Washington offers Kiev more US military intelligence to battle Russia US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has reportedly lifted some restrictions on intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday, adding that the expanded trade in information is aimed at helping Kiev seize the breakaway republics of the Donbass. The source claimed Haines told Congress about…
Move comes days after Elon Musk reached deal to buy Twitter, restore freedom of speech on social media President Joe Biden’s administration is expanding the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) purview to include fighting speech that the government deems to be “disinformation.” Plans for the new initiative were revealed on Wednesday, when DHS chief…
While welcoming Beijing’s defense minister, Tehran called for a strategic partnership to create order and stability Iran sees its relations with China as part of an effort by like-minded powers to confront US unilateralism and create stability and order, President Ebrahim Raisi told Beijing’s visiting Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Wednesday. Raisi said that the…
This evening Elon Musk opined on Twitter’s banning of the New York Post’s reporting of Hunter Biden’s laptop. Musk labeled the actions “obviously incredibly inappropriate”. Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously incredibly inappropriate — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 26, 2022 The New York Post released…
The re-elected president’s second term risks being as plagued by protest as his first one French President Emmanuel Macron sailed to a re-election victory on April 24 with 58.5% of the vote over populist challenger Marine Le Pen’s 41.4%. But his mandate to govern France has taken a hit. According to a voting day Ipsos Sopra…
Reuters reveals China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities Reuters exclusively reported that dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows. According to more than 50…
Beijing accuses Washington of “deliberately” harming peace and stability The Chinese military on Wednesday condemned the latest US patrol mission in the Taiwan Strait, calling the arrival of the warship a “provocation.” The USS Sampson guided-missile destroyer sailed through the strait on Tuesday and, according to a statement by the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater…