Pentagon to tighten controls on classified information after leak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon announced on Wednesday plans to tighten controls on classified information after an alleged leak incident that saw an airman arrested in April and later indicted on accusations of posting classified documents on the messaging app Discord. The 45-day review did not identify a single point of failure, but the Pentagon said…

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U.S. Big Tech says it meets EU gatekeeper status, TikTok criticises label

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Seven companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook-owner Meta and Microsoft say they meet the EU’s new criteria of “gatekeeper” that means they have to meet tougher rules, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. Samsung and TikTok owner ByteDance also unexpectedly said they would meet the criteria, although…

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Russia opens criminal case after attack on journalist and lawyer in Chechnya

(Reuters) – Russia has opened a criminal case after a prominent female journalist and a lawyer were brutally attacked in Russian republic of Chechnya, Russian Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday. “Currently, the investigation team is conducting a set of investigative actions and search measures aimed at establishing individuals involved in this crime and all the…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden’s NATO steps undermined by protests

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid with anti-terrorism legislation but continued protests there by Kurdish militant sympathisers undermined its moves, Erdogan’s office said. The Turkish presidency said Erdogan made the comments in a telephone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte,…

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Swing state Republicans bleed donors and cash over Trump’s false election claims

By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Real estate mogul Ron Weiser has been one of the biggest donors to the Michigan Republican Party, giving $4.5 million in the recent midterm election cycle. But no more. Weiser, former chair of the party, has halted his funding, citing concerns about the organization’s stewardship. He says…

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Zaporizhzhia residents calm, prepared amid claims of planned attack on nuclear plant

By Sergiy Chalyi ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Residents in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia appeared calm on Wednesday after Kyiv’s latest warning that Russian forces could trigger a catastrophe at the nearby Moscow-held nuclear power plant. Both Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia…

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