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Police say family of 17-year-old have asked for privacy after she was fatally struck by car on motorway in Somerset

A teenage girl who fled a stationary police vehicle on the M5 and was fatally struck by a car has been named as Tamzin Hall.

The 17-year-old from Wellington, Somerset, died after being struck by a vehicle travelling southbound on the motorway between Bridgwater and Taunton shortly after 11pm on Monday.

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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine carries out a textbook ambush in Kursk – Daily Kos

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  1. Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine carries out a textbook ambush in Kursk  Daily Kos
  2. A Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Met A Russian Armored Column Head-On—And Wrecked It  Forbes
  3. National Guard soldiers destroy enemy IFV with its crew in Siversk sector  Ukrinform
  4. Frontline report: elite Ukrainian brigades obliterate Russian marines and North Koreans in counteroffensive with tanks and anti-tank mines  Euromaidan Press
  5. Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles  Yahoo! Voices
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China opens huge port in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America – The Washington Post

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  1. China opens huge port in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America  The Washington Post
  2. Xi Jinping opens huge port in Peru funded by China  NBC News
  3. Xi Jinping brings the multi-billion-dollar charm in Peru, as Anthony Albanese calls for calm amongst leaders  ABC News
  4. China’s president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out  The Associated Press
  5. China's Xi says Chancay Port the start of a new maritime-land corridor between China and Latin America  Reuters
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Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse – The Associated Press

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  1. Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse  The Associated Press
  2. Explosions Outside Brazil’s Supreme Court Leave 1 Dead  The New York Times
  3. Brazil bomb attack hurts Bolsonaro comeback efforts, deepening political divide  Reuters Canada
  4. Bombings in Brazil’s capital revive fears over fate of democracy  The Washington Post
  5. Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court  CNN
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Elizabeth Warren denounces Biden administration over Gaza humanitarian situation

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Massachusetts senator now joins Bernie Sanders in endorsing joint resolution of disapproval against Joe Biden

Elizabeth Warren, a leading progressive voice in the US Senate, has denounced the Biden administration’s failure to punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and endorsed a joint resolution of disapproval in Congress.

The amount of aid reaching the territory has dropped to the lowest level in 11 months, official Israeli figures show. The White House last month gave Israel an ultimatum of 30 days to improve conditions or risk losing military support. As the deadline expired on Tuesday, international aid groups said Israel had fallen far short.

But the US state department announced it would not take any punitive action, insisting that Israel was making limited progress and was not blocking aid and therefore not violating US law. Warren condemned the Biden administration’s decision to continue supplying arms to its ally.

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Fifteen killed in Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media say – CNN

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  1. Fifteen killed in Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media say  CNN
  2. Israel Bombs Targets in Syria, and Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon  The New York Times
  3. Middle East crisis live: Israeli strike kills six in southern Lebanon, health ministry says  The Guardian
  4. 2 Israeli airstrikes hit Syria’s capital and a suburb, killing 15 people, Syrian state media says  The Associated Press
  5. Hagari: IDF will not permit weapons trafficking to Hezbollah from Syria  The Jerusalem Post
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