Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)
Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.
South Koreans worry about Fukushima water, more disapprove of Yoon, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of winds (www.reuters.com)
Iraqi teen held in Vienna after Taylor Swift attack plot foiled (www.reuters.com)
Don't break law and you have nothing to fear, China tells Taiwan staff of multinational firms (www.reuters.com)
China issues rare earth regulations to further protect domestic supply (www.reuters.com)
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
Stormy Daniels to testify in Trump hush money trial, according to media reports (www.reuters.com)
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list (www.reuters.com)
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow’s “desperation”....
Trump Hush Money Trial Live: The ex-president loses another bid to oust judge (www.reuters.com)
This is a live feed from the courthouse. As such the title may change from the original....
Trump can appeal ruling that kept Georgia prosecutor on case, judge says (www.reuters.com)
A Georgia judge on Wednesday said Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the state’s criminal election subversion case could appeal a ruling that let lead prosecutor Fani Willis remain on the case....
Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede (www.reuters.com)
Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama fertility ruling | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
‘FBI pwned me’: Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests — 200 crypto wallets frozen, 11000 domains seized, 14000 rouge accounts closed (www.reuters.com)
‘FBI pwned me’: Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests — 200 crypto wallets frozen, 11000 domains seized, 14000 rouge accounts closed::An international law enforcement operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of the Lockbit...
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)
US National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter shows (www.reuters.com)
China announces rules to reduce spending on video games (www.reuters.com)
“Online games will now be banned from giving players rewards if they log in every day, if they spend on the game for the first time or if they spend several times on the game consecutively. All are common incentive mechanisms in online games.”
Germany swaps Russia for Norway in gas supply dependence (www.reuters.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X::Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.
China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens, official says (www.reuters.com)
US lawmaker George Santos, indicted on fraud charges, faces House expulsion vote (www.reuters.com)
*** Update – Santos got the boot. \O/...
Hamas command centre, weapons found at Gaza hospital, Israeli military says (www.reuters.com)
Zelenskiy pushes US for more aid, invites Trump to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Mike Pence, former vice president, drops out of Republican presidential campaign (www.reuters.com)
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on Saturday, after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to the man he once served with unswerving loyalty, Donald Trump.
