🔴 A knife-wielding extremist injured six people, several of them critically, at an Auckland, #NewZealand grocery store on Friday before being shot dead by police, in what authorities are describing as an #IslamicState-inspired terrorist attack.
⚡️ Police in #Portugal have arrested two men believed to be linked to the Islamic State group.
The two have been under investigation since 2017 and, according to available information, were in Mosul until 2016. They were arrested in the Lisbon area.
The two have been under investigation since 2017 and, according to available information, were in Mosul until 2016. They were arrested in the Lisbon area.
The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's war-torn #Tigray is set to "worsen dramatically" and to deadly effect, the UN warned, blaming an "aid blockade" for the escalating crisis.
Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by violence since November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray to topple the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the regional ruling party, saying the move came in response to attacks on army camps.
Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by violence since November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray to topple the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the regional ruling party, saying the move came in response to attacks on army camps.
#Russia has blocked access to six VPN services that authorities say allow access to illegal online content in violation of Russian law.
The country’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said Friday it had blocked access to some of the world’s largest VPN providers, including Nord VPN and Express VPN, following an investigation.
The country’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said Friday it had blocked access to some of the world’s largest VPN providers, including Nord VPN and Express VPN, following an investigation.
🔴 #Guinea military officials say they have detained the president and taken control of the country.
Ahmad Masoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front in the #Panjshir valley said he is ready to negotiate a peace deal.
After days of heavy fighting, the #Taliban claim to have captured the province, although the NRF deny they have been defeated. Several reports suggest that Fahim Dashti, the spokesman for the resistance forces, has been killed.
After days of heavy fighting, the #Taliban claim to have captured the province, although the NRF deny they have been defeated. Several reports suggest that Fahim Dashti, the spokesman for the resistance forces, has been killed.
An extensive manhunt is underway Monday morning after six high-risk security prisoners escaped from Gilboa Prison through an underground tunnel in northern Israel overnight.
Three of them have previously been found to present a high flight risk have previously carried out attacks against Israel. Among the runaways is Zakaria Zubeidi, the former leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, who is responsible for a 2002 attack at a Likud party office that killed six people.
Three of them have previously been found to present a high flight risk have previously carried out attacks against Israel. Among the runaways is Zakaria Zubeidi, the former leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, who is responsible for a 2002 attack at a Likud party office that killed six people.
The Taliban spokesman to Al Jazeera: "We have invited Turkey, China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar to participate in the government announcement ceremony."
🔴 #Afghanistan: Very likely the Taliban have taken over the Panjshir Valley after reports emerged that they had entered the area's main center.
In the immediate aftermath of the news, Ahmad Massoud issued a call for resistance against the Taliban, and there are currently mass demonstrations in several parts of Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul, where the Taliban are firing on protesters to disperse them.
In the immediate aftermath of the news, Ahmad Massoud issued a call for resistance against the Taliban, and there are currently mass demonstrations in several parts of Afghanistan, including the capital, Kabul, where the Taliban are firing on protesters to disperse them.
🔴 Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund to lead Taliban's administration in Afghanistan
The military of #Tajikistan will not take part in the Rubezh-2021 exercise of the Collective Security Organization, which will be held in #Kyrgyzstan. This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Defense Nurlan Kiresheev during the meeting of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan.
The reason is the recent border clash between the countries.
The news is bad for Russia as well, as Moscow is the leading power in the region and coordinates the exercises.
The reason is the recent border clash between the countries.
The news is bad for Russia as well, as Moscow is the leading power in the region and coordinates the exercises.
#ЕлСалвадор прие биткойн като законно платежно средство от днес, което го прави първата страна, използваща криптовалута като национална валута.
Президентът Найб Букеле обяви плана за официално приемане на биткойн само преди три месеца на конференция в Маями. Местните жители и почитателите на криптовалутите нарекоха 7 септември „B-day“.
Новите разпоредби означават, че биткойн може да се използва за плащане на данъци и освобождаване от дългове. Това също така ще принуди бизнеса да приема биткойн като начин на плащане. За да се подготви за приемане, страната пуска свой собствен цифров портфейл за биткойни, наречен „Chivo“, който салвадорците могат да използват за държане и обмен на биткойни. Вече има инсталирани около 200 банкомата, които преобразуват физически долари в криптовалута.
И все пак, много предприятия в столицата Сан Салвадор изглеждат неподготвени. Три четвърти от салвадорците, анкетирани през юли, са скептично настроени към въвеждането, а две трети не желаят да плащат в биткойни.
Президентът Найб Букеле обяви плана за официално приемане на биткойн само преди три месеца на конференция в Маями. Местните жители и почитателите на криптовалутите нарекоха 7 септември „B-day“.
Новите разпоредби означават, че биткойн може да се използва за плащане на данъци и освобождаване от дългове. Това също така ще принуди бизнеса да приема биткойн като начин на плащане. За да се подготви за приемане, страната пуска свой собствен цифров портфейл за биткойни, наречен „Chivo“, който салвадорците могат да използват за държане и обмен на биткойни. Вече има инсталирани около 200 банкомата, които преобразуват физически долари в криптовалута.
И все пак, много предприятия в столицата Сан Салвадор изглеждат неподготвени. Три четвърти от салвадорците, анкетирани през юли, са скептично настроени към въвеждането, а две трети не желаят да плащат в биткойни.
The United Nations has warned that #Afghanistan is at risk of “total breakdown” of the international community does not find a way to keep money flowing into Afghanistan despite concerns over the Taliban government.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report released on Thursday that about 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population may sink below the poverty line unless the country’s political and economic crises are addressed.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report released on Thursday that about 97 percent of Afghanistan’s population may sink below the poverty line unless the country’s political and economic crises are addressed.
#Lebanon's president, PM-designate sign decree to form new government after 2-year political deadlock
#Israel has put prisons holding Palestinian detainees under lockdown after a daring prison break, a Palestinian official has said, as authorities arrest family members of the escapees.
The six Palestinians who managed to break out of the maximum-security Gilboa Prison on Monday have still not been caught and are the subjects of a desperate Israeli search.
Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs spokesperson Thaer Shreiteh told The New Arab's Arabic-language sister service, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "all sections in all prisons have been closed and prisoners are forbidden to go out to [the prison yard]". [The New Arab]
The six Palestinians who managed to break out of the maximum-security Gilboa Prison on Monday have still not been caught and are the subjects of a desperate Israeli search.
Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs spokesperson Thaer Shreiteh told The New Arab's Arabic-language sister service, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "all sections in all prisons have been closed and prisoners are forbidden to go out to [the prison yard]". [The New Arab]
Google provided some user data to the government of Hong Kong last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities. https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/11/22668734/google-user-data-hong-kong-authorities-china
The Verge
Google reportedly gave some users’ data to Hong Kong authorities in 2020
No user content data was involved, the company said
A record number of environmentalists were killed in 2020, according to a report by Global Witness. The NGO counted 227 murders last year, or four per week. Over half of all those took place in just three countries: Colombia (65), Mexico (30) and the Philippines (29). One-third targeted indigenous people.
#Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. The country is facing a grim mixture of economic devastation, covid-19 infections and drought. Its banking system is paralysed and its foreign reserves frozen. Aid, which once funded around three-quarters of the government budget, has dried up. The health-care system is on the verge of collapse. The first snows are only weeks away.