Chinese state hackers, known as Salt Typhoon, have breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said today. During a Wednesday press briefing, the White House official told reporters that these breaches include a total of eight telecom firms in the United States, with only four previously known….
Dec. 5 (UPI) — The European Commission Wednesday issued a retention order to TikTok to preserve data on the Romanian election and for upcoming EU elections amid suspicion of Russian interference in the vote. “We ordered TikTok today to freeze and preserve all data and evidence linked to the Romanian elections, but also for upcoming…
The annual list of the most popular baby names in England and Wales has been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and it’s clear the UK has favourites The baby names that parents in the UK love the most have been revealed – and some may surprise you. The Office for National Statistics…
South Korea’s president shocked the country on Tuesday night when, out of the blue, he declared martial law in the Asian democracy for the first time in nearly 50 years. Yoon Suk Yeol’s drastic decision – announced in a late-night TV broadcast – mentioned “anti-state forces” and the threat from North Korea. But it soon…
Dec. 4 (UPI) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier lacks the confidence of France’s National Assembly, which on Wednesday night voted to force his resignation while approving a “no-confidence” motion. A coalition of right- and left-leaning ministers voted 331 to 247 to approve a no-confidence motion and force Barnier, 73, to resign. Barnier’s removal comes…
The haul was the biggest seizure of fentanyl in Sinaloa, the state that shares the same name as the infamous drug cartel The Mexican military captured more than a ton of fentanyl pills, one of the biggest seizures of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history, during two raids on Tuesday, officials said. The raids…
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice when he was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. Thompson — who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown — exercised stock options and sold…
The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this month in two federal cases, to shield him from potential persecution by the outgoing president’s…
Dec. 2 (UPI) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday where he was set to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce new funding for Ukraine. Scholze said he would announce $684 million in new military aid for Ukraine to be delivered this month as he declared that “Germany…
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used the controversial Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to force the adoption of next year’s social security budget plan. In retaliation, opposition parties from the left and far right are threatening his government with a no-confidence vote. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government is hanging on by a thread….