Britain's National Grid drops China-based supplier over cyber security fears - FT (www.reuters.com)
The decision came in April after the utility sought advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of the nation’s signals intelligence agency GCHQ, the newspaper quoted a Whitehall official as saying....
Senior cardinal convicted in Vatican corruption trial (www.reuters.com)
The trial, which exposed infighting and intrigue in the highest echelons of the Vatican, lasted for 86 sessions over two-and-a-half years....
Israeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official says (www.reuters.com)
Teamsters authorize strike at Anheuser-Busch's US breweries (www.reuters.com)
US wants shakeup of Palestinian Authority to run Gaza after Hamas (www.reuters.com)
An architect of the 1993 Oslo peace accords with Israel that raised hopes of Palestinian statehood, Abbas has seen his legitimacy steadily undermined by Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank, which he oversees. Many Palestinians now regard his administration as corrupt, undemocratic and out of touch....
China's ban on Apple's iPhone accelerates (www.reuters.com)
More Chinese agencies and state-backed companies across the country have asked their staff to not bring Apple (AAPL.O) iPhones and other foreign devices to work, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter....
Netherlands lifts its objection to Bulgaria joining EU's Schengen zone | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
NATO increases military budget by 12% to 2.03 billion euros (www.reuters.com)
More sanctions on Russia agreed by EU leaders (www.reuters.com)
Foreign-owned US farmland acres rose more than 8% in 2022 (www.reuters.com)
US senator tries to force debate on 'humanitarian cataclysm' in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, sought to force debate under a provision in U.S. foreign assistance law prohibiting security assistance to any government that “engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights” and lets Congress vote to demand a report on a...
Prince Harry was phone-hacking victim and editors knew, London court rules (www.reuters.com)
** I’ve posted this because of the UK’s media, not because of any royal involved....
Yazidis, led by Nobel winner, sue French cement maker over ISIS support (www.reuters.com)
Lafarge pleaded guilty in U.S. court in October last year to a charge that it made payments to groups designated as terrorists by the United States, including Islamic State, so the company could keep operating in Syria. Lafarge, which became part of Swiss-listed Holcim (HOLN.S) in 2015, agreed to pay $778 million in forfeiture...
Pakistan media ban on Imran Khan trial raises transparency concerns (www.reuters.com)
Cuba thwarts terrorist plot by South Florida man who arrived by jetski, state-run media says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. and China race to shield secrets from quantum computers (www.reuters.com)
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies....
Israeli troops kill 12 Palestinians, desecrate West Bank mosque (www.reuters.com)
Israeli troops killed a youth at a hospital and read out Jewish prayers at a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin during raids that Palestinian authorities said on Thursday killed 12 and that Israel said helped capture dozens of militants....
Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament (www.reuters.com)
Finland to sign defence pact with US (www.reuters.com)
U.S. grids face greater risks as generators retire, demand rises - NERC (www.reuters.com)
The group painted a bleak picture for some power markets in the U.S., as wide-scale electrification spurs demand to grow at a faster pace than new generation capacity additions, and as old facilities retire. Those markets could face capacity shortfalls as a result, NERC said....
Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children has conviction quashed (www.reuters.com)
Kathleen Folbigg was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, and of manslaughter in the death of her fourth. Folbigg maintained her innocence and said the children had died of natural causes over a decade, from 1989-1999....