North Korea-linked hackers responsible for US cryptocurrency firm heist, says FBI
Jan 25, 2023 19:18 pm UTC| Technology
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation said this week that a hacker group with ties to North Korea targeted a US cryptocurrency firm in a heist in June last year. The agency said the heist was used to finance...
Jan 24, 2023 10:23 am UTC| Politics
For the first time in a long time, a year can begin with a realistic assessment that Australia-China relations are on an upward trajectory again. After winning last Mays federal election, the new Albanese government set...
Ukraine war: as Russia falters on the battlefield, Putin is trying to raise the stakes
Jan 24, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Politics
During a recent visit to St Petersburg, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence in his countrys victory over Ukraine. Visiting a defence contractor, he also took the opportunity to reassure workers that...
Ukraine recap: world leaders gather at Davos to make the case for more military aid to Kyiv
Jan 24, 2023 07:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Were tired of fighting Putin with rubbish kit. This recent headline in The Times was an eloquent expression of the feelings of a Ukrainian tank sergeant, part of the 24th Mechanised Brigade fighting in Bakhmut in the...
Why Russia's war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago
Jan 24, 2023 05:29 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putins special military operation in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being fought by Russian forces today is, however, very different from that being fought when it first invaded...
Ukraine recap: Putin's trip to Minsk fuels fears of a bleak and bloody new year
Dec 23, 2022 05:27 am UTC| Politics
Volodymyr Zelensky has been on his travels this week, leaving Ukraine for the first time since the invasion to fly to the US to meet with Joe Biden and address a joint sitting of Congress. The Ukrainian president impressed...
Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy: The same old starry-eyed thinking about Asian trade
Nov 30, 2022 07:27 am UTC| Politics
Canadas new Indo-Pacific strategy, announced with much fanfare by Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, marks a welcome return of common sense in place of the illusions that have dominated Canadas approach to Asia...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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