HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested on suspicion of collusion with foreign troops under the new national security law, his top assistant said on Twitter, in what is the highest-profile arrest still under the law. PHOTO PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder …
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NEW DELHI / KOCHI, India (Reuters) – Sitting on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid felt something was wrong when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai ran through strong winds as it headed south. Indian city of Kozhikode late on Friday. A security official inspects the …
Read More »China is targeting US electoral infrastructure with cyberattacks, O’Brien says
PHOTO PHOTO: National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien walks after interview at White House in Washington, USA, May 24, 2020. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese government-linked hackers have targeted the U.S. election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday, …
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