Abdullah Baig alleged Meta ignored flaws putting billions at risk, but a US judge ruled he lacked sufficient evidence A US court has dismissed a lawsuit from WhatsApp’s former security chief, who alleged that parent company Meta ignored internal flaws he flagged about the messaging app’s digital defenses. Abdullah Baig, who claims he was fired in retaliation for raising these concerns, had alleged that billions of users had been put at risk because of these vulnerabilities. Thousands of employee
President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files. (Image credit: Win McNamee)
Speaking in South Korea, the French president defended the transatlantic alliance and called for return to peace Middle East crisis – live updates Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato, saying if “you want to be serious” it was better not to come out with a something different every day. “There is too much talk … and it’s all over the place,” the French president said on Thursday during a state visit to
Tina Peters, an election denier, was found guilty in 2024 of allowing unauthorized access to county’s voting equipment A Colorado appeals court on Thursday ordered the resentencing of a former Colorado election official who was found guilty of allowing unauthorized access to her county’s voting equipment, the latest development in a closely watched case that has attracted considerable attention from Donald Trump and other election deniers. Tina Peters, the former clerk in Mesa county in western
Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger steps to shield people in UK from effects of Iran war Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer should convene a global energy summit of the same order as Gordon Brown’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and put Britain on a “war footing” to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, a Labour MP and former government adviser has said. Polly Billington, who was an aide in Brown’s government, warned that economic pain was “hurtling down th
NBC News, CBS News · Oct 8
President Trump has fired Attorney General Pam Bondi, after expressing frustration regarding her tenure, according to sources. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to step in as acting attorney general following Bondi's departure.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Sacking of Simon Dudley is latest distraction at a time when party is keen to show it is serious contender for government It was a week that started with a candid admission from Nigel Farage when asked if his party’s vetting process was now finally up to scratch. “I accept that at the last general election, basically there was no vetting really,” the Reform UK leader said after the latest of what a senior colleague had described as a “series of abhorrent incidents”. The latest had involved a Wel
Guardian - World · Oct 8
The former British foreign secretary is among 3,000 signatories, including leading members of Jewish diaspora, to open letter to Isaac Herzog The former British foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind is among leading members of the Jewish diaspora urging the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to intervene to stop “attacks by Jewish extremists” on Palestinians in the West Bank. An open letter to Herzog facilitated by the London Initiative – a liberal Zionist network of 360 people, including eminent Jewi
