Thousands of Hongkongers have headed to mainland China to spend the National Day holiday despite local events and offerings, with residents opting for a variety of activities across the border including indoor skiing, dining and sightseeing. Crowds started to build at major checkpoints as early as 9am on Wednesday, as eager residents embarked on cross-border…
new video loaded: Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life transcript Back transcript Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan has made it nearly impossible for people to communicate with one another or the outside world and has disrupted banking services and aid distribution. “The number you dialed is…
A newly identified cyber espionage group has been targeting government and telecommunications organizations across Africa, the Middle East and Asia for at least the past two and a half years, according to Palo Alto Networks. The group was tracked as activity cluster CL-STA-0043 by Palo Alto’s Unit 42 research team in 2022 and 2023. In…
Boston judge rules Trump-era deportations violated First Amendment rights In a 161-page decision released Tuesday out of Federal Court in Boston, U.S. District Court Judge William Young says the Trump Administration has been abusing its power when it comes to First Amendment rights of non-citizens. “He actually says this is the most important case he’s…
European Union leaders still want to collaborate with the United States on China policy – even as Washington’s envoys continue to slam the bloc’s digital laws. The dynamic played out at a forum in Brussels on Tuesday, where American diplomats bashed Europe’s green, digital and economic policies, insisting that the EU would need to change…
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has pledged to further improve travellers’ experience at High Island Reservoir’s popular East Dam by strengthening Wi-fi connectivity and bolstering traffic arrangements in the area. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki’s remarks came on Wednesday, the first day of the National Day “golden week” holiday, as more than 1,000 visitors descended…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the island’s top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network News Nation over the weekend that Washington’s pitch to…
By Ben Blanchard and Ryan Woo TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan’s government on Wednesday said China was trying to create the legal basis for a future attack with its “misleading” interpretation of a key U.N. resolution, in an escalating dispute over who has the right to claim sovereignty over the … Source link
(Reuters) -The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said unidentified vessels approached some of its boats before dawn on Wednesday as it got closer to a zone where Israel has imposed a naval blockade on the war-stricken strip. The Global Sumud Flotilla consists of more than 40 civilian boats carrying about 500 people,…
Scores of Hong Kong residents set off at dawn to visit two PLA naval ships anchored at Stonecutters Island as part of National Day celebrations on Wednesday, while military college students gave a thumbs up to the city’s street food and skyline. Training vessel Qi Jiguang and amphibious assault ship Yimeng Shan are harboured at…