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THE GUARDIAN

Israeli authorities inspect NSO Group offices after Pegasus revelations

Israeli authorities have inspected the offices of the surveillance outfit NSO Group in response to the Pegasus project investigation into abuses of the company’s spyware by several government clients.

THE GUARDIAN

Call for Hungarian ministers to resign in wake of Pegasus revelations

Hungary’s opposition has called for ministerial resignations from Viktor Orbán’s far-right government over allegations it selected journalists, media owners and opposition political figures as potential targets for invasive Pegasus spyware.

THE GUARDIAN

Guilty verdict in first Hong Kong trial held under national security law

The first person charged and tried under Hong Kong’s draconian national security law has been found guilty of terrorism and inciting secession, in a landmark ruling that sets a precedent for future cases brought under the law.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations

KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops and their Western allies have departed Bagram, Afghanistan’s largest air base, officials said on Friday, turning over to the Afghan government the sprawling outpost from which the United States waged war for nearly two decades.

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Marking Party’s Centennial, Xi Warns That China Will Not Be Bullied

A century after the Communist Party’s founding, China’s leader said foreign powers would “crack their heads and spill blood” if they tried to stop its rise.

AL JAZEERA

North Korea’s Kim fumes about ‘grave lapses’ in pandemic defences

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chastised top governing party officials for failures in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that led to an unspecified “grave incident” and put the safety of the country and people at risk, state media reported on Wednesday.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Tigray Rebels in Ethiopia Retake Regional Capital: Live Updates

MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Eight months after Ethiopia’s Army attacked the northern region of Tigray, the civil war has taken a major turn: Tigrayan fighters, now on the offensive, began consolidating control of the regional capital on Tuesday.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Iraq Condemns U.S. Airstrikes on Iranian-Backed Militias

The Iraqi government on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias near the Iraqi-Syrian border, and one of the paramilitary groups targeted in the attacks vowed “open war” against American interests in Iraq.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Live Updates: Harris Will Visit the U.S. Border with Mexico

Vice President Kamala Harris will tour a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center and meet with migrants when she travels to El Paso on Friday, a trip that was pulled together as Republicans criticized her for not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border as part of her work addressing the surging numbers of migrants.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

U.S. to Move Afghans Who Aided Troops to Third Countries

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to relocate thousands of Afghan interpreters, drivers and others who worked with American forces to other countries in an effort to keep them safe while they apply for entry to the United States, senior administration officials said.