Beijing is running a “hacker for hire” network consisting of Chinese government employees, contract hackers, and officials, aimed at stealing sensitive and influential data from organisations, including those run by governments worldwide, said a US Justice Department official. To prevent…
CHINA on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced development of warships and new generation fighter jets.…
REPORTS of North Korea sending 3500 of its suicide-ready troops as part of Russian assistance to Ukraine have raised serious alarm bells in South Korea. The reports indicate that these troops sent by Pyongyang are willing to kill themselves…
SIX people with alleged links to Russia have been detained in Romania on suspicion of planning a coup. The Organised Crime Unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. The suspects are said to…
GHANA International Bank (GHIB) and British International Investment (BII) have launched a $50 million trade finance initiative aimed at boosting economic activity in seven African nations. The facility will help businesses in Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
THE US Supreme Court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze $2bn in foreign aid payments, marking a significant legal defeat for his administration. In a 5-4 decision, the court upheld a lower court order requiring the disbursement…
COTE d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara and Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama have called on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to reconsider their decision to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Speaking at a joint press conference in Abidjan on…
MOZAMBIQUE, a former Portuguese colony alongside Guinea-Bissau and Angola, gained its independence in the 1970s, after a decade of armed struggle led by the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO). Samora Machel, the leader of FRELIMO, spearheaded the…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the imposition of tariffs by United States President Donald Trump, calling them “very dumb” and alleging that Washington was appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin while launching a trade conflict against Canada. Speaking at…
UNITED States President Donald Trump has called upon Congress to “permanently ban and criminalise sex change on children” as part of his campaign to remove what he termed “wokeness” from civil society and the military. In a joint address late…
