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September 6, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: September 6, 2024

Brazilian Supreme Court bans X; Judge blocks Texas social media law; Internet Archive loses copyright case; U.S. announces effort to counter Russian disinformation; Cyberattack on Iran impacted banki…

The logo of social media platform X is seen on a mobile phone next to a reflection of Brazil's Supreme Court in this illustration taken August 30, 2024, in Brasilia, Brazil.

June 24, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Inconsistent Reports of More Women and Children Kidnapped in Northeastern Nigeria

The Nigerian media is reporting a new mass kidnapping in northeastern Nigeria. This time, victims include adolescent males and small children as well as women and girls. The estimated number of those…

Rachel Daniel, 35, holds up a picture of her abducted daughter Rose Daniel, 17, as her son Bukar, 7, sits beside her at her home in Maiduguri, May 21, 2014. (Joe Penney/Courtesy Reuters)

September 6, 2024

United States
Election 2024: The United States Has a Debt Problem

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Whoever wins in November could find their policy plans stymied by a mounting national debt.

Debt Screen

August 2, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Month in Review: July 2024

CrowdStrike update causes disruptions; Senate passes online safety bills; WTO lays out digital trade agreement; China calls for internet ID; Bangladesh shuts off internet service; DoJ releases misinf…

United Airlines employees wait by a departures monitor displaying a blue error screen, also known as the “Blue Screen of Death” inside Terminal C in Newark International Airport caused by an update to CrowdStrike's "Falcon Sensor" software.

August 30, 2024

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: August 30, 2024

Court rules TikTok not shielded by Section 230; Telegram founder arrested; Chinese hackers break into U.S. ISPs; Tech companies criticize Malaysian licensing plan; Misinformation surges in India.

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on February 23, 2016

August 22, 2024

Sexual Violence
Women This Week: Thousands Protest Murder and Rape of Female Doctor in India

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers August 17 to August 23.

A woman lights a candle as she attends a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 20, 2024.

September 2, 2014

Thailand
Human Rights Watch Reports Thailand Indefinitely Detaining Thousands of Migrant Children

As if Thailand’s international image hadn’t suffered enough, with a coup government trying to turn the clock back forty years, the country’s seafood industry being exposed as one of the worst example…

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July 29, 2024

Health
Is Africa at a Turning Point for Malaria?

Two new malaria vaccines offer Africans the hope of finally eradicating a disease that has long plagued them disproportionately. Experts say vaccination is just one tool in a much broader fight.