BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources. Debris will …
Read More »China is targeting US electoral infrastructure with cyberattacks, O’Brien says
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, indicating a more active level of heightened Chinese interference. O’Brien’s remarks appeared to go above and beyond a statement issued Friday by the …
Read More »Johnson is worried about losing the power and magic of the UK if Scotland leaves
PHOTO PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson handcuffs during a visit to North Yorkshire Police to meet with recently graduated police officers in Northallerton, UK July 30, 2020. Charlotte Graham / Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday that Britain would be weaker than …
Read More »Test of royal taboos: within the new youth protests of Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Over two days of video calls earlier this month, about a dozen students from the Kasetsart and the Mahanakorn universities in Thailand debated breaking a taboo that could land them in jail: openly challenging the powerful monarchy of the country, according to two people at the talks. …
Read More »RPT-EXPLAINER-Microsoft’s TikTok bid spotlights the history of Windows maker with China
(Repeats to more subscribers) By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. has emerged as the most likely buyer of US operations of TikTok, the popular Chinese short video app that prepares US President Donald Trump for effective bans on national security grounds. A deal would be in …
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