U.S. officials are aiming to open travel between New York City and London with shortened traveler quarantine periods as soon as the holidays, according to people familiar with the matter. The growing availability of Covid-19 tests in the U.S. has prompted officials at the Transportation Department, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies to revive … Read more
Dozens of Syrian nationals have been transferred to Turkey for trial since Ankara’s invasion of Syria last year, according to relatives of those deported and a United Nations report published Tuesday that details alleged abuses in areas under Turkish control. Most of those deported were rounded up last October by Syrian fighters who spearheaded Turkey’s … Read more
HONG KONG—Crowds of protesters massed in one of Hong Kong’s densest commercial districts, challenging the postponement of legislative elections as the city is brought more firmly under the control of mainland China. The gathering Sunday was one of the biggest demonstrations of opposition to the government since China imposed a draconian national-security law on June … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand activated its National Security System in response to a prolonged cyberattack that disrupted trading on the country’s stock exchange this week. Trading on New Zealand’s securities market was halted for a fourth day on Friday by a denial of service attack that NZX Ltd., the exchange’s operator, said came from overseas. … Read more
WASHINGTON—Hackers tied to the North Korean government are trying to rob banks across the globe by draining ATMs and initiating fraudulent money transfers, in an effort by the cash-strapped Pyongyang regime to fund its nuclear weapons program, multiple federal government agencies warned Wednesday. The campaign includes so-called spearphishing attacks—which use fraudulent email to infect a … Read more