Giorno: 29 Agosto 2023

China, Russia behind largest cross-platform misinformation operation, Meta report finds

An explosive new report Meta released Tuesday exposes covert misinformation operations from China and Russia targeting the United States. Organizations which were targeted include The Washington Post and NATO. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, reported that the campaigns were designed to turn China’s human rights record in a positive light and twist the perception of Russia’s […]

Putin not planning to attend Prigozhin funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral for the recently deceased Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Kremlin made the announcement following reports that the Wagner Group mercenary leader is expected to be buried this week. Prigozhin’s funeral could be as early as Tuesday, though Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the Russian government was […]

Sudanese military leader visits Egypt on 1st trip abroad since war breaks out in Sudan

Sudan’s top military officer visited Egypt on Tuesday and held talks with its leader, authorities said, in his first trip abroad since the country plunged into a bitter conflict this year. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council, arrived in the Mediterranean city of el-Alamein and was received at the airport by President […]

In Ethiopia, at least 183 killed in 2 months due to conflict in Amhara region, UN says

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them. The U.N. office on Tuesday also said the human rights situation in Ethiopia is deteriorating, with more than 1,000 people reportedly […]

North Carolina Grad Student Charged With Murder

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill grad student Tailei Qi has been charged and booked at the Orange County jail for first-degree murder and having a weapon on educational property, according to reports.

Sorority’s Lawsuit to Oust Trans Sister Dismissed

A federal judge in Wyoming dismissed a lawsuit filed by members of a University of Wyoming sorority to block a transgender woman from joining, with the judge saying he could not proceed with the lawsuit and that his court “will not define a ‘woman’ today.”