Three Dutch banks and the Dutch tax authorities were hit by cyberattacks on Monday, media reports said. It is unclear who is behind the so-called distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Rabobank, the Netherlands’ second largest lender, had a failure that lasted about three hours on Monday morning. Customers had no access to mobile and […]
Alex Azar was sworn in on Monday as the new secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). During a swear-in ceremony at the White House for Azar, President Donald Trump said that the new HHS head will lead the country’s effort to “confront the national emergency of addiction and death due […]
US President Donald Trump said that his State of the Union (SOTU) address, slated on Tuesday night, will cover “a lot of territory,” including immigration and trade. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said on Monday he’ll talk about what he touted as “great success” of the stock market and tax cuts passed […]
The House Intelligence Committee has voted to make public a Republican memo that reportedly shows abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice in launching the Russia probe against US President Donald Trump. Disregarding DoJ’s warnings that the action would be “extraordinarily reckless”, the Republicans voted on Monday, hours ahead of Trump’s State of the […]
Even as the political situation in Nepal remains fluid, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will embark on a visit to the Himalayan nation on February 1-2, it was announced on Monday. “The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level political exchanges between India and Nepal, and reflects the expanding bilateral partnership and […]
A committee representing the largest faction of Syria’s armed opposition has announced here in Austria that it would not participate in next week’s Syrian peace conference in Sochi, Russia. “The decision has been made to not go to Sochi,” a spokesperson for the opposition High Negotiations Committee told Efe on Friday following the conclusion of […]
The Australian Labour Party (ALP) has called for a joint referendum on indigenous recognition in its constitution and the country becoming a republic. Anthony Albanese, former Deputy Prime Minister, on Friday suggested that the referendum should be held on Australia Day so as to create a “platform of unity.” Under Australian law, any change to […]
Michigan State University (MSU) on Friday accepted the resignation of its president over the university’s failure to stand up for victims of former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually abused young athletes for more than two decades. Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation as MSU president on Wednesday night, immediately after Nassar, who worked for […]
One person was killed and two others injured in a shooting incident on Friday evening in central Amsterdam, police said on Twitter. Dutch media quoted sources saying that it was not a terror attack. “No one has been arrested. The police are looking for the perpetrator or perpetrators. Little is known about the facts of […]
A committee representing the largest faction of Syria’s armed opposition has announced here in Austria that it would not participate in next week’s Syrian peace conference in Sochi, Russia. “The decision has been made to not go to Sochi,” a spokesperson for the opposition High Negotiations Committee told Efe on Friday following the conclusion of […]