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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control

The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is using it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/politics/spyware-nso-pegasus-paragon.html

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China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters

In a remarkable pivot, the Chinese government announced a broad rollback of those rules on Wednesday, an implicit concession to public discontent after mass street protests in late November posed the most widespread challenge to the ruling Communist Party in decades.

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Drone Attacks Hit Russia for 2nd Straight Day: Live Updates

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Missiles Target Ukraine’s Energy Grid; Blasts Reported at 2 Bases in Russia: Live Updates

Russia launched a volley of missiles at Ukraine’s energy grid on Monday, knocking out power in several regions, officials said, in the latest in a monthslong campaign of strikes by Moscow targeting civilian infrastructure.

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EU Agrees to Russian Oil Price Cap: Live Updates

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Biden Hosts Macron at White House for Talks and State Dinner: Live Updates

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Protests Stretch China’s Censorship to Its Limits

Days later, videos of chants and confrontations are still visible on the Chinese internet. It’s a sign of how a groundswell outmatched the world’s best internet control system.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/business/china-protests-censorship-video.html

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China Regroups to Snuff Out a Wave of Covid Protests

After China’s boldest and most widespread protests in decades, the security apparatus built by Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, who prizes his reputation for ironclad authority, is scrambling to reassert control.

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Deadly Fire in China Fuels Protests Over Xi’s Covid Policies

The fire began with a faulty power strip in a bedroom on the 15th floor of an apartment building in China’s far west. Firefighters spent three hours putting it out — too slow to prevent at least 10 deaths — and what might have remained an isolated accident turned into a tragedy and a political headache for local leaders.

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Kherson Evacuates Hospitals Amid Russian Bombardment: Live Updates

KYIV, Ukraine — Hospital patients were being evacuated from Kherson as Russia stepped up its daily bombardment of the southern port city it retreated from two weeks ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/25/world/russia-ukraine-war-news