May 16 Facebook busts Israeli company’s campaign to disrupt elections By Isabel Debre, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts. Continue reading
May 16 China arrests 2 Canadians in case linked to tech giant Huawei By Associated Press China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it is believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing an executive of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, bringing the two men closer to trial on vaguely defined state security charges. Continue reading
May 16 U.S. and European officials bring charges in global malware case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The malware enabled criminals from Eastern Europe to take remote control of infected computers and siphon funds from victims' bank accounts, and targeted companies and institutions across all sectors of American life. Continue reading
May 15 Trump issues order on foreign espionage that appears to target China’s Huawei By Associated Press The executive order announced by the White House Wednesday does not name specific countries or companies, but the administration has been trying to keep allied nations from using equipment from the Chinese tech company Huawei. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Amid tensions with Iran, U.S. orders non-essential staff out of Iraq In our news wrap Wednesday, tensions between the U.S. and Iran have prompted new diplomatic and military moves. The State Department ordered non-essential government staff out of neighboring Iraq, where Germany and the Netherlands also halted military training missions. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
May 15 U.S. pulls nonessential embassy staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions By Jon Gambrell, Philip Issa, Associated Press It's the latest sign of tensions sweeping the Persian Gulf region over still-unspecified threats that the Trump administration says are linked to Iran. Continue reading
May 15 Facebook limits livestreaming in effort to crack down on extremism By Sylvie Corbet, Masha Macpherson, Associated Press Facebook said it's tightening up the rules for its livestreaming service with a "one strike" policy applied to a broader range of offenses. Continue reading
May 15 Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, meanwhile, ordered all non-essential, non-emergency government staff on Wednesday to leave Iraq immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Pompeo warns Russia over election interference In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia over its interference in U.S. elections. Meeting in Sochi with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who again denied meddling in 2016, Pompeo called such intrusion “unacceptable.” Also, Florida's governor… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 5:43 U.S.-Iran tensions continue to rise after apparent attacks, military deployments Over the past week, the difficult relationship between the U.S. and Iran has become even more strained. The Trump administration warned of severe consequences for any Iranian aggression, while Iran has threatened to exceed limits on its nuclear program. On… Continue watching