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By Steve Holland COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden will join NATO “soon”, speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy days after he hinted at a possible deal to overcome Turkey’s opposition to admitting the Nordic country to the alliance. Biden, in a flag-waving commencement address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, warned graduates they will enter service in an increasingly unstable world, citing challenges […]

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple Inc devices had been infected, including those of domestic […]

Diplomatic Thaw Between Turkey and Egypt Expected To Boost Trade After years of dispute over issues including Libya and the Muslim Brotherhood, relations have begun warming, with Egypt waiting for the results of the Turkish election to announce the resumption of diplomatic relations By Kristina Jovanovski/The Media Line This week’s rapprochement between former foes Turkey and Egypt will lead to increased trade between them, analysts told The Media Line. They […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House Oversight Committee’s Chairman James Comer opened a probe Thursday into U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s management of the agency, citing complaints of abuse of power. Khan has angered companies and trade groups like the Chamber of Commerce by pushing the FTC, which enforces antitrust law and laws against deceptive marketing, to be more aggressive in investigations and law enforcement. In a letter to Khan […]

Love or Politics? Jordan’s Crown Prince To Tie the Knot With Saudi Bride Jordan’s crown prince is set to marry the daughter of a Saudi businessman in a royal wedding viewed by some as a diplomatic move and by others as a genuine love story, amid historical and political complexities between the two nations By Crystal Jones/The Media Line Jordan’s capital Amman is alive with celebrations for the wedding of […]

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A further 26 people have died in Cameroon’s ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426, a health ministry official said on Thursday. The outbreak was declared in October 2021 and has seen a strong increase in cases since late March of this year after a period of low transmission, according to the World Health Organization. […]

Israeli Independence Day Celebration in Bahrain Strikes a Happy Note   Bahraini officials attend a grand event organized by the Israeli Embassy in Manama, where Israelis and Bahrainis experience each other’s food, music and dancing while building bilateral business ties   By Hudhaifa Ebrahim/The Media Line   The Israeli Embassy in Bahrain celebrated Israel’s 75th Independence Day in May with a major event at the Wyndham Grand Hotel Manama, attended […]

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is denying claims made by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. In a statement, the company said it has “never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any apple product and never will.” (Reporting by Raphael Satter; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(Reuters) – Nico Hulkenberg’s Monaco Grand Prix penalty was ‘completely wrong’ and Formula One needs full-time professional stewards for consistent decision making, Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said on Thursday. Hulkenberg was handed a five-second penalty for causing an opening lap collision with Williams rookie Logan Sargeant last Sunday but Steiner was adamant there had been no contact. The stewards also ruled that as Hulkenberg was “unable to control the […]