Spies hacked Moroccan activists amid crackdown on protests: researchers
Moroccan human rights activists have been targeted by hackers armed with sophisticated computing spying software amid a government crackdown on protests in recent years, according to research by Amnesty International.
Ecuador oil output down by 232,000 bpd due to unrest: minister
Unrest in Ecuador has cost the OPEC member 232,000 barrels-per-day of production, Energy Minister Carlos Perez said on Wednesday.
Pompeo says China’s treatment of Muslims ‘enormous human right violation’: PBS interview
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Wednesday that China’s treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an “enormous human rights violation” and Washington will continue to raise the issue.
U.S. military takes custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants
The U.S. military has taken custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants previously held in Syria by Kurdish-led fighters and moved them out of the country, as Turkey starts an offensive there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
London City Airport braces for possible shutdown by climate protesters
London City Airport was braced for disruption on Thursday after climate-change protesters Extinction Rebellion vowed to occupy its terminal and shut down operations for three days as part of its action in the British capital.
Syrian Kurds outgunned but vow to inflict toll on Turkish army
Kurdish fighters who defeated Islamic State across much of Syria with U.S. help will struggle to fend off the Turkish army and its Syrian rebel allies who thrust across the border on Wednesday in a long-threatened offensive.
Arab League to hold emergency meeting over Turkish offensive into Syria
The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday, it said in a statement, following a call by Egypt for the body to meet over Turkey’s offensive into Syria.
Brazil pension reform to clear Congress by October 22: senator
President Jair Bolsonaro’s government is confident it will win final Congressional approval for its pension overhaul by Oct. 22 now that lawmakers have agreed on how to share surplus oil revenues, his party’s leader in the Senate said on Wednesday.
Breaking with Trump, U.S. Republicans press for response to Turkey over Syria
U.S. Republicans condemned President Donald Trump’s Syria policy on Wednesday after Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters, a rare break from the White House that had some calling for “devastating” sanctions against the NATO ally…
Turkey opens ground assault on Syria’s Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war.
