The developer of Notepad++ said that hackers connected to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) hijacked its software’s hosting platform and sent malicious updates to users. The breach occurred between June and December last year. In a blog post on Monday, Notepad++ developer Don Ho said that the perpetrators behind the cyber attack were likely associated
U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are planned for Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged Iran to make a nuclear deal.“We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones, biggest and the best, and we have talks going on with Iran. We’ll see how it works out,” Trump said. The scheduled meeting comes a
Ukrainian President said the ceasefire on energy infrastructure attack is still in place and has a positive effect The US, Russia and Ukraine are set to hold the second trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and Thursday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the three sides have made some progress so far. “It is a
U.S.President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a US$12 billion (SG$15.2 billion) critical mineral reserve initiative in efforts to curb dependence on China’s rare earths. “Yes, as we have long had a strategic petroleum reserve and a stockpile of critical minerals for national defence, we’re now creating this reserve for American industry, so we don’t have
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday India will stop buying oil from Russia. Trump said India will start buying more oil from the U.S. and Venezuela. He made the announcement after a call with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi where they spoke about wide-ranging issues from trade to ending the war in Russia and
Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday (Feb.1) warned of regional war in the Middle East if the U.S. were to attack the country. “The Iranian nation will strike a strong blow against anyone who attacks and harasses them,” said Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader. “Also, Americans should know that if they start a war, this time
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced a new rule aimed at standardising the army’s fuel management process and preventing misuse. New regulations issued recently aimed to standardise the process of military fuel management in areas such as procurement, transport, storage and disposal, the official PLA Daily said on Tuesday. The announcement came just days after
The state of Missouri, U.S., is moving to shut down a trailer park business next to Whiteman Air Force Base. The business is run by a Chinese-born Canadian couple with ties to a convicted fraudster with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence. The base is home to the B-2 stealth bombers, one of the most
A former Google engineer was convicted of stealing the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) trade secrets by a federal court in the U.S. to benefit Chinese firms. On Thursday (Jan. 29), a jury found Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, guilty on 14 federal charges, including economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. The conviction
The Ukrainian president confirmed on Friday (Jan. 30) that the ceasefire on energy infrastructure had positive effects but details on the ceasefire remains unclear. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, “In all of our regions from Thursday night into Friday, there were indeed no strikes on energy infrastructure.” He added that there was one exemption, the
Panama’s Supreme Court on Thursday (Jan. 29) ruled that the decades-long contract between Panama and a Hong Kong company is unconstitutional, weakening Beijing’s grip on the Panama Canal. The court said in its decision that the contract violated Panama’s constitution by giving the port operator Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong company CK
A meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday (Jan. 28) did not produce any big business deal for the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer despite approving the massive Chinese embassy in London. “China is a vital player on the global stage and it’s vital that we build a more sophisticated relationship,” Starmer said during
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jan. 29) appealed to the Russian President not to attack Kyiv as Russia announced a bilateral talk with Ukraine. “I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week and he agreed to do that,” Trump said during a president’s cabinet meeting
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Turkey for talks on Friday (Jan. 30) as tensions with the U.S. rises. Iran has been reaching out to other Middle Eastern countries over the threat of possible U.S. military strikes as an aircraft carrier strike group, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln, and warships arrived in
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Beijing on Wednesday (Jan. 28) for a three-day state visit, amid calls for the prime minister to secure Jimmy Lai’s release and raise concerns on China’s human rights abuses. Traveling with a delegation of business leaders, Starmer is slated to visit Shanghai and meet with Chinese Communist Party
The Pentagon is stepping up its cyber force plan in the face of rising threats from China. The Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday (Jan. 28) to probe what the department calls Cybercom 2.0. Lieutenant Gen. William Hartman, Acting commander, U.S. Cyber Command said, “We’re treating a cyber capability just like
