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US warns that Iranian government-sponsored hackers are targeting key US infrastructure
US warns that Iranian government-sponsored hackers are targeting key US infrastructure
Iranian government-sponsored hackers are actively targeting a "broad range of victims" across multiple US sectors, including transportation and health care, and in some cases are deploying ransomware against those victims, US federal agencies and their counterparts from the United Kingdom and Australia warned on Wednesday.
·edition.cnn.com·
US warns that Iranian government-sponsored hackers are targeting key US infrastructure
America’s Authoritarian Left
America’s Authoritarian Left
Suppression of speech and political activity from the usual sources
·americanmind.org·
America’s Authoritarian Left
China’s nuclear and military buildup raises the risk of conflict in Asia
China’s nuclear and military buildup raises the risk of conflict in Asia
Beijing's buildup is adding to a dangerous arms race across the Indo-Pacific. It is a setback for nuclear nonproliferation, which was already backsliding this decade, experts say, and raises the risks of conflict.
·stripes.com·
China’s nuclear and military buildup raises the risk of conflict in Asia
Algeria-Morocco tensions: The onset of a regional cold war
Algeria-Morocco tensions: The onset of a regional cold war
On Nov. 1, three Algerian citizens were killed in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The Algerian presidency issued a statement accusing Morocco of carrying out an attack with a “sophisticated weapon” on two Algerian transport convoys. This was only the latest episode in a process of escalation between the two countries. The Algerian authorities had previously cut their diplomatic relations with Morocco on Oct. 24 due to rising tensions. Even though the relationship between Algiers and Rabat has long been contentious, the death of three Algerian citizens could prove to be a turning point.
·mei.edu·
Algeria-Morocco tensions: The onset of a regional cold war
Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews
Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews
A Russian satellite broke up in low Earth orbit in a deliberate test of a Russian anti-satellite device that created thousands of pieces of debris.
·spacenews.com·
Russia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews
'China Rising' documentary premieres this week
'China Rising' documentary premieres this week
Sky News host Peter Stefanovic has spoken to Paul Murray about his upcoming documentary ‘China Rising’. “This is the story of our time. China is the story of our time,” Mr Stefanovic said. “It influences so many nations around the world.” Sky News anchor and investigative journalist Peter Stefanovic presents a landmark two-part documentary China Rising on Tuesday November 16 and Wednesday 17 November at 8pm AEDT.
·youtube.com·
'China Rising' documentary premieres this week
China is 'certainly preparing' for something
China is 'certainly preparing' for something
Australia needs to be prepared – because China is certainly "preparing for something", says ‘China Rising’ host Peter Stefanovic. Mr Stefanovic discussed his documentary, 'China Rising', with Sky News host Chris Kenny – who told him the timing of the documentary's release could not have been more "apt". "China has always been at the top of the news agenda for one reason or another," Mr Stefanovic said. "But now that you've got these comments that have come from Paul Keating, you've got meetings that are going to take place over in the United States at the moment too between Xi and Biden and everything else. "Everything that's going on at the moment in China seems to be a top story wherever we go."
·youtube.com·
China is 'certainly preparing' for something
The Bad Guys Are Winning
The Bad Guys Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
·theatlantic.com·
The Bad Guys Are Winning
West at risk of conflict with Russia, Britain's army chief says
West at risk of conflict with Russia, Britain's army chief says
There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of the traditional diplomatic tools no longer available, Britain's most senior military officer said.
·reuters.com·
West at risk of conflict with Russia, Britain's army chief says
Russia and NATO weigh in as crisis mounts on Belarus-Poland border
Russia and NATO weigh in as crisis mounts on Belarus-Poland border
The European Union accused Belarus on Wednesday of mounting a "hybrid attack" by pushing migrants across the border into Poland, paving the way for widened sanctions against Minsk in a crisis that threatens to draw in Russia and NATO.
·reuters.com·
Russia and NATO weigh in as crisis mounts on Belarus-Poland border