Russian agents may have hacked former British PM Liz Truss’s phone: report

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the media in Downing Street in London, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.

Russian agents may have hacked former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s personal phone during her summer leadership challenge that led to her taking the role of prime minister, according to reports.  The agents, suspected of working at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, may have gained access to top-secret negotiations with key international allies and personal messages between Truss and …

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Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland

Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland

Dempsey has 14 Australia caps to his name Jack Dempsey in a Wallabies shirt, 2018(Getty Images) Twitter reacts as former Wallaby Jack Dempsey picked for Scotland When the recent World Rugby eligibility amendment kicked in, it was celebrated as a real win for nations like Tonga and Samoa. The tweak meant that any player who had served a stand-down from …

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FBI investigation details former CIA operative’s efforts to help Qatar’s World Cup bid, influence US policy

People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Fans going to the World Cup in Qatar must show a negative COVID-19 test when they arrive, as part of the host nation’s rules to combat COVID-19, organizers said Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. 

An FBI investigation into alleged unlawful activity to help Qatar obtain World Cup 2022 hosting privileges may have extended further to help improve Qatar’s image in the U.S. and influence U.S. policy, according to an Associated Press report.  The initial investigation focused on former CIA officer Kevin Chalker’s work to help Qatar through alleged foreign lobbying, surveillance and exporting sensitive …

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ICE launches ‘takedown’ operation in Guatemala to nab human smugglers and corrupt cops, rescue migrants

Migrants continue illegally crossing the border in record numbers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that a massive operation in Guatemala had led to a number of arrests and rescues of migrants who were being smuggled by transnational criminal organizations. ICE announced that its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division had conducted the action in Guatemala with local authorities, carrying out 20 arrest warrants and 54 search warrants …

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