Ethiopia’s new ‘smart’ police station does away with officers
A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.
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TikTok won’t protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk
TikTok tells the BBC it won’t join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.
Continue ReadingCIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack
The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.
Continue ReadingCIA station in Saudi capital hit in drone attack
The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.
Continue ReadingUS commerce secretary to testify before Congress about Epstein ties
The cabinet member “voluntarily” agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein’s island.
Continue ReadingBritain told to stop being so ‘secretive’ about its Brexit reset – POLITICO
The government is yet to say exactly which sectors it would prioritize, however — and Starmer has said he wants the U.K.-EU relationship to be “iterative” with new cooperation added on an annual basis at regular summits. Scrutiny The new report also calls for the re-establishment of a dedicated European Scrutiny Committee in the House […]
Continue ReadingEU criticised over ‘changing the goalposts’ in reset talks with UK – The Irish Times
The European Union appears to be doing better than Britain from the EU-UK “reset” in relations that began last year, according to a report from a Westminster committee. The House of Commons foreign affairs committee criticised the UK government for being too vague about its aims and objectives at the Lancaster House summit in London […]
Continue ReadingBritain halts student visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan
Britain will stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, the government said on Tuesday, as it moves to curb asylum claims via legal routes. The Home Office said asylum applications from students of those countries rose more than 470% between 2021 and 2025.
Continue ReadingEuropean allies rush to bolster Cyprus defences after drones target British base
The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.
Continue ReadingIsrael, US control almost all Iranian airspace, Israel’s UN envoy says
Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon said on Tuesday that Israel and the United States now control almost all of Iran’s airspace and that superiority would be evident in the next few days. Danon told reporters at the United Nations in New York that the conflict with Iran would not be over in a day or […]
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