International Relations and National Security

The Chinese spy service’s social media debut calls on “all members of society” to fight against espionage

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Hong Kong CNN — China’s top-secret civilian espionage service has set up a public account on a major social media platform to call on “all members of society” to join its fight against espionage, offering rewards and protection for those who provide information. The Ministry of State Security oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both in China … Read more

AI facial recognition technology brings ‘airport security’ to UK businesses, says human rights group

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London CNN — More and more UK shops are using an artificial intelligence facial recognition system to detect repeats Shoplifters in what one human rights group has described as spreading “airport security” down Main Street. Simon Gordon, founder of British surveillance company Facewatch, told CNN that was the case The product has grown “exponentially” as … Read more

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan says the world must not look away from Myanmar’s Rohingya

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CNN — The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court told CNN on Friday that efforts to bring justice to the Rohingya must be accelerated and the world must not look away from the ongoing crisis. Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. for four days this week to hear testimonies from survivors of … Read more

Children die every day in a border camp in South Sudan while waiting for international aid

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Renk, South Sudan CNN — Kueaa Darhok, wearing baggy pants over borrowed rubber boots, tries to make his way through the sucking mud and deep puddles on his way to the communal kitchen at the center of the transit camp he now calls home. There, Sudanese refugees and returning South Sudanese wait under his reassuring … Read more

Blinken meets with Chinese Wang Yi, all eyes on the possible meeting with Xi Jinping

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Beijing CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomats on the final day of a high-level visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing ties. All eyes are on if Washington’s envoy will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later in the day. With world powers increasingly at odds, there is widespread international … Read more

An airstrike in the Sudanese capital kills 17 people, including five children, hours before the US and Saudi Arabia negotiate a ceasefire

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CNN — At least 17 people, including five children, were killed on Saturday, according to the country’s Health Ministry, after an airstrike hit a residential area in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, hours before the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a 72-hour ceasefire. At least 25 houses were destroyed in the air raid on the … Read more